This is a list of indoor arenas in Europe by capacity. A broad definition of "Europe" is used here, including the entirety of Russia, Turkey and Azerbaijan, Georgia, Armenia, Kazakhstan.
The venues are by their final capacity after construction for seating-only events. There is more capacity if standing room is included (i.e. for concerts). All venues with at least 10,000 seats are listed.
Current arenas
Arena |
Capacity |
Opened |
Location |
Country |
Sportpaleis |
23,359[1][2] |
1933 |
Antwerp |
Belgium |
Manchester Arena |
20,500[3] |
1995 |
Manchester |
United Kingdom |
Altice Arena |
20,000[4] |
1998 |
Lisbon |
Portugal |
The O2 Arena |
20,000[5] |
2007 |
London |
United Kingdom |
Lanxess Arena |
19,500[6] |
1998 |
Cologne |
Germany |
O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall |
19,250[7] |
1995 |
Athens |
Greece |
AccorHotels Arena |
19,095[8] |
1984 |
Paris |
France |
O2 Arena |
18,960[9] |
2004 |
Prague |
Czech Republic |
Štark Arena |
20,000[10] |
2004 |
Belgrade |
Serbia |
Pala Alpitour |
18,000 |
2005 |
Turin |
Italy |
Baku Crystal Hall |
18,000 |
2012 |
Baku |
Azerbaijan |
Palais 12 |
18,000[11] |
2013 |
Brussels |
Belgium |
PostFinance Arena |
17,131 |
1967 |
Bern |
Switzerland |
Palau Sant Jordi |
17,000 |
1990 |
Barcelona |
Spain |
Mercedes-Benz Arena Berlin |
17,000 |
2008 |
Berlin |
Germany |
Halle Tony Garnier |
17,000 |
1988 |
Lyon |
France |
Ziggo Dome |
17,000[12] |
2012 |
Amsterdam |
Netherlands |
Arena Zagreb |
16,500[13] |
2008 |
Zagreb |
Croatia |
Westfalenhallen |
16,500 |
1952 |
Dortmund |
Germany |
Royal Arena |
16,000 |
2017 |
Copenhagen |
Denmark |
Sinan Erdem Dome |
16,000 |
2010 |
Istanbul |
Turkey |
Barclaycard Arena Hamburg |
16,000[14] |
2002 |
Hamburg |
Germany |
Ericsson Globe |
16,000 |
1989 |
Stockholm |
Sweden |
Wiener Stadthalle |
16,000 |
1974 |
Vienna |
Austria |
Ethias Arena |
16,000[15] |
2004 |
Hasselt |
Belgium |
Arena Birmingham |
15,800[16] |
1991 |
Birmingham |
United Kingdom |
Genting Arena |
15,683 |
1980 |
Birmingham |
United Kingdom |
Žalgiris Arena |
15,552 |
2011 |
Kaunas |
Lithuania |
Fernando Buesa Arena |
15,504 |
1991 |
Vitoria-Gasteiz |
Spain |
Malmö Arena |
15,500 |
2009 |
Malmö |
Sweden |
WiZink Center |
15,500 |
1960 |
Madrid |
Spain |
Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle |
15,500 |
1983 |
Stuttgart |
Germany |
Bizkaia Arena |
15,414 |
2004 |
Barakaldo |
Spain |
Tauron Arena Kraków |
15,300[17] |
2014 |
Kraków |
Poland |
SAP Arena |
15,000 |
2005 |
Mannheim |
Germany |
Hartwall Arena |
15,000 |
1997 |
Helsinki |
Finland |
Minsk-Arena |
15,000 |
2009 |
Minsk |
Belarus |
Hellinikon Olympic Arena |
15,000 |
2003 |
Elliniko |
Greece |
Jyske Bank Boxen |
15,000 |
2010 |
Herning |
Denmark |
VTB Arena Small Arena |
15,000 |
2016 |
Moscow |
Russia |
SSE Arena Belfast |
15,000 |
2000 |
Belfast |
United Kingdom |
