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| Former names | Kölnarena (1998–2008) |
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| Location | Deutz, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |
| Coordinates | 50°56′18.59″N 6°58′58.63″E / 50.9384972°N 6.9829528°E |
| Public transit |  Köln Messe/Deutz Bahnhof Deutz/LANXESS arena |
| Owner | Immobilienfonds Köln-Deutz Arena, Mantelbebauung GbR |
| Operator | Arena Management GmbH |
| Capacity | 20,000 (concerts) 19,500 (handball) 18,500 (hockey) |
| Surface | Parquetry, ice |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | July 31, 1996 |
| Opened | October 5, 1998 |
| Construction cost | € 153 million |
| Architect | Peter Böhm[1] |
| Tenants | |
| Kölner Haie (DEL) (1998–present) | |
| Website | |
| lanxess-arena.de (in German) | |
Lanxess Arena (stylized as LANXESS arena; originally Kölnarena, German for "Cologne arena") is an indoor arena, in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is known as the 18,500-capacity home of the Kölner Haie.
It is primarily used by Kölner Haie (ice hockey), VfL Gummersbach (handball), Köln RheinStars (basketball), and as a concert venue. Lanxess Arena was the highest-attended arena of 2019, with 699,924 tickets sold.[2]
The arena is spanned by a steel arch supporting the roof via steel cables. The height of the arch is 76 m (249 ft) and its weight is 480 tons.
On June 2, 2008, it was announced that Kölnarena would be renamed Lanxess Arena, for a period of ten years.[3] The sponsor, Lanxess AG, is a specialty chemicals group based in the Lanxess Tower in Deutz, Cologne. This naming-rights deal was extended in 2017 until December 31, 2023. Then in October 2023, it was announced that the cooperation between the arena and Lanxess had been extended for another 5 years until 2028.