The Stožice Arena () is a multi-purpose

indoor arena An arena is a large enclosed venue, often circular or oval-shaped, designed to showcase theatre, Music, musical performances or Sport, sporting events. It comprises a large open space surrounded on most or all sides by tiered seating for specta ...

located in

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, Slovenia. It was designed by Slovenian Sadar + Vuga architects and is the biggest indoor arena in the country. It lies in the Bežigrad district, north of the city centre. The arena is part of the

Stožice Sports Park Stožice Sports Park () is a multi-use sports complex in Ljubljana, Slovenia, that hosts basketball and football departments of sports club Olimpija Ljubljana. The sports park is located in Bežigrad District, north of the city centre and next to ...

sports complex. The arena is the home ground of

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club KK Cedevita Olimpija.

History

The arena is named after the area in which it is located, and the change of the name is possible in the future due to sponsorship rights. Together with the football stadium, it is part of the

. The arena building area measures 14,164 square meters. It was constructed in just 14 months and opened on 10 August 2010 with a basketball match between

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and

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, which was won by Spain 79–72 after

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. The arena has a capacity of 12,480 seats for basketball and is located in the northwestern part of the sports park. The four levels of concourses and the lower, VIP and upper stands are covered by a shell-shaped dome. It is used for indoor sports such as basketball, handball and volleyball. The arena was also planned to host ice hockey games, but was later deemed unsuitable due to underground heating. Alongside the stadium, the arena is also designed to host many cultural events. Arena Stožice was one of the four venues of the 2022 European Women's Handball Championship, and co-hosted EuroBasket Women 2023. The venue is also set to host the group stage of EuroBasket 2029.

Gallery

File:Stožice Arena 2013.jpg, Volleyball configuration in 2013 File:Stožice Arena.jpg, Stožice during

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File:Stožice2.jpg, Stožice in 2013

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* {{EuroBasket Women 2023 Indoor arenas in Slovenia Basketball venues in Slovenia Volleyball venues in Slovenia Sports venues in Ljubljana Bežigrad District Sports venues completed in 2010 Handball venues in Slovenia 2010 establishments in Slovenia KK Olimpija KK Cedevita Olimpija 21st-century architecture in Slovenia

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