The Ondrej Nepela Arena ( sk, Zimný Štadión Ondreja Nepelu) (also known as ''Orange Arena'' during the 2011 IIHF Championship, or as ''Slovnaft Arena'') is an

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, Slovakia. It is primarily used for ice hockey and it was the home arena of the KHL's HC Slovan Bratislava.

History

It opened in 1940 and held 8,350 people until its full reconstruction started in 2009. The reconstructed arena opened in spring 2011 with one of the most advance game presentation,

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and security systems ever built. It has increased capacity to 10,055 spectators. In the past Samsung arena was called ''ST Arena'' and ''T-Com Arena''. Reconstruction costs 87 million €. In the arena are also next two ice areas in the training halls. In addition to the arena, a new ''DoubleTree by Hilton'' hotel was built, which mainly serves for the accommodation of foreign athletes. The arena is named in honour of Ondrej Nepela, Slovak

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who competed for Czechoslovakia in the late 1960s and early 1970s, the

1972 Winter Olympics The 1972 Winter Olympics, officially the and commonly known as Sapporo 1972 ( ja, 札幌1972), was a winter multi-sport event held from February 3 to 13, 1972, in Sapporo, Japan. It was the first Winter Olympic Games to take place outside Europe ...

figure skating winner.

Notable events

An overview of some sport events: ;1958 *

1958 European Figure Skating Championships The 1958 European Figure Skating Championships were held in Bratislava, Czechoslovakia. Elite senior-level figure skaters from European ISU member nations competed for the title of European Champion in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' ...

;1959 * 1959 IIHF World Championship ;1966 *

1966 European Figure Skating Championships The 1966 European Figure Skating Championships were held in Bratislava, Czechoslovakia from February 1 to 5. Elite senior-level figure skaters from European ISU member nations competed for the title of European Champion in the disciplines of me ...

;1973 *

1973 World Figure Skating Championships The 1973 World Figure Skating Championships were held from February 26 to March 3 in Bratislava, Czechoslovakia, sanctioned by the International Skating Union. Medals were awarded in men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dance. ...

;1981 * 1981 FIBA European Championship ;1992 *

1992 IIHF World Championship The 1992 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships was the 56th such event sanctioned by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). Teams representing a record 32 countries participated in several levels of competition. The competition also serve ...

;1995 *

1995 IIHF World Championship The 1995 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships was the 59th such event sanctioned by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). Teams representing 39 countries participated in several levels of competition. The competition also served as qual ...

Group B ;1996 * 1996 ISBHF Ball Hockey World Championship * 1996 European Table Tennis Championships ;1999 *

1999 European Judo Championships The 1999 European Judo Championships were the 10th edition of the European Judo Championships, and were held in Bratislava, Slovakia Slovakia (; sk, Slovensko ), officially the Slovak Republic ( sk, Slovenská republika, links=no ), is a ...

;2001 *

2001 European Figure Skating Championships The 2001 European Figure Skating Championships was a senior international figure skating competition in the 2000–01 season. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing. The event was ...

;2008 *

2008 IIHF Men's InLine Hockey World Championship The 2008 IIHF Inline Hockey World Championship was the 12th IIHF Inline Hockey World Championship, an international inline hockey tournament run by the International Ice Hockey Federation. The World Championship runs alongside the 2008 IIHF Inl ...

;2011 *

2011 IIHF World Championship Eleven or 11 may refer to: *11 (number), the natural number following 10 and preceding 12 * one of the years 11 BC, AD 11, 1911, 2011, or any year ending in 11 Literature * ''Eleven'' (novel), a 2006 novel by British author David Llewellyn *''E ...

* 2011 ISBHF Ball Hockey World Championship ;2016 *

2016 European Figure Skating Championships The 2016 European Figure Skating Championships were held 25–31 January 2016 in Bratislava, Slovakia. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pairs, and ice dancing. Eligibility Skaters were eligible for the ...

2016 Women's Youth World Handball Championship The 2016 Women's Youth World Handball Championship was the sixth edition of the tournament and took place in Slovakia from 19 to 31 July 2016. Russia won their second title after defeating Denmark 30–22 in the final. Teams ;Africa * * * ;Asia ...

;2017 *

2017 IIHF Inline Hockey World Championship The 2017 IIHF Inline Hockey World Championship was the 20th and final IIHF Inline Hockey World Championship, an international inline hockey tournament run by the International Ice Hockey Federation. The World Championship runs alongside the 2017 ...

2017 Women's World Floorball Championships The 2017 Women's World Floorball Championships was the 11th World Championships in women's floorball. The tournament took place in Bratislava in Slovakia between 1–9 December 2017. Sixteen teams participated and the competition was won by Sw ...

;2019 *

2019 IIHF World Championship The 2019 IIHF World Championship was hosted from 10 to 26 May 2019 by Slovakia. It was the second time that Slovakia has hosted the event as an independent country, as was the case in 2011. The host cities were Bratislava and Košice, as announce ...

* 2019 WUKF Karate World Championship *

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;2021 * Ice hockey at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Men's qualification group D ;2022 *

2022 European Men's Handball Championship The 2022 EHF European Men's Handball Championship was the 15th edition of the tournament and the second to feature 24 national teams. It was co-hosted in two countries – Hungary and Slovakia – from 13 to 30 January 2022. It was won by Sweden ...

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pre-season game was held at the Samsung Arena between HC Slovan Bratislava and the Tampa Bay Lightning on September 30, 2008. Tampa Bay won 3–2 in overtime. On October 2, 2011, the arena hosted another NHL pre-season game, this time between HC Slovan Bratislava and New York Rangers who beat the home team 4–1.

Transport

Ondrej Nepela Arena is located in the

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district of

, Slovakia. The arena can be approached by tram, trolleybus and

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. Drivers can park directly under the Ondrej Nepela Arena. There are place for 365 cars. An additional 1,300 parking spaces offer the Central Shopping Center, which is approximately 400 m away from the arena. Next 994 parking spaces are under

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, which is 300 m away.

Gallery

Image:Samsung Arena 1.jpg, The arena in August 2007, before reconstruction Image:Slovan samsung arena interier fotka.JPG, Interior during 2008 IIHF Inline hockey World Championship Image:Samsung Arena reconstruction 1.jpg, The arena during reconstruction in July 2009 Image:Ondrej Nepela Arena.jpg, The arena after reconstruction in June 2011 Image:Bratislava, 2016 European Figure Skating Championships, Ondrej Nepela Arena.JPG, Interior during 2016 European Figure Skating Championships

References

External links

* {{IIHF World Championship venues Buildings and structures in Bratislava Indoor ice hockey venues in Slovakia Sport in Bratislava HC Slovan Bratislava Sports venues completed in 1940 1940 establishments in Slovakia