BTarena

The BTarena is a multi-purpose indoor arena that is located in Cluj-Napoca, Romania. The arena was previously called the Polyvalent Hall but was renamed on 17 October 2017 when the facility entered into a new arena-naming rights agreement with Banca Transilvania.^[3][4] The venue holds 10,000 people in its largest configuration. The building is located next to the Cluj Arena.^[5]

BTarena

The arena during Fed Cup 2018
Former names	Polyvalent Hall (2014–2017)
Location	Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Coordinates	46°46′1.1″N 23°34′13.4″E
Operator	Cluj-Napoca City Council
Capacity	10,000 (tennis, basketball, handball) 10,000 (concerts, kickboxing, MMA)[1]
Construction
Opened	21 October 2014
Expanded	2017
Construction cost	€16.5 million + €3.5 million (€21.5 million in 2019 euros)[2]
Architect	Dico și Țigănaș
Structural engineer	Plan 31
General contractor	SC CON-A SA
Main contractors	Nisal Intersport
Tenants
U-BT Cluj-Napoca (Divizia A) Universitatea Cluj-Napoca (Liga Naţională)
Website
btarena.info

History

The arena opened on 21 October 2014. The arena hosted a concert, on 31 October 2014, by English musician James Blunt, who sang from his album Moon Landing. The concert had an attendance of upwards of 6,000.^[6][7]

It hosted the Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Major DreamHack Open Cluj-Napoca 2015.^[8]

The arena's seating capacity for basketball games was expanded to 10,000 seats for the EuroBasket 2017.^[1] The renovation work on the arena's existing stands began after the 2017 European Artistic Gymnastics Championships.^[9] It was used again as one of the two venues for the 2020 FIBA Under-17 Women's Basketball World Cup.

It hosted the 2023 Junior World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships from July 7 to 9.

It will be used for the main round of the 2026 European Women's Handball Championship.

See also

• List of indoor arenas in Romania
• List of indoor arenas by capacity

References

1. 10 000 de locuri la Sala Polivalentă în 2017 (in Romanian).
2. Harmonized Index of Consumer Prices: All Items for Romania
3. "Banca Transilvania a semnat n contract pe cinci ani cu arena clujeană" (in Romanian). Total Baschet. 18 October 2017.
4. "A început amenajarea suprafeţei de zgură la BT Arena din Cluj-Napoca, pentru întâlnirea România – Elveţia, din FedCup" (in Romanian). Telekom Sport. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
5. "Sala Polivalentă, gata de inaugurare" (in Romanian). Cotidianul Transilvan. 24 September 2014. Archived from the original on 2 September 2017. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
6. "Sase mii de oameni au asistat la concertul lui James Blunt din Cluj" (in Romanian). Pro TV. Retrieved 7 November 2014.
7. "TOUR DATES" (in Romanian). jamesblunt.com. Archived from the original on 7 November 2014. Retrieved 7 November 2014.
8. "DreamHack Open- Cluj-Napoca". DreamHack. Archived from the original on November 18, 2015. Retrieved November 17, 2015.
9. "10 000 de locuri la Sala Polivalentă în 2017" (in Romanian). cluj.com. Retrieved 19 March 2017.

External links

• Media related to BT Arena (Cluj-Napoca) at Wikimedia Commons
• Official website (in Romanian)
• Photos of the arena at Dico și Țigănaș website