Arena Zagreb

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Arena Zagreb
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AddressUlica Vice Vukova 8
LocationNovi Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Coordinates45°46.30′N 15°56.57′E / 45.77167°N 15.94283°E / 45.77167; 15.94283Coordinates: 45°46.30′N 15°56.57′E / 45.77167°N 15.94283°E / 45.77167; 15.94283
OwnerCity of Zagreb
OperatorZagreb Arena Ltd.[2]
Capacity16,500 (Basketball)
15,200 (Boxing, handball, ice hockey)
22,000 (Concerts)
Construction
Broke ground20 July 2007[1]
Built2007–2008
Opened27 December 2008; 13 years ago (2008-12-27)
Construction cost 89 million[3]
ArchitectUPI-2M ltd.[1]
Structural engineerUPI-2M ltd.
Main contractors
Tenants
RK Zagreb (2009–present)
KHL Medveščak (2011–2013)
Croatia men's national handball team (2008–present)
Website
www.zagrebarena.hr

The Arena Zagreb is a multi-purpose indoor arena located in Zagreb, Croatia. The site also includes a building complex, the Arena Complex (Arena Center), making it one of the largest shopping-entertainment centers in the city. The arena is used for hockey, futsal, handball, athletics, basketball, volleyball, numerous other sporting competitions, and various concerts, exhibitions, fairs, conventions, and congresses. Arena Zagreb is a member of the European Arenas Association (EAA).[4]

The shopping center and Arena Zagreb share a series of services such as a joint parking lot, multiplex cinema, wellness center, numerous restaurants, cafes, and stores.

History[]

The Croatian Government and the Zagreb Assembly held a public tender for the construction of a sports hall in order to host games in the 2009 World Men's Handball Championship, and later for numerous other sporting, cultural, and business events. The arena will host the World Men's Handball Championship again in 2025 with the country, Denmark and Norway.

They selected the consortium composed of property developers TriGránit (from Hungary) and Ingra (from Croatia). The TriGránit/Ingra offer was initially approved on 25 April 2007, but the signing of the final contract was delayed because of Mayor Milan Bandić expressing discontent with the conditions. The Consortium engaged studio UPI-2M from Zagreb as well as studio Decathlon from Athens as an international consultant, specially for this project to create and produce a unique design for Arena Zagreb. The construction of the sports hall finally started on 20 July 2007, and was completed as planned on 15 December 2008.[5][6]

The arena also hosted the 2018 European Men's Handball Championship with Split, Varaždin and Poreč.[7]

Architecture[]

View of the Arena from Lake Jarun (July 2016)

Resembling a giant rib cage around the building, 86 large pre-stressed, pre-fabricated concrete curved columns form the main façade, connected by a semi-translucent polycarbonate envelope that allows for various light effects. It's one of the landmarks of Zagreb already, along with the cathedral.

Developing spatial and functional characteristics to enable maximum flexibility of the venue was vital during the schematic design stage. The telescopic system of 4,550 seats was a critical element in allowing different configurations and quick turnaround between events. The singular vision also led to provision of spacious facilities for athletes, other performers and event managers, a concept for simple and fluid visitor circulation, a mix of catering facilities and designing in smaller, mutually independent zones that could all be used at the same time. Getting the acoustics right was important too. The steel roof structure had sufficient bearing capacity to enable the suspension of additional stage equipment. The roof structure is close to the structure of a suspension bridge, which is an uncommon approach (in arena design) anywhere in the world. The roof ’s bearing structure is only 45 cm high, over a span of 110 m, because it is suspended from the upper side of the roof outside and can not be seen from the interior. This solution was made feasible by contemporary cable production technology – the span is suspended on cables that have a diameter of just 66 mm. Each cable can carry 400 tons. The capacity of the hall is 16,500 seats and 22,400 for concerts.[8]

Arena Zagreb won the Structural Design of the Year award at the 2009 World Architecture Festival,[9] and Grand spectacle award at Global BBR 2010.[10]

View of Zagreb Arena inside.

