Location Moscow, Russia Capacity 5,000 Team HC Spartak Moscow | Opened 14 April 1956 Phone +7 495 645-20-65 Renovated 1973 | |
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Address ul. Sokolnicheskiy Val, 1Б, Moskva, Russia, 107113 Hours Closed today SundayClosedMonday9AM–6PMTuesday9AM–6PMWednesday9AM–6PMThursday9AM–6PMFriday9AM–6PMSaturdayClosedSuggest an edit Similar Luzhniki Small Sports Ar, CSKA Ice Palace, Megasport Arena, Mytishchi Arena, Neftekhimik Ice Palace | ||
Sokolniki Arena or Sokolniki Sports Palace is an indoor sporting arena located in Moscow, Russia. It is located in the Sokolniki District of the city, a fifteen-minute walk from Sokolniki metro station, right by Sokolniki Park. Initially it was an outdoor skating rink, roofed in 1973 during the preparations for the 1973 Summer Universiade. The capacity of the arena is 5,000.
The Sokolniki Sports Palace was a venue of handball tournament for the 1980 Summer Olympics, including the final. It is the home arena of the HC Spartak Moscow ice hockey team. There is a small practice rink located just to the east of the main arena.
Tragedy
On March 10, 1975, at a friendly match between Soviet and Canadian youth hockey teams at the Sokolniki Arena, at least twenty people were killed in a stampede after the lights went out.