Arena Riga

Arena Riga
	Arena Riga during EuroBasket Women 2009
Location	Riga, Latvia
Coordinates	56°58′4.65″N 24°7′16.84″E / 56.9679583°N 24.1213444°E
Capacity	14,500 (concerts) ; 11,200 (basketball) ; 10,300 (ice hockey)
Construction
Broke ground	17 June 2004
Built	1 February 2006
Opened	15 February 2006
Construction cost	Ls 20 million; EUR € 28.5 million
Architect	SCI Architects; SIA Merks; SIA Nams;
General contractor	SIA Merks
Tenants
	Latvia men's national ice hockey team (2006–present); Latvia men's national basketball team (2006–present); Latvia women's national basketball team (2006–present); Dinamo Riga (KHL) (2008–present); BC VEF Rīga (2009–present); Riga Masters (snooker) (2014–present); LNK Fight Night (2017–present); Barons LMT (BBL/LBL) (2006–2009); ASK Riga (BBL/LBL) (2006–2009);

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

Ice hockey match between Canada and Czechia during IIHF WC 2006

Dinamo Riga - Barys Astana (December 2008)

It has been home to the Latvian national ice hockey team ever since and the Kontinental Hockey League club Dinamo Riga since 2008, as well as the Latvian men's and women's national basketball teams since 2006.

During the years the arena has also hosted many well-known artists from all over the world. A part of the events of the 2006 NATO Summit also took place in the venue.

The arena hosted the matches of EuroBasket Women 2009 and 'D' group of Eurobasket 2015.

Notable events

2006 IIHF World Championship
IIHF Continental Cup 2008
2008 IIHF World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – Division I
EuroBasket Women 2009
Dinamo Riga vs. Phoenix Coyotes 2010
2011 FIBA Under-19 World Championship
2012 Kontinental Hockey League All-Star Game
2013 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship
8th World Choir Games 2014
EuroBasket 2015
2016 European Wrestling Championships
2016 Men's World Floorball Championships
Eurovision Choir of the Year 2017
World Boxing Super Series 2017–18, 2018–19
2018 IIHF World U18 Championships – Division I A
2018 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship
2019 UEFA Under-19 Futsal Championship
EuroBasket Women 2019 (partially held in Serbia)
2019 Fed Cup ( Latvia vs Germany)
2021 IIHF World Championship TBA
2021 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup TBA

Concerts in Arena Riga

References

^ "Arēna Rīga - History". Arēna Rīga. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
^ "Arena Riga – Riga, Latvia : SCI Architects". sciarch.com. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
^ SIA Merks. "Multi-functional hall Arēna Rīga — Merks". Retrieved 24 September 2019.

External links

Preceded by North Shore Events Centre Auckland	FIBA U-19 World Championship Final Venue 2011	Succeeded by Incumbent
Preceded by N/A (first venue)	Eurovision Choir Venue 2017	Succeeded by Partille Arena Gothenburg

[1] "Arēna Rīga - History". Arēna Rīga. Retrieved 24 September 2019.

[2] "Arena Riga – Riga, Latvia : SCI Architects". sciarch.com. Retrieved 24 September 2019.

[3] SIA Merks. "Multi-functional hall Arēna Rīga — Merks". Retrieved 24 September 2019.

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