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| capacity = [[Boxing]]: 15 ,545<br>[[Tennis]], [[Wrestling]]: 13 ,545<br>[[Basketball]], [[Volleyball]]: 15 ,373<br>[[Concert]]: 17 000,906

| tenants = [[Bulgaria men's national volleyball team]] {{small|([[European Volleyball Confederation|CEV]]) (2011-present2011–present)}}<br>[[ATP Sofia Open|Sofia Open]] {{small|([[ATP World Tour 250 series|ATP 250]])}}

'''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=Thechnical 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 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.

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.