The Raiffeisen Arena is an

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arena in

Porrentruy Porrentruy (, fc, Poérreintru , german: Pruntrut) is a Swiss municipality and seat of the district of the same name located in the canton of Jura. Porrentruy is home to National League team, HC Ajoie. History The first trace of human pre ...

Switzerland ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...

. The arena serves as the home for

HC Ajoie HC Ajoie is a Swiss professional ice hockey team that competes in the National League (NL), the highest league in Switzerland. The team was founded in 1973 and plays in the Raiffeisen Arena in Porrentruy, Switzerland. HC Ajoie has won three Swis ...

of the

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(NL).

History

Raiffeisen Arena was formerly known as Patinoire de Porrentruy and has been the home arena for

since 1973. In 2018, the

Porrentruy District Porrentruy District (, ) is one of the three districts of the canton of Jura, Switzerland. Its capital is the town of Porrentruy. The French-speaking district has a population of (as of ). Municipalities Porrentruy is divided into a total of 20 ...

voted yes on the renovation and expansion of the arena. Ground breaking for the arena renovations began in July 2019. The arena began to be erected in November 2019. The wood for the arena was largely sourced from the surrounding communities. 2,000 cubic meter of softwood and 1,000 cubic meter of hardwood were used. The expansion began in May 2020, when the existing ice rink was renovated to meet modern standards. The new 4,650 seat arena is also used by the curling club, figure skaters and the general public for ice skating. A second ice rink was also built with

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(NHL) dimensions. HC Ajoie played away games to begin the season, until the new arena was completed. The first game at Raiffeisen Arena was played on November 24, 2020, in front of a crowd of 4,761 people. In December 2022 it was announced Raiffeisen Arena would serve as a second venue for the 2023 IIHF World U18 Championships.

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Buildings and structures in the canton of Jura Indoor arenas in Switzerland Indoor ice hockey venues in Switzerland Sports venues completed in 1973 1973 establishments in Switzerland {{Switzerland-sports-venue-stub