Max-Schmeling-Halle
Max-Schmeling-Halle is a multi-purpose arena, in Berlin, Germany, named after the famous German boxer Max Schmeling. Apart from Mercedes-Benz Arena and the Velodrom, it's one of Berlin's biggest indoor sports arenas and holds from 8,861 people, up to 12,000 people.
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| Location | Friedrich Ludwig Jahn Sportpark, Prenzlauer Berg, Berlin, Germany |
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| Coordinates | 52°32′41″N 13°24′15″E |
| Operator | Velomax Berlin Hallenbetriebs GmbH |
| Capacity | 8,500 (basketball, handball) 12,000 (2007 World Men's Handball) |
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| Broke ground | 6 July 1994 |
| Opened | 1996 |
| Architect | Jörg Joppien Albert Dietz Annette Maud-Joppien |
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| Füchse Berlin HBC (HBL) (2005–present) ALBA Berlin (BBL) (1996–2008) | |
The opening ceremony happened on December 14, 1996, in the presence of Max Schmeling.
Location
The Max-Schmeling-Halle is situated in the former border area of Berlin, near the Mauerpark and directly next to the Friedrich Ludwig Jahn Sportpark. It's situated at the Falkplatz, in the district Prenzlauer Berg (borough Pankow).
Use
Planned for the 2000 Summer Olympics as a pure box gym, it was rebuilt (after the games were awarded to Sydney as the venue) to a multi-functional gym and is now primarily used for boxing and team handball and is the home arena of Füchse Berlin HBC and the Berlin Mini Basketball Tournament (berliner-mini-turnier.de).
On 9 May 2001, Irish vocal pop band Westlife held a concert for their Where Dreams Come True Tour supporting their album Coast to Coast.
World Wrestling Entertainment was there twice, in April 2005 and 2006.
The CEV Champions League Final Grand Final 2019 was held here and the 2021 Finals are scheduled to be held here.
External links
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| Preceded by Yad Eliyahu Sports Hall Tel Aviv |
FIBA Euro All star game Venue 1998 |
Succeeded by Olimpiisky Arena Moscow |
| Preceded by Pionir Hall Belgrade |
European Women's Volleyball Championship Final Venue 2013 |
Succeeded by Ahoy Rotterdam |
| Preceded by Başkent Volleyball Hall  |
CEV Champions League Final Venue 2015 |
Succeeded by Krakow Arena  |
| Preceded by Basket-Hall  |
CEV Champions League Final Venue 2019 |
Succeeded by TBD |