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| Full name | Alexander Gomelsky Universal Sports Hall CSKA Moscow |
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| Former names | CSKAPalace of Sports |
| Location | Moscow, Russia |
| Coordinates | 55°47′21.23″N37°32′33.48″E / 55.7892306°N 37.5426333°E /55.7892306; 37.5426333 |
| Public transit |  Dinamo Petrovsky Park Petrovsky Park |
| Owner | CSKA Moscow |
| Capacity | 5,000 |
| Surface | Parquet Floor |
| Construction | |
| Opened | 1979 |
| Renovated | 2003 |
| Closed | 2021–2022 |
| Demolished | 2022 |
| Tenants | |
| PBC CSKA Moscow MFK CSKA Moscow | |
Alexander Gomelsky Universal Sports Hall CSKA, also known asUSH CSKA, and formerly known asCSKAPalace of Sports, was a multi-purposeindoor sporting arena located in Moscow, Russia.
It formed part of theCSKA Sports Complex and was primarily used to hostbasketball andfutsal games, but it can also be used to hostboxing matches,volleyball games,handball games,tennis,gymnastics,artistic gymnastics,wrestling,fencing,martial arts, and other sports. The arena can also be used for dancing and other entertainment events. The seating capacity of the arena for basketball games was 5,000.[1]
The arena is named in honor of the lateAlexander Gomelsky, the formerheadbasketball coach and honorary president ofCSKA Moscow Basketball Club.[2] The arena was demolished in early 2022.[3]
Universal Sports Hall CSKA was completed in the year 1979, during the preparations for the1980 Summer Olympics, which were hosted by Moscow,USSR. The arena was used as a venue for the1980 Olympics basketball tournament that was held there.[4]
Universal Sports Hall CSKA has also been used as the long-time home arena of the basketball club,PBC CSKA Moscow. It has also been used as the home arena of futsal club,MFK CSKA Moscow.
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