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'''Yad Eliyahu Arena''' ({{lang-he|יד אליהו}}), officially '''[[Nokia]] Arena''' ({{lang-he|היכל נוקיה}}) for sponsorship purposes, is a multi-purpose [[arena]] in southeastern [[Tel Aviv]], [[Israel]]. The arena is home to the [[Maccabi Tel Aviv B.C.|Maccabi Tel Aviv basketball club]], a member of the [[Maccabi Tel Aviv]] sports club. The facility is the largest indoor sports arena in the country, and therefore the [[Ligat HaAl (basketball)|Ligat HaAl]] final four and the [[Israeli Basketball State Cup|State Cup]] final four are hosted by the arena. The [[Israel national basketball team|Israeli national basketball team]] also hosts most of its games there. The [[Mamma Mia!]] international tour has played 24 shows at the venue.<ref> [http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1180960635630&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull MAMMA MIA, it's here...] [[Jerusalem Post]], 7 June 2007</ref> |
'''Yad Eliyahu Arena''' ({{lang-he|יד אליהו}}), officially '''[[Nokia]] Arena''' ({{lang-he|היכל נוקיה}}) for sponsorship purposes, is a multi-purpose [[arena]] in southeastern [[Tel Aviv]], [[Israel]]. The arena is home to the [[Maccabi Tel Aviv B.C.|Maccabi Tel Aviv basketball club]], a member of the [[Maccabi Tel Aviv]] sports club. The facility is the largest indoor sports arena in the country, and therefore the [[Ligat HaAl (basketball)|Ligat HaAl]] final four and the [[Israeli Basketball State Cup|State Cup]] final four are hosted by the arena. The [[Israel national basketball team|Israeli national basketball team]] also hosts most of its games there. The [[Mamma Mia!]] international tour has played 24 shows at the venue.<ref> [http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1180960635630&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull MAMMA MIA, it's here...] [[Jerusalem Post]], 7 June 2007</ref> |
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Nokia Arena | |
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| Location | 51 Yigal Allon Street Tel Aviv, Israel |
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| Owner | Tel Aviv City Council |
| Operator | Sport Palaces Ltd |
| Capacity | 11,700 |
| Construction | |
| Opened | 1963 |
| Renovated | 1972, 2005 |
| Expanded | 2005 |
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| Maccabi Tel Aviv Israeli national basketball team | |
Yad Eliyahu Arena (Template:Lang-he), officially Nokia Arena (Template:Lang-he) for sponsorship purposes, is a multi-purpose arena in southeastern Tel Aviv, Israel. The arena is home to the Maccabi Tel Aviv basketball club, a member of the Maccabi Tel Aviv sports club. The facility is the largest indoor sports arena in the country, and therefore the Ligat HaAl final four and the State Cup final four are hosted by the arena. The Israeli national basketball team also hosts most of its games there. The Mamma Mia! international tour has played 24 shows at the venue.[1]
History
The arena was opened on 17 September 1963 with a game between the national basketball teams of Israel and Yugoslavia, in which the latter won 69-64.
In its early years it held a seating capacity 5,000 spectators, with just concrete stands, without any seats, and without a roof. After a few years, a second floor of tiers was built, increasing the capacity to 10,000 spectators. The concrete stands were covered by seats and the arena was covered with a roof. The arena hosted the FIBA European All star game in 1997 and the Euroleague basketball final four in 2004.
References
- ^ MAMMA MIA, it's here... Jerusalem Post, 7 June 2007
External links
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