Čair Sports Center ( sr, Спортски центар Чаир, Sportski centar Čair), commonly known as Čair Hall ( sr, Хала Чаир, Hala Čair) is an indoor sporting

arena An arena is a large enclosed platform, often circular or oval-shaped, designed to showcase theatre, musical performances, or sporting events. It is composed of a large open space surrounded on most or all sides by tiered seating for spectators ...

located in

Niš Niš (; sr-Cyrl, Ниш, ; names in other languages) is the third largest city in Serbia and the administrative center of the Nišava District. It is located in southern part of Serbia. , the city proper has a population of 183,164, while ...

Serbia Serbia (, ; Serbian language, Serbian: , , ), officially the Republic of Serbia (Serbian language, Serbian: , , ), is a landlocked country in Southeast Europe, Southeastern and Central Europe, situated at the crossroads of the Pannonian Bas ...

. The

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of the arena is 4,800 for

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and 6,500 at

concert A concert is a live music performance in front of an audience. The performance may be by a single musician, sometimes then called a recital, or by a musical ensemble, such as an orchestra, choir, or band. Concerts are held in a wide variety a ...

s. It is home to the

KK Konstantin Omladinski košarkaški klub Konstantin ( sr-cyrl, Омладински кошаркашки клуб Константин), commonly referred to as OKK Konstantin or simply Konstantin, is a men's professional basketball club based in Niš, Serbi ...

basketball team,

RK Železničar 1949 RK Železničar 1949 () is a Serbian handball club based in Niš. They compete in the Serbian Handball Super League. History The club was formed as RK Naissus on 7 September 2009 by the amalgamation of RK Železničar and ORK Niš. They immedi ...

handball team and

OK Niš Volleyball club Niš (Serbian: Odbojkaški klub Niš), is a professional volleyball team based in Niš, Serbia. It plays in the Serbian volley league. History Volleyball club Niš (OK Niš) is a successor team of a former volleyball club Student ...

volleyball team.

History

The sports center "22 December" was opened in 1973, as largest sports center in the city of Niš. Later, its name was changed to "Čair Sports Center". It was completely reconstructed in 2011 for the needs of

2012 European Men's Handball Championship The 2012 EHF European Men's Handball Championship was the tenth edition of the men's continental handball tournament, which was held in Serbia between 15 and 29 January 2012. Sixteen teams qualified for the event, including host nation Serbia, ...

, as it was named one of tournament's venues. The reconstruction has been done according to highest European standards and criteria submitted by EHF, making Čair one of the most modern sporting halls in

. The first match played in the Hall since it was reconstructed was between the senior women's handball national teams of Serbia and

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, on 19 October 2011 within EHF for Women 2012 Championship Qualifications.

Sporting events

Radivoj Korać Cup The Radivoj Korać Cup ( sr, Куп Радивоја Кораћа / Kup Radivoja Koraća) is the men's national basketball cup of Serbia. It is run by the Basketball Federation of Serbia and is named after a Serbian basketball legend and FIBA Hal ...

: 2003, 2008–2010, 2012,

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–

2019 File:2019 collage v1.png, From top left, clockwise: Hong Kong protests turn to widespread riots and civil disobedience; House of Representatives votes to adopt articles of impeachment against Donald Trump; CRISPR gene editing first used to experim ...

2012 European Women's Handball Championship The 2012 European Women's Handball Championship was held in Serbia from 4 to 16 December. Originally the tournament was scheduled to be held in the Netherlands but on 4 June 2012 the Dutch Handball Federation withdrew from the organization. Subse ...

2012 Davis Cup The 2012 Davis Cup (also known as the 2012 Davis Cup by BNP Paribas for sponsorship purposes) was the 101st edition of the tournament between national teams in men's tennis. The Czech Republic won the championship, beating Spain in the final, 3� ...

tie between Serbia and Sweden *

2013 World Women's Handball Championship The 2013 World Women's Handball Championship, the 21st event hosted by the International Handball Federation (IHF), was held in Serbia from 6 to 22 December 2013.2013 Fed Cup The 2013 Fed Cup (also known as the 2013 Fed Cup by BNP Paribas for sponsorship purposes) was the 51st edition of the most important tournament between national teams in women's tennis. The draw took place on 6 June 2012 in Paris, France. The f ...

match between Serbia and Slovakia *

2014 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship qualification The 2014 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship featured 24 teams. One place was allocated to the hosts, Poland, but no automatic place is given to the defending champions, Brazil. The remaining 23 places were determined by a qualification proces ...

