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The Rudolf Weber-Arena (originally the Arena Oberhausen) is a multi-purpose arena, located in Oberhausen, Germany. Opening in 1996, the arena is a part of leisure and shopping center, CentrO. The venue was built in Neue Mitte Oberhausen, a former industrial plant. In November 2001, König Brauerei, a brewery in Duisburg purchased naming rights to the arena. In December 2021, the arena's naming rights were purchased by Essen-based cleaning company Rudolf Weber GmbH. [1] [2]

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Rudolf Weber-Arena

Former names	CentrO Arena (planning/construction) Arena Oberhausen (1996–2001) König-Pilsener-Arena (2001-21)
Location	Oberhausen, North Rhine-Westphalia
Coordinates	51°29′24″N 6°52′19″E
Owner	Michel industries
Operator	ASM Global
Capacity	12,650
Construction
Broke ground	17 July 1995 (1995-07-17)
Opened	8 September 1996 (1996-09-08)
Construction cost	€45 million
Architect	Ellerbe Becket
Project manager	baa projektmanagement
Structural engineer	Bingham Cotterell
Tenants
Revierlöwen Oberhausen (DEL, RL, OL) (1996–2007)
Website
www.koenig-pilsener-arena.de

Configuration

The maximum capacity of the arena is 12.650, where the seating is arranged on two levels. It is also possible to have a center stage configuration, 12.000 people can attend such events. There are also two possible theatre configurations with 3.000 and 5.200 capacity, respectively.

Naming history

• Arena Oberhausen (12 September 1996—31 December 2001)
• König-Pilsener-Arena (1 January 2002—31 December 2021)
• Rudolf Weber-Arena (1 January 2022—present)

Events

The arena hosts a wide variety of events, with more than 800,000 people attending about a hundred events. The arena also hosts a variety of shows, e.g. Stomp or Riverdance. The König Pilsener Arena played host to UFC 122 on 13 November 2010.

Performers

See also

• List of indoor arenas in Germany

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to König-Pilsener-Arena.

• Profile on DLA Designs
• Profile on SMG Europe
• Profile on baa projektmanagement GmbH

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