Sports hall

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Sports hall
East side with stairs to the hall (2015)
East side with stairs to the hall (2015)
Data
place Giesshübelstrasse 41 8045 Zurich - Alt-Wiedikon , Switzerland
SwitzerlandSwitzerland
Coordinates 681 713  /  245650 coordinates: 47 ° 21 '23.9 "  N , 8 ° 31' 12.8"  O ; CH1903:  six hundred eighty-one thousand seven hundred thirteen  /  245650
owner Zurich city
operator Zurich city
start of building 1970
opening 1972
Extensions 1975
surface Concrete
floor
PVC - Flooring
architect W. Dunkel and H. Oetiker
capacity 2,500 places
playing area 45 m × 27 m
Societies)
Events

The Saalsporthalle is a multi-purpose hall in the Alt-Wiedikon quarter of the Swiss city ​​of Zurich . Along with the Hallenstadion, it is the second major stadium building in the city. The indoor sports hall serves as a venue and practice room for numerous indoor sports such as volleyball , handball , floorball , fencing and tennis . The indoor sports hall was built between 1970 and 1972, especially for handball.

Floorball tournament Champions Cup in the hall in October 2014

The main hall has 2,500 to 2,900 spectator seats and a field of 45 by 27 meters. In 1975 the building was expanded to include a fencing hall.

It is the home stadium for the handball teams of GC Amicitia Zurich and the volleyball team VBC Voléro Zurich . The European Indoors tennis tournament was held here from 1984 to 1996 . The hall is also used for many other sports from indoor football to dance to wrestling, as well as for events such as concerts, banquets and company events.

A stop on line 13 of the Zurich public transport company and the Sihltalbahn were named after the hall. The Sihlcity and Brunau shopping centers are in the vicinity.

Web links

Commons : Saalsporthalle  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. a b c Expansion of the sports hall, Wiedikon quarter, with renovation of the building services, property loan. (PDF) Instructions from the City Council to the City Council. In: Zurich City Council. July 12, 2000, accessed October 4, 2014 .
  2. Sports facility in the hall sports hall. In: School and Sports Department. Retrieved February 26, 2019 .
  3. Edberg and Ivanisevic in the final - McEnroe was injured. In: Tages-Anzeiger. March 12, 2010, archived from the original on October 4, 2014 ; accessed on October 4, 2014 : « ... the hall sports hall with 2900 seats [sic!] was not sold out. »