Sydbank Arena (formerly known as Kolding Hallerne and Tre-For Arena) is an indoor sports arena in

Kolding Kolding () is a Denmark, Danish seaport city located at the head of Kolding Fjord in the Region of Southern Denmark. It is the seat of Kolding Municipality. It is a transportation, commercial, and manufacturing centre and has numerous industria ...

Denmark Denmark is a Nordic countries, Nordic country in Northern Europe. It is the metropole and most populous constituent of the Kingdom of Denmark,, . also known as the Danish Realm, a constitutionally unitary state that includes the Autonomous a ...

primarily used for

handball Handball (also known as team handball, European handball, Olympic handball or indoor handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalkeeper) pass a ball using their hands with the aim of thr ...

. The arena has a capacity of 5,001 spectators and is home to

Danish Handball League The Herreligaen (men's league), formerly known as Herrehåndboldligaen (men's handball league), is the men's top Danish professional handball league. The winners of the Herreligaen are recognised as the Danish men's handball champions. The curr ...

team

KIF Kolding KIF Kolding is a professional handball club based in Kolding, Denmark who competes in the Danish Handball League. KIF Kolding has won the Danish Handball League, Danish Handball Championship a record 14 times. It is a part of the broader sports ...

, one of the most successful teams in the history of Danish handball.

History

It was built in 1996 and expanded in 2015. It represents the largest part of the hall complex The complex is located in the southern part of Kolding and consists of 3 sports halls, 5 handball courts, 10 bowling alleys, meeting facilities, hotel and a restaurant. In December 2015, the venue was used for the

2015 World Women's Handball Championship The 2015 IHF World Women's Handball Championship, the 22nd event hosted by the International Handball Federation, was held in Denmark. The decision to select Denmark as the host was announced on 27 January 2011. In the final Norway won 31–23 ag ...

. In December 2020 the venue is going to be used for the

2020 European Women's Handball Championship The 2020 European Women's Handball Championship was held from 3 to 20 December 2020. The games were played in Herning and Kolding, Denmark. Originally, this tournament would be held with 2 host countries: Norway and Denmark. However, lacking som ...

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* Handball venues in Denmark Indoor arenas in Denmark Badminton venues Badminton in Denmark Sports venues completed in 1996 1996 establishments in Denmark Sport in Kolding Buildings and structures in Kolding Municipality Sports venues in the Region of Southern Denmark {{Denmark-sports-venue-stub

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