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König Pilsener Arena

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Owner
  
Michel industries

Capacity
  
12,650

Phone
  
+49 208 820020

Construction cost
  
€45 million

Opened
  
8 September 1996

König Pilsener Arena

Former names
  
CentrO Arena (planning/construction) Arena Oberhausen (1996–2001)

Location
  
Arenastraße 1 46047 Oberhausen Germany, North Rhine-Westphalia

Operator
  
SMG Entertainment Deutschland

Broke ground
  
17 July 1995 (1995-07-17)

Address
  
Arenastraße 1, 46047 Oberhausen, Germany

Hours
  
Open today · 8AM–10PMSunday8AM–10PMMonday8AM–10PMTuesday8AM–10PMWednesday8AM–10PMThursday8AM–10PMFriday8AM–10PMSaturday8AM–10PM

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The König-Pilsener-Arena (originally the Arena Oberhausen) is a multi-purpose arena, located in Oberhausen, Germany. Opening in 1996, the arena is a part of leisure and shopping center, CentrO. The venue was built in Neue Mitte Oberhausen, a former industrial plant. In November 2001, König Brauerei, a brewery in Duisburg purchased naming rights to the arena.

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Configuration

The maximum capacity of the arena is 12.650, where the seating is arranged on two levels. It is also possible to have a center stage configuration, 12.000 people can attend such events. There are also two possible theatre configurations with 3.000 and 5.200 capacity, respectively.

Naming history

  • Arena Oberhausen (12 September 1996—31 December 2001)
  • König-Pilsener-Arena (1 January 2002—Present)
  • Events

    The arena hosts a wide variety of events, with more than 800,000 people attending about a hundred events. The arena also hosts a variety of shows, e.g. Stomp or Riverdance. The König Pilsener Arena played host to UFC 122 on 13 November 2010.

    References

    König Pilsener Arena Wikipedia