List of indoor arenas in Europe
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This is a list of indoor arenas in Europe by capacity. A broad definition of "Europe" is used here, including the entirety of Russia, Turkey, Armenia, Georgia and Kazakhstan. The following is a list of arenas ordered by seating capacity, which is the maximum number of seated spectators the arena can accommodate for a sports event. Only the capacity for indoor sports, such as basketball, badminton, handball, ice hockey, tennis and volleyball, are included. Currently all arenas with a minimum capacity of 10,000 are included, some of which do not regularly host any sports. There is typically more capacity available if additional/temporary seats and standing room is included (i.e. for hosting concerts and other events like boxing). Other types of indoor event venues (such as a convention center) which can be used as an arena are not included unless the arena is housed in a separate designated part of the building or complex.
Tables
| Arena | Capacity | Opened | Location | Country | Image |
| Paris La Défense Arena | 30,681 | 2017 | Nanterre | France | |
| Co-op Live | 23,500 | 2024 | Manchester | United Kingdom | |
| Sportpaleis | 23,001 | 1933 | Antwerp | Belgium | |
| SKA Arena | 23,000 | 2023 | Saint Petersburg | Russia | |
| Manchester Arena | 21,000 | 1995 | Manchester | United Kingdom | |
| MVM Dome | 20,028 | 2021 | Budapest | Hungary | |
| Roig Arena | 20,000[citation needed] | 2025 | Valencia | Spain | |
| MEO Arena | 20,000 | 1998 | Lisbon | Portugal | |
| The O2 Arena | 20,000 | 2007 | London | United Kingdom | |
| Lanxess Arena | 19,500 | 1998 | Cologne | Germany | |
| Belgrade Arena | 18,386 | 2004 | Belgrade | Serbia | |
| Nikos Galis Olympic Indoor Hall | 18,300 | 1995 | Athens | Greece | |
| Palau Sant Jordi | 17,960 | 1990 | Barcelona | Spain | |
| Movistar Arena | 17,453 | 1960 | Madrid | | |
| O2 Arena | 17,383 | 2004 | Prague | Czechia | |
| Uber Arena | 17,000 | 2008 | Berlin | Germany | |
| Ziggo Dome | 17,000 | 2012 | Amsterdam | Netherlands | |
| Inalpi Arena | 16,600 | 2005 | Turin | Italy | |
| Arena Zagreb | 16,500 | 2008 | Zagreb | Croatia | |
| Sinan Erdem Dome | 16,457 | 2010 | Istanbul | Turkey | |
| Rotterdam Ahoy | 16,426 | 1950 | Rotterdam | Netherlands | |
| Accor Arena | 16,394 | 1984 | Paris | France | |
| Fernando Buesa Arena | 16,164 | 1991 | Vitoria-Gasteiz | Spain | |
| Wiener Stadthalle | 16,152 | 1958 | Vienna | Austria | |
| Forum di Milano | 15,800 | 1990 | Milan | Italy | |
| Utilita Arena Birmingham | 15,800 | 1991 | Birmingham | United Kingdom | |
| BP pulse LIVE | 15,685 | 1980 | | ||
| Žalgiris Arena | 15,415 | 2011 | Kaunas | Lithuania | |
| Bizkaia Arena | 15,414 | 2004 | Barakaldo | Spain | |
| Olympiahalle München | 15,273 | 1972 | Munich | Germany | |
| Minsk-Arena | 15,086 | 2009 | Minsk | Belarus | |
| Tauron Arena Kraków | 15,030 | 2014 | Kraków | Poland | |
| ING Arena | 15,000 | 2013 | Brussels | Belgium | |
| Ülker Sports and Event Hall | 15,000 | 2012 | Istanbul | Turkey | |
| Arena | Capacity | Opened | Location | Country | Image |
| Peace and Friendship Stadium | 14,940 | 1983 | Piraeus | Greece | |
| Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle | 14,937 | 1983 | Stuttgart | Germany | |
| SAP Arena | 14,500 | 2005 | Mannheim | Germany | |
| PSD Bank Dome | 14,282 | 2006 | Düsseldorf | Germany | |
| Palacio Vistalegre | 14,000 | 2000 | Madrid | Spain | |
| Helsinki Halli | 14,000 | 1997 | Helsinki | Finland | |
| CSKA Arena | 14,000 | 2015 | Moscow | Russia | |
| Megasport Arena | 13,998 | 2006 | Moscow | Russia | |
| Avicii Arena | 13,850 | 1989 | Stockholm | Sweden | |
| Atlas Arena | 13,806 | 2009 | Łódź | Poland | |
| First Direct Arena | 13,781 | 2013 | Leeds | United Kingdom | |
| Gliwice Arena | 13,752 | 2018 | Gliwice | Poland | |
| Utilita Arena Sheffield | 13,600 | 1991 | Sheffield | United Kingdom | |
| Nokia Arena | 13,455 | 2021 | Tampere | Finland | |
| Sportovní hala Fortuna | 13,150 | 1962 | Prague | Czechia | |
| Barclays Arena | 13,000 | 2002 | Hamburg | Germany | |
| Royal Arena | 13,000 | 2017 | Copenhagen | Denmark | |
| Palau Municipal d'Esports de Badalona | 12,760 | 1991 | Badalona | Spain | |
| Rudolf Weber-Arena | 12,650 | 1996 | Oberhausen | Germany | |
