 Arena Riga during the 2021 IIHF World Championship | |
| Location | Riga, Latvia |
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| Broke ground | 17 June 2004 |
| Built | 1 February 2006 |
| Opened | 15 February 2006 |
| Construction cost | Ls 20 million EUR € 28.5 million |
| Architect |
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| General Contractor | SIA Merks |
| Capacity | 14,500 (concerts) 11,200 (basketball) 10,300 (ice hockey) |
| Tenants | |
| Latvia men's national ice hockey team (2006–present) Dinamo Riga (KHL) (2008–present)< | |
Arena Riga (Latvian: Arēna Rīga) is an indoor arena in Riga, Latvia. It is primarily used for ice hockey, basketball and concerts. Arena Riga holds a maximum of 14,500 and was opened on 15 February 2006.[1]
It was built to be used as one of the venues for the 2006 IIHF World Championship, the other being Skonto Arena. The arena was designed by the Canadian company SCI Architects and Latvian firms SIA Merks and SIA Nams.[2][3]
History[]
It has been home to the Latvian national ice hockey team ever since and the Kontinental Hockey League club Dinamo Riga since 2008..
Notable events[]
- 2006 IIHF World Championship
- IIHF Continental Cup 2008
- 2008 IIHF World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – Division I
- Dinamo Riga vs. Phoenix Coyotes 2010
- 2012 Kontinental Hockey League All-Star Game
- 2018 IIHF World U18 Championships – Division I A
- 2021 IIHF World Championship
References[]
- ↑ Arēna Rīga - History.
- ↑ Arena Riga – Riga, Latvia : SCI Architects.
- ↑ SIA Merks. Multi-functional hall Arēna Rīga — Merks (en-US).
External links[]
| IIHF World Championship venues |
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| 1998 (Hallenstadion - St. Jakobshalle), 1999 (Håkons Hall - Jordal Amfi - Hamar Olympic Amphitheatre), 2000 (Ice Palace - Yubileyny), 2001 (Preussag Arena - Nuremberg Arena - Kölnarena), 2002 (Scandinavium - Löfbergs Lila Arena - Kinnarps Arena), 2003 (Hartwall Arena - Elysée Arena - Tampere Ice Stadium), 2004 (Sazka Arena - ČEZ Aréna), 2005 (Wiener Stadthalle - OlympiaWorld Innsbruck), 2006 (Arena Riga - Skonto Hall), 2007 (Khodynka Arena - Mytishchi Arena), 2008 (Colisée Pepsi - Halifax Metro Centre), 2009 (PostFinance Arena - Kolping Arena), 2010 (Lanxess Arena - SAP Arena - Veltins-Arena), 2011 (Orange Arena - Steel Aréna), 2012 (Hartwall Arena - Ericsson Globe), 2013 (Ericsson Globe - Hartwall Areena), 2014 (Minsk-Arena - Čyžoŭka-Arena), 2015 (O2 Arena - ČEZ Aréna), 2016 (VTB Ice Palace - Yubileyny), 2017 (Lanxess Arena - AccorHotels Arena), 2018 (Royal Arena - Jyske Bank Boxen), 2019 (Ondrej Nepela Arena - Steel Aréna), 2020 (Hallenstadion - Vaudoise Arena), 2021 (Minsk-Arena - Arena Riga), 2022 (Nokia Arena - Helsinki Ice Hall, 2023 (Nokia Arena - Arēna Rīga), 2024 (O2 Arena - Ostravar Aréna), 2025 (Avicii Arena - Jyske Bank Boxen), 2026 (Swiss Life Arena - BCF Arena), 2027 (PSD Bank Dome - SAP Arena) |