Orlen Arena

Orlen Arena is an indoor arena in Płock, Poland. It opened on 13 November 2010, and holds 5,492 people.^[2]

Orlen Arena

Orlen Arena
Full name	Orlen Arena Płock
Location	Płock, Poland
Coordinates	52°33′36″N 19°41′01″E / 52.56000°N 19.68361°E / 52.56000; 19.68361Coordinates: 52°33′36″N 19°41′01″E / 52.56000°N 19.68361°E / 52.56000; 19.68361
Owner	City of Płock
Operator	Centrum Widowiskowo-Sportowe
Capacity	Handball: 5,492 Concerts: 8,000
Field size	50mx30m
Construction
Built	8 April 2009 – 7 November 2010
Opened	13 November 2010
Construction cost	zl 120 million.^[1]
Architect	MCD Poznan
Project manager	Henryk Nowacki
General contractor	Vectra SA
Tenants
Wisła Płock

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It is located the Celebra Papieska Square, adjacent to Kazimierz Górski Stadium and is primarily used for handball, volleyball, basketball, tennis, table tennis, mixed martial arts, popular music and concerts.

Capacity

Permanent seating includes 5,029 places, a set of VIP lounges with 224 places, a journalist area with 100 places and another 28 places for the handicapped. Temporary seating for an additional 111 places can also be installed. The total capacity of the arena is 5492 places.

Events

Handball

The arena is the permanent home of the Wisła Płock. It will also be the host of the President's Cup for 2023 World Men's Handball Championship.^[3]

MMA

The arena has hosted a number of KSW mixed martial arts events.

Music

 

The official inauguration of the hall on 13 November 2010 with a concert by Jean-Michel Jarre.

Jean-Michel Jarre played at the inauguration of arena on 13 November 2010.

References

1. To będzie Orlen Arena. Na 99 procent (in Polish), Płock: Gazeta Wyborcza Płock, 13 May 2010
2. "Orlen Wisła Płock". PGNiG. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
3. Płock miastem-gospodarzem Mistrzostw Świata w piłce ręcznej! (in Polish), Płock: Portal Płock, 9 November 2021