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Arena Riga

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Location
  
Riga, Latvia

Built
  
1 February 2006

Opened
  
15 February 2006

Teams
  
Dinamo Riga, BK VEF Rīga

Broke ground
  
17 June 2004

Capacity
  
10,300

Phone
  
+371 67 388 200

Arena Riga

Construction cost
  
Ls 20 million EUR € 28.5 million

Address
  
Skanstes iela 21, Vidzemes priekšpilsēta, Rīga, LV-1013, Latvia

Similar
  
Olympic Sports Centre - R, Palladium Riga, Latvian National Opera, St Peter's Church - Riga, Freedom Monument

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Dinamo riga fantastic show play off 2010 in arena riga


Arena Riga (Latvian: Arēna Rīga) 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.

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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.

Explosion of fans at arena riga after victory of dinamo riga vs moscow in game 6


Notable events

  • 2006 IIHF World Championship
  • List of KHL vs NHL games (2010) (Dinamo Riga vs. Phoenix Coyotes)
  • Kontinental Hockey League All-Star Game (2012)
  • EuroBasket 2015
  • 2016 Men's World Floorball Championships
  • References

    Arena Riga Wikipedia