Winning Group Arena, is an indoor
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
Brno
Brno ( , ; ) is a Statutory city (Czech Republic), city in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. Located at the confluence of the Svitava (river), Svitava and Svratka (river), Svratka rivers, Brno has about 403,000 inhabitants, making ...
,
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic, also known as Czechia, and historically known as Bohemia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the south ...
. The capacity of the arena is 7,700 people and it was built in 1982. It is currently home to the
HC Kometa Brno
HC Kometa Brno ("Comet" in English) is a professional ice hockey team based in Brno, Czech Republic. They play in the Czech Extraliga. Kometa is the most successful ice hockey club in the Czech Republic with 14 Czechoslovak First Ice Hockey League ...
ice hockey team.
Until 2011, the arena was named ''Hala Rondo''. However, after Kajotbet started sponsoring the arena, it was renamed ''Kajot Arena''.
After the end of the contract, it was called "Rondo Hall" again until a new sponsorship with DRFG was signed in 2015, renaming the arena to DRFG Arena.
This will be used for the
2026 European Women's Handball Championship
The 2026 EHF European Women's Handball Championship, commonly referred to as the EHF EURO 2026, will be the 17th edition of the EHF European Women's Handball Championship. It will be held from 3 to 20 December 2026.
The championship was original ...
for the preliminary round if
Arena Brno
An arena is a large enclosed venue, often circular or oval-shaped, designed to showcase theatre, musical performances or sporting events. It comprises a large open space surrounded on most or all sides by tiered seating for spectators, and may ...
isn't built in time.
See also
*
List of indoor arenas in the Czech Republic
The following is a list of Arena, indoor arenas in the Czech Republic with a capacity of at least 1,000 spectators, most of the arenas in this list are for multi use proposes and are used for popular sports such as individual sports like karate, ju ...
References
External links
*
Ice hockey venues in the Czech Republic
Sports venues in Brno
Sports venues completed in 1982
1982 establishments in Czechoslovakia
20th-century architecture in the Czech Republic
{{Czech-sports-venue-stub