{{Short description|Sports venue in Cluj-Napoca, Romania}} {{Infobox venue | name = BTarena | nickname = | logo_image = | logo_caption = | image = U-BT Cluj-Napoca vs CSM Oradea 28.05.2023.png | image_size = 250px | caption = The arena during basketball game in 2023 | fullname = | former_names = Polyvalent Hall (2014–2017) | location = Cluj-Napoca, Romania | coordinates = {{Coord|46|46|1.1|N|23|34|13.4|E|region:RO_type:landmark|display=title,inline}} | opened = 21 October 2014 | renovated = | expanded = 2017 | owner = | operator = Cluj-Napoca City Council | surface = | scoreboard = | cost = €16.5 million + €3.5 million(2017 renovation)<br><small>(€21.5 million in 2019 euros)</small><ref>[https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/CP0000ROM086NEST Harmonized Index of Consumer Prices: All Items for Romania]</ref> | architect = Dico și Țigănaș | project_manager = | structural_engineer = Plan 31 | services_engineer = | general_contractor = SC CON-A SA | main_contractors = Nisal<br>Intersport | capacity = 10,000 (tennis, basketball, handball)<br/>10,000 (concerts, kickboxing, MMA)<ref name="autogenerated1">[https://cluj.com/articole/10-000-de-locuri-la-sala-polivalenta-2017/ 10 000 de locuri la Sala Polivalentă în 2017 {{in lang|ro}}.]</ref> | suites = | record_attendance = | dimensions = | acreage = | tenants = U-BT Cluj-Napoca (Divizia A)<br>Universitatea Cluj-Napoca (Liga Naţională) | website = [https://btarena.info/ btarena.info] }}
The '''BTarena''' is a multi-purpose indoor arena that is located in Cluj-Napoca, Romania. The arena was previously called the '''Polyvalent Hall''' but was renamed on 17 October 2017 when the facility entered into a new arena-naming rights agreement with Banca Transilvania.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.totalbaschet.ro/articol/Sala-Polivalent%C4%83-din-Cluj-Napoca-devine-BT-Arena~53879|title=Banca Transilvania a semnat n contract pe cinci ani cu arena clujeană|publisher=Total Baschet|date=18 October 2017|language=ro}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.telekomsport.ro/a-inceput-amenajarea-suprafetei-de-zgura-la-bt-arena-din-cluj-napoca-pentru-intalnirea-romania-elvetia-din-fedcup-18064764|title=A început amenajarea suprafeţei de zgură la BT Arena din Cluj-Napoca, pentru întâlnirea România – Elveţia, din FedCup|publisher=Telekom Sport|access-date=9 May 2018|language=ro}}</ref> The venue holds 10,000 people in its largest configuration. The building is located next to the Cluj Arena.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cotidiantr.ro/noua-*bijuterie*-a-clujului-sala-polivalenta-gata-de-inaugurare-75279.php#.VC6T__l_tS1|title=Sala Polivalentă, gata de inaugurare|publisher=Cotidianul Transilvan|date=24 September 2014|language=ro|access-date=3 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170902054007/http://www.cotidiantr.ro/noua-*bijuterie*-a-clujului-sala-polivalenta-gata-de-inaugurare-75279.php#.VC6T__l_tS1|archive-date=2 September 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>
==History==
The arena opened on 21 October 2014. The arena hosted a concert, on 31 October 2014, by English musician James Blunt, who sang from his album Moon Landing. The concert had an attendance of upwards of 6,000.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stirileprotv.ro/video/sase-mii-de-oameni-au-asistat-la-concertul-lui-james-blunt-din-cluj-artistul-a-fost-purtat-pe-brate-de-fani/61591470|title=Sase mii de oameni au asistat la concertul lui James Blunt din Cluj|publisher=Pro TV|access-date=7 November 2014|language=ro}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jamesblunt.com/live,cluj-polyvalent-hall_307.htm?pg=1|title=TOUR DATES|publisher=jamesblunt.com|access-date=7 November 2014|language=ro|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141107212906/http://www.jamesblunt.com/live,cluj-polyvalent-hall_307.htm?pg=1|archive-date=7 November 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>
It hosted the ''Counter-Strike: Global Offensive'' Major DreamHack Open Cluj-Napoca 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://open.dreamhack.se/page/clujnapoca/|title=DreamHack Open- Cluj-Napoca|website=DreamHack|access-date=November 17, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151118162227/http://open.dreamhack.se/page/clujnapoca|archive-date=November 18, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>
The arena's seating capacity for basketball games was expanded to 10,000 seats for the EuroBasket 2017.<ref name="autogenerated1"/> The renovation work on the arena's existing stands began after the 2017 European Artistic Gymnastics Championships.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cluj.com/articole/10-000-de-locuri-la-sala-polivalenta-2017/|title=10 000 de locuri la Sala Polivalentă în 2017|publisher=cluj.com|access-date=19 March 2017|language=ro}}</ref> It was used again as one of the two venues for the 2020 FIBA Under-17 Women's Basketball World Cup.
It hosted the 2023 Junior World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships from July 7 to 9.
It hosted the Counter-Strike 2 tournament [https://www.hltv.org/events/8043/pgl-cluj-napoca-2025 PGL Cluj-Napoca 2025].
It will be used for the main round of the 2026 European Women's Handball Championship.
It will also host preliminary round matches of the 2026 Men's European Volleyball Championship.
==See also== *List of indoor arenas in Romania *List of indoor arenas by capacity
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *{{Commons category inline}} *[http://btarena.info/ Official website] {{in lang|ro}} *[https://web.archive.org/web/20170511215716/http://www.dicositiganas.ro/portfolio/sport-leisure/multifunctional-sports-hall.html Photos of the arena] at Dico și Țigănaș website
{{FIBA EuroBasket 2017}} {{2026 Men's European Volleyball Championship}}
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