wefox Arena Schaffhausen is a combined

multi-purpose stadium A multi-purpose stadium is a type of stadium designed to be easily used by multiple types of events. While any stadium could potentially host more than one type of sport or event, this concept usually refers to a specific design philosophy tha ...

and shopping complex in

Schaffhausen Schaffhausen (; gsw, Schafuuse; french: Schaffhouse; it, Sciaffusa; rm, Schaffusa; en, Shaffhouse) is a list of towns in Switzerland, town with historic roots, a municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in northern Switzerland, and the ...

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 ...

. It is the home ground of the football team FC Schaffhausen.

Overview

The stadium was originally named LIPO Park after its anchor tenant, Swiss furniture retailer LIPO. It replaced at the beginning of 2017 FC Schaffhausen's previous home ground

Stadion Breite Stadion Breite is a multi-purpose stadium in Schaffhausen, Switzerland. It is currently used mostly for football matches and was the home ground of FC Schaffhausen until they moved to LIPO Park Schaffhausen in 2017. The current capacity of the ...

. The stadium has a seated capacity of 8,200 spectators for football matches capable of accommodating 20,000 people for large events like concerts. The main stand of the stadium is a three-storey building of which two lower storeys consist of sales, office and catering areas. The top floor houses lounges and VIP boxes. The stadium is equipped with a heatable artificial turf and meets FIFA requirements. The construction of the football stadium was cross-financed by integrated commercial uses (retail and service areas). The stadium is multi-purpose with an area of 8,100 m2. It features the largest in-roof photovoltaic system in Switzerland, and can be used for non-football events. The city of Schaffhausen has approved twelve major events with over 20,000 visitors per year. FC Schaffhausen played their first Challenge League match at the new stadium on 25 February 2017 against

FC Winterthur FC Winterthur is a Swiss football club based in Winterthur, Canton of Zürich. They play in the Swiss Super League, the first tier of Swiss football, and appeared regularly in the Nationalliga A during the 20th century. Their home is the Stad ...

References

External links

Official website
{{Football venues in Switzerland Multi-purpose stadiums in Switzerland Football venues in Switzerland Schaffhausen