Stadium Name: | Al-Hamadaniah Sports Arena |
Nickname: | صالة الحمدانية الرياضية |
Location: | Salaheddine District, Aleppo, Syria |
Built: | 2004–2020 |
Opened: | 17 December 2021 |
Owner: | Government of Syria |
Operator: | General Sports Federation of Syria |
Architect: | Mazen Zain Al Din |
Construction Cost: | LS 64.4 billion |
Surface: | Parquet, variable |
Dimensions: | 60mby25mm (200feetby82feetm) |
Seating Capacity: | 7,964 seats (sport) 14,000 (maximum capacity) |
Record Attendance: | 13.500[1] Syria v Bahrain (1 July 2022) |
Al-Hamadaniah Sports Arena (Arabic: صالة الحمدانية الرياضية) is an indoor sports hall in Aleppo, Syria. With a seating capacity of 7,964, it is the largest indoor hall in Syria. It is designated to host basketball, handball and volleyball matches.[2] Al-Hamadaniah Sports Arena is part of the al-Hamadaniah Sports City.
The arena is served by 4 additional indoor sports training halls. The playground of the arena has a length of 60 metres and a width of 25 metres.
The construction process was launched in 2004 and scheduled to be completed in 2007.[3] However, it was delayed for many years due to the corruption among the members of the Aleppo branch of the Syrian General Sports Federation.[4] It was finally completed in 2020.
The arena was opened on 17 December 2021 by the basketball match of the home club Al-Ittihad SC Aleppo against Al-Jaish SC Damascus.[5] [6] In July 2022, the Syrian national basketball team played two matches in the arena against Bahrain and Iran as part of the 2023 FIBA World Cup qualification.[7] [8] A record 13,500 spectators came to the game against Bahrain, which was the highest qualifying attendance in the world in that period.