Humo Arena

The Humo Arena or Ice Dome Tashkent (Uzbek: «Humo Arena» muz majmuasi) is a multifunctional indoor arena located in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. Humo Arena is the biggest hockey arena in Central Asia with a capacity of 12,500 and the second after the Belarusian Minsk Arena in the CIS.

Humo Arena
Humo Arena in 2019
AddressAfrosiab st, Chilanzar, Tashkent
LocationTashkent, Uzbekistan
Coordinates41°18′28″N 69°15′06″E
Public transit O'zbekiston metro station (O'zbekiston Line) Number 13 (NBU bus stop)
OperatorWind Rose
Capacity12,500
Construction
Opened15 March 2019
Construction cost€175 mln
Tenants
HC Binokor
Humo Tashkent
Website
www.humoarena.com

The hall will be able to change the placement of seats depending on the sporting event being held. The main arena also provides for matches in basketball, volleyball, handball, futsal, boxing, taekwondo, short track, figure skating and curling competitions, as well as concerts.

History

The construction of the first indoor professional Ice Palace in Tashkent started in February 2017. According to project documentation the arena has 12,500 capacity.[1] According to the designers, the project is described as resembling the shape of the Humo bird, a symbol of happiness and freedom. The sidewalks of the whole complex will be designed to form the wings of Humo. The arena is planned to be commissioned in March 2019. The opening ceremony of ice dome took place on 15 March 2019.

Structure and facilities

Ice Dome with area of 74 thousand square meters will have 2 complexes: training and the main arena. The rink of main arena will be 30x60 meters and planned to be used for ice-hockey matches. Indoor arena can be used for other sports such basketball, volleyball, handball, futsal etc. In concert configuration palace will hold 10,000 spectators.[2][3]

The Humo multifunctional complex also includes sporting museum, gyms, catering service facilities, fitness centre and 4 level parking lot.[4]

The corridors of the complex are decorated with panels of the artist Bobur Ismailov. GAZ-13 and GAZ-14 "Chaika" cars are installed in the "Humo Arena" hall.

Future uses

In March 2019, after the opening of Humo Arena, Binokor Tashkent would host home games of Uzbekistan Hockey League.

Kontinental Hockey League was interested in having several games held there in 2019/20 season for attracting viewers and potential expansion in Uzbekistan. Binokor Tashkent reportedly had a pathway of entering KHL via competing in second tier league VHL by 2020 at the earliest. It is planned that after the opening of the Humo Arena, it will host home matches for Binokor in the VHL and KHL.[5] On 31 May 2019 it was announced that Humo Tashkent would be joining the VHL for the 2019-20 season and not Binokor Tashkent as originally assumed. Humo will play their home games out of the Humo Ice Dome.[6]

The Humo Arena complex will be one of the proposed venues in bidding for the 2030 Asian Games.[7]

See also

References
  1. "President acquaints with construction of Ice Palace in Tashkent". Uzdaily. 2017-02-03. Retrieved 2017-02-10.
  2. "Shavkat Mirziyoev inspects progress of construction of Ice Palace". Uzreport. 2017-02-04. Retrieved 2017-02-10.
  3. Суперсовременный ледовый дворец в Ташкенте сдадут в эксплуатацию в 2018 году (in Russian). Podrobno. 2017-02-03. Retrieved 2017-02-10.
  4. Ледовый дворец в Ташкенте откроется в 2018 году (in Russian). Uzreport. 2017-02-06. Retrieved 2017-02-10.
  5. "Клуб из Узбекистана будет играть в ВХЛ, после ОИ-2022 он может войти в КХЛ" (in Russian). Чемпионат. 15 March 2019. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  6. "Tashkent-based Humo club to play in Higher Hockey League in 2019-2020 season". Tashkent Times. June 3, 2019. Retrieved July 28, 2019.
  7. "Spectacular Humo Arena Officially Opened in Tashkent, Uzbekistan". PR Newswire. 18 March 2019. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
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