List of indoor arenas in Europe

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This is a list of indoor arenas in Europe by capacity. A broad definition of "Europe" is used here, including the entirety of Russia, Turkey, Armenia, Georgia and Kazakhstan.

The following is a list of arenas ordered by seating capacity, which is the maximum number of seated spectators the arena can accommodate for a sports event. Only the capacity for indoor sports, such as basketball, badminton, handball, ice hockey, tennis and volleyball, are included. Currently all arenas with a minimum capacity of 10,000 are included, some of which do not regularly host any sports. There is typically more capacity available if additional/temporary seats and standing room is included (i.e. for hosting concerts and other events like boxing). Other types of indoor event venues (such as a convention center) which can be used as an arena are not included unless the arena is housed in a separate designated part of the building or complex.

Current arenas by seating capacity

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Capacity of at least 15,000 for sports including standing places

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Arena Capacity Opened Location Country Image
Paris La Défense Arena 30,681[1] 2017 Nanterre  France Thumb
Co-op Live 23,500[2] 2024 Manchester  United Kingdom Thumb
Sportpaleis 23,001[3] 1933 Antwerp  Belgium Thumb
SKA Arena 23,000[4] 2023 Saint Petersburg  Russia Thumb
Manchester Arena 21,000[5] 1995 Manchester  United Kingdom Thumb
MVM Dome 20,028[6] 2021 Budapest  Hungary Thumb
MEO Arena 20,000[7] 1998 Lisbon  Portugal Thumb
The O2 Arena 20,000[8] 2007 London  United Kingdom Thumb
Lanxess Arena 19,500[9] 1998 Cologne  Germany Thumb
Belgrade Arena 18,386[10] 2004 Belgrade  Serbia Thumb
Nikos Galis Olympic Indoor Hall 18,300[11] 1995 Athens  Greece Thumb
Palau Sant Jordi 17,960 1990 Barcelona  Spain Thumb
Movistar Arena 17,453[12] 1960 Madrid Thumb
O2 Arena 17,383 2004 Prague  Czech Republic Thumb
Uber Arena 17,000 2008 Berlin  Germany Thumb
Ziggo Dome 17,000[13] 2012 Amsterdam  Netherlands Thumb
Inalpi Arena 16,600 2005 Turin  Italy Thumb
Arena Zagreb 16,500 2008 Zagreb  Croatia Thumb
Sinan Erdem Dome 16,457 2010 Istanbul  Turkey Thumb
Rotterdam Ahoy 16,426[14] 1950 Rotterdam  Netherlands Thumb
Accor Arena 16,394[15] 1984 Paris  France Thumb
Fernando Buesa Arena 16,164 1991 Vitoria-Gasteiz  Spain Thumb
Wiener Stadthalle 16,152 1958 Vienna  Austria Thumb
Forum di Milano 15,800 1990 Milan  Italy Thumb
Utilita Arena Birmingham 15,800[16] 1991 Birmingham  United Kingdom Thumb
BP pulse LIVE 15,685[17] 1980
Žalgiris Arena 15,415[18] 2011 Kaunas  Lithuania Thumb
Bizkaia Arena 15,414 2004 Barakaldo  Spain Thumb
Minsk-Arena 15,086 2009 Minsk  Belarus Thumb
Tauron Arena Kraków 15,030[19] 2014 Kraków  Poland Thumb
ING Arena 15,000[20] 2013 Brussels  Belgium Thumb
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Capacity of below 15,000 for sports

