Sports Halls for Training and Professional Tournaments
St. Jakobshalle Basel has been a widely used sporting facility for schools, sports clubs and larger competitions ever since its completion in 1976.
Even though most people primarily think of recurring major events such as Badminton Swiss Open, Swiss Indoors and CSI Basel (since 2022: CHI Classics Basel) or they remember legendary competitions such as Handball, Ice Hockey, Curling Championships, Boxing Matches, or the European Gymnastics Championships: St. Jakobshalle Basel actually offers ideal training conditions for countless sports enthusiasts.
The St. Jakobshalle Basel is equipped with mobile sports equipment for the practice of various sports, which is available to the athletes in the storerooms of the sports halls. However, personal sports equipment such as balls, rackets or slacklines must be brought along by the athletes themselves.
Sports Halls Equipment
- Gymnastics mats (7 cm)
- Vaulting Mats (16 cm / 40 cm)
- Vaulting Boxes (large and small)
- Vaulting Boards
- Vaulting Buck
- Mini Trampoline (open-end)
- Long Benches
- Barren
- Parallel Bars
- High Jump Facility
- Slackline poles (without slackline)
Sports Hall 1
Infrastructure, Pitch Markings, Dressing Rooms: All here.
Surface Area: 505.3 m2
Length: 31 m
Width: 16.3 m
Height: 5.5 m
Floor Load: 500 kg per m2
Floor Covering: PU Sport (elastic in parts)
Colour: green
Lighting: fluorescent lamps
Capacity: 50
Emergency Staircase: yes
Wall Bars: yes
Dressing Rooms: yes
Lockers: yes (limited number, bring your own lock)
Handball: yes
Volleyball: yes
Badminton: yes
Tennis: yes
Basketball: yes
Fussball/Futsal: yes (with Handball goals)
Unihockey: yes
Tchoukball: yes
Sports Hall 2
Infrastructure, Pitch Markings, Dressing Rooms: All here.
Surface Area: 551.8 m2
Length: 31 m
Width: 17.8 m
Height: 5.5 m
Floor Load: 500 kg per m2
Floor Covering: PU Sport (elastic in parts)
Colour: green
Lighting: fluorescent lamps
Capacity: 50
Wall Bars: yes
Dressing Rooms: yes
Lockers: yes (limited number, bring your own lock)
Handball: yes
Volleyball: yes
Badminton: yes
Tennis: yes
Basketball: yes
Fussball/Futsal: yes (with Handball goals)
Unihockey: yes
Tchoukball: yes
Sports Hall 3
Infrastructure, Pitch Markings, Dressing Rooms: All here.
Surface Area: 505.3 m2
Length: 31 m
Width: 16.3 m
Height: 5.5 m
Floor Load: 500 kg per m2
Floor Covering: PU Sport (elastic in parts)
Colour: green
Lighting: fluorescent lamps
Capacity: 150
Wall Bars: yes
Gymnastic Ring Set: yes
Climbing Poles: yes
Climbing Ropes: yes
Horizontal Bars: yes
Dressing Rooms: yes (bring your own lock)
Handball: yes
Volleyball: yes
Badminton: yes
Tennis: yes
Basketball: yes
Fussball/Futsal: yes (with Handball goals)
Unihockey: yes
Tchoukball: yes
Sports Hall 4
Infrastructure, Boulder Wall, Dressing Rooms: All here.
Surface Area: 266.7 m2
Length: 21 m
Width: 12.7 m
Height: 5.5 m
Floor Load: 500 kg per m2
Floor Covering: wooden floor (for sports)
Colour: brown
Lighting: fluorescent lamps
Capacity: 50
Boulder Wall: yes
Wall Bars: yes
Gymnastic Ring Set: yes
Dressing Rooms: yes (bring your own lock)
Specifics: no ball sports permitted
Swim Hall
Five Lanes – Exclusively for Swimming Clubs.
Lanes: 5
Water Temperature: 27°C
Pool Size: 25 x 13.5 m
Depth: 1.87 m
Floor Load: 300 kg per m2
Lighting: fluorescent lamps
Access to Public: no
Dressing Rooms: yes (bring your own lock)
Material room: yes
The use of the Swim Hall is limited to swimming clubs only.
Arena
The flagship Arena for large Sporting Events
Surface Area: 2’800 m2
Length: 70 m
Width: 40
Height: Center: 17.65 m, convex roof
Floor Load: max. 1.000 kg per m2
Floor: Tarmac, no markings, floors must be laid available
Floor Casings: available
Light: variable (Basic light 1.100-2.400 lux HQIs, not dimmable) grandstand tiers are dimmable to 500W; infield and entrance light by promoters (necessary)
Hall 2
Hall 2, also known as the tennis village during Swiss Indoors Basel, is the ideal location for larger gala dinners, concerts and smaller annual meetings. It offers perfect climatic conditions, due to its height and excellent ventilation technology even when the space is used to its maximum capacity.
