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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 |
Architect |
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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]