Ceres Arena (formerly NRGi Arena) is an indoor arena mainly used for

handball Handball (also known as team handball, European handball or Olympic handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalkeeper) pass a ball using their hands with the aim of throwing it into the g ...

matches and public events in

Aarhus Aarhus (, , ; officially spelled Århus from 1948 until 1 January 2011) is the second-largest city in Denmark and the seat of Aarhus Municipality. It is located on the eastern shore of Jutland in the Kattegat sea and approximately northwest ...

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. The arena was opened in 2001 and has a capacity of 5,001 spectators (4,394 seats). It is part of the

Aarhus Sports Park Aarhus Sports Park ( da, Aarhus Idrætspark) is a sports complex located in Aarhus, Denmark. The complex is named "Ceres Park & Arena" for sponsorship reasons, and contains various sports venues including the Aarhus Stadion and Ceres Arena. The comp ...

, which also includes

Aarhus Stadium Aarhus Stadium (Danish: Aarhus Stadion) is an association football stadium in Aarhus, Denmark which has been the home ground of Aarhus Gymnastikforening since the 1920s. With a current capacity of 19,433, it is the third largest football stadiu ...

. Ceres Arena is home to

Danish Women's Handball League The Danish Women's Handball League ( da, Damehåndboldligaen) is the top professional league for Denmark, Danish women's Team handball, handball clubs. It is administered by the Danish Handball Federation, and the winners are recognized as Danish ...

team

Aarhus United Aarhus United is a Danish women's handball club based in Aarhus. They play in Danish Women's Handball League, Damehåndboldligaen, Denmark's premier women's handball league. Aarhus United was founded in 2017 and took over SK Aarhus's league lic ...

and

Danish Men's Handball League The Danish Men's Handball League, formerly known as Herrehåndboldligaen is the men's top Denmark, Danish professional Team handball, handball league. The winners of the Danish Men's Handball League are recognised as the Danish men's handball cha ...

team

Skanderborg Aarhus Håndbold Skanderborg Aarhus Håndbold, previously ''Skanderborg Håndbold'', is a men's handball club based in Skanderborg in Jutland, Denmark. The club was founded in 1982 and was the result of a merger between Stilling-Skanderborg and Vrold-Skanderborg ...

. The arena functioned as the main venue in the 2002 European Women's Championships, hosting the final. The arena was also used for

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, by

Bakken Bears Bakken Bears is a Denmark, Danish professional basketball club based in Aarhus. The club plays in the Basketligaen, the top tier basketball league in Denmark. Founded in 1953, the club has won the Basketligaen 20 times and holds the record for t ...

, but because of the high price for renting the arena,

moved back to there old home

Vejlby-Risskov Hallen Vejlby-Risskov Hallen is an indoor arena located in Aarhus, Denmark. It was inaugurated in 1969 and has a capacity for 1,152 spectators. The building is part of the large sports complex of Vejlby-Risskov Idrætscenter, comprising several other spo ...

. Since, it has only played selected games in the arena, including some

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appearances. In non-sports, the 2004 Danish Song Contest was held in this arena. The Danish women national handball team also play some matches.

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* Marselisborg Stadiums in Denmark Indoor arenas in Denmark Handball venues in Denmark Sport in Aarhus Buildings and structures in Aarhus {{Denmark-sports-venue-stub