König-Pilsener-Arena
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| Former names | CentrO Arena (planning/construction) Arena Oberhausen (1996–2001) |
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| Location | Oberhausen, North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Owner | Michel industries |
| Operator | SMG Entertainment Deutschland |
| Capacity | 12.650 |
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| Broke ground | 17 July 1995 |
| Opened | 8 September 1996 |
| Construction cost | €45 million |
| Architect | Ellerbe Becket |
| Project manager | baa projektmanagement |
| Structural engineer | Kalzip |
| Tenants | |
| (, , ) (1996–2007) | |
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The König-Pilsener-Arena (originally the Arena Oberhausen) is a multi-purpose arena, located in Oberhausen, Germany. Opening in 1996, the arena is a part of leisure and shopping center, CentrO. The venue was built in , a former industrial plant. In November 2001, König Brauerei, a brewery in Duisburg purchased naming rights to the arena.
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.
Coordinates: 51°29′24″N 6°52′19″E / 51.49000°N 6.87194°E
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