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Arena Capacity Opened Location Country Image
Peace and Friendship Stadium 14,940 1983 Piraeus  Greece Thumb
Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle 14,937 1983 Stuttgart  Germany Thumb
SAP Arena 14,500 2005 Mannheim  Germany Thumb
PSD Bank Dome 14,282 2006 Düsseldorf  Germany Thumb
Palacio Vistalegre 14,000 2000 Madrid  Spain Thumb
Helsinki Halli 14,000 1997 Helsinki  Finland Thumb
CSKA Arena 14,000 2015 Moscow  Russia Thumb
Megasport Arena 13,998 2006 Moscow  Russia Thumb
Avicii Arena 13,850 1989 Stockholm  Sweden Thumb
Atlas Arena 13,806 2009 Łódź  Poland Thumb
First Direct Arena 13,781[21][22] 2013 Leeds  United Kingdom
Gliwice Arena 13,752 2018 Gliwice  Poland Thumb
Utilita Arena Sheffield 13,600[23] 1991 Sheffield  United Kingdom Thumb
Nokia Arena 13,455 2021 Tampere  Finland Thumb
Sportovní hala Fortuna 13,150 1962 Prague  Czech Republic Thumb
Barclays Arena 13,000[24] 2002 Hamburg  Germany Thumb
Royal Arena 13,000 2017 Copenhagen  Denmark Thumb
Palau Municipal d'Esports de Badalona 12,760 1991 Badalona  Spain Thumb
Rudolf Weber-Arena 12,650 1996 Oberhausen  Germany Thumb
Malmö Arena 12,600 2009 Malmö  Sweden Thumb
Olympiahalle München 12,597 1972 Munich  Germany Thumb
UMMC Arena 12,588 2025 Yekaterinburg  Russia
LDLC Arena 12,523[25] 2023 Lyon  France Thumb
Jyske Bank Boxen 12,500 2010 Herning  Denmark Thumb
Thialf 12,500 1967 Heerenveen  Netherlands Thumb
OVO Arena Wembley 12,500[26] 1934 London  United Kingdom Thumb
Arena Stožice 12,480 2010 Ljubljana  Slovenia Thumb
Caja Mágica 12,442 2009 Madrid  Spain Thumb
St. Jakobshalle 12,400 1976 Basel  Switzerland Thumb
Arena Sofia 12,373[27] 2011 Sofia  Bulgaria Thumb
Spaladium Arena 12,339 2009 Split  Croatia Thumb
Scandinavium 12,312 1971 Gothenburg  Sweden Thumb
OVO Hydro 12,306[28] 2013 Glasgow  United Kingdom Thumb
Ice Palace Saint Petersburg 12,300 2000 Saint Petersburg  Russia Thumb
VTB Arena 12,273 2019 Moscow  Russia Thumb
Galaxie d'Amnéville 12,200 1990 Amnéville  France Thumb
Zénith de Strasbourg 12,079 2008 Strasbourg  France Thumb
Bolshoy Ice Dome 12,035 2012 Sochi  Russia Thumb
Hallenstadion 12,000 1939 Zürich  Switzerland Thumb
Papp László Budapest Sportaréna 12,000 2003 Budapest  Hungary Thumb
PostFinance Arena 12,000 1967 Bern  Switzerland Thumb
Westfalenhallen 12,000 1952 Dortmund  Germany Thumb
Palais des sports de Grenoble 12,000 1967 Grenoble  France Thumb
Zetra Olympic Hall 12,000 1983 Sarajevo  Bosnia and Herzegovina Thumb
Iceberg Skating Palace 12,000 2012 Sochi  Russia Thumb
Swiss Life Arena 12,000 2022 Zurich  Switzerland Thumb
Madrid Arena 12,000 2002 Madrid  Spain Thumb
Gatorade Center 11,820 1990 Turku  Finland Thumb
Luzhniki Palace of Sports 11,500 1956 Moscow  Russia Thumb
Gran Canaria Arena 11,500 2014 Las Palmas  Spain Thumb
Håkons Hall 11,500 1993 Lillehammer  Norway Thumb
SAP Garden 11,500[29] 2024 Munich  Germany Thumb
Ergo Arena 11,409 2010 Gdańsk/Sopot  Poland Thumb
Palacio de Deportes José María Martín Carpena 11,300 1999 Málaga  Spain Thumb
Arēna Rīga 11,200 2006 Riga  Latvia Thumb
PalaLottomatica 11,200 1960 Rome  Italy
Plaza de Toros de La Ribera 11,046 2001 Logroño  Spain Thumb
Spodek 11,036 1971 Katowice  Poland Thumb
MTS Live Arena[30] 11,000 2022 Odintsovo  Russia
Coliseum da Coruña 11,000 1991 A Coruña  Spain Thumb
Unipol Arena 11,000 1993 Casalecchio di Reno  Italy Thumb
Centennial Hall 11,000 1913 Wrocław  Poland Thumb
ZAG-Arena 10,767 2000 Hanover  Germany Thumb
Hall XXL 10,750 2013 Nantes  France
Pabellón Príncipe Felipe 10,744 1990 Zaragoza  Spain Thumb
Sud de France Arena 10,700 2010 Montpellier  France Thumb
Iradier Arena 10,625 1941 Vitoria-Gasteiz  Spain Thumb
M&S Bank Arena 10,600[31] 2008 Liverpool  United Kingdom Thumb
ÖVB Arena 10,500 2004 Bremen  Germany Thumb
Vitrifrigo Arena 10,323 1996 Pesaro  Italy Thumb
Enteria arena 10,300 1960 Pardubice  Czech Republic Thumb
P&J Live 10,264[32] 2019 Aberdeen  United Kingdom Thumb
Sparkassen-Arena 10,250 1951 Kiel  Germany Thumb
Plaza de Toros de Illumbe 10,241 1998 San Sebastián  Spain Thumb
Palacio Municipal de Deportes San Pablo 10,200 1988 Seville  Spain Thumb
Belgorod Arena [ru] 10,105 2021 Belgorod  Russia
Slovnaft Aréna 10,055 2011 Bratislava  Slovakia Thumb
Bilbao Arena 10,014 2010 Bilbao  Spain Thumb
Max-Schmeling-Halle 10,012 1996 Berlin  Germany Thumb
Twinsbet Arena 10,000 2004 Vilnius  Lithuania Thumb
León Arena 10,000 2000 Léon  Spain Thumb
Plaza de Toros La Cubierta 10,000 1997 Leganés  Spain Thumb
Motorpoint Arena Nottingham 10,000[33] 2000 Nottingham  United Kingdom Thumb
BTarena 10,000 2014 Cluj-Napoca  Romania Thumb
CO'Met Arena 10,000[34] 2023 Orléans  France
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Current arenas that can be used for football

