.jpg) The arena during Fed Cup 2018 | |
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| Former names | Polyvalent Hall (2014–2017) |
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| Location | Cluj-Napoca, Romania |
| Coordinates | 46°46′1.1″N23°34′13.4″E / 46.766972°N 23.570389°E /46.766972; 23.570389 |
| Operator | Cluj-Napoca City Council |
| Capacity | 10,000 (tennis, basketball, handball) 10,000 (concerts, kickboxing, MMA)[2] |
| Construction | |
| Opened | 21 October 2014 |
| Expanded | 2017 |
| Construction cost | €16.5 million +€3.5 million (€21.5 million in 2019 euros)[1] |
| Architect | Dico și Țigănaș |
| Structural engineer | Plan 31 |
| General contractor | SC CON-A SA |
| Main contractors | Nisal Intersport |
| Tenants | |
| U-BT Cluj-Napoca (Divizia A) Universitatea Cluj-Napoca (Liga Naţională) | |
| Website | |
| btarena.info | |
TheBTarena is a multi-purposeindoor arena that is located inCluj-Napoca, Romania. The arena was previously called thePolyvalent Hall but was renamed on 17 October 2017 when the facility entered into a new arena-naming rights agreement withBanca Transilvania.[3][4] The venue holds 10,000 people in its largest configuration. The building is located next to theCluj Arena.[5]
The arena opened on 21 October 2014. The arena hosted a concert, on 31 October 2014, by English musicianJames Blunt, who sang from his albumMoon Landing. The concert had an attendance of upwards of 6,000.[6][7]
It hosted theCounter-Strike: Global Offensive MajorDreamHack Open Cluj-Napoca 2015.[8]
The arena's seating capacity for basketball games was expanded to 10,000 seats for theEuroBasket 2017.[2] The renovation work on the arena's existing stands began after the2017 European Artistic Gymnastics Championships.[9] It was used again as one of the two venues for the2020 FIBA Under-17 Women's Basketball World Cup.
It hosted the2023 Junior World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships from July 7 to 9.
It will be used for the main round of the2026 European Women's Handball Championship.
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