Xiaomi Arena

Xiaomi Arena
	Arena Riga during the 2021 IIHF World Championship
Former names	Arena Riga (2006–2025)
Location	Riga, Latvia
Coordinates	56°58′4.65″N 24°7′16.84″E
Owner	Glesum Investments
Capacity	14,500 (concerts); 11,200 (basketball); 10,300 (ice hockey)
Construction
Broke ground	17 June 2004
Built	1 February 2006
Opened	15 February 2006
Construction cost	Ls 20 million; EUR € 28.5 million
Architect	SCI Architects; SIA Merks; SIA Nams;
General contractor	SIA Merks
Tenants
	Latvia men's national ice hockey team (2006–present); Latvia men's national basketball team (2006–present); Latvia women's national basketball team (2006–present); Dinamo Riga (KHL) (2008–2022); BC VEF Rīga (2009–present); Riga Masters (snooker) (2014–2019); LNK Fight Night (2017–2020); Barons LMT (BBL/LBL) (2006–2009); ASK Riga (BBL/LBL) (2006–2009); BC Prometey (Eurocup) (2022–2024)
Website
	https://xiaomi-arena.com/

Xiaomi Arena, formerly known as Arena Riga (Latvian: Xiaomi Arēna) is an indoor arena in Riga, Latvia.^[1] It is primarily used for ice hockey, basketball and concerts. Arena Riga holds a maximum of 14,500 and was opened on 15 February 2006.^[2]

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It was built to be used as one of the venues for the 2006 IIHF World Championship, the other being Skonto Arena. The arena was designed by the Canadian company Stadium Consultants International (SCI Architects) and Latvian firms SIA Merks and SIA Nams.^[3]^[4]^[5]

In 2025, as part of a partnership agreement between Arena Riga's management and Chinese electronics company Xiaomi, the arena was rebranded as the Xiaomi Arena as part of a naming rights deal.^[6]

The owner of the arena is the company Glesum Investments, but the real beneficiary is businessman Juris Savickis.^[7]

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Xiaomi Arena

History

Notable events

Concerts in Arena Riga

See also

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