List of indoor arenas in Europe
This is a list of indoor arenas in Europe by capacity. A broad definition of "Europe" is used here, including the entirety of Russia, Turkey and Azerbaijan, Georgia, Armenia, Kazakhstan.
The venues are by their final capacity after construction for seating-only events. There is more capacity if standing room is included. All venues with at least 10,000 seats are listed.
Current arenas
Arena | Capacity | Opened | Location | Country |
Štark Arena | 24,232 | 2004 | Belgrade | |
Sportpaleis | 23,359 | 1933 | Antwerp | |
Tauron Arena Kraków | 22,000 | 2014 | Kraków | |
Manchester Arena | 21,000 | 1995 | Manchester | |
O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall | 20,700 | 1995 | Athens | |
AccorHotels Arena | 20,300 | 1984 | Paris | |
Altice Arena | 20,100 | 1998 | Lisbon | |
The O2 Arena | 20,000 | 2007 | London | |
Žalgiris Arena | 20,000 | 2011 | Kaunas | |
Lanxess Arena | 19,500 | 1998 | Cologne | |
O2 Arena | 19,000 | 2004 | Prague | |
Pala Alpitour | 18,100 | 2005 | Turin | |
Palau Sant Jordi | 17,500 | 1990 | Barcelona | |
Mercedes-Benz Arena Berlin | 17,400 | 2008 | Berlin | |
Ziggo Dome | 17,200 | 2012 | Amsterdam | |
PostFinance Arena | 17,100 | 1967 | Bern | |
Westfalenhallen | 16,500 | 1952 | Dortmund | |
Rotterdam Ahoy | 16,426 | 1950 | Rotterdam | |
Royal Arena | 16,100 | 2017 | Copenhagen | |
Barclaycard Arena Hamburg | 16,400 | 2002 | Hamburg | |
Wiener Stadthalle | 16,300 | 1958 | Vienna | |
Ericsson Globe | 16,200 | 1989 | Stockholm | |
P&J Live | 16,000 | 2019 | Aberdeen | |
Arena Birmingham | 15,800 | 1991 | Birmingham | |
Resorts World Arena | 15,685 | 1980 | Birmingham | |
Fernando Buesa Arena | 15,504 | 1991 | Vitoria-Gasteiz | |
Malmö Arena | 15,500 | 2009 | Malmö | |
WiZink Center | 15,500 | 1960 | Madrid | |
Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle | 15,500 | 1983 | Stuttgart | |
Bizkaia Arena | 15,414 | 2004 | Barakaldo | |
Sinan Erdem Dome | 15,400 | 2010 | Istanbul | |
Arena Zagreb | 15,300 | 2008 | Zagreb | |
Ethias Arena | 15,200 | 2004 | Hasselt | |
Minsk-Arena | 15,086 | 2009 | Minsk | |
Romexpo Dome | 15,000 | 1991 | Bucharest | |
Palais 12 | 15,000 | 2013 | Brussels | |
Ergo Arena | 15,000 | 2010 | Gdańsk/Sopot | |
Halle Tony Garnier | 15,000 | 1988 | Lyon | |
SAP Arena | 15,000 | 2005 | Mannheim | |
Hartwall Arena | 15,000 | 1997 | Helsinki | |
Hellinikon Olympic Arena | 15,000 | 2003 | Faliro | |
Jyske Bank Boxen | 15,000 | 2010 | Herning | |
VTB Arena Small Arena | 15,000 | 2019 | Moscow | |
Peace and Friendship Stadium | 14,905 | 1983 | Piraeus | |
3Arena | 14,500 | 2008 | Dublin | |
Arena Stožice | 14,480 | 2010 | Ljubljana | |
Tipsport Arena | 14,475 | 1962 | Prague | |
Palacio Vistalegre | 14,000 | 2000 | Madrid | |
Scandinavium | 14,000 | 1971 | Gothenburg | |
Hallenstadion | 14,000 | 1939 | Zürich | |
Megasport Arena | 14,000 | 2006 | Moscow | |
Park&Suites Arena | 14,000 | 2010 | Montpellier | |
Atlas Arena | 13,805 | 2009 | Łódź | |
Ülker Sports Arena | 13,800 | 2011 | Istanbul | |
First Direct Arena | 13,781 | 2013 | Leeds | |
Gliwice Arena | 13,752 | 2018 | Gliwice | |
FlyDSA Arena | 13,600 | 1991 | Sheffield | |
Festhalle Frankfurt | 13,500 | 1909 | Frankfurt | |
Sparkassen-Arena | 13,500 | 1952 | Kiel | |
ISS Dome | 13,400 | 2006 | Düsseldorf | |
Sørmarka Arena | 13,000 | 2010 | Stavanger | |
The SSE Hydro | 13,000 | 2013 | Glasgow | |
Elmia Eventcenter | 13,000 | 1961 | Jönköping | |