Concerts and events[]

Date Event Attendance Type Note
December 27, 2008 Croatia - Russia[11] 15,200 Sport (Handball) Opening sport event
January 17, 2009 Prljavo Kazalište[12] 22,400 Concert Grand opening event
January 24, 2009 Slovakia - South Korea 3,000 Sport (Handball) 2009 World Men's Handball Championship
January 24, 2009 France - Sweden 13,000 Sport (Handball) 2009 World Men's Handball Championship
January 24, 2009 Hungary - Croatia 15,000 Sport (Handball) 2009 World Men's Handball Championship
January 25, 2009 Sweden - Hungary 4,000 Sport (Handball) 2009 World Men's Handball Championship
January 25, 2009 South Korea - France 10,000 Sport (Handball) 2009 World Men's Handball Championship
January 25, 2009 Croatia - Slovakia 15,000 Sport (Handball) 2009 World Men's Handball Championship
January 27, 2009 Hungary - South Korea 800 Sport (Handball) 2009 World Men's Handball Championship
January 27, 2009 Slovakia - Sweden 10,000 Sport (Handball) 2009 World Men's Handball Championship
January 27, 2009 France - Croatia 15,000 Sport (Handball) 2009 World Men's Handball Championship
January 30, 2009 Croatia - Poland 15,000 Sport (Handball) 2009 World Men's Handball Championship
February 1, 2009 Denmark - Poland 8,000 Sport (Handball) 2009 World Men's Handball Championship
February 1, 2009 France - Croatia 15,000 Sport (Handball) 2009 World Men's Handball Championship
March 8, 2009 Zdravko Čolić[13] 20,000 Concert
April 19, 2009 Mišo Kovač[14] 15,000 Concert
April 26, 2009 Beyoncé[15] 17,190 Concert I Am... Tour
May 11, 2009 London Symphony Orchestra 10,500 Concert
May 23, 2009 Tony Cetinski[16] 19,000 Concert Furia Tour
May 24, 2009 Tony Cetinski[16] 18,000 Concert Furia Tour
June 13, 2009 Lepa Brena[17] 16,500 Concert Uđi slobodno Tour
July 4, 2009 Croatian Democratic Union Convention [18] 10,000 Convention Political party convention
September 25–27, 2009 Kids Fair 2009 Fair
October 1, 2009 European Day of the Entrepreneur Event
October 7, 2009 RK ZagrebAlingsas HK 8,500 Sport (Handball) EHF Champions League
October 9–11, 2009 Weeding Fair 2009 Fair
October 14–18, 2009 Eko-Etno Fair 2009 Fair
October 23, 2009 Halid Bešlić 23,000 Concert
October 24, 2009 Halid Bešlić 22,500 Concert
November 7, 2009 Eros Ramazzotti 15,000 Concert Ali e radici Tour
November 20, 2009 Miroslav Škoro 20,000 Concert
November 27, 2009 The Backstreet Boys 13,000 Concert This Is Us Tour
December 11–13, 2009 Disney on Ice 27,000 Show 6 shows were held in 3 days
December 16, 2009 Parni Valjak 21,000 Concert Karlovačko Live
December 19, 2009 José Carreras 10,000 Concert
December 29, 2009 "You can do it" 8,000 Fundraising concert
February 5–7, 2010 Weeding Fair 2010 Fair
February 13, 2010 RK ZagrebFCK Håndbold 9,500 Sport (Handball) EHF Champions League
February 14, 2010 Depeche Mode 18,500 Concert Tour of the Universe
February 20, 2010 RK Zagreb 7,000 Sport (Handball) EHF Champions League
February 28, 2010 RK ZagrebBM Ciudad Real 15,000 Sport (Handball) EHF Champions League
March 7, 2010 RK ZagrebHSV Hamburg 15,000 Sport (Handball) EHF Champions League
March 8, 2010 Miroslav Ilić 10,000 Concert
March 13, 2010 Plavi orkestar 15,000 Concert
March 18, 2010 Rammstein 13,000 Concert
March 27, 2010 RK ZagrebFC Barcelona 13,000 Sport (Handball) EHF Champions League
April 9–11, 2010 Beauty & Lifestyle Show 2010 Fair
April 14–18, 2010 Walking with Dinosaurs 29,000 Show 7 shows were held in 5 days
