OSTRAVAR Aréna (previously ČEZ Aréna, due to sponsorship reasons) is an indoor arena used mainly for

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matches, in Vítkovice,

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, Czech Republic. It opened in 1986, and underwent a

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23.3 million renovation between 2003 and 2004. The arena hosts home games of

club HC Vítkovice. The capacity of the arena is 9,779, plus 16 skyboxes, making it the fourth-largest hockey venue in the Czech Republic. The rink can be converted into seating for concerts, increasing the capacity to 12,500.

History

ČEZ Aréna Ostrava - warm up Slovakia against Finland

In November 2003, the arena was given the name ČEZ Aréna, from July 2015 its name was Ostrava Aréna. It was renamed OSTRAVAR Aréna after the local

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in 2016. In May 2011, Ostrava's Deputy Mayor for Investment, Jiří Srba, announced a plan to invest 10 million CZK in the stadium in the same year.

Events

The arena has hosted numerous international sporting events in its history. In ice hockey, it was the main venue for the

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and

2020 2020 was heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to global social and economic disruption, mass cancellations and postponements of events, worldwide lockdowns and the largest economic recession since the Great Depression in t ...

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. The arena was the secondary venue for the 2004 and 2015 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships with Prague's

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. Events in other sports include the

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, the

2005 UEFA Futsal Championship The 2005 UEFA Futsal Championship was the fifth official edition of the UEFA-governed UEFA Futsal Championship, European Championship for national futsal teams. It was held in Ostrava, Czech Republic, between 14 February and 20 February 2005. Spai ...

, group stage matches of the 2008 Men's World Floorball Championships. In 2010, the arena hosted the

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and the

2010 FIBA World Championship for Women The 2010 FIBA World Championship for Women, the 16th edition of FIBA's premier tournament for women's national basketball teams, was held from September 23 to October 3, 2010 in the Czech Republic. Three cities, Ostrava, Brno and Karlovy Vary, h ...

. The

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has also played at the arena.

References

External links

Official website
{{Authority control Buildings and structures in Ostrava Indoor arenas in the Czech Republic Indoor ice hockey venues in the Czech Republic Sports venues in the Moravian-Silesian Region 1986 establishments in Czechoslovakia Sports venues completed in 1986

History

Events

See also

References

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