Malha Arena
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| Location | Jerusalem, Israel |
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| Capacity | 3,000 (basketball) |
| Opened | 1985 |
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| Hapoel Jerusalem (1985-2014) | |
The Malha Arena (officially Lea and Maurice Goldberg Sports Hall)[1] was the home arena of Hapoel Jerusalem professional basketball team from 1985 until 2014 when the team moved to the newly constructed Jerusalem arena. The arena 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.[2]
In 2009, began the building project of the Jerusalem Arena in Malha, east of Teddy Stadium, which eventually replaced the Malha arena in 2014.
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Coordinates: 31°45′23.84″N 35°10′52.04″E / 31.7566222°N 35.1811222°E