The Stožice Arena ( sl, Arena Stožice) is a multi-purpose indoor arena located in

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, Slovenia. It was designed by Slovenian Sadar Vuga d.o.o. architects and is the biggest indoor arena in the country. It lies in the Bežigrad district, north of the city centre. The arena is part of the Stožice Sports Park sports complex. The arena is the home ground of

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club

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History

The arena was named after the area in which it is located, and the change of the name is possible in the future due to sponsorship rights. Together with a football stadium it is part of the Stožice Sports Park. The arena building area measures 14,164 square meters. It was constructed in just 14 months and opened on 10 August 2010 with a

match between

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and

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, which was won by Spain 79–72 after overtime. The arena has a capacity of 12,480 seats for basketball and is located in the north-western part of the park. The four levels of concourses and the lower, VIP and upper stands are covered by a shell-shaped dome. The arena is used for indoor sports such as basketball, handball and

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and is the home venue of

. The arena is one of the main venues of Slovenian national team in most indoor sports except

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for which the arena is not suitable and could only host if ice cooling machines would be implemented. Alongside the stadium the arena is also designed to host many cultural events. Arena Stožice was one of the four venues of the

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, and will also co-host

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Gallery

File:Stožice Arena 2013.jpg, Volleyball configuration in 2013 File:Stožice Arena.jpg, Stožice during

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File:Stožice2.jpg, Stožice in 2013

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