CEZ Aréna Vítkovice - Ostrava (North Moravia)
N 49° 48.321 E 018° 14.969
34U E 302096 N 5520618
CEZ Aréna Vítkovice, opened in 1986 and modernized in 2004, is a modern indoor arena used mainly for ice hockey matches and also is home of Czech Premier League ice hockey club HC Vítkovice Steel.
Waymark Code: WMJF2G
Location: Moravskoslezský kraj, Czechia
Date Posted: 11/10/2013
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CEZ Aréna Vítkovice, a modern indoor arena used mainly for ice hockey matches, is home of Czech Premier League ice hockey club HC Vítkovice Steel.
CEZ Aréna was opened in 1986 and underwent a €23.3 million renovation in 2003–2004. The capacity of the arena is 9 568, plus 18 skyboxes, making it the fourth-largest hockey venue in the Czech Republic. The rink can be converted into seating for concerts, increasing the capacity to 12 000. It is the home of ice hockey club HC Vítkovice Steel. In November 2003, the arena was given the name CEZ Aréna.
The arena has hosted numerous international sporting events in its history. In ice hockey, it was the main venue for the 1994 World Junior Championships and the secondary venue for the 2004 World Championships. It is a candidate to co-host the 2015 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships with Prague's O2 Arena. Events in other sports include the 1986 FIVB Women's World Championship, the 2005 UEFA Futsal Championship, group stage matches of the 2008 Men's World Floorball Championships. In 2010, the arena hosted the Table Tennis European Championships and the 2010 FIBA World Championship for Women.
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