Surface Area: 1’692 m2
Length: 70 m
Width: 47 m
Height: max. 8.5 m
Floor Load: max. 500 kg per m2
Floor Covering: PU Sport (elastic in parts)
Light: 1.700 Lux, various illumination zones, dimmable
Handball: yes
Volleyball: yes
Badminton: yes
Tchoukball: yes
Faustball: yes
Rollerderby: yes
Fussball/Futsal: yes (only with Handball goals)
Hall 3
The Sports Hall with a large grandstand
Surface Area: 1’050 m2
Length: 42 m
Width: 25 m
Height: max. 8 m
Floor Load: 500 kg per m2
Floor Covering: PU Sport (elastic in parts)
Light: 2.800 Lux, various illumination zones, dimmable
Handball: yes
Unihockey: yes
Volleyball: yes
Faustball: yes
Fussball/Futsal: yes (only with Handball goals)
Rental of Sports Halls
The rental of all sports facilities at St. Jakobshalle Basel is managed by the Department of Education of Basel-Stadt. The Swim Hall is limited to schools and swimming clubs only.
Erziehungsdepartement Basel-Stadt
Abteilung Sport/Sportamt
Grenzacherstrasse 405
CH-4058 Basel
+41 61 267 57 00
Online-Informationen
For specific enquiries or more detailed information on our sports facilities, please contact StJakobshalle.TD@bs.ch or +41 61 317 82 30.
Additional Information
St. Jakobshalle Basel may also be used on weekends. Please refer to Opening Hours for further information.
House Regulations
The use of sports halls is only permitted to individuals, clubs or schools supervised by an assigned teacher, capable of providing written permission from the administration of St. Jakobshalle Basel. The holder of such a permit is liable for the orderly return of the rented premises as well as for any resulting damages after use. During events, competitions or tournaments, he/she shall also be liable for any damages caused by visitors.
Please not
- Any damages or defects must be reported to a caretaker or the administration, stating name and address, as soon as they occur.
- Officially approved times of occupancy must always be adhered to; exceeding these times will result in an extra charge at the rate applicable to the premises in question.
- Please ensure that sports halls as well as dressing rooms and toilet facilities are kept as clean as possible at all times.
- Street shoes are not permitted in sports halls and the tennis hall may not be entered with shoes used on clay courts.
- Ball games are not permitted in the gymnastics and fitness halls.
- Depositing resin on shoes, goalposts and other objects is prohibited.
- The use of equipment, fixtures and music systems is subject to authorisation as well as an extra charge.
- For reasons of safety (no lifeguard), the number of visitors to the swim hall is limited to three with one person being designated as the responsible party.
- Smoking, drinking and eating is prohibited in all the sports halls.
- Every tenant must acknowledge that the management of St. Jakobshalle Basel declines any kind of liability associated with the use of the sports halls. In particular, it cannot be held liable for any loss or theft of valuables. All users are recommended to minimise the risk of loss or theft by taking appropriate precautions (locks, checks, taking money into the hall).
- A key holder is liable for the loss or misuse of keys for which a receipt is required at the entrance.
- Tenants not complying with house regulations may have their permission to use the premises revoked. In serious cases, bans may be imposed or police reprimands may be issued.
- Events generally have priority over training sessions. Tenants will be informed about cancelled activities as early as possible.
- Rented premises can be annulled free of charge up to 10 days before the used date (special regulations apply for events).
- Corridors, dressing rooms or the Foyer may not be used for trainings and warm-ups.
- Any instructions given by the hall management or the technical crew (hall manager, caretaker) must be followed strictly.
Rules of Conduct for Sports Halls
- Reservations must be paid for unless a cancellation is made a minimum of 24 hours in advance.
- The reservation time must be strictly adhered to; a hall reserved until 20:00 must be left clean and tidy by 20:00 exactly.
- It is compulsory to keep to the rented premises; a change of location is strictly prohibited.
Breach of Rules of Conduct/Penalties
- Not clearing away used sports materials (Handball goals, long benches) CHF 20.00
- Leaving waste and PET behind in sports halls and dressing rooms: CHF 20.00
- All theft and destruction of sports materials will be charged to the respective tenant.
- Repeated offences will be charged with CHF 50.00
- In the event of severe and recurring offences, St. Jakobshalle Basel reserves the right to consider further action. The respective tenant is responsible to comply with house rules and the rules of conduct at all times.
All sports facilities and corridors are under camera surveillance.
Download Rules of Conduct and Regulations here.