Jordal Amfi (often called Nye Jordal Amfi) is an indoor

ice hockey arena An ice hockey arena (or ice hockey venue, or ice hockey stadium) is a sport venue in which an ice hockey competition is held. Alternatively it is used for other sports such as broomball, ringette and rink bandy. Multi-purpose arenas A number of i ...

, located in the Jordal district of

Oslo Oslo ( , , or ; sma, Oslove) is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. The municipality of Oslo had a population of in 2022, while the city's greater urban area had a population of ...

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. The 5,300-spectator arena is part of the multi-sports complex

Jordal Idrettspark Jordal Idrettspark is a multi-sports complex located at Jordal in Oslo, Norway. Owned by Oslo Municipality, its main tenant is Vålerengens IF. The main components are two ice hockey rinks, Jordal Amfi and Ungdomshallen, and a football stadium, J ...

and serves as the home of

Eliteserien (ice hockey) Eliteserien, known as Fjordkraftligaen due to sponsorship, is the premier Norwegian ice hockey league, organised by the Norwegian Ice Hockey Association. It comprises 10 clubs and works on the premise of promotion and relegation, in which the tw ...

side Vålerenga Ishockey. Construction on the new arena started in January 2017, with completion in September 2020.

History

The 2020 Jordal Amfi is the second ice hockey arena to be built on the site. The first arena was completed in 1951, in time for the

1952 Winter Olympics The 1952 Winter Olympics, officially known as the VI Olympic Winter Games ( no, De 6. olympiske vinterleker; nn, Dei 6. olympiske vinterleikane) and commonly known as Oslo 1952, was a winter multi-sport event held from 14 to 25 February 195 ...

. In June 2016, the city council of Oslo approved the construction of a new arena on the site. Construction work started in January 2017. The new arena opened 10 October 2020 with a game in which Vålerenga beat Grüner 4–1. The arena hosted a EuroBasket 2025 qualification match between

and

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on 3 July 2022.

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* {{GET-ligaen Indoor ice hockey venues in Norway Sports venues in Oslo Vålerenga Ishockey Sports venues completed in 2020 2020 establishments in Norway

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