Ufa Arena Ice Palace

The Ufa Arena Ice Palace is a universal sports and concert complex, better known as the home arena of the continental hockey league club Salavat Yulaev. The very first match, which was played at the new stadium, was a match between the youth teams of Russia and Canada, held as part of the 2007 Youth Super Series.

The Ufa Arena sports complex includes two ice fields. The central one is designed for 8,250 spectators, and the small one for 640 spectators. The first floor of the complex is occupied by recreation rooms for athletes and coaches and a room for referees. In addition, on the first floor there is a massage room, a sauna, a room for sharpening skates, a garage for ice machines, a medical office and a room for doping control procedures. Ufa Arena has four tiers. Between the second and fourth tiers there are VIP lodges, wheelchair seats, as well as commentator cabins and a press box. There's a restaurant here.