Hall Aleksandar Nikolić

Hall Aleksandar Nikolić
Хала Александар Николић / Hala Aleksandar Nikolić
Construction

Location	Belgrade, Serbia
Coordinates	44°48′55.86″N 20°29′6.40″E / 44.8155167°N 20.4851111°E / 44.8155167; 20.4851111Coordinates: 44°48′55.86″N 20°29′6.40″E / 44.8155167°N 20.4851111°E / 44.8155167; 20.4851111
Owner	SOE Tašmajdan SRC
Capacity	Handball, Basketball: 8,150^[1]
Opened	24 May 1973
Renovated	2011
Tenants
KK Crvena Zvezda KK Partizan OKK Beograd

Hall Aleksandar Nikolić (Serbian: Хала Александар Николић / Hala Aleksandar Nikolić), formerly known as Pionir Hall or Pionir Arena (Serbian: Хала Пионир / Hala Pionir), is a sports arena in Belgrade, Serbia, located in the Belgrade's municipality of Palilula. Capacity of the arena is 8,150 seats.^[1] Hall is well known for its frequent matches between different basketball clubs, especially KK Crvena Zvezda, KK Partizan and foreign clubs.

History

Red Star players practice under the command of head coach Svetislav Pešić in September 2008

The arena hosted the Euroleague final in 1977 (in which Maccabi Tel Aviv defeated Pallacanestro Varese) and the 1998 EuroCup final.^[2] In October 1989 the 16th World Judo Championships took place in Pionir Hall.^[3]

The arena hosted several preliminary round games of the Eurobasket 2005 and 2013 World Women's Handball Championship.

On 23 February 2016 the name was changed from Pionir Hall to Hall Aleksandar Nikolić after the former basketball player and coach Aleksandar Nikolić.

Concerts

1970s

November 2, 1974 - Tina Turner
March 16, 1975 - Deep Purple (Stormbringer Tour, opening acts: Elf, Smak)
October 5, 1975 - Santana and Earth, Wind & Fire
February 9, 1976 - Bijelo Dugme (Šta bi dao da si na mom mjestu Tour)
February 10, 1976 - Bijelo Dugme
February 11, 1976 - Bijelo Dugme
June 16, 1976 - BOOM Festival 1976
September 8, 1977 - Smak (Crna dama Tour)
September 9, 1977 - Smak
April 4, 1978 - Zdravko Čolić (Putujući zemljotres Tour)
April 8, 1978 - Zdravko Čolić
April 21, 1979 - Bijelo Dugme (Bitanga i princeza Tour)
April 22, 1979 - Bijelo Dugme
April 23, 1979 - Bijelo Dugme
April 24, 1979 - Bijelo Dugme
April 25, 1979 - Bijelo Dugme
May 8, 1979 - Tina Turner
October 10, 1979 - Eric Clapton

1980s

October 31, 1980 - Weather Report
March 2, 1982 - Gillan
April 8, 1982 - Riblja Čorba (Mrtva priroda Tour)
April 9, 1982 - Riblja Čorba
April 10, 1982 - Riblja Čorba
April 11, 1982 - Riblja Čorba
May 13, 1982 - Majski Rock & Blues Festival (Alvin Lee Band, Stan Webb's Speedway, and Nightwing)
June 12, 1982 - Classix Nouveaux
July 27, 1982 - Talking Heads
October 23, 1982 - Tangerine Dream (White Eagle European Tour)
April 18, 1984 - Elton John (European Express Tour)
September 24, 1984 - Motörhead
February 16, 1985 - Zabranjeno Pušenje (Das ist Walter Tour)
May 10, 1985 - Dire Straits (Brothers in Arms Tour)
May 11, 1985 - Dire Straits
December 8, 1985 - Riblja Čorba (Istina Tour)
December 18, 1985 - Eddy Grant
April 29, 1986 - Status Quo (In the Army Now Tour)
September 10, 1986 - Iron Maiden (Somewhere on Tour)
December 3, 1986 - Nazareth & Girlschool
April 5, 1987 - Spandau Ballet (Through the Barricades Tour)
1987 - Ekatarina Velika (Ljubav Tour)
1987 - Ekatarina Velika
1987 - Alisa
1988 - Vesna Zmijanac

