Max-Schmeling-Halle

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Max-Schmeling-Halle
Max-schmeling-halle berlin.jpg
Location Friedrich Ludwig Jahn Sportpark, Berlin
Germany Germany
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Capacity 8,500 (basketball, handball)
11,000 (2007 World Men's Handball)
Opened 1996
Tenants
2007 World Championship (handball) (2007)
SCC Berlin (men's Volleyball)
Füchse Berlin HBC (Handball-Bundesliga) (2005-present)
ALBA Berlin (Basketball) (1996-2008)
The Men's and Women's artistic gymnastics championships in 2011

Max-Schmeling-Halle is a multi-purpose arena, in Berlin, Germany, named after the famous German boxer Max Schmeling. Apart from the Velodrom, it's one of Berlin's biggest indoor sports arenas and holds from 8,861 people, up to 11,000 people.

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).

World Wrestling Entertainment was there twice, in April 2005 and 2006.

It was named after the German boxer, Max Schmeling.

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Preceded by FIBA Euro All star game
Venue

1998
Succeeded by
Olimpiisky Arena
Moscow
Preceded by European Women's Volleyball Championship
Final Venue

2013
Succeeded by
Ahoy
Rotterdam
Preceded by CEV Champions League
Final Venue

2015
Succeeded by
TBD

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