Peace and Friendship Stadium |
14,905 |
1983 |
Piraeus |
Greece |
3Arena |
14,500 |
2008 |
Dublin |
Republic of Ireland |
Arena Stožice |
14,480 |
2010 |
Ljubljana |
Slovenia |
Tipsport Arena |
14,475 |
1962 |
Prague |
Czech Republic |
Ahoy Rotterdam |
14,021 |
1950 |
Rotterdam |
Netherlands |
Palacio Vistalegre |
14,000 |
2000 |
Madrid |
Spain |
Romexpo |
14,000 |
1991 |
Bucharest |
Romania |
Scandinavium |
14,000 |
1971 |
Gothenburg |
Sweden |
Hallenstadion |
14,000 |
1939 |
Zürich |
Switzerland |
Megasport Arena |
14,000 |
2006 |
Moscow |
Russia |
Park&Suites Arena |
14,000 |
2010 |
Montpellier |
France |
Atlas Arena |
13,805 |
2009 |
Łódź |
Poland |
Ülker Sports Arena |
13,800 |
2011 |
Istanbul |
Turkey |
FlyDSA Arena |
13,600 |
1991 |
Sheffield |
United Kingdom |
First Direct Arena |
13,500 |
2013 |
Leeds |
United Kingdom |
Festhalle Frankfurt |
13,500 |
1909 |
Frankfurt |
Germany |
Sparkassen-Arena |
13,500 |
1952 |
Kiel |
Germany |
ISS Dome |
13,400 |
2006 |
Düsseldorf |
Germany |
Sørmarka Arena |
13,000 |
2010 |
Stavanger |
Norway |
The SSE Hydro |
13,000 |
2013 |
Glasgow |
United Kingdom |
Elmia Eventcenter |
13,000 |
1961 |
Jönköping |
Sweden |
Adriatic Arena |
13,000 |
2001 |
Pesaro |
Italy |
Flanders Expo |
13,000 |
1986 |
Ghent |
Belgium |
Palau Municipal d'Esports de Badalona |
12,760 |
1991 |
Badalona |
Spain |
König Pilsener Arena |
12,650 |
1996 |
Oberhausen |
Germany |
Mediolanum Forum |
12,500 |
1990 |
Assago |
Italy |
Manchester Central Convention Complex |
12,500 |
1986 |
Manchester |
United Kingdom |
SECC Concert Hall 4 |
12,500 |
1985 |
Glasgow |
United Kingdom |
Papp László Budapest Sportaréna |
12,500 |
2003 |
Budapest |
Hungary |
Thialf |
12,500 |
1967 |
Heerenveen |
Netherlands |
Caja Mágica |
12,442 |
2009 |
Madrid |
Spain |
Arena Armeec |
12,373[18] |
2011 |
Sofia |
Bulgaria |
Galaxie d'Amnéville |
12,200 |
1990 |
Amnéville |
France |
Olympiahalle München |
12,150 |
1972 |
Munich |
Germany |
VTB Ice Palace |
12,100 |
2015 |
Moscow |
Russia |
Zénith de Strasbourg |
12,079 |
2008 |
Strasbourg |
France |
Palais des sports de Grenoble |
12,000 |
1967 |
Grenoble |
France |
Forum Braga |
12,000 |
1981/2017 |
Braga |
Portugal |
Ice Palace Saint Petersburg |
12,000 |
2000 |
Saint Petersburg |
Russia |
The SSE Arena, Wembley |
12,000 |
1934 |
London |
United Kingdom |
Velodrom |
12,000 |
2000 |
Berlin |
Germany |
Arena Leipzig |
12,000 |
2002 |
Leipzig |
Germany |
Zetra Olympic Hall |
12,000 |
1983 |
Sarajevo |
Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Ostravar Aréna |
12,000 |
1986 |
Ostrava |
Czech Republic |
Bolshoy Ice Dome |
12,000 |
2012 |
Sochi |
Russia |
Barys Arena |
12,000 |
2015 |
Astana |
Kazakhstan |
Almaty Ice Palace |
12,000 |
2016 |
Almaty |
Kazakhstan |
Gatorade Center |
11,820 |
1990 |
Turku |
Finland |
SPC Vojvodina |
11,500 |
1981 |
Novi Sad |