April 23, 2010 KK PartizanKK Hemofarm 3,000 Sport (Basketball) NLB League Final Four 2010
April 23, 2010 KK CibonaKK Union Olimpija 11,000 Sport (Basketball) NLB League Final Four 2010
April 25, 2010 KK CibonaKK Partizan 15,600 Sport (Basketball) NLB League Final Four 2010
May 15, 2010 Željko Samardžić 11,000 Concert
May 20, 2010 Za dobra stara vremena 13,000 Musical
May 22, 2010 David Guetta 16,000 Concert
July 25, 2010 Leonard Cohen 12,000 Concert
September 17–19, 2010 Zagreb Auto Moto Show 8,000 Show
September 24, 2010 Guns N' Roses[19] 15,000 Concert Chinese Democracy Tour
October 1–3, 2010 Kids Fair 2010 Fair
October 16, 2010 RK ZagrebBM Ciudad Real 7,000 Sport (Handball) EHF Champions League
October 21, 2010 Oliver Dragojević 15,000 Concert
November 5, 2010 Lady Gaga 17,000 Concert The Monster Ball Tour
November 8, 2010 Sting and The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra 10,000 Concert Symphonicity Tour
November 13, 2010 Topstars 15,000[20] Show
November 17–21, 2010 Cirque du Soleil 27,000 Show Saltimbanco
November 28, 2010 RK ZagrebSG Flensburg-Handewitt 10,000 Sport (Handball) EHF Champions League
December 4, 2010 RK ZagrebRK Bosna Sarajevo 7,500 Sport (Handball) EHF Champions League
December 10, 2010 Željko Joksimović 17,000 Concert
December 16, 2010 Halid Bešlić and Crvena jabuka 18,000 Concert Karlovačko Live
December 18, 2010 Đorđe Balašević 19,000 Concert
December 19, 2010 Đorđe Balašević 5,000 Film Projection "Kao Rani Mraz" Projection
January 21, 2011 KHL Medveščak - KAC 15,000 Sport (Ice Hockey) Erste Bank Eishockey Liga
January 23, 2011 KHL Medveščak - Vienna Capitals 15,200 Sport (Ice Hockey) Erste Bank Eishockey Liga
January 25, 2011 KHL Medveščak - Olimpija 15,000 Sport (Ice Hockey) Erste Bank Eishockey Liga
January 28, 2011 KHL Medveščak - Villach 15,000 Sport (Ice Hockey) Erste Bank Eishockey Liga
February 4–6, 2011 Weeding Fair 2011 Fair
February 19, 2011 RK Zagreb - HCM Constanța 7,000 Sport (Handball) EHF Champions League
March 5, 2011 RK Zagreb - St. Petersburg HC 8,000 Sport (Handball) EHF Champions League
March 27, 2011 RK Zagreb - Rhein-Neckar Löwen 7,000 Sport (Handball) EHF Champions League
April 6, 2011 Slayer and Megadeth 4,000[21] Concert European carnage tour
April 13, 2011 Roger Waters 17,004 Concert The Wall Live
May 11, 2011 Shakira 10,000 Concert The Sun Comes Out World Tour
June 1, 2011 Joe Cocker 6,000 Concert
July 4, 2011 Symphony of a Thousand 8,000 Concert
September 9–11, 2011 Kids Fair 2011 Fair
September 15, 2011 10,000 Event Closing Ceremony
September 17, 2011 Croatian Democratic Union Convention 10,000 Convention
September 20, 2011 George Michael 12,000 Concert
September 24–25, 2011 Beauty & Lifestyle Fair 2011 Fair
September 29, 2011 RK ZagrebIK Sävehof 2,500 Sport (Handball) EHF Champions League
October 1, 2011 Britney Spears & Destinee & Paris 8,000 Concert Femme Fatale Tour
October 7, 2011 Hladno Pivo 13,000 Concert
October 8, 2011 RK Zagreb - RK Bosna Sarajevo 5,500 Sport (Handball) EHF Champions League
October 11, 2011 Jean Michel Jarre 3,000 Concert
October 21, 2011 Plácido Domingo 9,000 Concert
October 22, 2011 RK Zagreb - FC Barcelona 12,300 Sport (Handball) EHF Champions League
October 26, 2011 KK Zagreb - Panathinaikos BC 3,000 Sport (Basketball) Euroleague
November 2, 2011 KK Zagreb - PBC CSKA Moscow 2,000 Sport (Basketball) Euroleague
November 8, 2011 Rammstein & Deathstars 12,000 Concert