2017 Davis Cup The 2017 Davis Cup was the 106th edition of the Davis Cup, a tournament between national teams in men's tennis. It was sponsored by BNP Paribas. France won their tenth title (their first since 2001), with Lucas Pouille defeating Steve Darcis of B ...

tie between Serbia and Russia *

2018 Davis Cup The 2018 Davis Cup was the 107th edition of the Davis Cup, a tournament between national teams in men's tennis. It was sponsored by BNP Paribas. In 2018, new rules were introduced for the Group I and II zonal events, with ties now being played as ...

tie between Serbia and United States *

EuroBasket Women 2019 Group C Group C of the EuroBasket Women 2019 took place between 27 and 30 June 2019. The group consisted of Hungary, Italy, Slovenia and Turkey and played all of its games at Niš, Serbia. Standings ''All times are local (UTC+2 UTC+02:00 is an ide ...

Notable concerts

* 2 February 1975 – Predrag Jovičić, vocalist of the

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band San, died from an

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onstage. * 8 March 1998 – Rock band

Galija Galija ( sr-cyr, Галија; ) is a Serbian and Yugoslav rock band formed in Niš in 1977. The central figures of the band are brothers Nenad Milosavljević (vocals, acoustic guitar and harmonica) and Predrag Milosavljević (vocals). A larg ...

held a concert in the Hall. The recording of the concert was released on the live album ''

Ja jesam odavde ''Ja jesam odavde'' (trans. ''I Am from Here'') is the first and so far the only live album by former Yugoslav and Serbian rock band Galija. The album was recorded on Galija concert held on March 8, 1998 in Čair Sports Center, Niš. ''Ja jesam ...

''. * 15 December 2011 –

Hard rock Hard rock or heavy rock is a loosely defined subgenre of rock music typified by aggressive vocals and distorted electric guitars. Hard rock began in the mid-1960s with the garage, psychedelic and blues rock movements. Some of the earliest hard ...

band

Kerber Kerber ( sr-cyr, Кербер, lit=Cerberus) is a Serbian and Yugoslav hard rock band formed in Niš in 1981. The mainstay members of Kerber are vocalist Goran Šepa "Gale", guitarist Tomislav "Tomica" Nikolić and keyboardist Branislav "Bane ...

celebrated their 30th anniversary with a concert in the Hall. The concert featured numerous guests:

Dragoljub Đuričić Dragoljub Đuričić ( Serbian and Montenegrin Cyrillic: Драгољуб Ђуричић; 10 February 1953 – 15 March 2021) was a Serbia-based Montenegrin drummer. Đuričić started his career in the early 1970s in Herceg Novi, playing in l ...

Kornelije Kovač Kornelije "Bata" Kovač ( sr-Cyrl, Корнелије "Бата" Ковач, ; hu, Kovács Kornél; 1 January 1942 – 13 September 2022) was a Serbian composer. Early life Born in Niš during World War II in the Nazi-occupied Serbia to a ...

Dejan Najdanović Dejan (Cyrillic: Дејан) is a Serbian masculine given name, derived from the Slavic verb ''dejati'', meaning "to act, to do". The name and the derived surname Dejanović are common among South Slavs. The name is first recorded in 1325 (1333 ...

Neverne Bebe Neverne Bebe ( sr-cyr, Неверне Бебе, lit=The Unfaithful Babies) are a Serbian rock band, originally formed in Valjevo in 1993 and currently based in Belgrade. The band was formed in 1993 by keyboardist Milan Đurđević. On their first ...

YU grupa YU Grupa (trans. '' YU Group'') is a Serbian (former Yugoslav) rock band. A pioneer in combining rock music with the elements of the traditional music of the Balkans, YU Grupa is credited with being the longest-lasting Serbian rock band.

, and others."Kerber u Nišu: Čair je mali za sve", balkanrock-com
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History

Sporting events

Notable concerts

See also

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