Bercy | |
 Exterior of venue | |
| Former names | Palais omnisports de Paris-Bercy (1984–2014) Bercy Arena (2024) |
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| Location | 8 Boulevard de Bercy Paris, Bercy, XIIe France |
| Owner | Ville de Paris |
| Operator | SEM Palais omnisports de Paris-Bercy |
| Capacity | Ice Hockey: 15,000 |
| Surface | Versatile |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | February 1981 |
| Opened | 3 February 1984 |
| Renovated | 2014–15 |
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| Website | |
| http://www.accorhotelsarena.com | |
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AccorHotels Arena (originally known as Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy; known as Bercy Arena in competitions where commercial names are prohibited, such as in the Olympic Games) is an indoor sports arena and concert hall located in the neighborhood of Bercy, on boulevard de Bercy, in the 12th arrondissement of Paris, France. The closest métro station is Bercy. Designed by the architectural firm Andrault-Parat, Jean Prouvé and Aydin Guvan, the arena has a piramidal shape, and walls covered with a sloping lawn. It has a seating capacity ranging from 7,000 to 20,300, depending on the event
History[]
It has been used as the main venue for the Paris Masters ATP Tour tennis tournament, and for many sports events, such as: table tennis, handball, basketball, boxing, gymnastics, track cycling, show jumping, and more.
POPB hosted the European gymnastics championship in 2000, the 1991 and 1996[1] FIBA EuroLeague Final Fours, and the FIBA EuroBasket championship in 1999, among others. It also hosted the 2009–10 EuroLeague Final Four. It also hosted the Masters Karting Paris Bercy star race, from 1993 to 2001, and again in 2011. It is also serving as a host, along with Lanxess Arena in Cologne, Germany of the 2017 IIHF World Championship.[2]
As part of the 2014–15 renovations efforts, the arena was renamed to Bercy Arena on 1 January 2015. It was again renamed to AccorHotels Arena in October 2015.[3]
AccorHotels Arena will be a venue for 2024 Summer Olympics.
References[]
- ↑ 1996 Final Four: Victory comes to Greece and the Greens
- ↑ Arrivé, Paul. "eSport - League of Legends : les finales LCS à l'AccorHotels Arena de Paris", L'Équipe, 28 June 2017. (fr-FR)
- ↑ Archived copy. Archived from the original on 2016-05-09. Retrieved on 2015-10-12.