November 11, 2011 Parni Valjak 14,000 Concert
November 16, 2011 KK Zagreb - Žalgiris Kaunas 2,000 Sport (Basketball) Euroleague
November 17, 2011 Lenny Kravitz & Raphael Saadiq 5,000 Concert
November 21, 2011 Tom Jones 6,000 Concert
November 22, 2011 Sade 10,000 Concert
November 24, 2011 KK Zagreb - Brose Baskets 2,500 Sport (Basketball) Euroleague
November 26, 2011 RK Zagreb - Chambéry Savoie Handball 9,000 Sport (Handball) EHF Champions League
December 8, 2011 Tomislav Bralić & 12,000 Concert
December 14, 2011 KK Zagreb - Unicaja Malaga 3,000 Sport (Basketball) Euroleague
December 16, 2011 Jelena Rozga & Bajaga 11,000 Concert Karlovačko Live
December 22, 2011 Dino Merlin 20,000 Concert
January 8, 2012 KHL Medveščak - HK Acroni Jesenice 15,200 Sport (Ice Hockey) Erste Bank Eishockey Liga
January 10, 2012 KHL Medveščak - Alba Volán Székesfehérvár 14,700 Sport (Ice Hockey) Erste Bank Eishockey Liga
January 13, 2012 KHL Medveščak - KAC 15,200 Sport (Ice Hockey) Erste Bank Eishockey Liga
January 15, 2012 KHL Medveščak - EC VSV 15,200 Sport (Ice Hockey) Erste Bank Eishockey Liga
January 17, 2012 KHL Medveščak - HDD Olimpija Ljubljana 15,000 Sport (Ice Hockey) Erste Bank Eishockey Liga
January 20, 2012 KHL Medveščak - EC Red Bull Salzburg 15,200 Sport (Ice Hockey) Erste Bank Eishockey Liga
January 22, 2012 KHL Medveščak - EHC Black Wings Linz 15,000 Sport (Ice Hockey) Erste Bank Eishockey Liga
January 31, 2012 Spain - Slovenia 5,300 Sport (Futsal) 2012 UEFA Futsal Championship
February 1, 2012 Portugal - Azerbaijan 2,200 Sport (Futsal) 2012 UEFA Futsal Championship
February 2, 2012 Slovenia - Ukraine 2,200 Sport (Futsal) 2012 UEFA Futsal Championship
February 3, 2012 Azerbaijan - Serbia 2,300 Sport (Futsal) 2012 UEFA Futsal Championship
February 4, 2012 Ukraine - Spain 3,500 Sport (Futsal) 2012 UEFA Futsal Championship
February 5, 2012 Serbia - Portugal 2,300 Sport (Futsal) 2012 UEFA Futsal Championship
February 6, 2012 Romania - Spain 1,500 Sport (Futsal) 2012 UEFA Futsal Championship
February 7, 2012 Italy - Portugal 2,200 Sport (Futsal) 2012 UEFA Futsal Championship
February 9, 2012 Croatia - Russia 14,300 Sport (Futsal) 2012 UEFA Futsal Championship
February 9, 2012 Spain - Italy 14,300 Sport (Futsal) 2012 UEFA Futsal Championship
February 11, 2012 Croatia]- Italy 10,000 Sport (Futsal) 2012 UEFA Futsal Championship
February 11, 2012 Russia - Spain 10,000 Sport (Futsal) 2012 UEFA Futsal Championship
February 17–19, 2012 Weeding Fair 2012 Fair
March 2–4, 2012 Croatian Food and Wine Festival Fair
March 8, 2012 Zdravko Čolić 17,000 Concert
March 10, 2012 Mirko Filipović vs. Ray Sefo 18,000 Sport (K-1) Cro Cop Final Fight
March 24, 2012 RK Zagreb - FK Metalurg Skopje Sport (Handball) EHF Champions League
April 14, 2012 HT Tatran Prešov - FK Metalurg Skopje 500 Sport (Handball) SEHA League Final
April 14, 2012 RK Zagreb - HC Vardar PRO - Skopje 2,500 Sport (Handball) SEHA League Final
April 15, 2012 RK Zagreb - HT Tatran Prešov Sport (Handball) SEHA League Final
April 15, 2012 FK Metalurg Skopje - HC Vardar PRO - Skopje Sport (Handball) SEHA League Final
April 21, 2012 RK Zagreb - THW Kiel Sport (Handball) EHF Champions League
June 12, 2012 2Cellos 10,000 Concert
June 27, 2012 Sting 5,000 Concert
September 17, 2012 Il Divo Concert
September 21–23, 2012 Kids Fair 2012 Fair
October 20, 2012 RK Zagreb - FC Barcelona Handbol Sport (Handball) EHF Champions League
