Başkent Volleyball Hall

Başkent Volleyball Hall

Full name	Başkent Voleybol Salonu
Location	Beşevler, Yenimahalle, Ankara, Turkey
Coordinates	39°56′09″N 32°49′14″E / 39.93590°N 32.82054°ECoordinates: 39°56′09″N 32°49′14″E / 39.93590°N 32.82054°E
Owner	Turkish Volleyball Federation (TVF)
Capacity	7,600
Record attendance	8,000 (Turkey-Poland, 6 May 2012)[1]
Surface	Wood flooring
Scoreboard	yes
Construction
Broke ground	8 April 2009
Built	2009-2010
Opened	6 February 2010
Tenants
İller Bankası (TWVL) TED Ankara Kolejliler (TWVL)

Başkent Volleyball Hall, (Turkish: Başkent Voleybol Salonu) is an indoor volleyball venue within the TVF Sports Complex located at Beşevler neighborhood of Yenimahalle district in Ankara, Turkey. Opened in 2010, the venue has a seating capacity of 7,600 spectators.^[2]

The sports complex was commissioned by the Turkish Volleyball Federation and its construction began on 8 April 2009 with groundbreaking. The hall was opened on 6 February 2010 and named after "capital city" (Turkish: Başkent).^[2]

In addition to the Başkent Volleyball Hall, there are one training hall with 850-seat capacity, named Beşevler Volleyball Hall, two indoor beach volleyball courts with underfloor heating, various service facilities for sports and administration as well as a hall of fame.^[2]

International events hosted

2010

• 2010 Women's European Volleyball League Final Four - 24-25 July 2010

2011

• 2011 Men's European Volleyball Championship Qualification
• 2011 FIVB Girls Youth World Championship - 12-21 August 2011^[3]

2012

• 2012 Men's European Volleyball League-Final Four 30 June-1 July 2012
• 2012 Women's Junior European Volleyball Championship - 18-26 August 2012
• 2013 Men's European Volleyball Championship qualification Second round-Pool A-Tournament 2 matches - 14-16 September 2012

2013

• 2013 FIVB World Grand Prix-Pool C 2-4 August 2013
• 2013 FIVB Volleyball Men's U21 World Championship-Pool A, B and Final Round 22 August-1 September 2013

2014

• 2014 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship qualification (CEV)- Third round Pool 1 3-5 January 2014
• 2013–14 CEV Champions League-Final four 22-23 March 2014
• 2014 FIVB World Grand Prix-Pool A and E 1-3 August and 8-10 August 2014

2015

• 2015 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix - Pool C 3-5 July 2015
• 2015 Women's European Volleyball League - Leg 2 7-9 August 2015
• 2015 FIVB Volleyball Women's U23 World Championship 12-19 August 2015^[4]

References

1. CEV web site match details
2. "TVF kampüsünün spor kompleksi açılıyor". Ajans Spor (in Turkish). 2010-01-19. Retrieved 2011-08-21.
3. "Cities/Venues-Başkent Volleyball Hall". FIVB. Retrieved 2011-08-21.
4. "Genç Sultanlar sahnede". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 2015-08-12. Retrieved 2015-08-12.