BT_Arena

BTarena

BTarena

Sports venue in Cluj-Napoca, Romania

The BTarena is a multi-purpose indoor arena that is located in Cluj-Napoca, Romania. The arena was previously called the Polyvalent Hall but was renamed on 17 October 2017 when the facility entered into a new arena-naming rights agreement with Banca Transilvania.[3][4] The venue holds 10,000 people in its largest configuration. The building is located next to the Cluj Arena.[5]

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History

The arena opened on 21 October 2014. The arena hosted a concert, on 31 October 2014, by English musician James Blunt, who sang from his album Moon Landing. The concert had an attendance of upwards of 6,000.[6][7]

It hosted the Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Major DreamHack Open Cluj-Napoca 2015.[8]

The arena's seating capacity for basketball games was expanded to 10,000 seats for the EuroBasket 2017.[1] The renovation work on the arena's existing stands began after the 2017 European Artistic Gymnastics Championships.[9] It was used again as one of the two venues for the 2020 FIBA Under-17 Women's Basketball World Cup.

It hosted the 2023 Junior World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships from July 7 to 9.

It will be used for the main round of the 2026 European Women's Handball Championship.

See also

References

  1. [1]
    10 000 de locuri la Sala Polivalentă în 2017 (in Romanian).
  2. [2]
    Harmonized Index of Consumer Prices: All Items for Romania
  3. [3]
    "Banca Transilvania a semnat n contract pe cinci ani cu arena clujeană" (in Romanian). Total Baschet. 18 October 2017.
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    "A început amenajarea suprafeţei de zgură la BT Arena din Cluj-Napoca, pentru întâlnirea România – Elveţia, din FedCup" (in Romanian). Telekom Sport. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
  5. [5]
    "Sala Polivalentă, gata de inaugurare" (in Romanian). Cotidianul Transilvan. 24 September 2014. Archived from the original on 2 September 2017. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
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    "Sase mii de oameni au asistat la concertul lui James Blunt din Cluj" (in Romanian). Pro TV. Retrieved 7 November 2014.
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    "TOUR DATES" (in Romanian). jamesblunt.com. Archived from the original on 7 November 2014. Retrieved 7 November 2014.
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    "DreamHack Open- Cluj-Napoca". DreamHack. Archived from the original on November 18, 2015. Retrieved November 17, 2015.
  9. [9]
    "10 000 de locuri la Sala Polivalentă în 2017" (in Romanian). cluj.com. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
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