Malha Arena

Malha Arena
Location	Jerusalem, Israel
Opened	1985
Capacity	3,000 (basketball)
Tenants
Hapoel Jerusalem

The Malha Arena

The Malha Arena (officially Lea and Maurice Goldberg Sports Hall)^[1] is the home arena of Hapoel Jerusalem basketball team. The arena is located in Jerusalem's Malha neighborhood, across from Ramat Denya and Ramat Sharett.

Malha Arena has a seating capacity of 2,246 permanent seats, with an additional 754 standing room. 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 Arena Stadium in Malha, east of Teddy Stadium, which is a planned to replace the Malha arena. According to Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat, the new modern arena will be the largest indoor space in Jerusalem able to host professional sports, world-class concerts, international conferences and cultural events. ^[3]

References

1. ^ Jerusalem Foundation projects
2. ^ The power of Malha
3. ^ "New Jerusalem arena gets a green light". http://www.gojerusalem.com/discover/article_446/New-Jerusalem-arena-gets-a-green-light. Retrieved 2010-07-25. 

Coordinates: 31°45′23.84″N 35°10′52.04″E / 31.7566222°N 35.1811222°E / 31.7566222; 35.1811222