Pick Aréna is an
indoor sporting arena located in
Szeged
Szeged ( , ; see also #Etymology, other alternative names) is List of cities and towns of Hungary#Largest cities in Hungary, the third largest city of Hungary, the largest city and regional centre of the Southern Great Plain and the county seat ...
,
Hungary
Hungary is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning much of the Pannonian Basin, Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, Croatia and ...
. It is primarily used as a venue 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 ...
, with the first match taking place between
SC Pick Szeged
SC Pick Szeged is a Hungary, Hungarian professional handball club from Szeged, that plays in the Nemzeti Bajnokság I (men's handball), K&H férfi kézilabda liga and the EHF Champions League.
The current name of the club is OTP Bank - Pick Szege ...
and German team
THW Kiel
THW Kiel is a professional handball club from Kiel, Germany. Currently, they compete in the Handball-Bundesliga and are the record champion with 23 titles.
2007 and 2012 were the most successful years in the club's history, as THW completed t ...
in the
EHF Champions League
The EHF Champions League is the most important club handball competition for men's teams in Europe and involves the leading teams from the top European nations. The competition is organised every year by EHF. The official name for the men's com ...
, which Szeged won 30–26.
The arena hosted six matches as a venue for the
2022 European Men's Handball Championship
The 2022 European Handball Federation, EHF European Men's Handball Championship was the 15th edition of the tournament and the second to feature 24 national teams. It was co-hosted in two countries – Hungary and Slovakia – from 13 to 30 Janua ...
.
See also
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List of indoor arenas in Hungary
References
External links
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Handball venues in Hungary
Buildings and structures in Szeged
2021 establishments in Hungary
2021 in Hungarian sport
Sports venues completed in 2021
SC Pick Szeged
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