Uber Arena Berlin: A Family Guide to Eisbären Berlin Hockey and ALBA Berlin Basketball

Two Championship Teams Under One Roof

Ask a Berlin family where to catch a big game and the answer is almost always the same building: Uber Arena in Friedrichshain, the shared home of Eisbären Berlin (ice hockey) and ALBA Berlin (basketball) since the arena opened in September 2008. The building itself has changed names twice without changing address or tenants: it was O2 World Berlin until 2015, then Mercedes-Benz Arena under a twenty-year naming deal, and has been Uber Arena since AEG Europe, the operator, signed a new naming-rights partner in March 2024.

What makes the 2025-26 season worth knowing about before you book is that both tenants are, as of this writing, the reigning German champions in their sport, and one of them changed which European competition it plays in along the way.

Getting to Uber Arena

The arena’s address is Uber Platz 1, 10243 Berlin-Friedrichshain, on Mildred-Harnack-Straße near the Spree. Two stations serve it. S+U Warschauer Straße is the closer option, about a five-minute walk away, with S-Bahn lines S3, S5, S7, S9, and S75, U-Bahn lines U1 and U3, buses 300 and 347 (plus the N1 night bus), and trams M10 and M13 all stopping there. Ostbahnhof is a roughly twelve-minute walk instead, served by S3, S5, S7, and S9, several bus routes, and regional and long-distance rail (EC, IC, ICE).

On weekdays the last U-Bahn departs around 00:30 and the last S-Bahn around 01:30, so a late finish to a game shouldn’t leave you stranded, though weekend nights run all-night service if you’re cutting it close. Drivers should follow signage toward Friedrichshain and Uber Platz and budget extra time, since traffic around the arena backs up before big games; cyclists have bike racks on Hedwig-Wachenheim-Straße, reachable via Mühlenstraße or the Warschauer Brücke (which involves stairs).

Eisbären Berlin: Ice Hockey, Tickets, and the Family Ticket

Eisbären Berlin is coming off arguably its best stretch in club history. The team won the 2026 DEL championship by beating Adler Mannheim 4-1 in the final series, its third consecutive title and 12th overall, with forward Ty Ronning scoring twice in the deciding Game 5 and goaltender Jonas Stettmer named finals MVP; head coach Serge Aubin remains unbeaten across 15 career playoff series with the club. The 2025-26 regular season ran from September 9, 2025 through a 52nd and final matchday on March 15, 2026, with playoffs starting two days later and running through early May.

Ticket categories vary by opponent and are sold through the eisbaeren.de ticket shop, but the clearest fixed reference point is the Premium Seat: adults from 95 EUR including VAT, children aged 4 to 16 at 66.50 EUR, for seats in blocks 101 to 104 with access to the Premium Lounge and “The Cowboy” restaurant starting 90 minutes before puck drop, a separate entrance, complimentary coat check, and parking (one space per two tickets, bookable by phone or email only).

Outside those five dates, the Family Ticket simply isn’t sold, so it’s worth confirming the current season’s list before building a trip around it rather than assuming last year’s dates repeat.

Younger children have their own separate, much cheaper path in. Kids under 3 receive a free ticket with an assigned seat, and kids under 5 get a free standing-room ticket (no guaranteed seat), both picked up at arena counters 11 to 13 up to two hours before puck drop with proof of age. For seating within your budget, local fan guides (not an official team resource) point to Block 420 as a designated family zone and to Blocks 209-211 as a good, closer-to-the-action option if your kids want to feel the physical intensity of the game.

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ALBA Berlin: From EuroLeague to the Basketball Champions League

The single biggest fact to know about ALBA Berlin heading into the 2025-26 season has nothing to do with a ticket price: the club left EuroLeague competitions after 24 years (spanning both EuroLeague and Eurocup) to join the FIBA-run Basketball Champions League (BCL) instead, a decision announced in May 2025 and locked in with a group draw in Lausanne that July, with BCL group-stage play beginning in October 2025. Club CEO Marco Baldi framed it as a financial and competitive recalibration, saying the conditions attached to a EuroLeague license had “changed extremely” and that ALBA wanted to compete in the sportingly best possible competition while staying financially sustainable. It’s a genuine reversal of direction after 24 years in Europe’s top tier, and it happened in the same season the club still won the German domestic title.

