Arēna Rīga

Arena Riga
Location Riga, Latvia
Coordinates 56°58′4.65″N 24°7′16.84″E / 56.9679583°N 24.1213444°E / 56.9679583; 24.1213444Coordinates: 56°58′4.65″N 24°7′16.84″E / 56.9679583°N 24.1213444°E / 56.9679583; 24.1213444
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
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 (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 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

Concerts in Arena Riga

Preceded by
North Shore Events Centre
Auckland		 FIBA U-19 World Championship
Final Venue
2011		 Succeeded by
Incumbent
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