Adriatic Arena | 13,000 | 1996 | Pesaro | |
Flanders Expo | 13,000 | 1986 | Ghent | |
Palau Municipal d'Esports de Badalona | 12,760 | 1991 | Badalona | |
König Pilsener Arena | 12,650 | 1996 | Oberhausen | |
Siemens Arena | 12,500 | 2004 | Vilnius | |
Mediolanum Forum | 12,500 | 1990 | Assago | |
Papp László Budapest Sportaréna | 12,500 | 2003 | Budapest | |
Thialf | 12,500 | 1967 | Heerenveen | |
The SSE Arena, Wembley | 12,500 | 1934 | London | |
Caja Mágica | 12,442 | 2009 | Madrid | |
Arena Armeec | 12,373 | 2011 | Sofia | |
Galaxie d'Amnéville | 12,200 | 1990 | Amnéville | |
Olympiahalle München | 12,150 | 1972 | Munich | |
VTB Ice Palace | 12,100 | 2015 | Moscow | |
Zénith de Strasbourg | 12,079 | 2008 | Strasbourg | |
Baku Crystal Hall | 12,000 | 2012 | Baku | |
Trondheim Spektrum | 12,000 | 1963/2019 | Trondheim | |
Palais des sports de Grenoble | 12,000 | 1967 | Grenoble | |
12,000 | 1981/2017 | Braga | ||
Ice Palace Saint Petersburg | 12,000 | 2000 | Saint Petersburg | |
Velodrom | 12,000 | 2000 | Berlin | |
Arena Leipzig | 12,000 | 2002 | Leipzig | |
Zetra Olympic Hall | 12,000 | 1983 | Sarajevo | |
Ostravar Aréna | 12,000 | 1986 | Ostrava | |
Bolshoy Ice Dome | 12,000 | 2012 | Sochi | |
Barys Arena | 12,000 | 2015 | Nur-Sultan | |
Almaty Ice Palace | 12,000 | 2016 | Almaty | |
Gatorade Center | 11,820 | 1990 | Turku | |
Luzhniki Palace of Sports | 11,500 | 1956 | Moscow | |
Gran Canaria Arena | 11,500 | 2014 | Las Palmas | |
Saab Arena | 11,500 | 2004 | Linköping | |
Spodek | 11,500 | 1971 | Katowice | |
Utilita Arena | 11,400 | 1995 | Newcastle | |
Pais Arena | 11,000 | 2014 | Jerusalem | |
Arkéa Arena | 11,300 | 2018 | Bordeaux | |
Arēna Rīga | 11,200 | 2006 | Riga | |
Plaza de Toros de La Ribera | 11,046 | 2001 | Logroño | |
Gavlerinken Arena | 11,000 | 1967/2006 | Gävle | |
11,000 | 1995 | Santa Maria da Feira | ||
PalaLottomatica | 11,000 | 1960 | Rome | |
M&S Bank Arena | 11,000 | 2008 | Liverpool | |
Håkons Hall | 11,000 | 1993 | Lillehammer | |
Ankara Arena | 11,000 | 2010 | Ankara | |
Karen Demirchyan Complex | 11,000 | 1983 | Yerevan | |
TUI Arena | 11,000 | 2000 | Hanover | |
Centennial Hall | 11,000 | 1913 | Wrocław | |
Tbilisi Sports Palace | 11,000 | 1961 | Tbilisi | |
Coliseum da Coruña | 11,000 | 1991 | A Coruña | |
Palacio de Deportes José María Martín Carpena | 11,000 | 1999 | Málaga | |
Unipol Arena | 11,000 | 1993 | Casalecchio di Reno | |
Arena Nürnberger Versicherung | 11,000 | 2001 | Nuremberg | |
Laugardalshöllin | 11,000 | 1973 | Reykjavík | |
Spaladium Arena | 10,931 | 2009 | Split | |
Forest National | 10,800 | 1970 | Brussels | |
The SSE Arena, Belfast | 10,800 | 2000 | Belfast | |
Hall XXL | 10,750 | 2013 | Nantes | |
Iradier Arena | 10,714 | 1941 | Vitoria-Gasteiz | |
Chizhovka-Arena | 10,600 | 2013 | Minsk | |
Madrid Arena | 10,500 | 2002 | Madrid | |
Pabellón Príncipe Felipe | 10,500 | 1990 | Zaragoza | |
TatNeft Arena | 10,400 | 2005 | Kazan | |
Menora Mivtachim Arena | 10,383 | 1963 | Tel Aviv | |
Löfbergs Arena | 10,300 | 2001 | Karlstad | |
Tipsport arena Pardubice | 10,300 | 1960 | Pardubice | |
Eisstadion an der Brehmstraße | 10,285 | 1935 | Düsseldorf | |
Plaza de Toros de Illumbe | 10,241 | 1998 | San Sebastián | |
Slovnaft Aréna | 10,110 | 2011 | Bratislava | |
Max-Schmeling-Halle | 10,012 | 1996 | Berlin | |
Praça de Touros do Campo Pequeno | 10,000 | 1892/2006 | Lisbon | |
Oslo Spektrum | 10,000 | 1991 | Oslo | |
