Rudolf Weber-Arena
Multi-purpose arena in Oberhausen, Germany From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Multi-purpose arena in Oberhausen, Germany From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Rudolf Weber-Arena (originally the Arena Oberhausen) is a multipurpose arena, located in Oberhausen, Germany. Opening in September 1996, the arena is a part of the leisure and shopping center, CentrO. The venue was built in Neue Mitte Oberhausen , a former industrial plant.
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Former names | CentrO Arena (planning/construction) Arena Oberhausen (1996–2001) König-Pilsener-Arena (2001-2021) |
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Location | Oberhausen, North Rhine-Westphalia |
Coordinates | 51°29′24″N 6°52′19″E |
Owner | Michel industries |
Operator | ASM Global |
Capacity | 12,650 |
Construction | |
Broke ground | 17 July 1995 |
Opened | 8 September 1996 |
Construction cost | €45 million |
Architect | Ellerbe Becket |
Project manager | baa projektmanagement |
Structural engineer | Bingham Cotterell |
Tenants | |
Revierlöwen Oberhausen (DEL) (1996–2002) | |
Website | |
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In November 2001, König Brauerei, a brewery in Duisburg, purchased naming rights to the arena which took effect from January 2002. In December 2021, the arena's naming rights were purchased by Essen-based cleaning company Rudolf Weber GmbH.[1][2]
The maximum capacity of the arena is 12,650, where the seating is arranged on two levels. It is also possible to have a center stage configuration, 12,000 people can attend such events. There are also two possible theatre configurations with 3,000 and 5,200 capacity, respectively.
The arena hosts a wide variety of events, with more than 800,000 people attending about a hundred events. The arena also hosts a variety of shows, e.g. Stomp or Riverdance. The König Pilsener Arena played host to UFC 122 on 13 November 2010.
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