Tauron Arena Kraków

Tauron Arena Kraków

Tauron Arena Kraków
Location	Kraków, Poland
Coordinates	50°04′02.9″N 19°59′30.1″E / 50.067472°N 19.991694°E / 50.067472; 19.991694Coordinates: 50°04′02.9″N 19°59′30.1″E / 50.067472°N 19.991694°E / 50.067472; 19.991694
Capacity	from 11,554 to 18,000
Construction
Broke ground	May 2010
Opened	12 May 2014
Construction cost	PLN zł 445 million EUR € 106 million
Tenants
2014 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship 2015 IIHF World Championship Division I 2016 European Men's Handball Championship

Turon Arena Kraków on 1 April 2014

Tauron Arena Kraków^[1] is an indoor arena located in Kraków, Poland. It has a seating capacity of 15,328 for sporting events. It hosted the 2014 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship tournament, and will host the 2015 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship Division I and 2016 European Men's Handball Championship.

Overview

Tauron Arena Kraków is one of the largest and most modern entertainment and sports venues in Poland. It allows to host a variety of sports events, including badminton, boxing, curling, acrobatic and artistic gymnastics, indoor football, hockey, basketball, track and field, figure skating, volleyball, handball, martial arts, extreme sports, tennis, table tennis, equestrian competitions and sports dancing competitions.

The facility area has 61,434 m², with maximum area of the arena court of 4 546 m². The average capacity is 18,000 for concerts, and 15,000 for sport events, with maximum number of spectators being 22,800.^[2]

The Arena boasts Poland's largest LED media façade, with a total surface of 5,200 m² of LED strip lighting, wrapping around the stadium, and one of Europe's largest LED screens, measuring over 540 m².^[3]

Events

Sports events

• 2014 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship
• 2015 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship Division I
• 2016 European Men's Handball Championship

Concerts

External links

• Official website

References