Celje was one of the venues of the 2004 European Championship. On 3 October 2002, Celje town councillors gave a resounding “Yes!” for the construction of a new handball arena. The foundation stone was laid on 16 April, and it was finished in December 2003. At this time, the arena under Golovec Hill also became the home arena for the players of the Celje Pivovarna Laško Handball Team. The atmosphere in the new arena “Zlatorog Arena” is electrifying, as the first season of playing in this stadium resulted in the greatest success in the history of handball in Celje and Slovenia: the title of the European Champion in the Champions League!
No. of seats: 4594 – 5154
No. of standing spots: 500
Floor: parquet
Height of the hall: 16 m
Lighting: 1.200 Lux – 1.500 Lux