Megasport Sport Palace

For other uses, see Khodynka (disambiguation).

Megasport Sport Palace^[2] (Russian: Дворец спорта "Мегаспорт" Dvorets sporta Megasport), formerly Khodynka Arena or Ice Sport Palace, is a multi-purpose indoor arena that is located in Moscow, Russia. The arena is situated in the Khodynka Field and has a maximum seating capacity of 13,926 people.^[3] Opened in 2006, the arena is primarily used to host basketball and ice hockey games.

Megasport Sport Palace

Дворец спорта МЕГАСПОРТ
Exterior of venue (c. 2018)
Full name	Sport Palace "Megasport" n.a. A.V. Tarasov
Former names	Ice Palace on Khodynka Field (planning/construction) Khodynka Arena (2006–2007)
Address	Bulvar Khodynskiy 3 Moscow 125252 Russia
Location	Khoroshyovsky District
Coordinates	55°47′12″N 37°32′25″E / 55.78667°N 37.54028°E / 55.78667; 37.54028Coordinates: 55°47′12″N 37°32′25″E / 55.78667°N 37.54028°E / 55.78667; 37.54028
Public transit	Polezhayevskaya Dinamo Aeroport CSKA
Owner	Government of Moscow
Operator	Moscomsport
Capacity	16,000 Detailed capacity^[1] Hockey: 12,228 Basketball: 12,824 Football: 12,228 Boxing: 13,998 Tennis: 13,998 Ice Show 1: 7,764 Ice Show 2: 6,336 Concert 1: 15,214 Concert 2: 12,069 Concert 3: 16,500 Forum 1: 11,214 Forum 2: 2,500
Construction
Broke ground	2 November 2005 (2005-11-02)
Opened	15 December 2006 (2006-12-15)
Renovated	2015 2017 2019
Construction cost	Ruble ₽2.7 billion
Architect	Andrey Bokov
Tenants
PBC CSKA Moscow (2016–present) HC Spartak Moscow (2021–present)
Website
Venue Website

History

 

Interior of the arena during a basketball match in February 2018

Megasport Sport Palace was completed in December 2006.^[4][5] It was one of the arenas that hosted the 2007 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships, and hosted multiple editions of the Channel One Cup.

On 23 January 2008, CSKA Moscow hosted a EuroLeague regular season game against TAU Cerámica in the arena, in front of a near sellout 13,000 attendance crowd.^[6] In 2016, the arena became the home arena of the CSKA Moscow basketball club for EuroLeague games. The venue hosted the Sultan Ibragimov vs. Evander Holyfield heavyweight boxing fight on October 13, 2007. Russian cruiserweight champion Denis Lebedev fought at the arena 2011 and twice in 2016, the latter time versus Murat Gassiev. The venue also hosted the 2010 European Amateur Boxing Championships.^{[citation needed]}

The arena hosted was the 2006–07 CEV Champions League Final four,^[7] in which Tours VB won the title, after defeating VfB Friedrichshafen.^[8] In November 2008, the Cup of Russia figure skating competition was held at the arena.^[9] The 2011 Fed Cup tennis match between Russia and Italy and the 2012 Fed Cup tennis match between Russia and Serbia were held at the arena.^{[citation needed]}

The Legends Cup (Russia) mini-soccer tournament was held at the arena from 2009 to 2012 and from 2017 to 2018. On March 24, 2011, the International Skating Union (ISU) relocated the 2011 World Figure Skating Championships to the Megasport Arena, in Moscow.^[10] This decision followed the cancellation of the championships in Tokyo, Japan, due to the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami. The championships were staged from April 24 to May 1, 2011. The 2011 European Curling Championships were also hosted at the arena, in December 2011. In June 2021 KHL’s Spartak Moscow announced their plans to move into Megasport for the upcoming season.^{[citation needed]}

See also

• List of indoor arenas in Russia
• List of European ice hockey arenas

References

1. "Megasport" (PDF). Official Website of Megasport Moscow. February 2020. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
2. . Archived from the original on 2016-10-22. Retrieved 2009-10-09.
3. Eurosport, "article" September 26, 2007, at the Wayback Machine, Eurosport, April 5, 2007.
4. Sport-Express, "article" January 27, 2007, at the Wayback Machine, Sport-Express, December 15, 2006.
5. Sport-Express, "article", Sport-Express, December 1, 2006.
6. Euroleague.net December 29, 2016, at the Wayback Machine, GAME REPORT CSKA Moscow 70 -62 Tau Ceramica August 18, 2016, at the Wayback Machine, January 23, 2008
7. Визитка 2016-09-04 at the Wayback Machine (in Russian)
8. 2006/2007 European Cups - RESULTS INDESIT EUROPEAN CHAMPIONS LEAGUE MEN - 2006/2007 - Final Four in MOSCOW (RUS) on 31/03 & 01/04/2007 Final Match 1/2 - Match F-004^{[permanent dead link]}
9. "Cup of Russia figure skating Grand Prix" (in Russian). Retrieved 2008-11-23.^{[dead link]}
10. "Moscow to host of Figure Skating World Championships". BBC News. March 24, 2011. Retrieved March 24, 2011.

External links

 

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Megasport Arena.

• Official website (in Russian)
• Khodynka Arena at worldstadiums.com

Events and tenants
Preceded by PalaLottomatica Rome	CEV Champions League Final Venue 2007	Succeeded by Hala MOSiR Łódź