Sports Facility Chur

Obere Au grass pitches

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The scent of freshly mown grass makes the field sports athlete's heart beat faster.

Description

The grass pitches are open from March to October (except July) and can also be hired for private tournaments. Pitches 2-5 have recently been newly constructed. Field No. 1 including the newly built grand stand are in use since May 2025.

Field sports stadium
The stadium offers space for a total of around 1,500 spectators - 980 of whom are seated in the city colours of red, white and black. The stadium is designed to meet the needs of football and American football. The main pitch directly in front of the stands can accommodate both sports with flexible pitch markings as required. The entire infrastructure is geared towards the 1st league. Access is from the landscaped forecourt, which is located between the new buildings of the ice sports training stadium, the grass sports stadium and the skate park. Visitors to the field sports stadium reach their seats via the side entrances from where they can either access the stands or the standing steps opposite. 

The field sports stadium creates an efficient infrastructure for popular sports as well as for ambitious club sports and offers optimal training and competition conditions. Six team changing rooms with sanitary facilities and additional separate referee changing rooms, spacious equipment storage and club facilities are located in the building. A total of eight pitches can be played on - five of which are natural grass and three artificial turf pitches. This infrastructure is available for school, club and recreational sports.

With three artificial turf pitches, five natural grass pitches, 20 field sports changing rooms and the new stadium, the facility is the largest grass sports centre in the canton of Graubünden and one of the most important in eastern Switzerland, second only to St. Gallen. The new infrastructure has given field sports in Chur a modern and sustainable home.

Facts & figures field sports stadium:
Dimensions: 130 metres long, 17.5 metres wide
2 floors, connected by lift

Ground floor:
6 players' changing rooms (4 rented out)
4 referees' changing rooms
Equipment storage rooms for clubs
Washing and drying room
First-aid room
Coach and match director's office
2 meeting rooms
Office
Training room
Box office
Technical room 
Public WC facilities

Upper floor:
Catering / Kiosk
Public WC's
Speaker room
Grandstand

Covered:
1,500 seats, including 980 seats
View of main pitch ‘Natural grass pitch no. 1’

Facts & figures playing fields:
8 pitches (5 natural grass, 3 artificial turf)

Natural grass pitch no. 1: 
Dimensions: 105 x 65 m
Can be used for both football and American football 
Used exclusively for matches and training sessions for the clubs' 1st teams
Western section with standing room for 830 people

Key figures for grass pitches:
1200 m3 of drainage gravel for drainage pipes
5149 tonnes of drainage layer
5200 tonnes of turf base layer
4200 metres of drainage pipes
630 kg lawn seed
4000 kg lawn fertiliser
Total lighting power 40,000W

General information
All sports facilities on the Obere Au are managed by Chur Sports and Event Facilities. The demanding maintenance of the lawns is also carried out entirely within the city. 

Area traffic regulations
Less traffic, more movement - new traffic routing in the Obere Au area

Terms of use and stadium regulations

Prices

The field sports pitches can be booked by sports clubs and companies via reservationensoau@chur.ch.

Hire grass pitches no 2-5 with ChurCard (including lights, changing rooms and showers)
Practice by the hour: Juniors under 18: CHF 12.00 / over 18: CHF 36.00
Matches (2 hrs): Juniors under 18: CHF 25.00 / over 18: 75.00
Tournament whole day 8am to 6pm: Juniors under 18: CHF 100.00 / over 18: CHF 275.00
-> prices already reduced 

Hire grass pitches no 2-5 regular price (including lights, changing rooms and showers)
Practice by the hour: Juniors under 18: CHF 100.00 / over 18: CHF 100.00
Matches (2 hrs): Juniors under 18: CHF 250.00 / over 18: CHF 250.00
Tournament whole day from 8am to 6pm: on request

Hire main grass pitch no 1 and field sports stadium on request: reservationensoau@chur.ch

Opening hours

  • Pitch 1: 01.05.-02.11.2025*
  • Pitches 2, 3, 5: Spring season: 24.03.-06.07.2025*Autumn season: 28.07.-02.11.2025*
  • Pitch 4: Spring season: 24.03.-06.07.2025* (operation limited) | Autumn season: 05.08.-02.11.2025* (fully operational)

For information on opening hours during snowfall please call: +41 81 254 42 57

Please find the occupancy plan of the Obere Au field sports pitches here. Please kindly place your reservation via reservationensoau@chur.ch. Please also notify us of any changes by e-mail. Changes or cancellations up to 48 hours (working days) in advance are free of charge. Weather-related changes on the part of the clubs are free of charge up to 12 hours (working days) before the training/game. 

Holidays

  • New Year closed
  • 2nd January closed
  • Easter (Friday - Monday) open
  • Ascension open
  • Whitmonday open
  • National Day (01.08.) open until 5pm
  • Christmas Eve closed
  • Christmas closed
  • Boxing Day closed
  • New Years Eve closed

*Depending on weather

Directions

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Contact

Obere Au grass pitches

Sport- und Eventanlagen, Grossbruggerweg 6, 7000 Chur

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