TUI Arena

TUI Arena
Location	Hannover, Germany
Broke ground	August 1998
Opened	April 2000
Owner	Arena Hannover GmbH (Günter Papenburg)
Construction cost	70 million euros
Former names	Preussag Arena (2000–2004)
Tenants	Hannover Scorpions (DEL) Hannover Indians (Oberliga (2013–2014)
Capacity

TUI Arena (formerly Preussag Arena) is an arena in Hanover, Germany. The arena opened in 2000 and holds 10,767, during hockey or handball matches and up to 14,000, during concerts. It is the biggest indoor-venue in the Region Hannover and most major concerts are held there. The arena is situated at the expo plaza in the Expo 2000 grounds, in the south of Hanover, astride the Kronsberg and Mittelfeld areas.

Tenants

It was primarily used for ice hockey and was the home arena of the Hannover Scorpions. After the Scorpions sold their DEL-License to the Schwenninger Wild Wings in 2013, the license agreement for the arena wasn't renewed and the Scorpions left the arena permanently. Since then no tenant is using the arena on a regular basis.

The arena was used for the local derbies of the rival clubs Hannover Indians and Hannover Scorpions (now both playing in the third tier Oberliga-Nord) in 2013 and 2014.