Arena Shumen Explained

Stadium Name:Arena Shumen
Opened:2018
Construction Cost:BGN 8.5 million
EUR 4.3 million[1]
Tenants:BC Shumen (NBL)
HC Shumen '98
Seating Capacity:1,500
Concerts: 2,500
Parking:300 spaces

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.

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

43.2794°N 26.9259°W

Notes and References

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