| Arena Riga | |
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| Location | Riga, Latvia |
| Broke ground | June 17, 2004 |
| Built | February 1, 2006 |
| Opened | February 15, 2006 |
| Construction cost | Ls 20 million |
| Capacity | 14,500 (concerts) 12,500 (basketball) 10,300 (ice hockey) |
| Tenants | |
| Dinamo Riga (KHL) (2008–present) HK Riga (MHL) (2010–present) BC VEF Rīga (2009–present) Barons LMT (BBL/LBL) (2006–2009) ASK Riga (BBL/LBL) (2006–2009) |
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Arena Riga (Latvian: Arēna Rīga) is an indoor arena in Riga, Latvia. It is primarily used for ice hockey, basketball and concerts. Riga Arena holds a maximum of 14,500 people and was completed in 2006. It was built to be used as one of the venues for the 2006 IIHF World Championship, the other being Skonto Arena.
It has been home to the Kontinental Hockey League club Dinamo Riga since 2008.
During the years the Arena has also hosted many well-known artists from all over the world.
| Preceded by North Shore Events Centre Auckland |
FIBA U-19 World Championship Final Venue 2011 |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
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