Country Hall Liège (formerly Country Hall du Sart Tilman) is a multi-purpose
arena
An arena is a large enclosed venue, often circular or oval-shaped, designed to showcase theatre, Music, musical performances or Sport, sporting events. It comprises a large open space surrounded on most or all sides by tiered seating for specta ...
in
Liège
Liège ( ; ; ; ; ) is a City status in Belgium, city and Municipalities in Belgium, municipality of Wallonia, and the capital of the Liège Province, province of Liège, Belgium. The city is situated in the valley of the Meuse, in the east o ...
,
Belgium
Belgium, officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. Situated in a coastal lowland region known as the Low Countries, it is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeas ...
. The arena has 5,600 seats in its sport configuration and 7,200 in the concert configuration.
It hosts indoor sporting events as well as concerts.
Events
Notable sporting events hosted by the arena include the 1973
European champions cup final in which
Ignis Varese
Pallacanestro Varese, also called by its current sponsor's name, the Openjobmetis Varese, is an Italian professional basketball club based in Varese, Lombardy. Founded in 1945, the team plays in the Italian first division LBA.
For past club spo ...
defeated
CSKA Moscow
CSKA Moscow () is a Russian sports club based in Moscow. It was created in 1911 in the Russian Empire on base of OLLS (Skiing Society, founded 1901). Later, during the Soviet Union, Soviet era, it was the central part of the Armed Forces (sports ...
71–66,
and the
1977 European basketball championship
The 1977 FIBA European Championship, commonly called FIBA EuroBasket 1977, was the twentieth FIBA EuroBasket regional basketball championship, held by FIBA Europe.
Venues
Group stage Group A – Liège
Group B – Ostend
...
.
The arena is the regular home venue of
Belgacom Liège Basket who competes in the
Basketball League Belgium.
See also
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List of indoor arenas in Belgium
The following is a list of indoor arenas in Belgium, ordered by seating-only capacity. Indoor stadiums with a capacity of at least 2,000 are included in the list. The venues are by their final capacity after construction for seating-only and standi ...
References
External links
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Basketball venues in Belgium
Volleyball venues in Belgium
Indoor arenas in Belgium
Sports venues in Liège Province
Sport in Liège
Culture in Liège
Buildings and structures in Liège
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