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| Location | Riga, Kurzeme, 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) |
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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 |
| Tenants | |
| Dinamo Riga (KHL) (2008–present) BC VEF Rīga (2009–present) Riga Masters (snooker) (2014–present) Barons LMT (BBL/LBL) (2006–2009) ASK Riga (BBL/LBL) (2006–2009) | |
Arena Riga (Template:Lang-lv) is an indoor arena in Riga, Latvia. It is primarily used for ice hockey, basketball and concerts. Riga Arena holds a maximum of 14,500 and was completed in 2006. It was built to be used as one of the venues for the 2006 IIHF World Championship, the other being Skonto Arena.
It has been home to the Kontinental Hockey League club Dinamo Riga since 2008. During the years the Arena has also hosted many well-known artists from all over the world.
The arena hosted the 'D' group of Eurobasket 2015.
Notable events
- 2006 IIHF World Championship
- IIHF Continental Cup 2008
- 2008 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – Division I
- EuroBasket Women 2009
- Dinamo Riga vs. Phoenix Coyotes 2010
- 2011 FIBA Under-19 World Championship
- Kontinental Hockey League All-Star Game 2012
- World Choir Games 2014
- EuroBasket 2015
- 2016 Men's World Floorball Championships
- Eurovision Choir of the Year 2017
- 2017–18 World Boxing Super Series – cruiserweight division 2017
- EuroBasket Women 2019 TBA
- 2021 IIHF World Championship TBA
Gallery
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Arena Riga Eurobasket Women 2009 -
Arena Riga CAN-CZE-2006-05-14 -
Dinamo Riga - Barys Astana 2008-12-28
Concerts in Arena Riga
External links
Categories:
- Use dmy dates from April 2013
- Sports venues completed in 2006
- Buildings and structures in Riga
- Indoor arenas in Latvia
- Indoor ice hockey venues in Latvia
- Basketball venues in Latvia
- Sports venues in Latvia
- Sport in Riga
- IIHF World Championship venues
- Kontinental Hockey League venues
- FIBA EuroBasket 2015 venues
- Snooker venues