The Home Credit Arena (formerly known as Tipsport Arena) is an
indoor sporting arena located in
Liberec,
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic, or simply Czechia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Historically known as Bohemia, it is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the southeast. The ...
, sponsored by gambling firm
Tipsport
Tipsport is the largest betting agency in the Czech Republic. The company was founded in 1991 in Beroun by a group of local businessmen led by Vratislav Randa, who is still a chairman of the board. The first branch was opened in May 1991. By no ...
. The capacity of the arena is 9,000 people and it was built in 2005. It is currently home to the
HC Bílí Tygři Liberec
Bílí Tygři Liberec (English: ''Liberec White Tigers'') are a professional ice hockey club based in Liberec, Czech Republic. The team competes in the Czech Extraliga, the highest level of play in professional Czech ice hockey.
History
The firs ...
ice hockey
Ice hockey (or simply hockey) is a team sport played on ice skates, usually on an ice skating rink with lines and markings specific to the sport. It belongs to a family of sports called hockey. In ice hockey, two opposing teams use ice h ...
team.
It hosted matches from Group B and the Relegation Round at the
2008 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships. It is also a venue for home games of Polish basketball team
Turów Zgorzelec
PGE Turów Zgorzelec is a Polish a basketball team based in Zgorzelec.
The club played in the Polish League (PLK) and won the Polish championship once, in the 2013–14 season. The club was sponsored by the PGE Group, and they are also the clu ...
in the
Eurocup and
Euroleague.
In its first five years of operation, the Arena welcomed 1.4 million visitors and hosted 467 events.
See also
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List of indoor arenas in the Czech Republic
The following is a list of indoor arenas in the Czech Republic with a capacity of at least 1,000 spectators, most of the arenas in this list are for multi use proposes and are used for popular sports such as individual sports like karate, judo, b ...
References
External links
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Indoor ice hockey venues in the Czech Republic
Sport in Liberec
Sports venues in the Liberec Region
Buildings and structures in Liberec
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