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Line 1: {{Short description\|Multi-purpose indoor arena in Sofia, Bulgaria}} ~~{{Multiple issues\|~~ ~~{{cleanup reorganize\|date=May 2015}}~~ ~~{{more citations needed\|date=May 2015}}~~ }} {{Infobox venue \| name = ~~Armeets~~Arena ~~Arena~~Sofia \| native_name = ~~Многофункционална спортна зала "~~Арена ~~Армеец~~ София" \| native_name_lang = bg \| image = Garanti Koza Sofia Open - at Arena ~~= Арена Армеец София~~Armeets.jpg \| image_size = ~~270px~~ \| caption = ~~\| caption = Armeets Arena draped with two large banners of Bulgaria's [[GERB]] party. (April 2012)~~ \| fullname = ~~Armeets~~ Arena Sofia \| former_names = Arena Armeets Sofia ~~{{small\|~~(~~planning/construction~~2011–2022)}} \| address = 1 Asen Yordanov Blvd \| ~~city~~ location = [[Sofia]], Bulgaria \| coordinates = {{coord\|42\|40\|16\|N\|23\|22\|9\|E\|type:landmark\|display=inline,title}}▼ ~~\| country = [[Bulgaria]]~~ \| owner = National Sport Base PLC▼ ▲\| coordinates = {{coord\|42\|40\|16\|N\|23\|22\|9\|E\|type:landmark\|display=inline,title}} \| capacity = [[Boxing]]: 15 ,545<br />[[Tennis]], [[~~Wrestling~~wrestling]]: 13 ,545<br />[[Basketball]], [[~~Volleyball~~volleyball]]: 15 ,373<br />[[~~Concert~~Concerts]]: 17 ~~000~~,906▼ ▲\| owner = National Sport Base PLC \| surface = Parquet▼ ▲\| capacity = [[Boxing]]: 15 545<br>[[Tennis]], [[Wrestling]]: 13 545<br>[[Basketball]], [[Volleyball]]: 15 373<br>[[Concert]]: 17 000 \| broke_ground = 2 July 2009▼ ▲\| surface = Parquet \| opened = {{Start date\|2011\|07\|30\|df=y}}▼ ▲\| broke_ground = 2 July 2009 \| cost = [[Bulgarian lev\|BGN]] 90 million <br /> [[Euro\|EUR €]] 47 million ▲\| opened = {{Start date\|2011\|07\|30\|df=y}} \| architect = Zheko Tilev▼ ~~\| cost = [[Bulgarian lev\|BGN]] 90 million~~ \| main_contractors = Glavbolgarstroy▼ ▲\| architect = Zheko Tilev \| tenants = [[Bulgaria men's national volleyball team]] ~~{{small\|~~([[European Volleyball Confederation\|CEV]]) (~~2011-present~~2011–present)}}<br />[[ATP Sofia Open\|Sofia Open]] ~~{{small\|~~([[ATP World Tour 250 series\|ATP 250]])}}▼ ▲\| main_contractors = Glavbolgarstroy \| website = {{URL\|http://arenaarmeecsofia.com\|Venue Website}}▼ ▲\| tenants = [[Bulgaria men's national volleyball team]] {{small\|(European Volleyball Confederation\|CEV) (2011-present)}}<br>[[ATP Sofia Open\|Sofia Open]] {{small\|([[ATP World Tour 250 series\|ATP 250]])}} ▲\| website = {{URL\|http://arenaarmeecsofia.com\|Venue Website}} }} '''Armeets Arena Sofia''' ({{lang-bg\|Арена Армеец София}}, {{IPA-bg\|ɐˈrɛnə ɐrˈmɛet͡s ˈsɔfijə\|}}) is a multi-purpose [[indoor arena]] located in [[Sofia]], [[Bulgaria]]. It has a [[seating capacity]] of 12,373.<ref>{{Cite web \|url=http://www.arenaarmeecsofia.com/technical_data/en \|title=Archived copy \|access-date=2016-09-15 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160920122133/http://www.arenaarmeecsofia.com/technical_data/en \|archive-date=2016-09-20 \|url-status=dead }}</ref> For concerts it can grow to 17,906. It was originally called '''Arena Sofia''' before the Bulgarian insurance company Armeets purchased the naming rights. There are 887 parking lots, 614 of them placed in a central exterior parking, 231 placed in near streets and 42 designated for disabled people.▼ ▲'''~~Armeets~~ Arena Sofia''' ({{lang-bg\|Арена ~~Армеец~~ София}}, {{IPA-bg\|ɐˈrɛnə ~~ɐrˈmɛet͡s~~ ˈsɔfijə\|}}) is a multi-purpose [[indoor arena]] located in [[Sofia]], [[Bulgaria]]. ItOpened in July 2011, it has a [[seating capacity]] of 12,373.<ref>{{Cite web \|url=http://www.arenaarmeecsofia.com/technical_data/en \|title=~~Archived~~Technical ~~copy~~details \|access-date=2016-09-15 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160920122133/http://www.arenaarmeecsofia.com/technical_data/en \|archive-date=2016-09-20 \|url-status=dead }}</ref> ~~For concerts it can grow to 17,906.~~ It was ~~originally~~formerly called '''Arena ~~Sofia~~Armeets''' ~~before~~after the Bulgarian insurance company Armeets purchased the naming rights~~. There are 887 parking lots~~, ~~614~~until ofthe ~~them~~sponsorship ~~placed~~was terminated in aOctober ~~central~~2022.