List of European ice hockey arenas explained
The following is a list of European ice hockey arenas by capacity. Only those arenas that currently and regularly host ice hockey games with paid admission (e.g. professional, major junior, or university) and have regular seating capacity over 10,000 are included. Outdoor stadiums that have hosted occasional hockey games are not included. Note that some arenas in Russia or Kazakhstan which are located in Asia are also included.
European ice hockey arenas by capacity
| Rank | Arena | Ice hockey capacity
(Seating capacity only) | City | Country | Home team(s) (league, dates) | Image |
|---|
| 1 | SKA Arena | 21,542 | Saint Petersburg | | SKA Saint Petersburg (2024–present) | |
| 2 | | 18,500 | | | Kölner Haie (1998–present) | |
| 3 | | 17,383 | | | HC Sparta Praha (2015–present) | |
| 4 | | 17,031 | | | SC Bern (1967–present) | |
| 5 | | 15,086 | | | Dinamo Minsk (2010–present) | |
| 6 | | 15,024 | | | Medvescak Zagreb (2013–2019) | |
| 7 | | 14,200 | | | Eisbären Berlin (2008–present) | |
| 8 | | 13,850 | | | Tre Kronor (1989–present) | |
| 9 | | 13,600 | | | Adler Mannheim (2005–present) | |
| 10 | Nokia Arena | 13,455 | Tampere | | Ilves, Tappara (2021-present) | |
| 11 | ISS Dome | 13,400 | Düsseldorf | | Düsseldorfer EG (2006–present) | |
| 12 | Helsinki Halli | 13,349 | Helsinki | | Jokerit (1997–2022) | |
| 13 | Sportovní hala Fortuna | 13,150 | Prague | | Sparta Prague (1962–2015) | |
| 14 | Malmö Arena | 13,000 | Malmö | | Malmö Redhawks (2008–present) | |
| 15 | Barclas Arena | 12,947 | Hamburg | | Hamburg Freezers (2002–2016) | |
| 16 | Megasport Arena | 12,616 | Moscow | | HC Spartak Moscow (2021–present) | |
| 17 | Ice Palace | 12,452 | Saint Petersburg | | SKA Saint Petersburg (2000–2024),
SKA-Neva Saint Petersburg (2024–present) | |
| 18 | Scandinavium | 12,044 | Gothenburg | | Frölunda HC (1971–present) | |
| 19 | Bolshoy Ice Dome | 12,035 | Sochi | | HC Sochi (2014–present) | |
| 20 | G-Drive Arena | 12,011 | Omsk | | HC Avangard Omsk (2022–present) | |
| 21 | Swiss Life Arena | 12,000 | Zürich | | ZSC Lions (2022–present) | |
| 22 | | 11,880 | Moscow | | HC CSKA Moscow (2018–present) | |
| 23 | Gatorade Center | 11,820 | Turku | | HC TPS (1989-present) | |
| 24 | | 11,578 | Astana | | Barys Astana (2015–present) | |
| 25 | Odyssey Arena | 11,058 | Belfast | | | |
| 26 | VTB Arena | 10,721 | Moscow | | HC Dynamo Moscow (2019–present) | |
| 27 | Sibir Arena | 10,634 | Novosibirsk | | HC Sibir Novosibirsk (2023–present) | |
| 28 | Arena Riga | 10,226 | Riga | | Dinamo Riga (2006–2023) | |
| 29 | Enteria arena | 10,194 | Pardubice | | HC Dynamo Pardubice (1960–present) | |
| 30 | Ondrej Nepela Arena | 10,055 | Bratislava | | HC Slovan Bratislava (1940–present) | |
| 31 | | 10,004 | | | HC Vítkovice Steel (1986–present) | | |
See also
