Malha Arena
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| Location | Jerusalem, Israel |
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| Coordinates | 31°45′23.84″N 35°10′52.04″E / 31.7566222°N 35.1811222°E |
| Capacity | 2,000 |
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| Opened | 1985 |
| Renovated | 1997, 2010, 2013, 2017 |
| Expanded | 2010 |
| Tenants | |
| Hapoel Jerusalem (1985–2014) Hapoel Jerusalem (Handball) (2021–Present) | |
The Malha Arena (officially called Lea and Maurice Goldberg Sports Hall)
Despite its small size, the arena traps in noise, and distracts the opposing team. This gives a boost to players towards the end of the game, when they need it most, according to the former
History
Malha Arena was the home arena of the Hapoel Jerusalem professional basketball team, from 1985 until 2014, when the team moved to the newly constructed Pais Arena. Construction of the Jerusalem Arena began in 2009, in Malha, east of Teddy Stadium. The Jerusalem Arena eventually replaced the Malha Arena as Hapoel's home venue in 2014.
See also
- Sports in Israel
References
- ^ Jerusalem Foundation projects Archived 2009-12-28 at the Wayback Machine
- Jerusalem Post. Retrieved April 12, 2021.