Palacio Municipal de Deportes San Pablo | 10,000 | 1988 | Seville | |
İzmir Halkapınar Sport Hall | 10,000 | 2004 | İzmir | |
ÖVB Arena | 10,000 | 2004 | Bremen | |
Arena 2000 | 10,000 | 2001 | Yaroslavl | |
Arena Omsk | 10,000 | 2007 | Omsk | |
Saku Suurhall | 10,000 | 2001 | Tallinn | |
Mytishchi Arena | 10,000 | 2006 | Mytishchi | |
PAOK Sports Arena | 10,000 | 2000 | Thessaloniki | |
Faliro Sports Pavilion Arena | 10,000 | 2003 | Athens | |
Bilbao Arena | 10,000 | 2010 | Bilbao | |
León Arena | 10,000 | 1948 | Léon | |
Plaza de Toros La Cubierta | 10,000 | 1997 | Leganés | |
Motorpoint Arena Nottingham | 10,000 | 2000 | Nottingham | |
Kiev Palace of Sports | 10,000 | 1960 | Kiev | |
B&W Hallerne | 10,000 | 1960's/1996/2014 | Copenhagen | |
Főnix Hall | 10,000 | 2002 | Debrecen | |
Olympiahalle Innsbruck | 10,000 | 1963 | Innsbruck | |
Stadthalle Graz | 10,000 | 2002 | Graz | |
St. Jakobshalle | 10,000 | 1976 | Basel | |
SEG Geneva Arena | 10,000 | 1995 | Geneva | |
National Gymnastics Arena | 10,000 | 2014 | Baku | |
Steel Aréna | 10,000 | 2006 | Košice | |
d'Coque | 10,000 | 1982/2002 | Luxembourg | |
BTarena | 10,000 | 2014 | Cluj-Napoca | |
Vaudoise Aréna | 10,000 | 2019 | Lausanne |
Current arenas that can be used for football
Currently these arenas are primarily used for indoor sports and/or other events i.e. music concerts, but can also receive association football or rugby matches in the winter, unlike the US and Canada domes, which are enclosed stadiums primarily used for outdoor sports.Telenor Arena could be considered the only dome in Europe from its opening in 2009 until 2011, when the association football club Stabæk used it for their home matches before returning to their old home, Nadderud Stadion, as the club couldn't support the rent to play at Telenor Arena. The next domed stadium to open in Europe was Paris La Défense Arena in 2017.
Arena | Capacity | Opened | Location | Country |
Paris La Défense Arena | 40,000 | 2017 | Nanterre | |
SC Olimpiyskiy | 30,000 | 1980 | Moscow | |
Telenor Arena | 26,000 | 2009 | Bærum | |
Vikingskipet | 20,000 | 1992 | Hamar | |
Egilshöllin | 18,000 | 2004 | Reykjavík | |
Vallhall Arena | 12,500 | 2001 | Oslo | |
Sportkompleks Illichivets | 12,000 | 2007 | Mariupol | |
Göransson Arena | 10,000 | 2009 | Sandviken | |
ABB Arena Syd | 10,000 | 2007 | Västerås |
Arenas under construction
Arena | Capacity | Opening | Location | Country |
New Budapest Arena | 22,022 | 2021 | Budapest | |
Arena Polivalentă | 20,000 | 2023 | Bucharest | |
Tampere Deck Arena | 13,000 | 2021 | Tampere | |
Swiss Life Arena | 12,000 | 2022 | Zurich | |
Sala Polivalentă | 10,059 | 2022 | Brașov |
Proposed arenas
Arena | Capacity | Ground breaking | Opening | Location | Country |
Hala Narodowa | 24,000 | TBD | TBD | Warsaw | |
MSG Sphere London | 21,500 | TBD | TBD | London | |
Arena Polivalentă | 20,000 | 2020 | 2023 | Bucharest | |
YTL Arena Bristol | 17,000 | TBD | 2022 | Bristol | |
Sala Polivalentă | 16,000 | 2020 | 2022 | Timișoara | |
New Cardiff Bay Arena | 15,000 | TBD | TBD | Cardiff | |
Arena Santa Giulia | 15,000 | TBD | TBD | Milan | |
Quayside Arena | 12,500 | TBD | 2023 | Gateshead | |
SAP Garden | 11,500 | 2019 | 2021 | Munich | |
Bergen Byarena | 11,000 | TBD | TBD | Bergen | |
Helsinki Garden | 10,500 | TBD | TBD | Helsinki | |
Sala Polivalentă | 10,059 | 2020 | 2022 | Brașov | |
Sala Polivalentă Regina Maria | 10,212 | 2020 | 2022 | Iași | |
Uppsala Arena | 10,000 | TBD | TBD | Uppsala |