St. Jakob-Arena
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| place | Mittlere Allee 18 4142 Münchenstein , Switzerland
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| Coordinates | 613 572 / 265 306 |
| owner | Canton of Basel-Stadt |
| operator | Canton of Basel-Stadt |
| start of building | 2001 |
| opening | October 12, 2002 |
| First game | October 12, 2002 EHC Basel - EHC Olten 4-0 |
| surface | Artificial ice surface |
| costs | 25 million SFr |
| architect | Zwimpfer Partner and Berrel |
| capacity | 6612 seats (including 4126 seats) |
| playing area | 60 m × 30 m = 1800 m² |
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The St. Jakob-Arena is an ice rink in Münchenstein near Basel . It is the home of the EHC Basel ice hockey club .
location
The St. Jakob-Arena is located on the Brüglinger Ebene and is part of the St. Jakob sports center , which also houses the largest football stadium in Switzerland , the St. Jakob-Park , and the St. Jakobshalle . The arena is located in the municipality of Münchenstein , but is in close proximity to Basel. The ice rink is very well connected in terms of traffic: tram line 14 of Basler Verkehrs-Betriebe (BVB) connects the area with the city center, bus line 36 with the Badischer Bahnhof .
use
The stadium has a capacity of 6612 spectators. This capacity is divided into 4126 seats and 2486 standing places. The arena can be used all year round and is suitable for most ice sports such as ice hockey, figure skating , ice dancing , synchronized figure skating , short track and ice skating . The hall is ice-free only during the second half of June and throughout July.
In addition, concerts, ice revues, ice discos and cultural events take place in the hall.
history
The idea of a new ice rink had existed in Basel since 1980. The Basel National Councilor Johannes Randegger, the former ice hockey player Pio Parolini and the Basel government councilor Christoph Stutz founded a private group in 1998 with the aim of finally pushing the project forward. In 1999, the St. Jakob Arena Cooperative was launched and invested around 1.2 million Swiss francs in the construction. Other investors included the federal government with two million Swiss francs , the cantons and municipalities with a total of 8.2 million and the Basel industrial works with 4.5 million Swiss francs. The remaining capital was financed with outside capital. In the construction phase from 2001 to 2002, 119,000 m³ were built. The architects Zwimpfer Partner and Berrel were responsible for the planning and execution. In the first ice hockey game in the arena on October 12, 2002, EHC Basel defeated EHC Olten 4-0 in front of sold-out stands. In 2006 the European Curling Championship took place in Basel's St. Jakob-Arena.
In June 2016, the canton of Basel-Stadt bought the St. Jakob Arena from the St. Jakob Arena Cooperative for CHF 3.4 million plus VAT. In addition to the partial renovation of the Margarethen artificial ice rink, ice sports are to be secured for the future in the region. The reason for the sale were liquidity problems of the previous owner of the hall. This was caused by the premature exit of the hall operator Basel United in 2013 and the bankruptcy of EHC Basel Sharks (today: EHC Basel) in 2014. Operations could only be maintained through debt restructuring deferrals by creditors.
Web links
- Official website
- St. Jakob Arena Basel at eurohockey.com (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ ehcbaselklh.ch: Hall capacity
- ↑ baublatt.ch: Canton Basel-Stadt buys St. Jakob-Arena Article dated June 22, 2016