Hockey Centre

Where is it?

The Hockey Centre will be to the north west of the Olympic Park, next to the International Broadcast Centre/Main Press Centre and north of the Handball Arena.

Getting ready

The temporary Hockey Centre will have two separate pitches with spectator seating, providing facilities suitable for Hockey during the Olympic Games and Paralympic Five-a-side and Seven-a-side Football.

The search for designers begins early this year, while the site is being cleared and prepared for construction. 

While this is happening, the area is home to the north site treatment centre, which is washing around 750 tonnes of soil a day. This will speed up once a second machine is installed and operational by the spring.

While this is happening, the area is home to the North Site Treatment Centre, which is washing around 750 tonnes of soil a day. This will speed up once a second machine is installed and operational by Spring 2009.

Designs are due to be completed by 2009 with construction starting in 2010.

The venue will be finished by 2011, in time for test events to take place before the 2012 Games.

During the Games

The main competition pitch will have a capacity of 15,000 and the second pitch will have seating of 5,000 to ensure that smaller matches also have an excellent atmosphere created by a capacity crowd.

After the Games

After the Games the Hockey Centre will move to the north of the Olympic Park, joining a group of facilities in the area known as Eton Manor. It will have 5,000 permanent seats with the ability to increase to over 10,000 for major events.