SKA Arena

SKA Arena
Location8. Yu. Gagarina Av.
Saint Petersburg 196105
 Russia
Coordinates59°52′09″N 30°20′31″E / 59.86917°N 30.34194°E / 59.86917; 30.34194
OwnerConcession between the Government of St. Petersburg and SKA Arena LLC
OperatorSKA Arena LLC
CapacityIce hockey: 22,500
Field size60×26 m
Acreage189.5 thousand sq.m
Construction
Broke ground2020
Built2020–2023
Opened9 December 2023 (2023-12-09)
Construction cost 60 billion
( 645.9 million in 2023)
ArchitectWolf Dieter Prix (Coop Himmelb(l)au) & Partner
General contractorGC Gorka
Tenants
SKA St. Petersburg (KHL) (2024–present)
Website
www.skaarena.ru

SKA Arena (Russian: СКА Арена) is a multi-purpose indoor arena in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Opened in 2023, it is the home arena of SKA Saint Petersburg of the Kontinental Hockey League. With a seating capacity of 22,500 (originally 21,542) for ice hockey games, it is the largest hockey arena in the world, a title that used to be held by the Bell Centre in Montreal, Canada.

The arena was originally planned to host the main games of 2023 IIHF World Championship, but, in April 2022, the IIHF stripped Russia's hosting rights while the International Olympic Committee called for Russia and Belarus to be stripped of hosting rights to all international sporting events due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.