St. Jakobshalle
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| Location | Münchenstein, Switzerland |
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| Coordinates | 47°32′23″N 7°37′07″E / 47.53972°N 7.61861°ECoordinates: 47°32′23″N 7°37′07″E / 47.53972°N 7.61861°E |
| Owner | City of Basel |
| Capacity |
9,000 (Grand Hall) 1,500 (Small Hall) 1,500 (Hall 2) |
| Construction | |
| Built | November 16, 1970 |
| Opened | September 26, 1976 |
| Renovated | 2015–2018[1] |
| Architect | Giovanni Panozzo[2] |
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St. Jakobshalle is an arena in Münchenstein, near Basel, Switzerland. It is primarily used for indoor sports and concert events. The St. Jakobshalle holds 9,000 people and was built in 1976. It is the home of the Davidoff Swiss Indoors men's tennis tournament. The building has different sized halls and rooms, which are used for all types of events. Each year, the world's elite badminton players gather for their international grand prix tournament and the best European Sepak takraw players meet.
According to Bob Dylan's biography Chronicles: Volume One, he decided after a concert at St. Jakobshalle to go on the Never Ending Tour.
After the success of the Swiss tennis player and Basel native Roger Federer, the Basel sports director has announced the arena is to be renamed the 'Roger Federer Arena' following the current renovation.[3]
Sporting events
- Swiss Indoors/ATP Basel (since 1970)
- 1986 World Men's Handball Championship
- Women's Top Volley International
- 1991 Swiss Open
- 1998 IIHF World Championship
- 2006 European Men's Handball Championship
- CSI Basel (since 2010)
- 2012 World Men's Curling Championship