Sibur Arena

The Sports Complex Sibur Arena
Location Petrogradsky District, St. Petersburg, Russia
Coordinates 59°58′17″N 30°13′36″E / 59.9715°N 30.2267°E / 59.9715; 30.2267Coordinates: 59°58′17″N 30°13′36″E / 59.9715°N 30.2267°E / 59.9715; 30.2267
Capacity Basketball:
7,044 (regular fan seating)
390 (VIP boxes)
Surface Parquet
Construction
Broke ground June 2010
Opened September 11, 2013
Construction cost rubles 1.3 billion (2013)
Euro 17,3 million
Tenants
BC Spartak St. Petersburg
(2013–Present)
BC Zenit St. Petersburg
(2014–2016)
St. Petersburg Open
(2015–present)
Website
Sibur Arena Website

Sibur Arena (Russian: Сибур Арена) is a multi-purpose indoor sporting arena that is located in the Petrogradsky District, St. Petersburg, Russia. The arena can be used for basketball, volleyball, handball, futsal, tennis, and entertainment events. The seating capacity of the arena for basketball games is 7,044.[1] The arena also has 13 VIP boxes, which can accommodate a total of up to 390 fans.[2]

History

Construction on Sibur Arena began in June 2010,[3] and the arena was officially opened on September 11, 2013.[4] The Russian basketball club BC Spartak St. Petersburg, used the arena as its home arena,[5] while it was playing in the VTB United League and the 2nd-tier EuroCup during the 2013–14 season. The Russian basketball club BC Zenit St. Petersburg, moved into the arena to use it as its home arena for both VTB United League and EuroCup games, for the 2014–15 season.

References

  1. ↑ Where: SIBUR Arena (capacity 7,044), St. Petersburg, Russia.
  2. ↑ SiburArena.com «СИБУР АРЕНА» Общая информация (in Russian).
  3. ↑ DP.ru Стадион "Спартак" на Крестовском откроют 1 сентября (in Russian).
  4. ↑ SiburArena.com Спортивный комплекс «Арена» открыт! (in Russian).
  5. ↑ SiburArena.com Спортивный многофункциональный комплекс баскетбольного клуба «Спартак» получил название «СИБУР АРЕНА» (in Russian).
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