<ref>{{Cite ~~exterior~~web ~~parking,~~\|date=2022-10-06 ~~231~~\|title=Най-голямата ~~placed~~зала inв ~~near~~България ~~streets~~остана ~~and~~без 42спонсор ~~designated~~\|url=https://segabg.com/node/228564 ~~for~~\|access-date=2022-10-06 ~~disabled~~\|website=СЕГА ~~people.~~\|language=bg}}</ref> Designed as a universal hall for cultural events and sports, the arena could host up to 30 types of sports, including [[basketball]], [[volleyball]], [[team handball\|handball]], [[futsal]], [[boxing]], [[tennis]], [[Olympic weightlifting\|weightlifting]], [[fencing]] and [[gymnastics]] competitions as well as [[concert]]s.▼ ▲Designed as a universal hall for cultural events and sports, the arena could host up to 30 types of sports, including [[basketball]], [[volleyball]], [[team handball\|handball]], [[futsal]], [[boxing]], [[tennis]], [[Olympic weightlifting\|weightlifting]], [[fencing]] and [[gymnastics]] competitions, as well as [[concert]]s with a maximum capacity of 17,906. There are 887 parking lots, 614 of them placed in a central exterior parking, 231 placed in near streets and 42 designated for disabled people. ==Major events and notable firsts== [[File:~~Арена~~2018 ~~Армеец~~Diema ~~интериор~~Xtra Sofia Open.jpg\|thumb\|left\|~~150px~~250px\|~~The~~Arena ~~interior of~~hosting the ~~multi-purpose~~2018 ~~indoor~~Sofia ~~arena.~~Open]] ~~[[File:Garanti Koza Sofia Open - at Arena Armeets.jpg\|thumb\|left\|150px\|indoor arena.]]~~ The first major concert in the arena was held by [[Jean Michel Jarre]], followed by artists [[Sade (band)\|Sade]] and [[Amorphis]]. Line 60 ⟶ 56: * [[Svetlana Ražnatović\|Ceca]] – 22 May 2012 * [[Julio Iglesias]] – 13 June 2012 * [[Lady Gaga]] – 14 August 2012 17 000 * [[Red Hot Chili Peppers]] – 1 September 2012<ref>[http://arenaarmeecsofia.com/Event/Red-Hot-Chili-Peppers_l.ev_i.196_lang.en.html ] {{webarchive \|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120723063631/http://arenaarmeecsofia.com/Event/Red-Hot-Chili-Peppers_l.ev_i.196_lang.en.html \|date=July 23, 2012 }}</ref> * [[Jennifer Lopez]] – 18 November 2012<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://arenaarmeecsofia.com/Event/Jennifer-Lopez_l.ev_i.160_lang.bg.html \|title=Дженифър Лопес - Събитие - Арена Армеец София \|publisher=Arenaarmeecsofia.com \|access-date=2012-09-09 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121104180553/http://arenaarmeecsofia.com/Event/Jennifer-Lopez_l.ev_i.160_lang.bg.html \|archive-date=2012-11-04 \|url-status=dead }}</ref> Line 136 ⟶ 132: * [[Skandau]] - 06 April 2019 * [[Lenny Kravitz]] - 04 May 2019 * [[Evanescence]] - 11 September 2019 * [[Deep Purple]] - 07 December 2019 * [[Five Finger Death Punch]] & [[Megadeth]] – 22 February 2020~~<ref>http://www.sme.bg/en/concerts/347/five-finger-death-punch</ref>~~ * [[~~Kiss~~Deep ~~(band)~~Purple]] - 1829 ~~July~~May ~~2020~~2022 * [[~~Skandau~~Iron Maiden]] - 2413 ~~October~~July ~~2020~~2022 * [[Godsmack]] - 25 October 2022 ~~\|colwidth=~~ * [[Pantera]] - 26 May 2023 ~~30em~~ }} Line 186 ⟶ 183: ==External links== {{commons category\|Arena Armeets, Sofia}} [http://arenaarmeecsofia.com Official website] {{in lang\|rubg}} [http://arenaarmeecsofia.com/en Official website] {{in lang\|en}} [http://arenaarmeecsofia.net List with actual events] {{in lang\|bg}} [http://sofiaecho.com/2010/04/14/886854_cabinet-to-finance-sofia-sports-hall-construction-with-108m-leva-from-fiscal-reserve Cabinet to finance Sofia sports hall construction with 108M leva from fiscal reserve] *[http://www.bulgariagazette.com/borisov-promises-a-new-sports-hall-in-sofia/ Borisov promises a new sports hall in Sofia] {{s-start}} Line 200 ⟶ 195: }} {{succession box \| title=Junior Eurovision Song Contest<br />Venue \| before=Malta Shipbuilding<br />[[Marsa, Malta]] \| after=[[Mediterranean Conference Centre]]<br />[[Valletta]] \| years=[[Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2015\|2015]] }} Line 208 ⟶ 203: {{Junior Eurovision Song Contest venues}} {{Authority control}} [[Category:Indoor arenas in Bulgaria]] Line 214 ⟶ 210: [[Category:Music venues in Bulgaria]] [[Category:Basketball venues in Bulgaria]] [[Category:Volleyball venues in Bulgaria]] [[Category:Music venues completed in 2011]] [[Category:Sports venues completed in 2011]]