Former names | O2 World (2008–2015) |
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Location | Mercedes-Platz 1, Friedrichshain, Berlin, Germany |
Coordinates | 52°30′20″N 13°26′36″E / 52.50556°N 13.44333°E |
Operator | AEG |
Capacity | Concerts/MMA: 17,000 Basketball: 14,500[3][4] Ice hockey: 14,200 |
Surface | Multi-surface |
Construction | |
Broke ground | 2006 |
Opened | September 2008 |
Construction cost | €165 million |
Architect | HOK Sport (now Populous)[1] JSK Architects[2] |
Tenants | |
Alba Berlin (BBL) (2008–present) Eisbären Berlin (DEL) (2008–present) | |
Website | |
Official Website |
The Mercedes-Benz Arena (German: [mɛʁˌtseːdəsˈbɛnts ʔaˌʁeːnaː])[5] is a multipurpose indoor arena in the Friedrichshain neighborhood of Berlin, Germany, which opened in 2008.[6] The arena will become known as Uber Arena as of 22 March 2024 following a long-term deal with venue operators AEG Europe.[7]
With a capacity of 17,000 people,[8] it is home to the Eisbären Berlin ice hockey club and the Alba Berlin basketball team, and is used for other ice hockey, basketball and handball matches as well as concerts.[6]
The arena hosted the 2008–09 Euroleague Final Four, European professional basketball club competition.[9] The arena was one of the most prominent elements of the Mediaspree urban redevelopment project, quickly gaining emblematic status in the debates surrounding the project's impact. The arena hosted the 2022 Premier League Darts final on 13 June 2022.
In 2015, German car manufacturer Mercedes-Benz reached a deal with the arena management to rename the venue Mercedes-Benz Arena Berlin for twenty years.[5] Between 2008 and 2015, the arena was known as O2 World Berlin (German: [ɔʊˈtuː ˌvœːɐ̯lt]) due to sponsorship contract with Telefónica Germany, a telecommunications company.
This is a list of home attendance figures of Alba Berlin at O2 World.[17]
German League[18] | European competitions | |||||||||
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Season | Total | High | Low | Average | Season | Total | High | Low | Average | |
2008–09 | 232,490 | 14,800 | 6,103 | 10,108 | 2008–09 EL | 90,111 | 14,800 | 9,147 | 11,264 | |
2009–10 | 193,940 | 14,500 | 7,543 | 10,207 | 2009–10 EC | 72,812 | 14,500 | 9,283 | 10,402 | |
2010–11 | 262,367 | 14,500 | 7,431 | 10,932 | 2010–11 EC | 51,757 | 9,222 | 7,114 | 8,626 | |
2011–12 | 207,475 | 14,500 | 8,845 | 10,920 | 2011–12 EC | 45,929 | 8,856 | 6,184 | 7,655 | |
2012–13 | 182,645 | 13,786 | 6,878 | 10,147 | 2012–13 EL | 108,122 | 11,988 | 7,816 | 9,010 | |
2013–14 | 245,163 | 14,500 | 8,105 | 10,659 | 2013–14 EC | 72,984 | 8,110 | 6,204 | 7,298 | |
2014–15 | 224,748 | 13,688 | 7,277 | 10,216 | 2014–15 EL | 123,501 | 14,133 | 8,226 | 10,292 | |
2015–16 | 178,911 | 14,052 | 7,218 | 9,940 | 2015–16 EC | 67,068 | 8,855 | 6,251 | 7,452 | |
2016–17 | 166,337 | 13,022 | 6,376 | 9,785 | 2016–17 EC | 47,435 | 8,666 | 5,429 | 6,776 | |
2017–18 | 231,153 | 13,566 | 7,543 | 9,631 | 2017–18 EC | 62,050 | 8,878 | 6,322 | 7,756 | |
2018–19 | 2018–19 EC | 96,555 | 12,945 | 6,322 | 8,046 |