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| Location | Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark,Prenzlauer Berg,Berlin,Germany |
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| Coordinates | 52°32′41″N13°24′15″E / 52.54472°N 13.40417°E /52.54472; 13.40417 |
| Operator | Velomax Berlin Hallenbetriebs GmbH |
| Capacity | 8,500 (basketball,handball) 10,000 (2007 World Men's Handball Championship) 9,200 (Volleyball) |
| Construction | |
| 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) Berlin Recycling Volleys (Volleyball) | |
Max-Schmeling-Halle is a multi-purposearena, inBerlin,Germany, named after the famous German boxerMax Schmeling. Apart fromUber Arena and theVelodrom, it is one of Berlin's biggest indoor sports arenas and holds from 8,861 people, up to 12,000 people.
The opening ceremony took place on 14 December 1996 in the presence of Max Schmeling.
The Max-Schmeling-Halle is situated in the former border area of Berlin, near the Mauerpark and directly next to theFriedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark. It is situated at the Falkplatz, in the districtPrenzlauer Berg (boroughPankow).
Planned for the2000 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 forboxing andteam handball and is the home arena ofFüchse Berlin HBC and the Berlin Mini Basketball Tournament (berliner-mini-turnier.de).
Madonna performed 4 sell out concerts in the arena during her Drowned World Tour in June 2001.
On 9 May 2001, Irish vocal pop bandWestlife held a concert for theirWhere Dreams Come True Tour supporting their albumCoast to Coast.
World Wrestling Entertainment was there twice, in April 2005 and 2006.
On December 11 2015Motörhead played their last concert at Max-Schmeling-Halle beforeLemmy died 17 days later on 28 December.
The2019CEV Champions League Grand Final was held at the arena[1] and the next edition, the 2020 Finals was scheduled to be held at the arena as well,[2] before being canceled toPalaOlimpia atVerona, Italy, as the 2021 Finals. It will host the group phase matches at the2026 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup.
Media related toMax-Schmeling-Halle at Wikimedia Commons| Preceded by | FIBAEuro All star game Venue 1998 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | European Women's Volleyball Championship Final Venue 2013 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | CEV Champions League Final Venue 2015 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | CEV Champions League Final Venue 2019 | Succeeded by |
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