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| Former names | Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy (1984–2014) Bercy Arena (2014–2015) AccorHotels Arena (2015–2020) |
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| Address | 8 Boulevard de Bercy |
| Location | Paris,Île-de-France, France |
| Coordinates | 48°50′19″N2°22′43″E / 48.83861°N 2.37861°E /48.83861; 2.37861 |
| Public transit |    Bercy |
| Owner | Ville de Paris |
| Operator | SEM du Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy |
| Capacity | Concerts: 20,300 Boxing: 16,394 Tennis: 15,609 Handball: 15,609 Basketball: 15,609 Ice Hockey: 13,877[1] Athletics: 10,910 |
| Surface | Versatile |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | February 1981; 44 years ago (1981-02) |
| Opened | February 3, 1984; 41 years ago (1984-02-03) |
| Renovated | 2014–2015 |
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Accor Arena (originally known as thePalais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy), also known asBercy Arena, is an indoor sportsarena andconcert hall inParis,France. Lies in the neighbourhood ofBercy, on the Boulevard de Bercy, in the12th arrondissement of Paris. The closestParis Métro station isBercy, which also serves theFinance Ministry.
Designed by the architectural firm Andrault-Parat,Jean Prouvé and Aydin Guvan, the pyramidal arena's sloping walls are covered with a lawn. Itcan seat 7,000 to 20,300 people, depending on the event.
The arena was renamed Bercy Arena after renovations on 1 January 2015, AccorHotels Arena in October 2015,[2] and given its current name in June 2020.[3][4]
Since 1985, the arena hosts the annualFestival des Arts Martiaux. The 38th Festival des Arts Martiaux was held in March 2025.[5]
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The Accor Arena was until 2024 the main venue for theParis MastersATP Tourtennis tournament, and hosts the annualLNB All-Star Game basketball event and theGrand Slam Paris judo tournament.[6] It is also used for many other sports events, such astable tennis,handball,basketball,boxing,gymnastics,track cycling andshow jumping.
Since 1985, the Accor Arena hosts the annualFestival des Arts Martiaux. The event was founded byKaraté Bushido and showcases martial arts masters from around the world.[5]
From 1993 to 2011, the arena hosted theMasters of Paris-Bercy, aall-starkart racing competition frequently contested byFormula One drivers and world champions in otherauto racing disciplines. The inaugural 1993 edition marked thelast duel on the track betweenFormula One World Drivers' ChampionsAlain Prost andAyrton Senna.
POPB (Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy) hosted the European gymnastics championship in 2000, the1991 and1996[7]FIBA EuroLeagueFinal Fours, and theFIBA EuroBasket championship in1999, among others. It also hosted the2009–10 EuroLeagueFinal Four. It was co-host of the2017 IIHF World Championship and theFIBA Women's EuroBasket 2021.
The arena hosted the 2017EuropeanLeague of Legends Championship Series Summer Finals[8] and the2019League of Legends World Championship Finals.
On January 24, 2020, it hosted anNBA regular season game between theMilwaukee Bucks andCharlotte Hornets, who would be represented by FrenchmanNicolas Batum. TheChicago Bulls beat theDetroit Pistons 126–108 at the arena on January 19, 2023, during the2022–23 NBA season.[9] The2023–24 NBA season saw theCleveland Cavaliers defeat theBrooklyn Nets 111–102 at the arena on January 11, 2024. The2024–25 NBA season saw two games between theIndiana Pacers andSan Antonio Spurs on January 23 and 25, with the games coming after the Spurs signed French starVictor Wembanyama.
The arena hosted France's firstUFC event on 3 September 2022, forUFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Tuivasa.[10]UFC returned to the arena on 2 September 2023 forUFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Spivac.[11] The promotion returned to the arena in 2024 forUFC Fight Night: Moicano vs. Saint Denis.[12] The UFC returned to Accor Arena for the fourth straight year to hostUFC Fight Night: Imavov vs. Borralho in 2025.[13]
In May 2023, the arena hosted theBLAST.tv Major for the video gameCounter-Strike: Global Offensive, in what would be the finalmajor played onGlobal Offensive beforeCounter-Strike 2 was released in September 2023.
The arena was a venue for the2024 Summer Olympics, hosting theartistic and trampoline gymnastics events, followed by thebasketball bronze and gold medal games for both genders.
Due to Olympic rules regarding naming rights of venues, the venue temporarily reverted its name to Bercy Arena.[citation needed]
At the2024 Summer Paralympics, the arena was the venue for all of theWheelchair basketball matches.
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The arena is one of the mainconcert venues inParis.
The inaugural concert was given by L'Orchestre de Paris on 17th February, 1984, when Lorin Maazel conducted the orchestra and massed choirs in a performance of Berlioz's Grande Messe des Morts. British rock band Queen performed at Bercy in 1984.Norwegian bandA-ha played 2 concerts at Bercy in 1988.[14][15] Among those who have performed there the most are French rock singerJohnny Hallyday with 93 solo concerts from 1987 to 2016 and eight concerts with the groupLes vieilles canailles, totaling 101 performances; French singer-songwriterMichel Sardou with 91 concerts from 1989 to 2012; French entertainerDorothée with 56 concerts from 1990 to 1996 and another in 2010; Canadian singerCeline Dion with 35 concerts from 1995 to 2017; Canadian-born French singerMylène Farmer with 33 concerts from 1989 to 2013; and American singer-songwriterMadonna with 25 concerts from 1990 to 2023. French electronic music duoDaft Punk performer and recorded their performance forAlive 2007 at Bercy.Beyoncé, as a solo artist, performed at Bercy in 2007, 2009, and 2013 as part of her toursThe Beyoncé Experience,I Am... Tour andThe Mrs Carter Show World Tour.Barbadian singerRihanna performed at Bercy in 2009 and 2011 for her second and third world tour "Last Girl on Earth" and "Loud Tour.[citation needed] German bandRammstein recorded their performance forRammstein: Paris at Bercy. American rock bandMy Chemical Romance performed at Bercy in June 2022 as part of theirReunion Tour.[16]Congolese artists who have performed at Bercy includeKoffi Olomidé,[17]Papa Wemba,[18]Werrason,[19]JB Mpiana,[20] andFally Ipupa.[21]
Riot Games hosted the top-four matches ofValorantChampions 2025.[22] in Accor Arena.
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