# Match! Arena

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Not to be confused with [Match! Game (Russian TV channel)](/source/Match!_Game_(Russian_TV_channel)).

**Match! Arena** (Russian: Матч! Арена), formerly **Sport-1** (Russian: Спорт-1) until January 25, 2016, is a Russian pay sport television channel that broadcasts in [SD](/source/SD_video) & [HDTV](/source/HDTV) 16:9 format.

It was launched on August 10, 2010 by the [All-Russia State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company](/source/All-Russia_State_Television_and_Radio_Broadcasting_Company) under the name Sport-1 (Russian: Спорт-1). In October 2015, Sport-1 was acquired by [Gazprom-Media](/source/Gazprom-Media) and subsequently re-branded as Match! Arena.

## Broadcast

- Football: - FIFA: [2014 FIFA World Cup](/source/2014_FIFA_World_Cup) ([qualifiers matches](/source/2014_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_(UEFA))), [FIFA Confederations Cup](/source/FIFA_Confederations_Cup). - European national tournaments: [Ligue 1](/source/Ligue_1), [FA Cup](/source/FA_Cup), [DFB-Pokal](/source/DFB-Pokal). - UEFA: [UEFA Europa League](/source/UEFA_Europa_League) (qualification rounds, matches with the participation of Russian clubs). - Conmebol: [Copa Libertadores](/source/Copa_Libertadores), [Copa Sudamericana](/source/Copa_Sudamericana).
- Hockey: [KHL](/source/KHL) ([The Finals](/source/Gagarin_Cup)), [IIHF World Championships](/source/Ice_Hockey_World_Championships)
- Autosport: [Formula 1](/source/Formula_1) (including all practices), [Porsche Supercup](/source/Porsche_Supercup), [Formula Renault](/source/Formula_Renault), [DTM](/source/Deutsche_Tourenwagen_Masters), [IndyCar](/source/IndyCar)
- Biathlon: [World Cup](/source/Biathlon_World_Cup), [World Championships](/source/Biathlon_World_Championships_2011)
- Boxing: professional boxing
- Olympics: [2014 Winter Olympics](/source/2014_Winter_Olympics)

## External links

- [Sport-1 website](http://www.sportodin.ru) (in Russian)

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