Uber Arena
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venue in Berlin
Key facts
- Former names
- O 2 World (2008–2015) , Mercedes-Benz Arena (2015–2024)
- Address
- Uber-Platz 1
- Location
- Friedrichshain , Berlin , Germany
- Operator
- AEG
- Capacity
- Concerts/MMA: 17,000, Basketball: 14,500 , Ice hockey: 14,200
- Surface
- Multi-surface
- Groundbreaking
- 2006 ( 2006 )
- Opened
- September 2008 ( 2008-09 )
- Construction cost
- € 165 million
- Architect
- HOK Sport (now Populous) , JSK Architects
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Encyclopedic overview
Uber Arena (previously branded as O2 World and Mercedes-Benz Arena) is a multipurpose indoor arena in the Friedrichshain neighborhood of Berlin, Germany, which opened in 2008. The venue became known as Uber Arena following a long-term deal with venue operators AEG Europe in 2024.
With a maximum capacity of 17,000 people (for concerts or MMA), it is home to the Eisbären Berlin ice hockey club and the Alba Berlin basketball team, and is used for other athletic and civic events, as well as concerts.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Uber Arena” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.