Maccabi Sports Hall, Sports stadium in Rishon LeZion, Israel
Maccabi Sports Hall is the municipal indoor arena of Rishon LeZion, opened in 2008 on Golda Meir Street next to the city's new central bus station. It was built as the home venue of Maccabi Rishon LeZion's handball and basketball teams, which gave it the name Beit Maccabi. The complex also houses fitness rooms, changing rooms and the clubs' administrative offices.
Built in 2008 as the home venue for Maccabi Rishon LeZion's handball and basketball teams, the hall was inaugurated on 5 October 2008 with a basketball friendly against Olympiacos Piraeus. In 2012/13 it temporarily hosted Hapoel Tel Aviv's basketball games, and it has staged Israel handball internationals and the 2013 and 2018 Winner Cup finals.
The hall is named Beit Maccabi because it was built as the home ground of Maccabi Rishon LeZion's handball and basketball teams. It also hosted the quarter-finals, semi-finals and final of the 2009 Women's State Cup in basketball, and the finals of the Winner Cup in 2013 and 2018.
The venue features flexible seating that can be quickly rearranged to suit different sports and events. Visitors should be aware that the setup may change depending on which activity is happening during their visit.
The arena was inaugurated on 5 October 2008 with a practice game in which Maccabi Rishon LeZion's basketball team lost to Olympiacos Piraeus. In 2011 the city presented a plan for a new 5,000-seat hall beside it, later moved to a site near the municipal football stadium.
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