Žalgiris Arena
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| Location | Kaunas, Lithuania |
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| Coordinates | 54°53′25″N 23°54′52″E / 54.89028°N 23.91444°ECoordinates: 54°53′25″N 23°54′52″E / 54.89028°N 23.91444°E |
| Owner | Kaunas City Municipality |
| Capacity |
Basketball: 15,552 Concerts: 20,000 Ice hockey: 13,762 Circus: 15,400 Boxing: 15,261 Volleyball: 13,666 Handball: 13,807 |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 26 September 2008 |
| Opened | 18 August 2011 |
| Construction cost | €50 million |
| Architect | Eugenijus Miliūnas |
| Tenants | |
| Žalgiris Kaunas (LKL) (2011–present) | |
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Žalgirio Arena is a multi-purpose indoor arena in the New Town of Kaunas, Lithuania. The arena is located on an island of the Nemunas River. It is the largest indoor arena in the Baltics. The arena's maximum possible seating capacity for basketball games is 15,552, and 20,000 spectators for concerts (when the stage is in the middle, and 17,000 when stage is in the side of the arena). The Žalgiris Arena replaced the Kaunas Sports Hall as a major venue in the city.
The Žalgiris Arena is used to host basketball games as well as concerts. The arena's namesake basketball club BC Žalgiris, which currently competes in the domestic LKL and the Euroleague, uses the facility for all of its European and LKL home fixtures. BC Žalgiris and Žalgiris Arena has had the highest attendance rate in Euroleague for 2 consecutive seasons (2011-2012 and 2012-2013).
The Žalgiris Arena has held the playoffs and finals of the 37th European Basketball Championship, which took place in September 2011.
The construction of the arena started in September 2008; the main contractor of the arena is Lithuanian construction company Vėtrūna, chief architect – Eugenijus Miliūnas. The total cost of the arena is estimated to be 168.8 M litas (50 million euros). The arena was opened on 18 August 2011 with a basketball match between Lithuania and Spain.
On 2015 December 5th Lithuanian group SEL sets new attendance record of arena - 20,517 spectators with 360 stage concert.
On 2016 January 6, Euroleague clubs general managers voted Žalgiris Arena as the tournament's best arena.[1][2]
Arena information
The Žalgiris Arena is the largest in the Baltic states and covers 39,684 m2 (427,160 sq ft). It holds 20,000 spectators for concerts . It is situated in the eastern part of the Nemunas river island and its shape has nine corners. The arena's facade is made of high-end and highly transparent glass. A part of the facade has a unique metal wall, which is already naturally encrusted with rust.
It is equipped with some unique technical solutions, such as power windows and modern ice-making installation.[3] Advanced audio equipment (amplifiers, digital mixing engines and stage boxes) by Yamaha is installed in the Žalgiris Arena.[4] The arena has 48 VIP suites, 21 suites for the Žalgiris basketball club and media, 9 suites for a single rent, an exhibition hall, and a fitness center. There are 8 halls in the Arena where more than 150 various events take place annually.
Major concerts
Zalgiris Arena has hosted numerous concerts.
Euroleague attendances
This is a list of Euroleague games attendances of Žalgiris at Žalgiris Arena.
| Season | Total | High | Low | Average |
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| 2011–12 Top 16 | 105,307 | 15,000 | 9,150 | 13,163 |
| 2012–13 | 161,103 | 15,420 | 10,190 | 13,475 |
| 2013–14 | 118,433 | 12,000 | 8,150 | 9,869 |
| 2014–15 | 117,040 | 14,382 | 8,670 | 10,640 |
| 2015–16 | 131,998 | 14,790 | 8,702 | 11,000 |
References
- ↑ "Eurolygos klubų vadovų apklausa: „Žalgirio“ arena – geriausia Europoje". 24sek.lt. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
- ↑ Urbonas, Donatas. "Magiška vieta Kaune, kurios pavydi visa Europa". 24sek.lt. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
- ↑ "Žalgirio arenos langai bus su varikliais" (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 18 September 2011.
- ↑ http://www.lsionline.co.uk/news/story/Yamaha-amplification-for-the-381-algiris-Arena/58NC00 Thirty-One Yamaha Amplifiers Score Maximum Points at Žalgiris Arena
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| Preceded by Spodek Katowice |
FIBA EuroBasket Final Venue 2011 |
Succeeded by Arena Stožice Ljubljana |