The Ondrej Nepela Arena (Slovak: Zimný Štadión Ondreja Nepelu) (also known as Orange Arena during the 2011 IIHF Championship, or as Slovnaft Arena) is an indoor arena in Bratislava, Slovakia. It is primarily used for ice hockey and it was the home arena of the KHL's HC Slovan Bratislava.
Zimný štadión Ondreja Nepelu | |
Former names | Orange Arena (2011) Samsung Aréna (2007–2010) T-Com Aréna (2006–2007) ST Aréna (2004–2006) |
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Location | Odbojárov 9 Bratislava, Slovakia |
Coordinates | 48°09′36″N 17°08′10″E |
Owner | City of Bratislava |
Capacity | 10,055 (Ice hockey) 10,200 (concert) |
Construction | |
Broke ground | October 28, 1939 |
Opened | December 14, 1940 |
Renovated | 1958, 1990–1992, 2009–2011 |
Construction cost | $108 million ($137 million in 2021 dollars[1]) |
Tenants | |
HC Slovan Bratislava (KHL) |
It opened in 1940 and held 8,350 people until its full reconstruction started in 2009. The reconstructed arena opened in spring 2011 with one of the most advance game presentation, LED scoreboards and security systems ever built. It has increased capacity to 10,055 spectators. In the past Samsung arena was called ST Arena and T-Com Arena. Reconstruction costs 87 million €.[2]
In the arena are also next two ice areas in the training halls. In addition to the arena, a new DoubleTree by Hilton hotel was built, which mainly serves for the accommodation of foreign athletes.
The arena is named in honour of Ondrej Nepela, Slovak figure skater who competed for Czechoslovakia in the late 1960s and early 1970s, the 1972 Winter Olympics figure skating winner.
An overview of some sport events:
An NHL pre-season game was held at the Samsung Arena between HC Slovan Bratislava and the Tampa Bay Lightning on September 30, 2008. Tampa Bay won 3–2 in overtime. On October 2, 2011, the arena hosted another NHL pre-season game, this time between HC Slovan Bratislava and New York Rangers who beat the home team 4–1.[3]
An overview of some musical events from 2011 onward | |||
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Date | Artists | Opening Acts | Events |
2011 | |||
June 29 | Sting | Symphonicity Tour | |
November 6 | Rammstein | Made in Germany 1995–2011 (tour) | |
November 13 | Sade | Sade Live Tour | |
2012 | |||
July 10 | Elton John | Greatest Hits Tour (Elton John) | |
December 20 | José Carreras | The Singles Tour | |
2013 | |||
April 19 | Beyoncé | The Mrs. Carter Show World Tour | |
May 9 | Eros Ramazzotti | Noi World Tour | |
December 29 | Andrea Bocelli | ||
2014 | |||
February 6 | Depeche Mode | Delta Machine Tour | |
May 5 | Peter Gabriel | Back To Front Tour | |
October 19 | Kylie Minogue | Kiss Me Once Tour | |
2015 | |||
February 2 | Ennio Morricone | My Life in Music Tour 2015 | |
February 27 | Katy Perry | Prismatic World Tour | |
April 18 | Robbie Williams | Let Me Entertain You Tour | |
2016 | |||
January 19 | Ennio Morricone | 60 Years of Music Tour 2016 | |
March 15 | Eros Ramazzotti | Perfetto Tour | |
May 5 | Hans Zimmer | ||
May 27 | André Rieu | ||
November 9 | Jean Michel Jarre | Electronica Tour | |
November 26 | Piotr Rubik | ||
December 16 | José Carreras | ||
2017 | |||
May 11 | Vanessa Mae | ||
June 2 | Hans Zimmer | ||
November 19 | Andrea Bocelli | ||
2018 | |||
January 13 | Piotr Rubik | ||
August 31 | Thirty Seconds to Mars | Monolith Tour | |
2019 | |||
June 30 | Sting | Sting: My Songs Tour | |
October 5 | Eros Ramazzotti | Vita Ce N'è Tour | |
October 31 | Enrique Iglesias | All The Hits Live (Enrique Iglesias) | |
November 20 | Scorpions | Crazy World Tour | |
2020 | |||
February 16 | Hans Zimmer | The World of Hans Zimmer | |
February 26 | Maluma | Maluma World Tour | |
2021 | |||
November 18 | André Rieu | ||
2022 | |||
March 3 | Hans Zimmer | ||
May 7 | OneRepublic | ||
August 3 | Slipknot | We Are Not Your Kind |
Ondrej Nepela Arena is located in the third district of Bratislava, Slovakia. The arena can be approached by tram, trolleybus and bus.[4]
Service | Stop | Line | Walking distance from Ondrej Nepela Arena |
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Tram | Česká | 4 | 250 m |
Bus | N53, X4 | ||
Trolleybus | Zimný Štadión | 47, 60, 64 | 20 m |
Bus | 39, 53, 61, 63, 66, 74, 78, 163, N74 |
Drivers can park directly under the Ondrej Nepela Arena. There are place for 365 cars. An additional 1,300 parking spaces offer the Central Shopping Center, which is approximately 400 m away from the arena. Next 994 parking spaces are under National Football Stadium, which is 300 m away.
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