The Arena Nürnberger Versicherung (originally known as the Nuremberg Arena) is a
multi-use indoor arena that is located in
Nuremberg
Nuremberg ( ; german: link=no, Nürnberg ; in the local East Franconian dialect: ''Nämberch'' ) is the second-largest city of the German state of Bavaria after its capital Munich, and its 518,370 (2019) inhabitants make it the 14th-largest ...
,
Germany
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. It can host sports matches, including those of
tennis
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,
ice hockey
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,
handball, and
basketball
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, as well as musical
concerts
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 variet ...
. It has a capacity of up to 9,400 people for sports, and up to 11,000 people for concerts.
History
The arena opened in 2001. On 22 April 2003, Irish vocal pop band
Westlife
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held a concert for their
Unbreakable Tour supporting their album
Unbreakable - The Greatest Hits Vol. 1
Unbreakable may refer to:
* ''Unbreakable: My Story, My Way'', a book written by Jenni Rivera
* Unbreakable (horse) (1935–1962), a Thoroughbred racehorse and sire
Film and television
* Unbreakable (film series), ''Unbreakable'' (film series) ...
. In 2005, it was renamed Arena Nürnberger Versicherung to reflect its sponsorship by a local insurance firm. On 7 November 2009,
David Haye
David Deron Haye (born 13 October 1980) is a British former professional boxer who competed between 2002 and 2018. He held multiple world championships in two weight classes, and was the first British boxer to reach the final of the World Ama ...
won the
WBA Heavyweight Championship, against
Nikolai Valuev
Nikolai Sergeyevich Valuev (, rus, Никола́й Серге́евич Валу́ев, p=vɐˈlujɪf; born 21 August 1973) is a Russian politician and former professional boxer. He competed in boxing from 1993 to 2009, and held the WBA heav ...
, at the arena, in his first attempt at the heavyweight title.
The arena is the home venue for the
German Ice Hockey League club,
Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers Nürnberg, and was also the home arena for the now defunct
German League basketball club,
Falke Nürnberg.
The
German Basketball League
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club,
Brose Bamberg
Brose Bamberg is a German professional basketball team from Bamberg, Franconia / North Bavaria. The club has won the German Championship title nine times and the German Cup five times. The club currently plays in the German top tier Basketbal ...
, has also played
EuroLeague home games at the arena in the
2005–06 EuroLeague season, against the
Greek League club
AEK Athens
A.E.K ( el, AEK , formally Αθλητική Ένωσις Κωνσταντινουπόλεως; Athlitikí Énosis Konstantinoupόleos, ''Athletic Union of Constantinople''), known as A.E.K, is a major Greek multi-sport club based in Nea Filadel ...
,
during the
2015–16 EuroLeague season against the
Spanish League club
Real Madrid,
and during the
2016–17 EuroLeague season against the
Turkish Super League
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*a Turkic language spoken by the Turks
* of or about Turkey
** Turkish language
*** Turkish alphabet
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*** Turkish communities an ...
club
Efes.
They also played a home game in the
2017–18 season, against
FC Barcelona
Futbol Club Barcelona (), commonly referred to as Barcelona and colloquially known as Barça (), is a professional football club based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, that competes in La Liga, the top flight of Spanish football.
Found ...
.
Equipment
The hall has three ice surfaces or alternatively 1,900 m
2 of event space. Depending on the event, it can hold up to 11,000 visitors with an interior, lower and upper tier. Under the roof of the hall is a
video cube with four
LED screens (520 × 920 pixels per side), each measuring about 17 m
2 (69 m
2 in total).
For
ice hockey
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games, the stadium seats a total of 8,130 people in 3,617 standing and 4,513 seats, including 340 in box seats and 548 in business seats.
The stadium is also equipped with a
video screen.
Naming
Following the example of other arenas, the hall operators signed a sponsorship agreement with
Nürnberger Versicherung in February 2005. Since then, the hall has officially borne the name "Arena Nürnberger Versicherung."
Events
The
Nürnberg Ice Tigers
The Nürnberg Ice Tigers are a professional ice hockey club located in Nuremberg, Germany. They play in the country's premier league, the Deutsche Eishockey Liga.
