Facts & Figures

Here you can find key information and answers to frequently asked questions about the stadium tour.

  • Structure & Roof Construction

    • Construction period: 21 months (Nov 2005 – Aug 2007)
    • Concrete volume of shell: 40’000 m³
    • Roof area (horizontal): 20’500 m²
    • Total weight of steel structure: 3’500 t
    • Number of roof trusses: 31
    • Maximum truss weight: 52 t
    • Maximum truss overhang: 32 m
    • Underside of roof (Robinia wood): 21’000 m²
    • Wood volume of underside: 508 m³
    • Length of Robinia battens: 240 km
    • Screws for roof grid: 320’000 pcs
    • Max. load per compression support: 19’000 kN
    • Max. tension per tension support: 14’000 kN
    • Construction logistics: 63’000 Lastwagenfahrten (up to 337/day)
    • Excavation & material movement: 350’000 m³
    • Reused excavation material: 40’000 m³
    • Maximum number of workers on site: 500
  • Areas & Facilities

    • Stadium area: 67’000 m²
    • Main field: 105 × 68 m (natural gras, heated)
    • Running track: 400 m, 8 lanes (IAAF Class 1)
    • Training fields:
      • Infrastructur field: 106 × 68 m (artificial surface)
      • Natural grass: 90 × 57 m
    • Storage hall: 5’400 m², accessible for 40-ton trucks
    • Single sports hall: 600 m²
    • Running cellar: 140 m length, 970 m² area
    • Strength & fitness room: 1
    • Multipurpose rooms: 2
    • Stadium management & partner offices: 11
  • Capacities

    Football (Super League)

    • Seats: 20’646
    • Standing: 4’449
    • Disabled seating: 65
    • VIP-seats: 814
    • Media workstations: 130
    • Total: 26’104

    Football (Länderspiele)

    • Seats: 20’646
    • Standing: 4’449
    • Disabled seating: 65
    • VIP-seats: 814
    • Media workstations: 130
    • Total: 24’061

    Athletics

    • Seats: 20’297
    • Standing: 4’246
    • Disabled seating: 65
    • VIP-seats: 960
    • Media workstations: 205
    • Total: 25’773

    Concerts

    • Seats: 12’702
    • Standing: 36’445
    • Disabled seating: 39
    • VIP-seats: 814
    • Media workstations: 44
    • Total: 50’044
  • Spectator Infrastructure

    • Entrances: 12 (by sector)
    • Turnstiles:
      • Access control systems: 40
      • Fixed turnstiles: 38
      • Mobile turnstiles: 12
      • VIP-Gates: 3
      • Handheld scanners: 40
    • Ticket booths: 6 (by sector)
    • Restrooms: 407
      • Women: 121
      • Men: 124
      • Urinals: 162
    • Catering stations: 26
    • Access system capacity: approx. 2’000 people per terminal/hour
  • VIP & Hospitality

    • Lodges à 8 seats: 10
    • Large lodge à 25 seats: 1
    • Restaurant daily kitchen: 72 seats
    • Productions- & event kitchen: 1
    • Professional locker rooms – home teams (FCZ & GCZ): 2
    • Professional locker room – guest team: 1
    • Double locker rooms for athletics/football/concerts: 6 (12 individual rooms)
  • Technology & Security

    • Lighting:
      • 416 floodlights
      • 6 control groups
      • Vertical illuminance: 1’400 Lux
      • Color rendering index > 90
      • Color temperature > 5’400 K
    • Sound System:
      • EAW speakers in stands: 116
      • Fohhn speakers outdoor areas: 10
      • Community speakers in concourse areas: 240
      • Total output: 220 kW
    • Video Walls:
      • Daktronics Outdoor Video Plus
      • Active area per wall: 62,07 m²
      • Pixel pitch: 13 mm
      • Modules: 464
    • Video Surveillance: 53 cameras
    • USP-System: 1 × 1’670 kVA
      • Stored energy: 16,5 MJ
    • Inhouse TV: 35 flat screens
    • Heating/Ventilation:
      • Wood pellet boilers: 2
      • Gas boiler: 1
      • Hot water collectors: 90 m²
      • Ventilation systems: approx. 80
  • Sustainability & Turf

    • Photovoltaics: 2’500 m²
      • max. output: 250 kW (~80 households)
    • Main Pitch Natural Grass:
      • Natural Grass, 14 months old
      • Area laid: 14’600 m² in 4 days
      • Rolls: 510 à 1,3 t
      • Grass species: Poa pratensis & Lolium perenne
    • Training Pitch Natural Grass: Mix of Poa pratensis & Lolium perenne
    • Infrastructure Pitch: Artificial surface
    • Irrigation system: 24 sprinklers, automatic/manual