
The GETEC Arena (until 2011: ''"Bördelandhalle"'') is an
indoor sporting arena located in
Magdeburg
Magdeburg (; ) is the Capital city, capital of the Germany, German States of Germany, state Saxony-Anhalt. The city is on the Elbe river.
Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor, Otto I, the first Holy Roman Emperor and founder of the Archbishopric of Mag ...
,
Germany
Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the north and the Alps to the south. Its sixteen States of Germany, constituent states have a total popu ...
. The maximum capacity of the arena is 8,071 people for
handball
Handball (also known as team handball, European handball, Olympic handball or indoor handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalkeeper) pass a ball using their hands with the aim of thr ...
games and 8,820 for boxing matches. It is the current home to
SC Magdeburg
The SC Magdeburg is a professional handball club from Magdeburg, Germany. The team plays in the highest German league, the Handball-Bundesliga and regularly in highest international competitions. They won the EHF Champions League in 1978, 1981, ...
's
Handball-Bundesliga
The Handball-Bundesliga (HBL) is the top German professional handball league. From 2007 to 2012, the league was sponsored by Toyota and was officially called the ''Toyota Handball-Bundesliga''. In 2012 the Deutsche Kreditbank AG (DKB) became t ...
team.
See also
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List of indoor arenas in Germany
The following is a list of German Arena, indoor arenas. Indoor stadiums with a capacity of at least 2,000 are included.
Existing arenas
;Notes
*Note 1: Only selected games are played in the arena.
References
See also
*List of footbal ...
External links
Official websiteFair- and Event-Company Magdeburg
Handball venues in Germany
Indoor arenas in Germany
Buildings and structures in Magdeburg
Sports venues in Saxony-Anhalt
Tourist attractions in Magdeburg
SC Magdeburg
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