The Arena Nürnberger Versicherung (originally known as the Nuremberg Arena) is a multi-use indoor arena that is located in

Nuremberg Nuremberg ( ; german: link=no, Nürnberg ; in the local East Franconian dialect: ''Nämberch'' ) is the second-largest city of the German state of Bavaria after its capital Munich, and its 518,370 (2019) inhabitants make it the 14th-largest ...

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. It can host sports matches, including those of

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, handball, and

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, as well as musical

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. It has a capacity of up to 9,400 people for sports, and up to 11,000 people for concerts.

History

The arena opened in 2001. On 22 April 2003, Irish vocal pop band

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held a concert for their Unbreakable Tour supporting their album

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. In 2005, it was renamed Arena Nürnberger Versicherung to reflect its sponsorship by a local insurance firm. On 7 November 2009,

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won the WBA Heavyweight Championship, against

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, at the arena, in his first attempt at the heavyweight title. The arena is the home venue for the German Ice Hockey League club, Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers Nürnberg, and was also the home arena for the now defunct German League basketball club, Falke Nürnberg. The

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club,

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, has also played EuroLeague home games at the arena in the 2005–06 EuroLeague season, against the Greek League club

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, during the 2015–16 EuroLeague season against the Spanish League club Real Madrid, and during the 2016–17 EuroLeague season against the

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club Efes. They also played a home game in the 2017–18 season, against

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Equipment

The hall has three ice surfaces or alternatively 1,900 m² of event space. Depending on the event, it can hold up to 11,000 visitors with an interior, lower and upper tier. Under the roof of the hall is a video cube with four LED screens (520 × 920 pixels per side), each measuring about 17 m² (69 m² in total). For

games, the stadium seats a total of 8,130 people in 3,617 standing and 4,513 seats, including 340 in box seats and 548 in business seats. The stadium is also equipped with a video screen.

Naming

Following the example of other arenas, the hall operators signed a sponsorship agreement with Nürnberger Versicherung in February 2005. Since then, the hall has officially borne the name "Arena Nürnberger Versicherung."

Events

The

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play their

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home games in the arena. In 2001, the

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was held in the arena alongside

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and

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, as was the IIHF Inline Hockey World Championship in 2002 and 2003.

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moved to the Nürnberg Arena in 2005 and 2006 for its international basketball games, but the arena also hosts competitions in indoor soccer (1. FC Nürnberg Indoor Cup), handball, tennis and boxing. The arena also hosts

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wrestling events, most recently on 14 November 2008 and 11 November 2010, as well as concert and show events. Among the performing musicians and bands are

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, Anastacia,

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, Elton John, OneRepublic,

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and Herbert Grönemeyer. The arena also serves as an auxiliary stage at the rock festival

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. In addition, the arena is also used for conferences and exhibitions. During the ice skating season, the surfaces at the Ice Sports Performance Center are regularly open to the public. In the

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ranking of visitor numbers, the arena was ranked 13th in Germany, 47th in Europe, and 188th in the world in 2018, with 63,184 visitors.2018 YEAR END Worldwide Ticket Sales TOP 200 ARENA VENUES
auf pollstar.com, retrieved 8 October 2019

Gallery

ArenaNuernbergerVersicherung.JPG, The entrance of the arena. Arena nuernberg.jpg, The facade of the arena. 2015 Arena Nuernberger Versicherung by 2eight - 8SC6782.jpg, The interior of the arena.

References

External links

Official Site
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