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Line 1: {{cleanup reorganize\|date=May 2015}} {{refimprove\|date=May 2015}} {{coord\|42\|40\|16\|N\|23\|22\|9\|E\|type:landmark\|display=title}}▼ {{Infobox venue \| name ~~stadium_name~~ = Arena Armeec \| nickname = \| native_name = {{small\|''Многофункционална спортна зала "Арена Армеец София"''}} \| native_name_lang = bg \| fullname = MSH Arena Armeec Sofia \| image = Арена Армеец София.jpg \| caption=A ~~photo~~ of = Arena Armeec draped with two large banners of Bulgaria's [[GERB]] party.}} (April 2012)▼ \| location = 1 Asen Yordanov Blvd<br>1113 [[Sofia]]<br>[[Bulgaria]] ~~\| coordinates =~~ ▲\| coordinates = {{coord\|42\|40\|16\|N\|23\|22\|9\|E\|type:landmark\|display=inline,title}} ~~\| broke_ground = 2 July 2009~~ \| ~~opened~~ broke_ground = 302 July ~~2011~~2009 \| ~~owner~~ opened = ~~National Sport~~30 ~~Base~~July ~~PLC~~2011 \| owner ~~surface~~ = ~~Parquet~~National Sport Base PLC \| surface ~~architect~~ = ~~Zheko~~= ~~Tilev~~Parquet \| 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}} \| former_names = Arena Sofia {{small\|(planning/construction)}} ~~\| image_size = 250px~~ \| image_size = 250px \| construction_cost = [[Bulgarian lev\|BGN]] 90 million \| main contractors = Glavbolgarstroy \| seating_capacity = 12,373 }} ▲\|caption=A photo of Arena Armeec draped with two large banners of Bulgaria's [[GERB]] party.}} The '''Arena Armeec''' 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 Armeec 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. Line 31: ==Major events and notable firsts== [[File:Арена Армеец интериор.jpg\|thumb\|left\|150px\|The interior of the multi-purpose indoor arena.]] [[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 37: 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 \|date= \|accessdate=2012-09-09}}</ref> 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 \|accessdate=2012-09-09 \|url-status=dead \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121103001637/http://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 \|archivedate=2012-11-03 }}</ref> 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]]\|accessdate=30 March 2015\|date=30 March 2015}}</ref> Line 43: 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 ~~Arena~~arena, having held it's rallies and conferences within it for years. This trend was bucked during late [[2019 Bulgarian local elections]], as the party wanted to undertake a "humble" campaign.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.24chasa.bg/novini/article/7677126\|title=За първи път: Без зала „Арена Армеец“ в кампанията на ГЕРБ\|website=www.24chasa.bg\|access-date=2019-10-28}}</ref> ==List of major concerts== Line 178: ==References== {{Reflist~~\|30em~~}} ==External links==

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