MEO Arena
MEO Arena is a indoor arena in Parque das Nações, Portugal that opened in 1998. Its recorded capacity is 20,100.
Key facts
MEO Arena is a indoor arena in Parque das Nações, Portugal that opened in 1998. Its recorded capacity is 20,100. It is owned by Live Nation Entertainment. It is operated by Live Nation Entertainment and Live Nation. The venue does not currently carry a sponsor name. It has been known by 4 names in total, including Pavilhão Atlântico, MEO Arena, Altice Arena. Current tenants are 2001 IAAF World Indoor Championships – men's triple jump.
- Location
- Parque das Nações, Portugal
- Type
- Indoor arena
- Capacity
- 20,100
- Opened
- 1998
- Status
- Active
- Current owner
- Live Nation Entertainment
- Naming rights
- No current sponsor name
- Name changes
- 3
MEO Arena is at latitude 38.768554, longitude -9.094015, in Parque das Nações, Portugal. The marker is drawn from the recorded coordinates. The building outline appears here once OpenStreetMap footprint geometry is available for this venue.
Data table for this chart
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Latitude | 38.768554 |
| Longitude | -9.094015 |
| City | Parque das Nações |
| Region | Parque das Nações |
| Country | Portugal |
| OpenStreetMap object | Not recorded |
| Footprint geometry | Not yet exported by the pipeline |
Naming rights
MEO Arena has carried 4 recorded names. Pavilhão Atlântico (no sponsor) ran 1998 to 2013. Pavilhão da Utopia (no sponsor) ran 1998 to present. MEO Arena (no sponsor) ran 2013 to 2017. Altice Arena (no sponsor) ran 2017 to 2024. The average tenure of a name here is 8.7 years.
Data table for this chart
| Name | Sponsor | Period | Deal value | Term | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pavilhão Atlântico | None | 1998 to 2013 | Not published | Not published | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
| Pavilhão da Utopia | None | 1998 to present | Not published | Not published | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
| MEO Arena | None | 2013 to 2017 | Not published | Not published | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
| Altice Arena | None | 2017 to 2024 | Not published | Not published | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
Ownership and operation
| Role | Organization | Period | Status | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owner | Live Nation Entertainment | Present | Current | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
| Operator | Live Nation | 1996 to present | Current | Wikidata statement | Source |
| Operator | Live Nation Entertainment | Present | Current | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
Tenants
| Tenant | Competitions | Period | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 IAAF World Indoor Championships – men's triple jump | Not mapped | 1996 to present | Current | Source |
Recorded changes
20 changes to this venue have been recorded by the monthly pipeline runs.
| Date | Table | Field | From | To | Month |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 September 2026 | venue_names | source_date | 2026-09-23 | 2026-09-28 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_names | source_date | 2026-09-23 | 2026-09-28 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_names | source_date | 2026-09-23 | 2026-09-28 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_names | source_date | 2026-09-23 | 2026-09-28 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_names | source_date | 2026-09-20 | 2026-09-23 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_names | source_date | 2026-09-20 | 2026-09-23 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_names | source_date | 2026-09-20 | 2026-09-23 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_names | source_date | 2026-09-20 | 2026-09-23 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venues | opened_year | 1996 | 1998 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venues | capacity | 20000 | 20100 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venues | wikipedia_revid | not set | 1375741093 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venues | wikipedia_title | MEO_Arena | MEO Arena | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_names | (created) | not set | Altice Arena | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_names | (created) | not set | MEO Arena | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_names | (created) | not set | Pavilhão da Utopia | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_names | (created) | not set | Pavilhão Atlântico | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 20487 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 20486 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 9972 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 9971 | 2026-09 |
Sources and licenses
Every ownership, naming and sponsorship row on this page carries the URL it was derived from. The site as a whole is built from these sources:
- Wikidata: CC0 1.0. Data from Wikidata, released under CC0 1.0 Universal.
- OpenStreetMap: ODbL 1.0. © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL 1.0). See https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright.
- Wikipedia: CC BY-SA 4.0. Text from Wikipedia, available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License.
Row-level sources used for this venue: