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.
European Ice Hockey Arenas by Capacity
| Rank |
Arena |
Ice Hockey Capacity
(Seating capacity only) |
City |
Country |
Home Team(s) (League, Dates) |
| 1 |
Lanxess Arena |
18,500 |
Cologne |
 Germany |
Cologne Sharks |
| 2 |
O2 Arena Prague |
17,383 |
Prague |
 Czech Republic |
HC Sparta Praha (2015–present) |
| 3 |
PostFinance-Arena |
17,131 |
Bern |
 Switzerland |
SC Bern (1967–present) |
| 4 |
Minsk-Arena |
15,086 |
Minsk |
 Belarus |
Dinamo Minsk (KHL) (2008–present) |
| 5 |
Arena Zagreb |
15,024 |
Zagreb |
 Croatia |
Medvescak Zagreb (KHL) (2013–present) |
| 6 |
Tauron Arena |
15,000 |
Krakow |
 Poland |
No team (2014–present) |
| 7 |
O2 World (Berlin) |
14,200 |
Berlin |
Germany |
Eisbären Berlin (2008–present) |
| 8 |
Ericsson Globe |
13,850 |
Stockholm |
 Sweden |
Tre Kronor (1989–present) |
| 9 |
SAP Arena |
13,600 |
Mannheim |
Germany |
Adler Mannheim (2005–present) |
| 10 |
Hartwall Arena |
13,506 |
Helsinki |
 Finland |
Jokerit (1997–present) |
| 11 |
ISS Dome |
13,400 |
Düsseldorf |
Germany |
Düsseldorfer EG (2006–present) |
| 12 |
Tipsport Arena |
13,150 |
Prague |
Czech Republic |
Sparta Prague (1962–2015) |
| 13 |
Malmö Arena |
13,000 |
Malmö |
Sweden |
Malmö Redhawks (2008–present) |
| 14 |
O2 World |
12,947 |
Hamburg |
Germany |
Hamburg Freezers (2002–present) |
| 15 |
Ice Palace |
12,300 |
Saint Petersburg |
 Russia |
SKA Saint Petersburg (2000–present) |
| 16 |
Megasport Arena |
12,126 |
Moscow |
Russia |
No team (2006–present) |
| 17 |
VTB Ice Palace |
12,100 |
Moscow |
Russia |
HC Dynamo Moscow (2015–present) |
| 18 |
Scandinavium |
12,044 |
Gothenburg |
Sweden |
Frölunda HC (1971–present) |
| 19 |
Bolshoy Ice Dome |
12,000 |
Sochi |
Russia |
HC Sochi (2014–present) |
| 20 |
Hallenstadion |
11,200 |
Zürich |
Switzerland |
ZSC Lions (1950–present) |
| 21 |
Arena Riga |
10,300 |
Riga |
 Latvia |
Dinamo Riga (2006–present) |
| 22 |
ČEZ Aréna (Pardubice) |
10,194 |
Pardubice |
Czech Republic |
HC ČSOB Pojišťovna Pardubice (1960–present) |
| 23 |
Ondrej Nepela Arena |
10,055 |
Bratislava |
 Slovakia |
HC Slovan Bratislava (1940–present) |
See also
