Arena Armeec

Arena Armeets
Full name Arena Armeets Sofia MSH
Former names Arena Sofia
Location 1 Asen Yordanov Blvd., Sofia, Bulgaria
Coordinates 42°40′16″N 23°22′9″E / 42.67111°N 23.36917°E / 42.67111; 23.36917Coordinates: 42°40′16″N 23°22′9″E / 42.67111°N 23.36917°E / 42.67111; 23.36917
Owner National Sport Base PLC
Capacity 17,906 (with stands)
Boxing: 16,545
Tennis, Wrestling: 15,545
Basketball, Volleyball: 12,373
Ice hockey: 11,100
Concerts: 17,000
Surface Parquet
Construction
Broke ground 2 July 2009
Opened 30 July 2011
Construction cost BGN 90 million (around EUR 46 million)
Architect Zheko Tilev
Main contractors Glavbolgarstroy
Tenants
Bulgaria men's national volleyball team
Sofia Open (ATP 250)
Website
arenaarmeecsofia.com

Arena Armeets is an indoor arena located in Sofia, Bulgaria. It has a seating capacity of 12,373 to 14,000 spectators depending on its use. For concerts it can grow to 17,000. It was originally called Arena Sofia before the insurance company Armeets purchased the naming rights until 2017. There are 887 parking lots, 614 of them placed in a central exterior parking, 231 placed in near streets and 42 designated for disabled people.

It hosts a total of 30 sports, including basketball, volleyball, handball, futsal, boxing, tennis, wrestling, weightlifting, fencing and gymnastics competitions as well as concerts. The first major concert in the arena was held by Jean Michel Jarre, followed by artists Sade and Amorphis.

Major events and notable firsts

The arena has hosted the 2012 European Taekwon-do ITF championship in May, followed by the 2012 Aerobic Gymnastics World Championships in the first three days of June. The city was previously awarded the 2004 edition of the event.[1]

During three days in February 2012 the arena hosted the Cirque du Soleil show Saltimbanco for the first time in Bulgaria.[2] Between 9 and 11 November 2012 it also hosted the travelling ice show Disney on Ice, another debut for the country.[3]

The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2015 will be held here on 21 November 2015, it being the first time a Eurovision event will be held in Bulgaria.[4]

Arena Armeec recorded its first sold-out game on 9 June 2012, when 12,501 fans (128 more than the official capacity) came to see the Olympic qualification volleyball match between France and Bulgaria.

List of major concerts

List of major sporting events

References

  1. ↑ "2012 Sofia AER World Championships : Homepage". Sofia2012.fig-gymnastics.com. Retrieved 2012-09-09.
  2. ↑ Archived January 9, 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ↑ "Дисни на лед - Събитие - Арена Армеец София". Arenaarmeecsofia.com. Retrieved 2012-09-09.
  4. ↑ "Junior Eurovision 2015: 21 November in Sofia, Bulgaria". JuniorEurovision.tv. 30 March 2015. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
  5. ↑ Archived July 23, 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ↑ "Дженифър Лопес - Събитие - Арена Армеец София". Arenaarmeecsofia.com. Retrieved 2012-09-09.
  7. ↑ "Горан Брегович - Събитие - Арена Армеец София". Arenaarmeecsofia.com. Retrieved 2012-09-09.
  8. ↑ ENNIO MORRICONE – THE BEST MOVIE MUSIC COMPOSER OF THE 20TH CENTURY FOR THE FIRST TIME IN BULGARIA (ArenaArmeecSofia.com)

External links

Preceded by
Ergo Arena
Gdańsk / Sopot		 FIVB Volleyball World League
Final Venue
2012 		Succeeded by
Polideportivo Islas Malvinas
Mar del Plata
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