Coop Norrbotten Arena (original) (raw)

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Indoor sporting arena in Luleå, Sweden

"Coop Arena" redirects here. For Co-op Arena, see Co-op Arena.

Coop Norrbotten Arena
Map
Former names Delfinen
Location Luleå, Sweden
Owner Luleå HF
Capacity 6,150
Construction
Opened 13 September 1970 (1970-09-13)
Renovated 2002 (2002)
Expanded 2009 (2009)
Tenants
Luleå HF

Coop Norrbotten Arena is an indoor sporting arena located in Luleå, Sweden.[1] The seating capacity of the arena is 6,150, and it is the home arena of the Luleå HF ice hockey team.[2]

Interior of Coop Norrbotten Arena in 2006

It was opened on 13 September 1970, and was called Delfinen[3] ("The Dolphin") until 2002 when it was refurbished and the naming rights were sold to the local division of the Swedish retail company Kooperativa Förbundet, who renamed it Coop Arena. In 2010, it was renamed Coop Norrbotten Arena, although it's still occasionally referred to as "Coop Arena".[4]

The arena hosted the first semi-final of Melodifestivalen 2011 on 5 February 2011, and hosted the third semi-final of Melodifestivalen 2020 on 15 February 2020.

  1. ^ Hedlund, Robert (27 December 2012). "Asplöven spelar i Coop Norrbotten Arena". luleahockey.se (in Swedish). Luleå HF. Retrieved 3 July 2013.
  2. ^ "Coop Norrbotten Arena" (in Swedish). Luleå HF. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  3. ^ "Matchprogram" (in Swedish). Heart of Steel. 5 February 2009. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
  4. ^ "Coop Norrbotten Arena" (in Swedish). Luleå Municipality. Archived from the original on 23 February 2014. Retrieved 9 July 2014.