The Home Credit Arena (formerly known as Tipsport Arena) is an
indoor sporting arena located in
Liberec
Liberec (; german: Reichenberg ) is a city in the Czech Republic. It has about 103,000 inhabitants and it is the fifth-largest city in the country. It lies on the Lusatian Neisse, in a basin surrounded by mountains. The city centre is well preser ...
,
Czech Republic, sponsored by gambling firm
Tipsport. 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 ice hockey team.
It hosted matches from Group B and the Relegation Round at the
2008 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
The 2008 IIHF World U20 Championship, commonly referred to as the 2008 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships (2008 WJHC), was the 32nd edition of the Ice Hockey World Junior Championship. The Elite group, what the IIHF refer to as the Top Divisio ...
. It is also a venue for home games of Polish basketball team
Turów Zgorzelec 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
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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