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Sports venue in Klaipėda, Lithuania From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Švyturio Arena (English: Lighthouse Arena) is an indoor arena in Klaipėda, Lithuania. The arena is named after the company Švyturys, which bought the rights for the name. The capacity of the catamaran-shaped arena is 6,200 seats for basketball games, 4,416 for ice hockey games, 6,512 for boxing/wrestling matches, and 7,450 seats for concerts.
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Address | Dubysos g. 10 |
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Location | Klaipėda, Lithuania |
Coordinates | 55°41′15.04″N 21°9′7.67″E |
Owner | Švyturys, Klaipėda city municipality |
Capacity | Basketball: 6,200 Ice hockey: 4,416 Concerts: 7,500 Boxing/Wrestling: 6,512 |
Construction | |
Broke ground | October, 2009 |
Opened | July 28, 2011 |
Construction cost | €16 Million |
Architect | AB „Miestprojektas“ Kaunas |
General contractor | Vėtrūna |
Tenants | |
BC Neptūnas | |
Website | |
svyturioarena |
Klaipėda Arena held Group D matches of the 37th FIBA European Basketball Championship, from 31 August, to 5 September 2011.
Klaipėda Arena hosted some matches for the 2021 FIFA Futsal World Cup.
In 2027, the arena will host matches for the FIBA Women's EuroBasket.
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