Rhénus Sport

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| former_names = Hall Rhénus (1974-2001)

| address = 17 Boulevard de Dresde
67000 Strasbourg, France

| location = Contades

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| opened = 1974

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| capacity = 6,200

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| tenants = Strasbourg IG (Pro A) (1994–present)

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Rhénus Sport (originally Hall Rhénus, also known as Rhénus Sport Arena and Arena de la SIG) is a multi-purpose arena located in Strasbourg, France. The seating capacity is 6,200 for basketball games. It is currently home to the professional French League club Strasbourg IG.

History

The arena opened around 1974. In 1981, the arena was the venue of the European Champions Cup Final, in which Maccabi Tel Aviv defeated Sinudyne Bologna 80–79.[http://www.nrg.co.il/online/archive/ART44/478.html NRG מעריב] In February 2005, the Davis Cup match between France and Sweden took place in this arena. In 2014, the venue hosted the European Fencing Championships. In 2016, it hosted the Fed Cup final.{{cite web|title=Tennis: Czechs edge France to retain Fed Cup title|date=14 November 2016 |url=http://www.straitstimes.com/sport/tennis/tennis-czechs-edge-france-to-retain-fed-cup-title|publisher=straitstimes.com|access-date=14 November 2016}}

On April 3, 2009, USA President Barack Obama spoke to a French and German crowd at the arena, while the President was in Stasbourg for the 2009 Strasbourg-Kehl summit.{{cite news|first=Tom |last=Raum |title=Obama pledges new US relations with Europe |date=2009-04-03 |publisher=Yahoo! News |url=https://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090403/ap_on_go_pr_wh/eu_obama |access-date=2009-04-03 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090406232445/http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090403/ap_on_go_pr_wh/eu_obama |archive-date=April 6, 2009 }}

In 2018, it was announced the arena would undergo major renovations, beginning in summer 2019. Renovations will include expanding the arena's capacity to 8,071 in the first phase.{{cite web |url=https://france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr/grand-est/bas-rhin/strasbourg-0/strasbourg-future-arena-sig-qui-remplacera-rhenus-sport-sera-livree-ete-2021-1581601.html |title=Strasbourg : la future Arena de la SIG, qui remplacera le Rhénus Sport, devrait être livrée à l'été 2021 |language=fr |trans-title=Strasbourg: the future SIG Arena, which will replace the Rhénus Sport, should be delivered in the summer of 2021 |last1=Chanel |first1=Marc |date=26 November 2018 |website=France 3 |publisher=France Télévisions |access-date=20 May 2020|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200521042146/https://france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr/grand-est/bas-rhin/strasbourg-0/strasbourg-future-arena-sig-qui-remplacera-rhenus-sport-sera-livree-ete-2021-1581601.html |archive-date=21 May 2020}} The project is estimated to cost 40 million euros. Naming rights have been secured by Crédit Mutuel.{{cite web |url=https://www.eurohoops.net/en/fiba-champions-league/951251/plan-set-for-the-new-sig-strasbourg-arena/ |title=Plan set for the new SIG Strasbourg arena |author= |date=18 October 2019 |website=Eurohoops |access-date=20 May 2020|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200521041934/https://www.eurohoops.net/en/fiba-champions-league/951000/brose-bamberg-lands-retin-obasohan/ |archive-date=21 May 2020}} The project was estimated to be completed by summer 2021, opening as the Crédit Mutuel Forum. However, due to the coronavirus pandemic, completion end in 2023.{{cite web |url=https://www.20minutes.fr/strasbourg/2657527-20191122-strasbourg-sig-arena-fin-2022-debut-2023 |title=Strasbourg : La SIG Arena, c'est pour « fin 2022, début 2023 » |language=fr |trans-title=Strasbourg: The SIG Arena is for "late 2022, early 2023" |last1=Gagnepain |first1=Thibaut |date=22 November 2019 |website=20 minutes |publisher=Schibsted |access-date=20 May 2020|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200521043055/https://www.20minutes.fr/strasbourg/2657527-20191122-strasbourg-sig-arena-fin-2022-debut-2023 |archive-date=21 May 2020}}

References

External links

[https://web.archive.org/web/20160115132703/http://www.strasbourg.eu/fr/fiche-lieu/-/CusPlaceAssetFOPortlet_WAR_Cusallhook?_CusPlaceAssetFOPortlet_WAR_Cusallhook_cusPlaceAssetId=47722 Info from the web site of Strasbourg] {{in lang|fr}}

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title=FIBA European Champions Cup
Final Venue|

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Berlin |

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Cologne|

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Final Venue

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Prague

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| years=2016

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