{{Short description|Indoor ice hockey venue in Leksand, Sweden}} {{Infobox venue | name = Tegera Arena | image = Tegera Arena 2010-09-15.JPG | image_size = 250px | caption = Tegera Arena in September 2010 | former_names = Ejendals Arena (2008–2010) | location = Leksand, Sweden | coordinates = {{coord|60|44|06|N|14|59|11|E|region:SE-W_type:landmark|display=inline,title}} | broke_ground = 5 July 2004 | built = July 2004 to October 2005 | opened = 3 October 2005 (first ice hockey game)<br>11 November 2005 (official inauguration) | owner = Leksands IF Fastighets AB | construction_cost = 129 million SEK | architect = Biong Arkitekter v/Terje Rørby-Stefan Ekberg - SWECO FFNS Falun | tenants = Leksands IF (SHL) (2005–present) | seating_capacity = Ice hockey: 7,650 }}
'''Tegera Arena''' (formerly '''Ejendals Arena''') is an arena in Leksand, Sweden primarily used for ice hockey. It was opened in October 2005, and is the home arena of Leksands IF. It holds 7,650 people.
==History== left|thumb|250px|Interior of Tegera Arena (July 2014). Construction of a new arena, replacing the former Leksands ishall from 1966, was announced on 27 April 2004.<ref name="Allt fokus hamnade på arenan">{{cite news|url=https://www.dalademokraten.se/artikel/allt-fokus-hamnade-pa-arenan|title=Allt fokus hamnade på arenan|publisher=Dalademokraten|language=Swedish|date=5 March 2013|accessdate=6 February 2021}}</ref> Construction began on 5 July the same year, and the first ice hockey game inside the arenas was played on 3 October 2005 when Leksands IF lost, 3–4, against Linköpings HC in the Swedish Hockey League.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://idrottensaffarer.se/arena/2005/10/sveriges-mysigaste-eventarena|title=Sveriges mysigaste eventarena|publisher=Idrottens affärer|language=Swedish|date=3 October 2005|accessdate=6 February 2021}}</ref><ref name="Allt fokus hamnade på arenan"/> The arenas was officially inaugurated by County-Governor Ingrid Dahlberg of Dalarna on 11 November 2005.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.leksandsif.se/om-lif/historia|title=Historia|publisher=Leksands IF|language=Swedish|accessdate=6 February 2021}}</ref>
The arena hosted games during the 2007 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships, together with FM Mattsson Arena in Mora. The following season, the 2007 4 Nations Cup was played at Tegera Arena. The current attendance record for ice hockey is 8,017.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://stats.swehockey.se/cs/schemaFacts.aspx?qsLayout=428&qsRound=34&qsSerieId=90001&qsUseDivision=0&qsSeasonId=38 |title=stats.swehockey.se Elitserien 2005/2006 Round 34 (in swedish) |access-date=2010-10-05 |publisher=Svenska Ishockeyförbundet |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110612045544/http://stats.swehockey.se/cs/schemaFacts.aspx?qsLayout=428&qsRound=34&qsSerieId=90001&qsUseDivision=0&qsSeasonId=38 |archive-date=2011-06-12 }}</ref> However, the maximum capacity has since been reduced to 7,650 due to safety regulations. Until fall 2010 the name was Ejendals Arena, but the company owning the name rights decided they wanted to promote a brand instead of their company name.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.dalademokraten.se/sida/id/128343/ |title=DD-webb Ejendals byter namn (in swedish) |access-date=2010-10-05 |publisher=DalaDemokraten |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719093108/http://www.dalademokraten.se/sida/id/128343/ |archive-date=2011-07-19 }}</ref>
==Events== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Event ! Year |- | Melodifestivalen | 2006, 2009, 2012, 2019 |}
==See also== *Leksands IF *List of indoor arenas in Sweden
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== {{Commonscat}} *{{Official website|http://www.tegeraarena.se/}} *[http://www.hockeyarenas.net/?page=3000&arID=788 Pictures and facts (unofficial)]
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Category:Indoor arenas in Sweden Category:Ice hockey venues in Sweden Category:Sports venues in Dalarna County Category:Sport in Leksand Category:2005 establishments in Sweden Category:Sports venues completed in 2005 Category:21st-century establishments in Dalarna County