None of that touched ALBA’s normal domestic schedule at Uber Arena. The BBL season opened at home on October 3, 2025 against Gladiators Trier, ran 17 home games through the regular season, and led into play-ins from May 12, 2026 and playoffs from May 16, 2026. The 2025-26 finals against FC Bayern Munich went the distance: ALBA won the series 3-2, with the decisive Game 5 played on the road at Bayern’s SAP Garden in Munich on June 21, 2026, Berlin completing a comeback from 20 points down at halftime to win 84-81 and take the championship.

Ticket categories run 1 through 5 plus Courtside and Premium options, sold through the albaberlin.de ticket shop; women’s team single tickets start from 14 EUR, and reduced-price tickets apply to children, pupils, full-time students, apprentices, FSJ volunteers, the unemployed, pensioners, and people with a severe disability of 50 percent or more. Children under 6 get in free with no ticket at all and no guaranteed seat. For a structured family entry point, the STARTING5-PAKET mini-season ticket covers five BBL home games at roughly a 20 percent discount versus buying them individually (from 58 EUR for the 2025-26 edition), carries the same reduced pricing for kids and students, and can convert into a full prorated season ticket later if you decide to keep going. Local fan seating guides suggest the mid-tier Blocks 406-408, behind the bench, and the lower-level Block 103 as calmer, well-positioned family choices, though this is fan opinion rather than an official team recommendation.

What Families Should Know Before Game Day

Both teams share the same building and the same house rules. The arena is fully cashless, so bring a card or phone rather than cash. Bags larger than A4 paper (21.0 by 29.7 cm) aren’t allowed inside; paid storage is available for around 6 EUR, or 4 EUR for season-ticket holders, if you’re carrying a bigger bag. The cloakroom itself is cashless and typically costs a few euros, and it also hands out free standard earplugs, with children’s ear protectors available there too on a returnable deposit, worth grabbing given how loud both a full ice hockey crowd and a full basketball crowd get.

On age rules: children and teenagers under 16 may only enter accompanied by a parent or guardian, with each person holding their own valid ticket, and children under 6 must be accompanied at all times regardless of the event. If you want more than a standard seat, Eisbären Berlin’s WARRIOR ICEBOX is worth knowing about as an occasion splurge: 10 seats between the player benches at 275 EUR per person including VAT, with a premium buffet, a fan scarf, parking, and (when the box is booked out entirely) an exclusive arena tour that includes the Eisbären locker room, subject to availability and not offered during playoff games.

Step by Step

1. Pick your sport first, then your date. Eisbären Berlin’s DEL season runs roughly September through mid-March in the main round, into playoffs through early May; ALBA Berlin’s BBL season runs from an early-October opener through spring playoffs, now with a separate Basketball Champions League schedule layered on top since 2025-26.
2. Check whether your child qualifies for a free ticket at that specific team, since the cutoffs differ (under 3/under 5 for hockey, under 6 for basketball), and plan to claim or verify it in advance rather than assuming it happens automatically at your seat.
3. Only book the Eisbären Family Ticket if your date matches one of the five listed Sunday games for that season; otherwise a Premium Seat or a standard category ticket is the right move.
4. For ALBA, look at the Starting5 mini-season package if you’re planning on more than one visit a year, since it discounts five home games at once and still carries the same reduced pricing for kids and students as single tickets.
5. Arrive with a bag no bigger than A4, or budget a few euros for paid storage, and stop at the cloakroom for free earplugs (or the kids’ deposit-based version) before finding your seats.
6. If you want a bigger occasion than a standard ticket, ask about premium packages like the WARRIOR ICEBOX rather than assuming any behind-the-scenes access comes with a normal ticket.

Compliance Note

This page reflects publicly available information about Uber Arena, Eisbären Berlin, and ALBA Berlin current as of mid-2026, drawn from the venue’s own site, both clubs’ official ticket and news pages, German-language sports press coverage of the 2025-26 DEL and BBL finals, and independent fan seating guides (clearly flagged where used). Ticket prices, fixture dates, seating categories, and season schedules change every year and sometimes mid-season; confirm current details directly with Uber Arena, Eisbären Berlin, or ALBA Berlin before planning a visit or buying tickets.