Steffl Arena

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Steffl Arena
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Steffl Arena in November 2021
Steffl Arena
Former namesAlbert Schultz Eishalle (1995–2018)
Erste Bank Arena
(2018–2021)
LocationAttemsgasse 1, 1220 Vienna, Austria
Coordinates 48°14′45″N16°26′00″E / 48.24583°N 16.43333°E / 48.24583; 16.43333
OwnerCity of Vienna
Capacity 7,022
Construction
Broke ground1989
OpenedJanuary 1995
Renovated2010–11
Expanded2011
Construction cost20.5 million Euro
ArchitectAlfred Berger and Sepp Müller
Tenants
Vienna Capitals (EBEL)
EHV Sabres Wien (EWHL)

Steffl Arena (former names: Albert Schultz Eishalle and Erste Bank Arena) is an indoor sporting arena located in Vienna, Austria. The arena has a capacity of 7,022 people [1] and was opened in January 1995. It underwent major renovations in 2010 and 2011 to increase the capacity from 4,500 to over 7,000.

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It has three rinks for hockey, figure skating, and public skating and is currently home to the Vienna Capitals ice hockey team. Slovakia's ColosseoEAS installed audio-visual components into all three upgraded halls and can be used with various sports such as ice hockey, handball, volleyball, basketball or tennis.

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References

  1. albertschultzeishalle.at, Halle 1 Eissportzentrum Kagran Archived 2017-02-14 at the Wayback Machine