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Xiaomi Arena
Construction

Xiaomi Arena in 2025
Interactive map of Xiaomi Arena
Former names	Arena Riga (2006–2025)
Location	Riga, Latvia
Coordinates	56°58′5″N 24°7′17″E / 56.96806°N 24.12139°E / 56.96806; 24.12139
Owner	Glesum Investments
Capacity	14,500 (concerts) 11,200 (basketball) 10,300 (ice hockey)
Groundbreaking	17 June 2004
Built	1 February 2006
Opened	15 February 2006
Cost	Ls 20 million EUR € 28.5 million
Architects	SCI Architects SIA Merks SIA Nams
General contractor	SIA Merks
Tenants
Latvia men's national ice hockey team (2006–present) Latvia men's national basketball team (2006–present) Latvia women's national basketball team (2006–present) Dinamo Riga (KHL) (2008–2022) BC VEF Rīga (2009–present) Riga Masters (snooker) (2014–2019) LNK Fight Night (2017–2020) Barons LMT (BBL/LBL) (2006–2009) ASK Riga (BBL/LBL) (2006–2009) BC Prometey (Eurocup) (2022–2024)
Website
https://xiaomi-arena.com/

Xiaomi Arena, formerly known as Arena Riga (Latvian: Xiaomi Arēna) is an indoor arena in Riga, Latvia.^[1] It is primarily used for ice hockey, basketball and concerts. Arena holds a maximum of 14,500 and was opened on 15 February 2006.^[2]

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.^[3]^[4]^[5]

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.^[6]

The owner of the arena is the company Glesum Investments, but the real beneficiary is businessman Juris Savickis.^[7]

History

Ice hockey match between Latvia and Sweden during IIHF WC 2023

Arena Riga during EuroBasket Women 2009.

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.^[8]

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 was host matches for the UEFA Futsal Euro 2026.