Dom Sportova

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Updated On :08 Apr, 2021

Full Name
Dom Sportova

Capacity
Ice Hockey: 5,000Handball: 3,500

Type
Indoor

Location
Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia

Surface Type
Ice

The Dom Sportova is located in the western part of the city of Zagreb, in Croatia. The arena was built in 1972 and has 32,000 sq.m of floor space, comprising six halls. The seating capacity of the biggest and the second biggest hall are 5,000 and 3,100, respectively. It is a multi-purpose arena that also hosts musical concerts. It is commonly known as the Den of Zagreb's Bear. It is the venue for the PBZ Zagreb Indoor Men's Tennis Tournament.

Trivia

The Dom Sportova has been the home for KHL Medvescak Zagreb since its inception in 1972. Around thirty clubs train in this arena daily and conduct competitions.

Significance

The arena serves as home for ice hockey team KHL Medvescak Zagreb, a renowned hockey team in Croatia that has won several major titles in this arena.
The arena also hosted home matches of hockey team KK Cedevita.
The arena hosted the 2000 European Men's Handball Championship.
The arena hosted the European Basketball Championship in 1989. In this tournament, the home team of Yugoslavia also participated and won the gold medal.
The arena also witnessed significant matches of the 2003 World Women's Handball Championship.
It also hosted the 2005 Women's European Volleyball Championship.
The arena also hosted the 2008 European Figure Skating Championship.