| Malmö Arena | 12,600 | 2009 | Malmö | Sweden | |
| UMMC Arena | 12,588 | 2025 | Yekaterinburg | Russia | |
| LDLC Arena | 12,523 | 2023 | Lyon | France | |
| Jyske Bank Boxen | 12,500 | 2010 | Herning | Denmark | |
| Thialf | 12,500 | 1967 | Heerenveen | Netherlands | |
| OVO Arena Wembley | 12,500 | 1934 | London | United Kingdom | |
| Arena Stožice | 12,480 | 2010 | Ljubljana | Slovenia | |
| Caja Mágica | 12,442 | 2009 | Madrid | Spain | |
| St. Jakobshalle | 12,400 | 1976 | Basel | Switzerland | |
| Arena Sofia | 12,373 | 2011 | Sofia | Bulgaria | |
| Spaladium Arena | 12,339 | 2009 | Split | Croatia | |
| Scandinavium | 12,312 | 1971 | Gothenburg | Sweden | |
| OVO Hydro | 12,306 | 2013 | Glasgow | United Kingdom | |
| Ice Palace Saint Petersburg | 12,300 | 2000 | Saint Petersburg | Russia | |
| VTB Arena | 12,273 | 2019 | Moscow | Russia | |
| Galaxie d'Amnéville | 12,200 | 1990 | Amnéville | France | |
| Zénith de Strasbourg | 12,079 | 2008 | Strasbourg | France | |
| Bolshoy Ice Dome | 12,035 | 2012 | Sochi | Russia | |
| Hallenstadion | 12,000 | 1939 | Zürich | Switzerland | |
| Papp László Budapest Sportaréna | 12,000 | 2003 | Budapest | Hungary | |
| PostFinance Arena | 12,000 | 1967 | Bern | Switzerland | |
| Westfalenhallen | 12,000 | 1952 | Dortmund | Germany | |
| Palais des sports de Grenoble | 12,000 | 1967 | Grenoble | France | |
| Zetra Olympic Hall | 12,000 | 1983 | Sarajevo | Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
| Iceberg Skating Palace | 12,000 | 2012 | Sochi | Russia | |
| Swiss Life Arena | 12,000 | 2022 | Zurich | Switzerland | |
| Madrid Arena | 12,000 | 2002 | Madrid | Spain | |
| Gatorade Center | 11,820 | 1990 | Turku | Finland | |
| Luzhniki Palace of Sports | 11,500 | 1956 | Moscow | Russia | |
| Gran Canaria Arena | 11,500 | 2014 | Las Palmas | Spain | |
| Arena | Capacities | Opened | Location | Country | |
| Sport | Concerts | ||||
| Paris La Défense Arena | 30,000 | 40,000 | 2017 | Nanterre | France |
| Unity Arena | 15,000 | 25,000 | 2009 | Bærum | Norway |
| Vikingskipet | 10,600 | 20,000 | 1992 | Hamar | Norway |
| Egilshöllin | 2,000 | 18,000 | 2002 | Reykjavík | Iceland |
| Vallhall Arena | 5,500 | 12,500 | 2001 | Oslo | Norway |
| Hala Widowiskowo-Sportowa MOSiR | 1,777 | 5,000 | 1975 | Zabrze | Poland |
| Arena | Capacity | Opening | Location | Country |
| DD Arena | 22,296 | 2027 | Pardubice | Czechia |
| Roig Arena | 20.000 | 2025 | Valencia | Spain |
| PalaItalia Santa Giulia | 16,000 | 2026 | Milan | Italy |
| New CSKA Ice Palace | 14,000 | 2026 | Moscow | Russia |
| Arena Brno | 13,300 | 2026 | Brno | Czechia |
| New Torpedo Arena | 12,000 | 2025 | Nizhny Novgorod | Russia |
| New Olimpiisky Arena | 12,000 | 2025 | Moscow | |
| Sala Polivalentă | 10,059 | 2025 | Brașov | Romania |
| Arena | Capacity | Firstproposed | Location | Country |
| Hala Narodowa | 22,000 | 2014 | Warsaw | Poland |
| Wien Holding-Arena [de] | 20,000 | 2020 | Vienna | Austria |
| Arena Polivalentă | 20,000 | 2019 | Bucharest | Romania |
| Munich Arena | 20,000 | 2022 | Munich | Germany |
| Suvilahti Arena | 17,000 | 2023 | Helsinki | Finland |
| Arena 3.3 | 17,000 | 2023 | Vantaa | |
| YTL Arena Bristol | 17,000 | 2019 | Bristol | United Kingdom |
| Sala Polivalentă | 16,000 | 2020 | Timișoara | Romania |
| New Scandinavium Arena | 16,000 | 2023 | Gothenburg | Sweden |
| Kyiv Arena | 15,800 | 2022 | Kyiv | Ukraine |
| New Cardiff Bay Arena | 15,348 | 2018 | Cardiff | United Kingdom |
| Nou Palau Blaugrana | 15,000 | 2016 | Barcelona | Spain |
| Helsinki Garden | 14,000 | 2020 | Helsinki | Finland |
| Frankfurt Arena | 13,500 | 2022 | Frankfurt | Germany |
| The Sage | 12,500 | 2018 | Gateshead | United Kingdom |
| New Drammen Arena | 12,000 | 2020 | Drammen | Norway |
| Bergen Byarena | 11,000 | 2018 | Bergen | |
| WeArena | 10,500 | 2018 | Reggio Emilia | Italy |
| Sala Polivalentă Regina Maria | 10,212 | 2019 | Iași | Romania |
| Oulu Arena | 10,000 | 2023 | Oulu | Finland |
| Uppsala Eventcenter | 10,000 | 2013 | Uppsala | Sweden |
| Sunderland Arena | 10,000 | 2022 | Sunderland | United Kingdom |
| Dundee Arena | 10,000 | 2022 | Dundee | |
| Lviv Colosseum | 10,000 | 2022 | Lviv | Ukraine |
| Ratapiha Arena | 10,000 | 2017 | Turku | Finland |
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