Les Vernets | |
Full name | Patinoire des Vernets |
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Location | Rue Hans Wilsdorf 4, Acacias, GE, 1227, Switzerland |
Coordinates | 46°11′40″N 6°07′59″E / 46.1944°N 6.133°ECoordinates: 46°11′40″N 6°07′59″E / 46.1944°N 6.133°E |
Capacity | 7,135 (Ice Hockey) |
Record attendance | 11,820 (1958–59 Cup Final) |
Field size | 69,55m x 38,60m |
Construction | |
Opened | November 28, 1958 |
Architect | Cingria, Maurice and Duret |
Tenants | |
Genève-Servette HC (1958-Present) |
Patinoire des Vernets is an arena located in Geneva, Switzerland. It is primarily used for ice hockey and is the home arena of Genève-Servette HC. Opened in 1958, it has a seating capacity for 7,135 people.
The arena hosted the 1962 FIBA Champions Cup final in which Dynamo Tbilisi of Georgia (then Soviet Georgia) defeated Real Madrid 90-83. The 1976 and 1984 finals of the same competition was also hosted at the arena. The arena also hosted the 1991 cup winners cup final.