Jordal Amfi (1951)

Jordal Amfi
Construction


Location	Jordal, Oslo, Norway
Coordinates	59°54′40.42″N 10°47′2.19″E / 59.9112278°N 10.7839417°E / 59.9112278; 10.7839417
Owner	Oslo Municipality
Executive suites	9
Capacity	4,450
Record attendance	11,000
Surface	Ice
Built	1951
Opened	1952
Renovated	1971 (roof)
Expanded	1999
Architect	Rinnan & Tveten
Tenants
Vålerenga Ishockey 1952 Winter Olympics 1958 World Ice Hockey Championships 1999 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships

Jordal Amfi is an indoor sporting arena located in Oslo, Norway. The capacity of the arena is 4,450 and was opened in 1952.^[1] It is the home arena of the Vålerenga ice hockey team.

History

Jordal Amfi is one of Norway's most legendary sporting arenas. Opened for the 1952 Winter Olympics as the first purpose-built ice hockey arenas in the country it quickly became the sports shrine in the country. The venue also hosted some of the figure skating events during those games.

For many years it remained an outdoor arena, but in 1971 a roof was built with money left in figure skating legend Sonja Henie's will. This made Jordal Amfi the sixth indoor hockey rink in Norway.

An expansion in 1999, in relation with the World Ice Hockey Championships, the stadium got today's appearance. In 1989 a new practice facility was opened next to the old arena. The so called Jordal Ungdomshall have 400 spectator places.

References

^ Norwegian ice hockey venues at hockey.no

1952 Winter Olympics official report. pp. 30-31.

External links

Official website

v t e Vålerengens Idrettsforening
Teams	Vålerenga Fotball Vålerenga Fotball Damer Vålerenga Ishockey Vålerenga Trolls
Arenas	Bislett Stadion Jordal Amfi Jordal Idrettshall Jordal Idrettspark Oslo Spektrum Ullevaal Stadion Vallhall Arena Intility Arena Nye Jordal Amfi
Rivalries	with Lillestrøm with Lyn
Players	Footballers Ice hockey players

v t e EliteHockey Ligaen
Teams	Comet Halden Frisk Asker Lørenskog Lillehammer Narvik Sparta Sarpsborg Stavanger Oilers Stjernen Storhamar Vålerenga
Arenas	CC Amfi DNB Arena Eidsiva Arena Lørenskog Ishall Jordal Amfi Manglerudhallen [[Nordkraft Arena]] Sparta Amfi Stjernehallen Varner Arena
Seasons	1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25 2025–26
Awards	Gullpucken Playoff MVP Polar Bear Trophy
Related topics	Norwegian Ice Hockey Association 1. divisjon 2. divisjon National men's team National women's team National men's junior team National women's U-18 team Norwegian NHL draftees
See also: IIHF IIHF Continental Cup IIHF European Champions Cup

v t e Venues of the 1952 Winter Olympics (Oslo)
Bislett Stadium Dælenenga Holmenkollbakken Holmenkollen Ski Stadium Jordal Amfi Kadettangen Korketrekkeren Lillestrøm Stadion Marienlyst Stadion Norefjell Rødkleiva

v t e Olympic venues in ice hockey
20th century	1920: Palais de Glace d'Anvers 1924: Stade Olympique de Chamonix 1928: St. Moritz Olympic Ice Rink 1932: Olympic Arena (final), Olympic Stadium 1936: Olympia-Kunsteisstadion (final), Riessersee 1948: Kulm, Olympic Stadium (final), Suvretta 1952: Dæhlenenga, Jordal Amfi (final), Kadettangen, Lillestrøm stadion, Marienlyst stadion 1956: Apollonio Stadium, Stadio Olimpico Del Ghiaccio 1960: Blyth Arena (final), Squaw Valley Olympic Skating Rink 1964: Messehalle, Olympiahalle 1968: La Patinoire Municipale, Le Stade de Glace 1972: Makomanai Ice Arena (final), Tsukisamu Indoor Skating Rink 1976: Messehalle, Olympiahalle (final) 1980: Olympic Center 1984: Skenderija II Hall, Zetra Ice Hall (final) 1988: Father David Bauer Olympic Arena, Olympic Saddledome (final), Stampede Corral 1992: Méribel Ice Palace 1994: Gjøvik Olympic Cavern Hall, Håkon Hall (final) 1998: Aqua Wing, Big Hat (final)
21st century	2002: E Center (final), Peaks Ice Arena 2006: Palasport Olimpico (final), Torino Esposizioni 2010: Rogers Arena (final), UBC Thunderbird Arena 2014: Bolshoy Ice Dome (final), Shayba Arena 2018: Gangneung Hockey Centre (final), Kwandong Hockey Centre 2022: Wukesong Sports Center (final), Beijing National Indoor Stadium 2026: PalaItalia Santa Giulia (final), Fiera Milano