Hall Aleksandar Nikolić

Hall Aleksandar Nikolić
Хала Александар Николић / Hala Aleksandar Nikolić
Construction

Location	Belgrade, Serbia
Coordinates	44°48′55.86″N 20°29′6.40″E / 44.8155167°N 20.4851111°E / 44.8155167; 20.4851111Coordinates: 44°48′55.86″N 20°29′6.40″E / 44.8155167°N 20.4851111°E / 44.8155167; 20.4851111
Owner	SOE Tašmajdan SRC
Capacity	5,878^[1]
Opened	24 May 1973
Renovated	2011
Tenants
Crvena zvezda (Red Star Belgrade) Partizan Belgrade

Hall Aleksandar Nikolić (Serbian: Хала Александар Николић / Hala Aleksandar Nikolić), formerly known as Pionir Hall or Pionir Arena (Serbian: Хала Пионир / Hala Pionir), is an indoor sports arena in Belgrade, Serbia, located in the Belgrade municipality of Palilula. The official seating capacity of the arena is 5,878.^[2]

Hall Aleksandar Nikolić, renamed in 2016 in honour of Serbian basketball player and coach Aleksandar Nikolić.

The hall is well known for its frequent matches between different basketball clubs, especially Crvena zvezda (Red Star Belgrade), Partizan Belgrade, and foreign clubs.

History

Red Star Belgrade players practice under the command of head coach Svetislav Pešić in September 2008

The arena hosted the final of the EuroLeague's 1976–77 season (in which Maccabi Tel Aviv defeated Pallacanestro Varese), and the FIBA EuroCup's 1997–98 season final.^[3] In October 1989, the 16th World Judo Championships took place in Pionir Hall.^[4]

The arena hosted several preliminary round games of the EuroBasket 2005 and 2013 World Women's Handball Championship.

On 23 February 2016, the name of the arena was changed from Pionir Hall to Hall Aleksandar Nikolić, after the former basketball player and coach, Aleksandar "Aca" Nikolić.

Concerts

1970s

September 20, 1972 - Ray Charles
November 2, 1974 - Tina Turner
March 16, 1975 - Deep Purple (Stormbringer Tour, opening acts: Elf, Smak)
April 13, 1975 - Jethro Tull
October 5, 1975 - Santana and Earth, Wind & Fire
February 9, 1976 - Bijelo Dugme (Šta bi dao da si na mom mjestu Tour)
February 10, 1976 - Bijelo Dugme
February 11, 1976 - Bijelo Dugme
February 26, 1976 - Suzy Quatro
June 16, 1976 - BOOM Festival 1976
September 8, 1977 - Smak (Crna dama Tour)
September 9, 1977 - Smak
October 10, 1977 - Uriah Heep
April 4, 1978 - Zdravko Čolić (Putujući zemljotres Tour)
April 8, 1978 - Zdravko Čolić
April 20, 1979 - Slade
April 21, 1979 - Bijelo Dugme (Bitanga i princeza Tour)
April 22, 1979 - Bijelo Dugme
April 23, 1979 - Bijelo Dugme
April 24, 1979 - Bijelo Dugme
April 25, 1979 - Bijelo Dugme
May 8, 1979 - Tina Turner
October 10, 1979 - Eric Clapton

1980s

October 31, 1980 - Weather Report
March 2, 1982 - Gillan
April 8, 1982 - Riblja Čorba (Mrtva priroda Tour)
April 9, 1982 - Riblja Čorba
April 10, 1982 - Riblja Čorba
April 11, 1982 - Riblja Čorba
May 13, 1982 - Majski Rock & Blues Festival (Alvin Lee Band, Stan Webb's Speedway, and Nightwing)
June 12, 1982 - Classix Nouveaux
July 27, 1982 - Talking Heads
October 23, 1982 - Tangerine Dream (White Eagle European Tour)
April 18, 1984 - Elton John (European Express Tour)
September 24, 1984 - Motörhead
February 16, 1985 - Zabranjeno Pušenje (Das ist Walter Tour)
May 10, 1985 - Dire Straits (Brothers in Arms Tour)
May 11, 1985 - Dire Straits
December 8, 1985 - Riblja Čorba (Istina Tour)
December 18, 1985 - Eddy Grant
April 29, 1986 - Status Quo (In the Army Now Tour)
September 10, 1986 - Iron Maiden (Somewhere on Tour)
December 3, 1986 - Nazareth & Girlschool
April 5, 1987 - Spandau Ballet (Through the Barricades Tour)
1987 - Ekatarina Velika (Ljubav Tour)
1987 - Ekatarina Velika
1987 - Alisa
1988 - Vesna Zmijanac

1990s

May 22, 1990 - The Stranglers
April 3, 1994 - Riblja Čorba (Zbogom, Srbijo Tour)
November 25, 1995 - Ceca Ražnatović
December 8, 1995 - The Prodigy
December 25, 1997 - Zabranjeno Pušenje
March 20, 1998 - Dragana Mirković
October 10, 1999 - Aca Lukas

2000s

December 23, 2002 - Željko Joksimović
May 21, 2005 - Luciano Pavarotti
August 31, 2006 - Simply Red
September 5, 2007 - Tool (10,000 Days Tour)

2010s

April 1, 2010 - 50 Cent
October 1, 2010 - Aco Pejović
November 24, 2013 - Marko Bulat
November 22, 2015 - Whitesnake

References

↑ ХАЛА АЛЕКСАНДАР НИКОЛИЋ (Serbian).
↑ ХАЛА АЛЕКСАНДАР НИКОЛИЋ (Serbian).
↑ HALA PIONIR
↑ "Watch 1989 World Judo Championships Video". ovguide.com. Retrieved 10 October 2013.

External links

Hala Pionir (Serbian)

Preceded by Palau dels Esports Barcelona	EuroBasket Final Venue 1975	Succeeded by Country Hall du Sart Tilman Liège
Preceded by Patinoire des Vernets Geneva	FIBA European Champions Cup Final Venue 1977	Succeeded by Rudi-Sedlmayer-Halle Munich
Preceded by Eleftheria Indoor Hall Nicosia	EuroCup Final Venue 1998	Succeeded by Príncipe Felipe Arena Zaragoza
Preceded by None	Zvezde Granda Final Venue 2004	Succeeded by Tašmajdan Stadium
Preceded by Arena Łódź Łódź	European Women's Volleyball Championship Final Venue 2011	Succeeded by Max Schmeling Halle Berlin

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