1990s

May 22, 1990 - The Stranglers
April 3, 1994 - Riblja Čorba (Zbogom, Srbijo Tour)
November 25, 1995 - Ceca Ražnatović
December 8, 1995 - The Prodigy
December 25, 1997 - Zabranjeno Pušenje
March 20, 1998 - Dragana Mirković
October 10, 1999 - Aca Lukas

2000s

December 23, 2002 - Željko Joksimović
May 21, 2005 - Luciano Pavarotti
August 31, 2006 - Simply Red
September 5, 2007 - Tool (10,000 Days Tour)

2010s

April 1, 2010 - 50 Cent
October 1, 2010 - Aco Pejović
November 22, 2015 - Whitesnake

References

1 2 Euroleague.net - Top 16 Game 5 - March 04, 2010 - PIONIR Attendance: 8150
↑ HALA PIONIR
↑ "Watch 1989 World Judo Championships Video". ovguide.com. Retrieved 10 October 2013.

External links

Hala Pionir (Serbian)

Preceded by Palau dels Esports Barcelona	EuroBasket Final Venue 1975	Succeeded by Country Hall du Sart Tilman Liège
Preceded by Patinoire des Vernets Geneva	FIBA European Champions Cup Final Venue 1977	Succeeded by Rudi-Sedlmayer-Halle Munich
Preceded by Eleftheria Indoor Hall Nicosia	EuroCup Final Venue 1998	Succeeded by Príncipe Felipe Arena Zaragoza
Preceded by None	Zvezde Granda Final Venue 2004	Succeeded by Tašmajdan Stadium
Preceded by Arena Łódź Łódź	European Women's Volleyball Championship Final Venue 2011	Succeeded by Max Schmeling Halle Berlin

Belgrade

Municipalities	Barajevo Čukarica Grocka Lazarevac Mladenovac Novi Beograd Obrenovac Palilula Rakovica Savski Venac Sopot Stari Grad Surčin Voždovac Vračar Zemun Zvezdara

Landmarks	Avala Tower Republic Square Pobednik Prince Michael Street Kalemegdan Nikola Pašić Square House of Flowers Gates of Belgrade Slavija Square Students Square Monument to the Unknown Hero Beograđanka Topčider Belgrade Synagogue Bajrakli Mosque Novo groblje Tašmajdan Park

Palaces and castles	Royal Compound White Palace Royal Palace City palaces Old Palace New Palace Countess Ljubica's Residence Prince Miloš's Residence Despot Stefan Tower Captain Miša's Mansion

Churches	St. Sava St. Michael's Cathedral St. Mark's Church Fenek monastery Zemun monastery St. Basil of Ostrog

Culture	National Theatre in Belgrade Sava Centar Belgrade Philharmonic Orchestra Belgrade Drama Theatre Yugoslav Drama Theatre Madlenianum Opera and Theatre Atelje 212 Boško Buha Theatre Belgrade Book Fair National Library of Serbia

Museums	Belgrade City Museum Ethnographic Museum Museum of Vuk and Dositej Museum of African Art Museum of Ivo Andrić Museum of Applied Arts Museum of Contemporary Art Military Museum Museum of Theatrical Arts of Serbia Museum of Aviation in Belgrade Museum of Natural History Museum of Yugoslav History National Museum of Serbia Jewish Historical Museum Nikola Tesla Museum Railway Museum

Education	Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts University of Belgrade University of Arts in Belgrade Megatrend University Singidunum University Union University Ilija M. Kolarac Endowment

Sport centers	Hala Pinki Hala sportova Kombank Arena Obilić Stadium Omladinski Stadion Partizan Stadium Hall Aleksandar Nikolić Rajko Mitić Stadium Stadion Kralj Petar I Tašmajdan Sports Centre Voždovac Stadium Zemun Stadium

Transport	Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport Belgrade bypass Beovoz Belgrade Metro Belgrade tram system

People	List of people from Belgrade

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