Arena Riga
Location | Riga, Latvia |
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Capacity |
14,500 (concerts) 12,500 (basketball) 10,300 (ice hockey) |
Construction | |
Broke ground | 17 June 2004 |
Built | 1 February 2006 |
Opened | 15 February 2006 |
Construction cost |
Ls 20 million EUR € 28.5 million |
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) |
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 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.
It will host a group of the FIBA EuroBasket 2015.
Notable events
- 2006 IIHF World Championship
- List of KHL vs NHL games (2010) (Dinamo Riga vs. Phoenix Coyotes)
- Kontinental Hockey League All-Star Game (2012)
Gallery
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Arena Riga Eurobasket Women 2009
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Arena Riga CAN-CZE-2006-05-14
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Dinamo Riga - Barys Astana 2008-12-28
Concerts in Arena Riga
External links
Coordinates: 56°58′4.65″N 24°7′16.84″E / 56.9679583°N 24.1213444°E
Preceded by North Shore Events Centre Auckland |
FIBA U-19 World Championship Final Venue 2011 |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
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