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Aleksandar Nikolić Hall
Хала Александар Николић
	The venue's interior in June 2010.
Former names	Hala Pionir (1973–2016)
Location	Belgrade, Serbia
Coordinates	44°48′55.86″N 20°29′6.40″E / 44.8155167°N 20.4851111°E
Owner	City of Belgrade
Operator	Tašmajdan SRC
Capacity	8,000
Surface	Hardwood
Scoreboard	Yes
Construction
Opened	24 May 1973; 51 years ago
Renovated	2019
Expanded	2019
Architect	Ljiljana and Dragoljub Bakić
General contractor	Energoprojekt
Tenants
	KK Crvena zvezda (1973–2023) ; KK Partizan (1991–2019) ; Maccabi Tel Aviv (2023–)

The Aleksandar Nikolić Hall (Serbian: Хала Александар Николић, romanized: Hala Aleksandar Nikolić), formerly known as Pionir Hall (Serbian: Хала Пионир, romanized: Hala Pionir), is an indoor sports arena located in Palilula, Belgrade, Serbia. The official seating capacity of the arena is 8,000.^[3]^[4]^[5]It was 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, and foreign clubs.Projected by Ljiljana and Dragoljub Bakić, the hall has been described as the "architectural icon of the postmodernist Belgrade".^[6]

History

Constructed in 1973 by Ljiljana and Dragoljub Bakić under a tight deadline, the modernist building won the architects a "Grand Prix of the Belgrade Architecture Salon".^[7] The structure was noted for its use of repeated elements and natural light.

The arena hosted the final round of EuroBasket 1975, 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.^[8] In October 1989, the 16th World Judo Championships took place in Pionir Hall.^[9]

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.

In April 2017, the arena played host to the Davis Cup World Group Quarterfinal between Serbia and Spain, with Serbia winning the tie 4-1 to advance to the semifinals.^[10]

In 2019, the hall was thoroughly renovated, at a cost of €2 million euros. The renovation included new seats, telescopic stands, a new hardwood court and screens, new lighting, modernization of the ventilation and air-conditioning systems, and an increased seating capacity.^[11]

Concerts

List of Concerts

1970s

1970s

September 20, 1972 - Ray Charles
November 1, 1974 - Ike & Tina Turner
March 16, 1975 - Deep Purple (Stormbringer Tour, opening acts: Elf, Smak)
April 4, 1975 - Nazareth
April 13, 1975 - Jethro Tull
October 5, 1975 - Santana and Earth, Wind & Fire
November 20, 1975 - Ike & Tina Turner
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 - Suzi Quatro
June 16, 1976 - BOOM Festival 1976
March 3, 1977 - Bijelo Dugme (Eto! Baš hoću! Tour)
March 4, 1977 - Bijelo Dugme
March 5, 1977 - Bijelo Dugme
September 8, 1977 - Smak (Crna dama Tour)
September 9, 1977 - Smak
October 8, 1977 - Uriah Heep (Firefly Tour)
March 7, 1978 - Dr. Feelgood
April 4, 1978 - Zdravko Čolić (Putujući zemljotres Tour)
April 8, 1978 - Zdravko Čolić
June 1978 - Boney M.
April 20, 1979 - Slade
April 21, 1979 - Bijelo Dugme (Bitanga i princeza Tour; the entire revenue from the five concerts, almost US$100,000, was donated to the 1979 Montenegro earthquake victims and survivors fund)
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
June 29, 1979 - José Feliciano
October 10, 1979 - Eric Clapton

