Orlen Arena
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Full name | Orlen Arena Płock |
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Location | Płock, Poland |
Coordinates | 52°33′36″N 19°41′01″E / 52.56000°N 19.68361°E |
Owner | City of Płock |
Operator | Centrum Widowiskowo-Sportowe |
Capacity | Handball: 5,492 Concerts: 8,000 |
Field size | 50mx30m |
Construction | |
Built | 8 April 2009 – 7 November 2010 |
Opened | 13 November 2010 |
Construction cost | zl 120 million.[1] |
Architect | MCD Poznan |
Project manager | Henryk Nowacki |
General contractor | Vectra SA |
Tenants | |
Wisła Płock |
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Orlen Arena is an indoor arena in Płock, Poland. It opened on 13 November 2010, and holds 5,492 people.[2]
It is located the Celebra Papieska Square, adjacent to Kazimierz Górski Stadium and is primarily used for handball, volleyball, basketball, tennis, table tennis, mixed martial arts, popular music and concerts. Orlen is the titular sponsor of the venue.[3]
Capacity
[edit]Permanent seating includes 5,029 places, a set of VIP lounges with 224 places, a journalist area with 100 places and another 28 places for the handicapped. Temporary seating for an additional 111 places can also be installed. The total capacity of the arena is 5492 places.
Events
[edit]Handball
[edit]The arena is the permanent home of the Wisła Płock. It will also be the host of the President's Cup for 2023 World Men's Handball Championship.[4]
MMA
[edit]The arena has hosted a number of KSW mixed martial arts events.
Music
[edit]Jean-Michel Jarre played at the inauguration of arena on 13 November 2010.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ To będzie Orlen Arena. Na 99 procent (in Polish), Płock: Gazeta Wyborcza Płock, 13 May 2010
- ^ "Orlen Wisła Płock". PGNiG. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
- ^ "Historia - Orlen Arena - Płock". orlenarena.eu (in Polish). Retrieved 25 February 2024.
- ^ Płock miastem-gospodarzem Mistrzostw Świata w piłce ręcznej! (in Polish), Płock: Portal Płock, 9 November 2021