Facts and figures

The most important specifications for the sporting and events arena

The multifunctional focus of the Swiss Life Arena means state-of-the-art infrastructure for hosting sporting events, corporate events and sponsors, thus opening up completely new possibilities and standards.

Arena overview

The Swiss Life Arena, designed by Caruso St John Architects, boasts state-of-the-art media and event technology. The SRG guidelines on “Infrastructure for electronic media/requirements for ice hockey stadiums in Switzerland” have also been complied with. Some key facts about the Arena and the incorporated technology are set out below.

Main user — ZSC Lions, GCK Lions, GCK/ZSC Lion Youths, Lions Women
Start of construction — March 2019
Inauguration — autumn 2022
Size of land — 28,000 m2
Total area (including traffic area) — 70,000 m2
Building size — 170 m long × 110 m wide × 33 m high
Building volume — 478,000 m3

Roof load

121 fixing points on lower-level secondary beams with a maximum of 3,000 kg each
72 fixing points on lower-level main beams with a maximum of 3,000 kg each
66 fixing points on upper-level main beams with a maximum of 3,000 kg each
66 fixing points with a maximum horizontal load of 1,500 kg each
4 fixing points on upper-level main beams with a maximum of 5,000 kg for the LED cube
Bolts on upper-level main beams above the ice rink spaced 1 metre apart with a maximum load of 750 kg each

Technical data and spaces

Dressing rooms

ZSC Lions dressing room
326 m2

Guests’ dressing room
113 m2

Dressing rooms 3-10
62 m2 each

Training hall

The training hall is a cold hall (maximum temperature 7 degrees) and is compliant with the SIHF standard.

Total capacity
300

Seating capacity
254

Additional rooms

Power and fitness room (ground floor)
335 m2

Warm-up / jump training room (ground floor)
231 m2

Officials’ / artists’ dressing rooms
7

Media rooms

Commentator / press stations
98 seats in the indoor Arena area

Press room
63 m2

Press conference room
73 m2

Presenting studios
2 of 24 m2 each

Ice rink / main space	30 m × 60 m, barrier-free, coverable, removable perimeter boards
Perimeter system	in accordance with the IIHF standard
Interior light height (without LED cube)	26 m
Interior light height (with LED cube, ice hockey operation)	15 m
Electricity	2 × 400A Powersafe, div. event distributors CEE 63A and small
Water	available
Load-bearing capacity	Distributed load 900 kg/m2
Internal delivery	Truck access, internal area can be accessed by HGV
LED cube / centre cube video	Four-sided, frameless LED wall, live video image, advertising, score, max. 4 mm pixel pitch, 16:9 Full HD, glass fibre connection
LED ring video	287 m long and 0.72 m tall, max. 8 mm pixel pitch on upper tier parapet
LED perimeter board video	in the visible area of camera recording, 2 sections at 33.1 m
Digital signage	approx. 200 screens, 4K UHD
Video control	4K UHD enabled, 5 workstations for feeding Swisscom/UPC Cablecom signals
Lighting	TV-friendly LED sports lighting, sports basic lighting for various types of sport, dimmable
Event lighting	Multifunctional lighting, e.g. for opening shows 36 hybrid moving lights and LED washers
Sound	Decentralised sound system
Rigging system	6 beams 29.5 m long, motorised for fixed and temporary material, catwalk available, additional fixing points in the roof structure
TV compound	Blockable parking spaces for transmission vehicles

Stefan Wälchli

COE – Chief of Events, Member of the Executive Committee

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+41 79 482 20 00

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