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Telenor Arena, Bærum

Currently these arenas are primarily used for indoor sports and/or other events i.e. music concerts, but can also receive association football or rugby matches in the winter, unlike the US and Canada domes, which are enclosed stadiums primarily used for outdoor sports.

Telenor Arena could be considered the only dome in Europe from its opening in 2009 until 2011, when the association football club Stabæk used it for their home matches before returning to their old home, Nadderud Stadion, as the club couldn't support the rent to play at Telenor Arena. The next multi-purpose indoor arena to open in Europe was Paris La Défense Arena in 2017.

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Arena Capacities Opened Location Country
Sport Concerts
Paris La Défense Arena 30,000[35] 40,000 2017 Nanterre  France
Unity Arena 15,000 25,000 2009 Bærum  Norway
Vikingskipet 10,600 20,000 1992 Hamar  Norway
Egilshöllin 2,000 18,000 2002[36] Reykjavík  Iceland
Vallhall Arena 5,500 12,500 2001 Oslo  Norway
Hala Widowiskowo-Sportowa MOSiR[a] 1,777[38][39] 5,000[38] 1975[38] Zabrze  Poland
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  1. Since 2020, 100 × 50 m playing field with artificial turf,[37] previously 110.5 × 53.5 m with synthetic rubber.[38]

Arenas under construction

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UMMC Arena in June 2023
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Arena Capacity Opening Location Country
Roig Arena 18,600 2025 Valencia  Spain
PalaItalia Santa Giulia 16,000[40] 2026 Milan  Italy
New CSKA Ice Palace 14,000[41] 2026 Moscow  Russia
Arena Brno 13,300[42] 2026 Brno  Czech Republic
New Torpedo Arena 12,000[43] 2025 Nizhny Novgorod  Russia
New Olimpiisky Arena 12,000[44] 2025 Moscow
Sala Polivalentă 10,059[45] 2025 Brașov  Romania
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Proposed arenas

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Arena Capacity First
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Hala Narodowa 22,000[46] 2014 Warsaw  Poland
Wien Holding-Arena [de] 20,000[47][48] 2020 Vienna  Austria
Arena Polivalentă 20,000[49] 2019 Bucharest  Romania
Munich Arena 20,000[50] 2022 Munich  Germany
Suvilahti Arena 17,000[51] 2023 Helsinki  Finland
Arena 3.3 17,000[52] 2023 Vantaa
YTL Arena Bristol 17,000[53] 2019 Bristol  United Kingdom
Sala Polivalentă 16,000[54][55] 2020 Timișoara  Romania
New Scandinavium Arena[56] 16,000[57][58] 2023 Gothenburg  Sweden
Kyiv Arena 15,800[59] 2022 Kyiv  Ukraine
New Cardiff Bay Arena 15,348[60][61] 2018 Cardiff  United Kingdom
Nou Palau Blaugrana 15,000 2016 Barcelona  Spain
Helsinki Garden 14,000[62][63] 2020 Helsinki  Finland
Frankfurt Arena 13,500[64] 2022 Frankfurt  Germany
The Sage 12,500[65] 2018 Gateshead  United Kingdom
New Drammen Arena 12,000[66] 2020 Drammen  Norway
Bergen Byarena 11,000[67] 2018 Bergen
WeArena 10,500[68] 2018 Reggio Emilia  Italy
Sala Polivalentă Regina Maria 10,212[69] 2019 Iași  Romania
Oulu Arena 10,000[70] 2023 Oulu  Finland
Uppsala Eventcenter 10,000 2013 Uppsala  Sweden
Sunderland Arena 10,000[71] 2022 Sunderland  United Kingdom
Dundee Arena 10,000[72] 2022 Dundee
Lviv Colosseum 10,000[59] 2022 Lviv  Ukraine
Ratapiha Arena 10,000[73] 2017 Turku  Finland
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