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| Location | Riga, Latvia |
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| 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 |
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| 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) (2008–2022) BC VEF Rīga (2009–present) Riga Masters (snooker) (2014–2019) LNK Fight Night (2017–2020) Barons LMT (BBL/LBL) (2006–2009) ASK Riga (BBL/LBL) (2006–2009) BC Prometey (Eurocup) (2022–2024) | |
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]
- ^ "Arēna Rīga – History". Arēna Rīga. Archived from the original on 8 February 2005. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
- ^ "Arena Riga – Riga, Latvia : SCI Architects". sciarch.com. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
- ^ SIA Merks. "Multi-functional hall Arēna Rīga – Merks". Archived from the original on 9 June 2016. Retrieved 24 September 2019.