1980s

1980s

October, 1980 - Zdravko Čolić (Zbog tebe Tour)
October, 1980 - Zdravko Čolić
October, 1980 - Zdravko Čolić
October 31, 1980 - Weather Report (11th Belgrade Jazz Festival)
December 31, 1980 - "Atomska Čorba" (1981 New Year's celebration: Atomsko sklonište and Riblja Čorba)
March 2, 1982 - Gillan (opening acts: Tygers of Pan Tang, Pomaranča)
April 8, 1982 - Riblja Čorba (Mrtva priroda Tour)
April 9, 1982 - Riblja Čorba
April 10, 1982 - Riblja Čorba
April 11, 1982 - Riblja Čorba (U ime naroda live album recorded)
May 13, 1982 - Majski Rock & Blues Festival (Alvin Lee Band, Stan Webb's Speedway, and Nightwing)
June 12, 1982 - Classix Nouveaux
June 1982 - Vatreni Poljubac
July 27, 1982 - Talking Heads
October 17, 1982 - Joe Cocker (originally scheduled for 1 October 1982, but rescheduled to the 17th due to Cocker's illness)
October 20, 1982 - Wishbone Ash
October 23, 1982 - Tangerine Dream (White Eagle European Tour)
March 2, 1983 - UFO
March 18, 1983 - Saxon
May 14, 1983 - Uriah Heep (Head First Tour)
May 30, 1983 - Peter Green
February 28, 1984 - Bo Diddley & Mainsqueeze
March 6, 1984 - Eric Burdon
April 18, 1984 - Elton John (European Express Tour)
May 13, 1984 - Riblja Čorba (Večeras vas zabavljaju muzičari koji piju 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 - MESAM Festival 1985 (Riblja Čorba, etc.)
December 18, 1985 - Eddy Grant
January 1986 - 5th Poselo Godine (Mitar Mirić, Miroslav Ilić, Halid Muslimović, Marinko Rokvić, Miloš Bojanić, Halid Bešlić, Vesna Zmijanac, Ferid Avdić, Vera Matović, Nada Topčagić)
March 21, 1986 - Riblja Čorba (Osmi nervni slom Tour)
March 29, 1986 - Bajaga i Instruktori
April 29, 1986 - Status Quo (In the Army Now Tour)
September 10, 1986 - Iron Maiden (Somewhere on Tour, opening act: Waysted)
1986 - Halid Muslimović
December 3, 1986 - Nazareth & Girlschool
February 4, 1987 - Alvin Lee & Wishbone Ash
April 5, 1987 - Spandau Ballet (Through the Barricades Tour)
1987 - Alisa
November 10, 1987 - Cliff Richard
November 13, 1987 - Ekatarina Velika (Ljubav Tour)
November 14, 1987 - Ekatarina Velika
November 1987 - Halid Bešlić
December 12, 1987 - Bajaga i Instruktori
January 22, 1988 - 7th Poselo Godine (Halid Bešlić, Duško Kuliš, Halid Muslimović, Šerif Konjević, Nada Obrić)
1988 - Vesna Zmijanac
January 22, 1989 - 8th Poselo Godine (Ana Bekuta, Vera Matović, Jašar Ahmedovski, Jasmin Muharemović, Boban Zdravković, Dragana Mirković)

1990s

1990s

February 4, 1990 - 9th Poselo Godine (Milena Plavšić, Zorica Brunclik, Ljuba Aličić, Mitar Mirić, Boban Zdravković, Jašar Ahmedovski, Šaban Šaulić, Haris Džinović, Dragana Mirković)
May 22, 1990 - The Stranglers
January 27, 1991 - 10th Poselo Godine (Šeki Turković, Radiša Urošević, Snežana Đurišić, Zoran Kalezić, Biljana Jevtić, Ljuba Aličić, Ipče Ahmedovski, Mitar Mirić, Boban Zdravković, Dragan Kojić Keba, Džej Ramadanovski)
January 27, 1992 - 11th Poselo Godine (Dragana Mirković, Zlata Petrović, Radiša Urošević, Jasmin Muharemović, Šeki Turković, Jašar Ahmedovski, Ceca Veličković, Ana Bekuta, Dragan Kojić Keba, Džej Ramadanovski, Mira Škorić, Zoran Gajić Srbin)
April 3, 1994 - Riblja Čorba (Zbogom, Srbijo Tour)
May 27, 1995 - Mira Škorić (guests: Vesna Zmijanac and Ceca Ražnatović); broadcast live on Pink television
November 25, 1995 - Ceca Ražnatović
December 8, 1995 - The Prodigy (opening acts: DJ S.T.R.O.B. (Dejan Mirković) & DJ Mark Wee (Marko Vajagić))
May 13, 1997 - Body Count (opening act: Channel Zero)
December 25, 1997 - Zabranjeno Pušenje
March 20, 1998 - Dragana Mirković
October 10, 1999 - Aca Lukas

2000s

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

2010s

April 1, 2010 - 50 Cent
October 1, 2010 - Aco Pejović (guest: Aca Lukas)
November 24, 2013 - Marko Bulat
November 22, 2015 - Whitesnake (opening act: The Dead Daisies)

References

^ izgleda NJEN DEČKO! BLIC VESTI BEOGRAD Vesić: Hala "Aleksandar Nikolić" dobila novo lice, mesta za 8.000 gledalaca
^ Počela rekonstrukcija hale "Aleksandar Nikolić"
^ izgleda NJEN DEČKO! BLIC VESTI BEOGRAD Vesić: Hala "Aleksandar Nikolić" dobila novo lice, mesta za 8.000 gledalaca
^ Zablistao novi Pionir sa 8.000 mesta: Telegraf prvi ušao u renoviranu halu "Aleksandar Nikolić"
^ Hala „Aleksandar Nikolić” otvara se 1. oktobra
^ Radoslav Ćebić (31 May 2018). "Tiranija Beograda na void" [Tyranny of the Belgrade Waterfront]. Vreme, No. 1430 (in Serbian).
^ "Ground-breaking Architecture | CAB".
^ "HALA PIONIR". Tasmajdan.co.rs. Retrieved 14 December 2017.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "Watch 1989 World Judo Championships Video". Ovguide.com. Archived from the original on 2013-10-05. Retrieved 10 October 2013.
^ "World Group Quarterfinal". Retrieved 8 April 2017.
^ Počela rekonstrukcija hale "Aleksandar Nikolić"

External links

Hala Pionir (in 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	FIBA 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