October 27–28, 2012 World Cat Show 2012 Show
May 23, 2013 Depeche Mode 15,969 Concert Delta Machine Tour
July 3, 2014 Top Gear Live Show Top Gear (2002 TV series)
December 20, 2014 Marko Perković Thompson 22,000 Concert Ora et labora (album)
April 11, 2015 Ennio Morricone 4,000 Concert
April 10, 2016 UFC Fight Night: Rothwell vs. dos Santos 13,177 Sport (MMA)
May 8, 2016 Enrique Iglesias ----- Concert Sex and Love Tour
November 9, 2016 Justin Bieber 18,000 Concert Purpose World Tour
November 25–27, 2016 2016 Davis Cup final between Croatia Davis Cup Team and Argentina Davis Cup Team 45,000 (total) Sport (Tennis) 2016 Davis Cup
May 16, 2017 Deep Purple 10,000 Concert
February 2, 2018 Rod Stewart Concert
March 10, 2018 Andrea Bocelli Concert
March 23, 2018 2Cellos Concert
May 6, 2018 Roger Waters Concert
May 18, 2018 André Rieu Concert
July 24, 2018 Iron Maiden 22,000 Concert
October 13, 2018 David Garrett (musician) Concert
October 27, 2018 Jason Derulo Concert
December 21, 2018 Il Volo Concert
March 3, 2019 Bajaga i Instruktori Concert
September 16, 2019 Michael Bublé Concert An Evening with Michael Bublé
October 18, 2019 Prljavo kazalište Concert
October 19, 2019 Prljavo kazalište Concert
November 9, 2019 KSW 51 Sport (MMA)
November 30, 2019 Doris Dragović Concert
December 1, 2019 Enrique Iglesias Concert All The Hits Live (Enrique Iglesias)
December 7, 2019 Severina (singer) 23,000 Concert
December 14–15, 2019 Lepa Brena 40,000 Concert Zar je važno da l' se peva ili pjeva... World Tour
May 22, 2021 Céline Dion Concert Courage World Tour
May 22, 2022 Iron Maiden Concert Legacy of the Beast World Tour
  • Beyoncé Knowles held a sold-out concert of her The Mrs. Carter Show World Tour, promoting the album 4 (Beyoncé Knowles album). Croatian singer Franka Batelić was the Opening Act (17 April 2013)
  • Mark Knopfler had a concert promoting his album Privateering (album) (5 May 2013)
  • Severina Vučković held a concert as a part of her Dobrodošao u Klub Tour. Promoting her twelfth studio album Dobrodošao u Klub (11 May 2013)
  • Severina (singer) held a concert as a part of her The Magic Tour. Promoting her thirteenth studio album Halo and broke her own record for the most visited concert in history of the Arena Zagreb (7 December 2019)
  • Iron Maiden held a full house concert as a part of their Maiden England World Tour (31 July 2013)
  • We Will Rock You (musical) took place, performing in total of 3 shows (25–26 May 2013)

Gallery[]

See also[]

References[]

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External links[]

Media related to Arena Zagreb at Wikimedia Commons

Events and tenants
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Final Venue

2009
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Főnix Hall
Debrecen
UEFA Futsal Championship
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2012
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Kombank Arena
Belgrade
European Women's Handball Championship
Final Venue

2014
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Scandinavium
Gothenburg
Preceded by Davis Cup
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2016
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Preceded by European Men's Handball Championship
Final Venue

2018
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Tele2 Arena
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