Serbia |
Luzhniki Palace of Sports |
11,500 |
1956 |
Moscow |
Russia |
Gran Canaria Arena |
11,500 |
2014 |
Las Palmas |
Spain |
Saab Arena |
11,500 |
2004 |
Linköping |
Sweden |
Spodek |
11,500 |
1971 |
Katowice |
Poland |
Ergo Arena |
11,400 |
2010 |
Gdańsk/Sopot |
Poland |
Pais Arena Jerusalem |
11,400 |
2014 |
Jerusalem |
Israel |
Bordeaux Métropole Arena |
11,300 |
2018 |
Bordeaux |
France |
Arēna Rīga |
11,200 |
2006 |
Riga |
Latvia |
Plaza de Toros de La Ribera |
11,046 |
2001 |
Logroño |
Spain |
Gavlerinken Arena |
11,000 |
1967/2006 |
Gävle |
Sweden |
Europarque |
11,000 |
1995 |
Santa Maria da Feira |
Portugal |
PalaLottomatica |
11,000 |
1960 |
Rome |
Italy |
Echo Arena Liverpool |
11,000 |
2008 |
Liverpool |
United Kingdom |
Håkons Hall |
11,000 |
1993 |
Lillehammer |
Norway |
Ankara Arena |
11,000 |
2010 |
Ankara |
Turkey |
Karen Demirchyan Complex |
11,000 |
1983 |
Yerevan |
Armenia |
TUI Arena |
11,000 |
2000 |
Hanover |
Germany |
Metro Radio Arena |
11,000[19] |
1995 |
Newcastle |
United Kingdom |
Tbilisi Sports Palace |
11,000 |
1961 |
Tbilisi |
Georgia |
Coliseum da Coruña |
11,000 |
1991 |
A Coruña |
Spain |
Palacio de Deportes José María Martín Carpena |
11,000 |
1999 |
Málaga |
Spain |
Unipol Arena |
11,000 |
1993 |
Casalecchio di Reno |
Italy |
Arena Nürnberger Versicherung |
11,000 |
2001 |
Nuremberg |
Germany |
Laugardalshöllin |
11,000 |
1973 |
Reykjavík |
Iceland |
Spaladium Arena |
10,931 |
2009 |
Split |
Croatia |
Forest National |
10,800 |
1970 |
Brussels |
Belgium |
Iradier Arena |
10,714 |
1941 |
Vitoria-Gasteiz |
Spain |
Chizhovka-Arena |
10,600 |
2013 |
Minsk |
Belarus |
Madrid Arena |
10,500 |
2002 |
Madrid |
Spain |
Pabellón Príncipe Felipe |
10,500 |
1990 |
Zaragoza |
Spain |
TatNeft Arena |
10,400 |
2005 |
Kazan |
Russia |
Menora Mivtachim Arena |
10,383 |
1963 |
Tel Aviv |
Israel |
Löfbergs Arena |
10,300 |
2001 |
Karlstad |
Sweden |
Tipsport arena Pardubice |
10,300 |
1960 |
Pardubice |
Czech Republic |
Eisstadion an der Brehmstraße |
10,285 |
1935 |
Düsseldorf |
Germany |
Plaza de Toros de Illumbe |
10,241 |
1998 |
San Sebastián |
Spain |
Slovnaft Aréna |
10,110 |
2011 |
Bratislava |
Slovakia |
Max-Schmeling-Halle |
10,012 |
1996 |
Berlin |
Germany |
Siemens Arena |
10,000 |
2004 |
Vilnius |
Lithuania |
Praça de Touros do Campo Pequeno |
10,000 |
1892/2006 |
Lisbon |
Portugal |
Oslo Spektrum |
10,000 |
1991 |
Oslo |
Norway |
ExCeL London |
10,000 |
2000 |
London |
United Kingdom |
Palacio Municipal de Deportes San Pablo |
10,000 |
1988 |
Seville |
Spain |
İzmir Halkapınar Sport Hall |
10,000 |
2004 |
İzmir |
Turkey |
ÖVB Arena |
10,000 |
2004 |
Bremen |
Germany |
Arena 2000 |
10,000 |
2001 |
Yaroslavl |
Russia |
Arena Omsk |
10,000 |
2007 |
Omsk |
Russia |
Saku Suurhall |
10,000 |
2001 |
Tallinn |
Estonia |
Mytishchi Arena |
10,000 |
2006 |
Mytishchi |
Russia |
