Enteria arena (formerly Tipsport Arena or ÄŒEZ Arena) is an
indoor sporting arena in
Pardubice,
Czech Republic
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with maximum capacity of 10,194.
History
The first artificial ice rink in
Pardubice was built there in 1947, later being rebuilt into an indoor ice hockey arena in 1960. In 2001, it was completely renovated to become one of the largest indoor arenas in the
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 ...
. It is currently home to the
HC Pardubice
HC Dynamo Pardubice is a professional ice hockey club that plays in the Czech Extraliga. Its home venue is Enteria arena located in Pardubice. The club was originally named LTC Pardubice, acquiring its current name at the start of the 2015†...
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, as well as the
BK Pardubice
Basketbalový klub Pardubice, mostly known for sponsorship reasons as KVIS Pardubice is a Czech professional basketball club based in the city of Pardubice. They play in the Czech National Basketball League (NBL), the highest competition in the ...
basketball team. It hosted the
IIHF
The International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF; french: Fédération internationale de hockey sur glace; german: Internationale Eishockey-Föderation) is a worldwide governing body for ice hockey. It is based in Zurich, Switzerland, and has 83 m ...
Ice Hockey World Junior Championships
The IIHF World Junior Championship (WJC), or simply the "World Juniors" in ice hockey circles, is an annual event organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) for national under-20 ice hockey teams from around the world. It is t ...
in 2002 and 2008, the IIHF Inline Hockey World Championships in 2011 and 2014, and the men's and women's Ball Hockey World Championships in 2017 and
Oktagon Prime 4 in 2021.
In 2015 the arena was renamed to Tipsport arena.
In 2019 the arena was renamed to Enteria Arena.
See also
*
Home Credit Arena
The Home Credit Arena (formerly known as Tipsport Arena) is an indoor sporting arena located in Liberec, 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 ho ...
(formerly known as Tipsport Arena), in
Liberec, Czech Republic
*
Tipsport Arena (Prague) Tipsport Arena may refer to:
* Tipsport Arena (Prague), located in Prague, Czech Republic, home to HC Sparta Praha ice hockey team
*Tipsport Arena (Liberec)
The Home Credit Arena (formerly known as Tipsport Arena) is an indoor sporting arena loca ...
References
External links
Enteria Arena
Indoor ice hockey venues in the Czech Republic
Buildings and structures in Pardubice
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