Žalgiris Arena
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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 and is the largest indoor arena in the Baltics.[1] The arena's maximum possible seating capacity for basketball games is 15,415,[2] and 22,500 spectators for concerts (when the stage is in the middle,[3] 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.
Address | Karaliaus Mindaugo pr. 50 |
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Location | Kaunas, Lithuania |
Coordinates | 54°53′25″N 23°54′52″E |
Owner | Kaunas City Municipality |
Capacity | Variable
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Construction | |
Broke ground | 26 September 2008 |
Opened | 18 August 2011 |
Expanded | 2022 (swimming venue) |
Construction cost | €50 million |
Architect | Eugenijus Miliūnas |
Main contractors | Vėtrūna |
Tenants | |
Žalgiris Kaunas (LKL, Euroleague) (2011–present) | |
Website | |
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The Žalgirio 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 average attendance in the Euroleague in 2011–12, 2012–13, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21.