| Mercedes-Benz Arena | |
|---|---|
| |
| Location | Mercedes-Platz 1, Friedrichshain, Berlin, Germany |
| Broke ground | 2006 |
| Opened | September 2008 |
| Owner | |
| Operator | Anschutz Entertainment Group |
| Surface | Multi-surface |
| Construction cost | € 165 million |
| Architect | HOK Sport (now Populous)[1] JSK Architects[2] |
| Former names | O2 World (2008-2015) |
| Tenants | Alba Berlin (Basketball Bundesliga) (2008–present) Eisbären Berlin (DEL) (2008–present) |
| Capacity | Concerts/MMA: 17,000 Basketball: 14,500[3][4] Ice hockey: 14,200 |
The Mercedes-Benz Arena [5] is a multipurpose indoor arena in the Friedrichshain neighborhood of Berlin, Germany, which opened in 2008.[6]
With a capacity of 17,000 people,[7] it is home to the Eisbären Berlin ice hockey club and the Alba Berlin basketball team, and is used for other ice hockey, basketball and handball matches as well as concerts.[6]
Naming rights[]
In 2015, German car manufacturer Mercedes-Benz reached a deal with the arena management to rename the venue Mercedes-Benz Arena Berlin for twenty years.[5] Between 2008 and 2015, the arena was known as O2 World Berlin due to sponsorship contract with Telefónica Germany, a telecommunications company.
Notable events[]
- The venue played host to one NHL Premiere game for the 2011–12 NHL season on 8 October 2011. The Buffalo Sabres defeated the Los Angeles Kings, 4–2.[8]
References[]
- ↑ O2 World Berlin architect: Populous
- ↑ O2 World Berlin Germany architect: JSK Architects
- ↑ Worldstadiums.com basketball capacity 14,500.
- ↑ Euroleague.net "the 16,000-seat o2 World".
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Aus o2 World wird Mercedes-Benz Arena Berlin , 26 January 2015 (in German)
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Startschuss für die O2 World in Berlin , 27 April 2006 (in German)
- ↑ Data and facts about O2 World 30 September 2008 (in German)
- ↑ Premiere 2011 teams, locations revealed. NHL.com (11 April 2011). Retrieved on 11 May 2011.