The 1982 Saint-Léonard hall, rebuilt inside by 2020 and home to HC Fribourg-Gottéron.
The BCF Arena was built in 1982 as the Patinoire Saint-Léonard, designed by the architect Serge Charrière and paid for by the city. It was inaugurated on 25 September 1982 with 7,500 places, and HC Fribourg-Gottéron, the National League club, plays its home games here. In 1984 the hall received Pope John Paul II.
The Banque cantonale de Fribourg gave the arena its present name in August 2010. Between September 2018 and September 2020 the hall was rebuilt, and the new arena opened on 1 October 2020 with a match against the SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers. At its opening it held 8,934 places, 2,540 of them standing, under a roof covered by 3,770 square metres of solar panels.
Capacity has grown since, to 9,620 spectators for the 2026 season. In May 2026 the arena was the second venue of the ice hockey World Championship, beside the Swiss Life Arena in Zurich.
Admission, rentals and arrival details, researched from official rink information. Source checks stay current for 30 days.
A single entry costs CHF 5 for adults living in the city of Fribourg and CHF 5.50 for adults living elsewhere; students, apprentices and AVS pensioners pay CHF 4 or CHF 4.50, and children aged 6 to 16 pay CHF 3.
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Skate hire costs CHF 4 for adults, CHF 3 for students, apprentices and AVS pensioners, and CHF 2.50 for children aged 6 to 16.
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Two car parks are available to organisers and visitors.
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Wheelchair users can come to the BCF Arena and to the Patinoire communale, but must be accompanied.
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A source check records what the rink published on that date. Session-specific booking details take precedence.
