Å vyturio Arena ''(English: Lighthouse Arena)'' is an indoor
arena
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in
KlaipÄ—da
Klaipėda (; ; german: Memel; pl, Kłajpeda; russian: Клайпеда; sgs, Klaipieda) is a city in Lithuania on the Baltic Sea coast. The capital of the eponymous county, it is the third largest city and the only major seaport in Lithuan ...
,
Lithuania
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. The arena is named after the company ''
Å vyturys
The Å vyturys Brewery ''(English: Lighthouse)'' is Lithuania's second oldest brewery located in KlaipÄ—da, Lithuania. It was founded in 1784 by the Reincke family of merchant seamen. The brewery is a part of Å vyturys-Utenos alus and currently i ...
'', which bought the rights for the name. The capacity of the
catamaran
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-shaped arena is 6,200 seats for
basketball
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games, 4,416 for
ice hockey
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games, 6,512 for
boxing
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wrestling
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matches, and 7,450 seats for
concerts
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.
History
KlaipÄ—da Arena held
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* FIA Group D - International Formula racing cars:
** Formula Two
** Formula Three
** Formula 3000
* One of six or eight groups of four teams competing at the FIFA World Cup
** 2022 FIFA World Cup Group D
** 2018 FIFA World ...
matches of the 37th
FIBA European Basketball Championship, from 31 August, to 5 September 2011.
KlaipÄ—da Arena will host some matches for the
2021 FIFA Futsal World Cup
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See also
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List of indoor arenas in Lithuania
The following is a list of indoor arenas in Lithuania, ordered by capacity.
The venues are by their final capacity after construction for seating-only events. There is more capacity if standing room is included (e.g. for concerts). The minimum re ...
External links
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Construction progress
Indoor arenas in Lithuania
Buildings and structures in KlaipÄ—da
Basketball venues in Lithuania
FIBA EuroBasket 2011
Indoor ice hockey venues in Lithuania
Sport in KlaipÄ—da
BC Neptūnas
2021 FIFA Futsal World Cup venues
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