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{{Short description|Multi-purpose indoor arena in Sofia, Bulgaria}}
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{{Infobox venue
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▲| native_name_lang = bg
| fullname = MSH Arena Armeec Sofia▼
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▲| image = Арена Армеец София.jpg
| address = 1 Asen Yordanov Blvd
| broke_ground = 2 July 2009▼
| location = [[Sofia]], Bulgaria
▲| coordinates = {{coord|42|40|16|N|23|22|9|E|type:landmark|display=inline,title}}
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| surface = Parquet▼
| capacity = [[Boxing]]: 15,545<br />[[Tennis]], [[wrestling]]: 13,545<br />[[Basketball]], [[volleyball]]: 15,373<br />[[Concerts]]: 17,906
| architect = Zheko Tilev▼
| 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}}▼
| opened = {{Start date|2011|07|30|df=y}}
▲| former_names = Arena Sofia {{small|(planning/construction)}}
▲| image_size = 250px
▲| construction_cost = [[Bulgarian lev|BGN]] 90 million
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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==
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▲[[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]].
The arena has hosted the 2012 European [[Taekwon-do]] [[International Taekwon-Do Federation|ITF]] championship in May, followed by the [[2012 Aerobic Gymnastics World Championships]] in the first three days of June. The city was previously awarded the [[2004 Aerobic Gymnastics World Championships|2004 edition]] of the event.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sofia2012.fig-gymnastics.com/ |title=2012 Sofia AER World Championships : Homepage |publisher=Sofia2012.fig-gymnastics.com |access-date
During three days in February 2012 the arena hosted the [[Cirque du Soleil]] show ''[[Saltimbanco#2012 schedule|Saltimbanco]]'' for the first time in Bulgaria.<ref>[http://www.cirquedusoleil.com/en/shows/saltimbanco/tickets/sofia.aspx ] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120109001104/http://www.cirquedusoleil.com/en/shows/saltimbanco/tickets/sofia.aspx |date=January 9, 2012 }}</ref> Between 9 and 11 November 2012 it also hosted the travelling [[ice show]] [[Disney on Ice]], another debut for the country.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.arenaarmeecsofia.com/%D0%A1%D1%8A%D0%B1%D0%B8%D1%82%D0%B8%D0%B5/%D0%94%D0%B8%D1%81%D0%BD%D0%B8-%D0%BD%D0%B0-%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%B4_l.ev_i.106_lang.bg.html |title=Дисни на лед - Събитие - Арена Армеец София |publisher=Arenaarmeecsofia.com |
The [[Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2015]] was held in the arena on 21 November 2015, the first time a [[Eurovision (network)|Eurovision event]] was held in Bulgaria.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.junioreurovision.tv/page/blog?id=junior_eurovision_2015_21_november_in_sofia_bulgaria|title=Junior Eurovision 2015: 21 November in Sofia, Bulgaria|publisher=[[European Broadcasting Union|JuniorEurovision.tv]]|
The arena recorded its first sold-out game on 9 June 2012, when 12,501 fans (128 more than the official capacity) came to see the [[Volleyball at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's qualification#Tournament 2|Olympic qualification]] volleyball match between [[France men's national volleyball team|France]] and [[Bulgaria men's national volleyball team|Bulgaria]]. It will be used for the 2020 FIBA Under-17 Basketball World Cup.
Bulgaria's ruling [[GERB]] party is a consistent user of the
==List of major concerts==
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* [[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
* [[Lili Ivanova]] – 22 November 2012
* [[Goran Bregović]] – 29 November 2012<ref>{{cite web |url=http://arenaarmeecsofia.com/Event/Goran-Bregovi-_l.ev_i.203_lang.bg.html |title=Горан Брегович - Събитие - Арена Армеец София |publisher=Arenaarmeecsofia.com |access-date
* [[Giorgos Mazonakis]] – 12 December 2012
* Solar Christmas 2012: Sunnery James & Ryan Marciano, [[Fedde le Grand]], [[Sophie Ellis-Bextor]] – 21 December 2012
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* [[Iron Maiden]] – 16 June 2014
* [[Svetlana Ražnatović|Ceca]] - 7 November 2014
* [[Slavi Trifonov]] & [[Ku-Ku Band]] - 25 April 2015
* [[OneRepublic]] – 2 June 2015
* [[Skrillex]] – 5 June 2015
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* [[Europe (band)|Europe]] - 16 May 2017
* [[Moscow State Circus]] - 20 May 2017
* [[Varekai|Cirque du Soleil - Varekai]] -
* 50 Years [[Shturcite|Shturtsite]] - 03 June 2017
* [[Slavi Trifonov]] & Ku-Ku band -
* [[Sting (musician)|Sting]] - 16 September 2017
* [[Sully Erna]] - 26 September 2017
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* [[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
* [[
* [[
* [[Godsmack]] - 25 October 2022
* [[Pantera]] - 26 May 2023
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*[[2013 Summer Deaflympics]] – 26 July – 4 August 2013
*[[2013 WTA Tournament of Champions]] – 29 October – 3 November 2013
*[[2013 Trampoline World Championships]] -
*[[2014 European Women's Artistic Gymnastics Championships]] – 12–18 May 2014
*[[2014 European Men's Artistic Gymnastics Championships]] – 19–25 May 2014
*[[2014 FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup Series|2014 FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup Sofia]] -
*[[2014 Garanti Koza WTA Tournament of Champions|2014 WTA Tournament of Champions]] – 28 October – 2 November 2014
*[[2015 FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup Series|2015 FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup Sofia]] -
*[[2015 Men's European Volleyball Championship]] - 9–18 October 2015
*[[2016 Garanti Koza Sofia Open]] - 1–7 February 2016
*[[2016 FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup Series|2016 FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup Sofia]] -
*2016 World Sambo Championships -
*[[2017 Garanti Koza Sofia Open]] - 5–12 February 2017
*2017 European Taekwondo Championships
*[[2017 FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup Series|2017 FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup Sofia]] -
*[[2017 Trampoline World Championships]] -
*[[2018 Diema Xtra Sofia Open]] - 4–11 February 2018
*[[2018 World Junior Figure Skating Championships]] -
*[[2018 FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup Series|2018 FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup Sofia]] - 30 March-1 April 2018
*[[2018 Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships]] -
*[[2018 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship|2018 FIVB Volleyball World Championship]] - 9–30 September 2018
*[[2020 FIBA Under-17 Basketball World Cup]] - 4–12 July 2020
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==See also==
* [[List of indoor arenas in Bulgaria]]
==References==
{{Reflist
==External links==
{{commons category|Arena Armeets, Sofia}}
*[http://arenaarmeecsofia.com Official website] {{in lang|
*[http://arenaarmeecsofia.com/en Official website] {{in lang|en}}
*[http://arenaarmeecsofia.net List with actual events] {{in lang|bg}}
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{{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]]
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[[Category:Indoor arenas in Bulgaria]]
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[[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]]
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