History
The roots of the team can be traced back to SG Nürnberg, an ice hockey cl ...
play their
DEL
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home games in the arena. In 2001, the
2001 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships
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was held in the arena alongside
Cologne
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and
Hanover
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, as was the
IIHF Inline Hockey World Championship in 2002 and 2003.
GHP Bamberg
Brose Bamberg is a German professional basketball team from Bamberg, Franconia / North Bavaria. The club has won the German Championship title nine times and the German Cup five times. The club currently plays in the German top tier Basketb ...
moved to the Nürnberg Arena in 2005 and 2006 for its international basketball games, but the arena also hosts competitions in indoor soccer (1. FC Nürnberg Indoor Cup), handball, tennis and boxing. The arena also hosts
WWE
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wrestling events, most recently on 14 November 2008 and 11 November 2010, as well as concert and show events. Among the performing musicians and bands are
Robbie Williams
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,
Peter Maffay
Peter Alexander Makkay (born 30 August 1949), known as Peter Maffay (), is a Romanian-born German musician, singer, and composer.
Early life
Born in Braşov (german: link=no, Kronstadt), Romania, the son of a German ( Transylvanian Saxon), ...
,
Anastacia,
Pink
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,
Die Ärzte
Die Ärzte (; ) is a German rock band from Berlin. The band has released 14 studio albums. The group consists of guitarist Farin Urlaub, drummer Bela B and bass player Rodrigo González. All three write and perform their songs.
History Ea ...
,
Elton John,
OneRepublic,
Bryan Adams
Bryan Guy Adams (born 5 November 1959) is a Canadian musician, singer, songwriter, composer, and photographer. He has been cited as one of the best-selling music artists of all time, and is estimated to have sold between 75 million and mor ...
,
Udo Jürgens
Udo Jürgens (born Jürgen Udo Bockelmann; 30 September 1934 – 21 December 2014) was an Austrian composer and singer of popular music whose career spanned over 50 years. He won the Eurovision Song Contest 1966 for Austria, composed close ...
,
Bob Dylan
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and
Herbert Grönemeyer. The arena also serves as an auxiliary stage at the rock festival
Rock im Park
The (German for "Rock at the Ring") and ("Rock in the Park") festivals are two simultaneous rock music festivals held annually. While ''Rock am Ring'' takes place at the Nürburgring race track, ''Rock im Park'' takes place at the Zeppelinfeld ...
.
In addition, the arena is also used for conferences and exhibitions. During the ice skating season, the surfaces at the Ice Sports Performance Center are regularly open to the public.
In the
Pollstar
''Pollstar'' is a trade publication for the concert and live music industry. The publication was purchased by Oak View Group, a venue consultancy founded by Tim Leiweke and Irving Azoff, in July 2017.
History and profile
Founded in 1981 in Fr ...
ranking of visitor numbers, the arena was ranked 13th in Germany, 47th in Europe, and 188th in the world in 2018, with 63,184 visitors.
2018 YEAR END Worldwide Ticket Sales TOP 200 ARENA VENUES
auf pollstar.com, retrieved 8 October 2019
Gallery
ArenaNuernbergerVersicherung.JPG, The entrance of the arena.
Arena nuernberg.jpg, The facade of the arena.
2015 Arena Nuernberger Versicherung by 2eight - 8SC6782.jpg, The interior of the arena.
See also
*List of indoor arenas in Germany
The following is a list of German indoor arenas for handball games.
;Notes
*Note 1: Only selected games are played in the arena.
References
See also
* List of football stadiums in Germany
*List of indoor arenas in Europe
* List of indoor ...
References
External links
Official Site
{{DEFAULTSORT:Arena Nürnberger Versicherung
Basketball venues in Germany
Boxing venues in Germany
Buildings and structures in Nuremberg
Handball venues in Germany
Indoor arenas in Germany
Indoor ice hockey venues in Germany
Sport in Nuremberg
Sports venues in Bavaria
Tennis venues in Germany
Volleyball venues in Germany
2001 establishments in Germany
Sports venues completed in 2001