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 Exterior of venue (c. 2011) | |
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| Address | Wallisellenstrasse 45 8050Zürich Switzerland |
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| Location | Oerlikon |
| Coordinates | 47°24′41″N8°33′06″E / 47.41139°N 8.55167°E /47.41139; 8.55167 |
| Owner | Stadt Zürich |
| Capacity | 11,200 (Ice hockey) 12,000 (Handball)[1] 13,000 (Concerts) 15,000 (max.) |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 2 May 1938 (1938-05-02) |
| Opened | 4 November 1939 (1939-11-04) |
| Renovated | 2004–05 |
| Construction cost | Fr. 3.5 million |
| Architect | Karl Egender Bruno Giacometti |
| Structural engineer | R. A. Naef Ernst Rathgeb |
| Tenants | |
| ZSC Lions (NL) (1939–2022) | |
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Building details | |
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| General information | |
| Renovated | June 2004—July 2005 |
| Renovation cost | Fr. 145 million |
| Renovating team | |
| Architects | Pfister Schiess Tropeano Meier + Steinauer |
| Civil engineer | Walt + Galmarini |
| Other designers | Grünberg & Partner |
| Main contractor | Steiner |
TheHallenstadion (German:Zürcher Hallenstadion,Zürich Indoor Stadium) is a multi-purpose facility in theOerlikon quarter of northernZürich. It has a capacity of 11,200 spectators. Designed byBruno Giacometti, it opened on November 4, 1939, and was renovated in 2004–05.
The Hallenstadion was home to theZSC Lions of theNational League (NL) from 1950 to 2022.[2] The Lions moved out of the Hallenstadion at the end of the 2021/22 season to a new 12,000-seat arena a few kilometers away in theAltstetten area. Construction for the newSwiss Life Arena officially began on 6 March 2019 and was completed towards the end of 2022, with the ZSC Lions playing their first game in the new arena on 18 October 2022.[2]
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Bicycle race events were held in the Hallenstadion in its first year of service, 1939, and most years since then. The classicZürcher 6-Tagerennen (Zürich 6-day race) began there in 1954, running on its characteristic oval of wooden boards, until the arena closed temporarily for renovation in 2004. The event is run there again now, in a more modern atmosphere.[3]
The Hallenstadion hosted theIce Hockey World Championships in 1998, along withBasel, and was the home stadium of theZSC Lions ice hockey team. In February 2006, it hosted semi-finals and the final of the2006 European Men's Handball Championship.[4][5]
It had been the home of the annualZürich Open, aWTA Tourtennis tournament that was discontinued after 25 years in 2008. On 21 December 2010, tennis returned to the arena with an exhibition featuringRoger Federer againstRafael Nadal, for the benefit of Federer's foundation.[6]
On September 29, 2009, the Hallenstadion hosted the 2009Victoria Cup. The game pit theNHL'sChicago Blackhawks against theChampions Hockey League title-holder, theZurich Lions.
In April 2011, the2011 IIHF Women's World Championship top division were held at the arena and also at the Deutweg Arena inWinterthur.
Among many others, in August 2005, the14th Dalai Lama gave several teachings and initiations as well as a public talk on "The Art of Happiness" open for everyone for 10 days.
The61st FIFA Congress was held at the Hallenstadion on 31 May and 1 June 2011,[7] and the65th FIFA Congress was held there on 28 May and 29 May 2015.[8] The2016 FIFA Extraordinary Congress took place at the venue on 26 February 2016.[9]
Monster Jam made its debut at the venue on 19–21 April 2024.
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Hallenstadion has been a top venue for entertainment in Switzerland as many international artists have performed at the venue, spanning a wide range of genres.
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