PAOK Sports Arena |
10,000 |
2000 |
Thessaloniki |
Greece |
Faliro Sports Pavilion Arena |
10,000 |
2003 |
Faliro |
Greece |
Bilbao Arena |
10,000 |
2010 |
Bilbao |
Spain |
León Arena |
10,000 |
1948 |
Léon |
Spain |
Plaza de Toros La Cubierta |
10,000 |
1997 |
Leganés |
Spain |
Motorpoint Arena Nottingham |
10,000 |
2000 |
Nottingham |
United Kingdom |
Centennial Hall |
10,000 |
1913 |
Wrocław |
Poland |
Kiev Palace of Sports |
10,000 |
1960 |
Kiev |
Ukraine |
B&W Hallerne |
10,000 |
1960's/1996/2014 |
Copenhagen |
Denmark |
Főnix Hall |
10,000 |
2002 |
Debrecen |
Hungary |
Olympiahalle Innsbruck |
10,000 |
1963 |
Innsbruck |
Austria |
Stadthalle Graz |
10,000 |
2002 |
Graz |
Austria |
St. Jakobshalle |
10,000 |
1976 |
Basel |
Switzerland |
SEG Geneva Arena |
10,000 |
1995 |
Geneva |
Switzerland |
National Gymnastics Arena |
10,000 |
2014 |
Baku |
Azerbaijan |
Steel Aréna |
10,000 |
2006 |
Košice |
Slovakia |
d'Coque |
10,000 |
1982/2002[20] |
Luxembourg |
Luxembourg |
Sala Polivalentă din Cluj-Napoca |
10,000 |
2014 |
Cluj-Napoca |
Romania |
Currently these arenas are primarily used for indoor sports and/or other events i.e. music concerts, but can also receive association football or rugby matches in the winter, unlike the US and Canada domes, which are enclosed stadiums primarily used for outdoor sports. Telenor Arena could be considered the only dome in Europe from its opening in 2009 until 2011, when the association football club Stabæk used it for their home matches before returning to their old home, Nadderud Stadion, as the club couldn't support the rent to play at Telenor Arena. The next domed stadium to open in Europe was U Arena in 2017.
Arena |
Capacity |
Opened |
Location |
Country |
Johan Cruyff Arena |
54,990[21] |
1996 |
Amsterdam |
Netherlands |
U Arena |
40,000 |
2017 |
Paris |
France |
SC Olimpiyskiy |
30,000[22] |
1980 |
Moscow |
Russia |
Telenor Arena |
26,000 |
2009 |
Bærum |
Norway |
Stade Pierre-Mauroy |
25,000 |
2012 |
Lille |
France |
SCC Peterburgskiy |
25,000[23][24] |
1979 |
Saint Petersburg |
Russia |
Vikingskipet |
20,000 |
1992 |
Hamar |
Norway |
Egilshöllin |
18,000 |
2004 |
Reykjavík |
Iceland |
Vallhall Arena |
12,500 |
2001 |
Oslo |
Norway |
Sportkompleks Illichivets |
12,000 |
2007 |
Mariupol |
Ukraine |
Göransson Arena |
10,000 |
2009 |
Sandviken |
Sweden |
ABB Arena Syd |
10,000 |
2007 |
Västerås |
Sweden |
Arenas under construction
References
Lists of indoor arenas in Europe |
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States with limited recognition |
- Abkhazia
- Artsakh
- Kosovo
- Northern Cyprus
- South Ossetia
- Transnistria
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Dependencies and other entities |
- Åland
- Faroe Islands
- Gibraltar
- Guernsey
- Isle of Man
- Jersey
- Svalbard
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