Arena Armeec

  • Volleyball World League 2012
  • Qatar Airways Tournament of Champions 2012

The Arena Armeec Sofia ( Bulgarian Арена Армеец София ) is a multi-use sports and entertainment venue in the Bulgarian capital Sofia. It was opened 30 July 2011 with a friendly match between the Bulgarian and Serbian national volleyball team of men. Another major events concerts of Jean Michel Jarre and Sade Adu were to take place. The Bulgarian insurance companies Armeec acquired the naming rights until 2017.

Location

The Arena Armeec Sofia is located in Sofia city district Slatina near the place of aviation and the Tsarigradsko in the eastern part of the city.

Construction

The decision to build a new multi-purpose hall with the financial support of the Bulgarian state in the Bulgarian capital was taken in 2008 and launched a call for tenders. In early June, 2009, the State Agency for Youth and Sports ( Bulg Държавната Агенция за Младежта и Спорта ) that presented by Glavbulgarstroy project as winner of the tender announced. The building should initially cost 107 million leva. During the election campaign for the 2009 parliamentary elections on 2 July 2009 put the former Bulgarian Prime Minister Sergey Stanishev for the groundbreaking ceremony. After the change of government in 2009 was found by the new government of Boyko Borisov that the financing of the project was not backed up. In the background of the global economic crisis, the government of Boyko Borisov could negotiate new construction costs and reduce it to 90 million leva. The actual start of construction took place on 18 January 2010.

Architecture and key data

The arena has a capacity of 12,470 seats, of which 3500 can be expanded if required. At concerts, a further up to 6,500 standing places available. Besides the main building, a training hall and parking for 1,200 cars was built. The Arena Armeec Sofia has two press centers that operate independently and can accommodate 120 journalists.

Events

In the hall the volleyball qualifying matches for the 2012 Summer Olympics were held .. Also the final of the Volleyball World League 2012 was held in the hall. In October / November 2012, the tennis tournament Qatar Airways Tournament of Champions will be held for the first time, which took place from 2009 in Bali, Indonesia.

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