Arena Shumen

Arena Shumen (Bulgarian: Арена Шумен) is an Indoor arena located in Shumen, Bulgaria. The arena opened on July 21, 2018.[2] It has a seating capacity of 1,500 people, expandable to over 2,500 for concerts.[3] The arena is home to BC Shumen of the NBL. Beyond basketball, it can be host to matches in volleyball, handball, and others.

Arena Shumen
LocationShumen, Bulgaria
Parking300 spaces
Capacity1,500
Concerts: 2,500
Construction
Opened2018
Construction costBGN 8.5 million
EUR 4.3 million[1]
Tenants
BC Shumen (NBL)
Website
arenashumen.com

Construction for the arena took one and a half years and cost 8.5 million Bulgarian lev, while landscaping and development of the surroundings cost around 4 million lev, taking the total price to close to 13 million. This led to controversy in 2020, when it was reported that the Arena's annual revenues for 2019 were under 30,000 lev.[1]

In 2018, it won Sports Building of the Year as part of Bulgarian construction magazine Gradat's Building of the Year awards.[4]

References
  1. Zhelyazkova, Diana (2 January 2020). "Спортна зала за 13 млн. лв. С приходи на квартален магазин..." (in Bulgarian). Club "Z". Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  2. Chervenkova, Hristianiya (21 July 2018). ""АРЕНА ШУМЕН": Откриха нова зала с 1500 места" (in Bulgarian). Nova. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  3. "Начало" (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  4. "Архив" (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 4 August 2023.

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