Xiaomi Arena

Xiaomi Arena, formerly known as Arena Riga (Latvian: Xiaomi Arēna) is an indoor arena in Riga, Latvia. It is primarily used for ice hockey, basketball and concerts. Arena holds a maximum of 14,500 and was opened on 15 February 2006. 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. 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. The owner of the arena is the company Glesum Investments, but the real beneficiary is businessman Juris Savickis. History The 11,000-seat arena was constructed as a requirement for hosting the 2006 IIHF World Championship. Its construction overseen by Latvian Ice Hockey Federation president Kirovs Lipmans was delayed due to disagreements on the construction contract and finding an investor to fund the project. The Baltic Times reported that Lipmans was to blame for the delays, and that he was asked to resign for a conflict of interest in owning shares in the arena's management company. It has been home to the Latvian national ice hockey team ever since and the Kontinental Hockey League club Dinamo Riga since 2008, as well as the Latvian men's and women's national basketball teams since 2006. During the years the arena has also hosted many well-known artists from all over the world. A part of the events of the 2006 NATO Summit also took place in the venue. The arena hosted the matches of EuroBasket Women 2009, EuroBasket Women 2019 and 'D' group of Eurobasket 2015. The arena was hosted matches for the EuroBasket 2025 including the final phase. It will also host matches for the UEFA Futsal Euro 2026. Notable events 2006 IIHF World Championship Sensation White 2007 IIHF Continental Cup 2008 2008 IIHF World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – Division I EuroBasket Women 2009 Dinamo Riga vs. Phoenix Coyotes 2010 2011 FIBA Under-19 World Championship 2012 Kontinental Hockey League All-Star Game 2013 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship 8th World Choir Games 2014 EuroBasket 2015 2016 European Wrestling Championships 2016 Men's World Floorball Championships Eurovision Choir of the Year 2017 World Boxing Super Series 2017–18, 2018–19 2018 IIHF World U18 Championships – Division I A 2018 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship 2019 UEFA Under-19 Futsal Championship EuroBasket Women 2019 (partially held in Serbia) 2019 Fed Cup ( Latvia vs Germany) 2021 IIHF World Championship 2021 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup 2022 UEFA Futsal Champions League Finals 2023 Davis Cup ( Latvia vs Israel) 2023 IIHF World Championship (partially held in Finland) 2024 FIBA Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournaments – Riga EuroBasket 2025 UEFA Futsal Euro 2026 2030 IIHF World Championship (partially held in Finland) Concerts in Arena Riga See also List of indoor arenas in Latvia List of European ice hockey arenas List of Kontinental Hockey League arenas References External links Official website Arena Riga at Hockeyarenas.net (archived copy) Arena Riga at worldstadiums.com Archived 20 July 2019 at the Wayback Machine