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| Former names | Color Line Arena (2002–2010) O2 World Hamburg (2010–2015) Barclaycard arena (2015–2021) |
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| Location | Sylvesterallee 10 22525Altona, Hamburg Germany |
| Coordinates | 53°35′21″N9°53′57″E / 53.58917°N 9.89917°E /53.58917; 9.89917 |
| Public transit |   Stellingen |
| Owner | Anschutz Entertainment Group |
| Capacity | 16,000 |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 13 June 2001 (2001-06-13) |
| Opened | 8 November 2002 (2002-11-08) |
| Construction cost | € 83 million |
| Tenants | |
| Hamburg Freezers (DEL) (2002–2016) HSV Hamburg (HBL) (2002–2016) | |
| Website | |
| Official website | |
Barclays Arena (originally known as theColor Line Arena and formerly known asbarclaycard arena andO2 World Hamburg) is a multipurposearena inHamburg,Germany. It opened in 2002 and can hold up to 16,000 people (13,800 or 12,947 for sporting events).[1] It is located atAltona Volkspark, adjacent to the football stadiumVolksparkstadion and theVolksbank Arena in Hamburg's westernBahrenfeld district.
The arena is primarily used forpop/rock concerts and was the home ofhandball clubHSV Hamburg andice hockey teamHamburg Freezers until both teams folded in 2016.
The arena opened in November 2002, is 150 meters long, 110 meters wide, and has an elevation of 33 meters. Construction costs totaled approximately €83 million (ca.US$121.5 million). The construction was funded by the Finnish entrepreneurHarry Harkimo and the city of Hamburg, who sold Harkimo the land for a symbolic price of oneMark and also financed infrastructure improvements with 12 million Marks (about €6.1 million) as a preparatory measure. In October 2007 the arena was sold to Anschutz Entertainment Group for an estimated €75 million. Anschutz Entertainment Group is a subsidiary of theAnschutz Corporation, one of the world's leading sports and entertainment presenters.[1]
The arena was initially named after Norwegian ferry operatorColor Line as the "Color Line Arena". In 2010 the sponsor changed to Spanish telecommunications companyTelefónica, naming the arena as "O2 World Hamburg". O2 sponsorship ceased in summer 2015, changing the arena name again, this time intoBarclaycard Arena (stylized as "barclaycard arena").
In June 2021, because of Barclaycard's rebranding in Germany to the bank's corporate name, the arena announced that from autumn 2021 onwards, the name will change once more toBarclays Arena (stylized asBARCLAYS Arena).
Arena hostedDota 2 annual world championship"The International" in September 2025.[2]
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