Location Jerusalem, Israel Opened 1985 | Renovated 1997, 2010, 2013 Capacity 3,000 | |
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Similar Pais Arena Jerusalem, Ashkelon Sports Arena, HaKiriya Arena, Romema Arena, Jerusalem Malha Railway | ||
The Malha Arena (officially called Lea and Maurice Goldberg Sports Hall) is an indoor arena that is located in Jerusalem's Malha neighborhood, across from Ramat Denya and Ramat Sharett. Malha Arena has a seating capacity of 2,540 seats in its lower tier, with an additional 300 seats in its upper tier. 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 coach of Hapoel Jerusalem, Oded Kattash.
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 Jerusalem 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.