Nokia Arena
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| Location | Tel Aviv, Israel |
| Opened | 1963 |
| Renovated | 1972, 2005 |
| Expanded | 2005 |
| Owner | Tel Aviv City Council |
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Nokia Arena is a 11,700 seats sports and entertainment arena in south-east Tel Aviv. 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 capacity for 5000 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 is the home of the Maccabi Tel Aviv basketball team, a member of the Maccabi Tel Aviv sports club. The facility is the largest indoor sport arena in Israel, and therefore the Israeli final-four and the Israeli cup semi-finals and finals are hosted there, and the Israeli national team hosts most of the games in Nokia Arena. The arena also hosted the FIBA European All star game in 1997.
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- Sports in Israel Phitography by Lev Borodulin
| Preceded by 1971 Final Venue Antwerp |
FIBA European Champions Cup Final Venue 1972 |
Succeeded by 1973 Final Venue Liège |
| Preceded by Peace and Friendship Stadium Athens |
FIBA European Championships Final Venue 1994 |
Succeeded by Principe Felipe Arena Zaragoza |
| Preceded by Abdi İpekçi Arena Istanbul |
FIBA Euro All star game Venue 1997 |
Succeeded by Max Schmeling Halle Berlin |
| Preceded by Palau Sant Jordi Barcelona |
Euroleague Final Venue 2004 |
Succeeded by Olimpiisky Arena Moscow |
