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THF Sport Hall
View on WikipediaThe THF Sport Hall (Turkish: THF Spor Salonu) is an indoor arena for handball matches located in Ankara, Turkey. It is situated within the THF complex. The venue, having a seating capacity of 2,700, was opened in 2012.
Key Information
Construction
[edit]The Turkish Ministry of Youth and Sports and the Turkey Handball Federation (THF) decided the building of a handball-dedicated sports venue in Ankara on May 23, 2011.[1][2] The construction began with ground breaking on October 21, 2011, and completed in June 2012.[3] The venue opened officially on October 3, 2013.[4][5][6] The construction cost of ₺11 million (approx. US$6.145 as of October 2012) was funded by the ministry.[1][7] The venue is situated at Yıldızevler, Hilal neighborhood of Çankaya district in Ankara.[8]
Venues
[edit]The first event the venue hosted was a match for the 2013 World Women's Handball Championship qualification playoffs between the national teams of Turkey and Azerbaijan played on the opening day.[4][5] The tournament's all the Group D matches were held also at the THF Sport Hall. Qualified for the playoff round, the Turkish team will play their first leg match against the Danish nationals at the venue.[9][10] The Turkey men's national handball team plays their home matches in the 2014 European Men's Handball Championship Qualification - Phase 2 at the THF Sport Hall.[11]
The venue hosts all the Handball Super League and Women's Handball Super League matches scheduled in Ankara.[1][7][12]
International competitions hosted
[edit]- 2013 World Women's Handball Championship – European qualification
- 2014 European Men's Handball Championship qualification
- 2014 European Women's Handball Championship qualification
- 2015 World Men's Handball Championship – European qualification
- 2016 European Men's Handball Championship qualification
- 2016 European Women's Handball Championship qualification
- 2023 EHF Championship W17 Handball
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "THF, yeni hentbol salonuna kavuşuyor". Net Haberci (in Turkish). 2012-05-23. Retrieved 2013-05-29.
- ^ "Thf Spor Salonu Ve Kompleksi İkmal İnşaatı Yapım İşi" (in Turkish). Ihale Kararı. Retrieved 2013-05-29.
- ^ "THF Spor Salonu ve Kompleksi İkmal İnşaatı" (in Turkish). Ota İnşaat. Retrieved 2013-05-29.
- ^ a b "THF Salonu 3 Ekim açılacak". TRT Spor (in Turkish). 2012-09-28. Archived from the original on 2012-11-14. Retrieved 2013-05-29.
- ^ a b "Türk Hentboluna Amiral Gemisi Salon" (in Turkish). Gençlik ve Spor Bakanlığı. 2012-10-04. Retrieved 2013-05-29.
- ^ "Türkiye Hentbol Federasyonu Spor Salonu törenle açıldı…". Ankara Gerçek Haber (in Turkish). 2012-10-05. Retrieved 2013-05-29.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b "11 milyon TL'lik salon". Milliyet (in Turkish). 2012-05-23. Archived from the original on 2013-07-06. Retrieved 2013-05-29.
- ^ "Hentbol Federasyonu Başkanlığı" (in Turkish). Federasyon Haberleri. Retrieved 2013-05-30.
- ^ "A Milliler play-off'ta". Sabah (in Turkish). 2012-12-01. Retrieved 2013-05-29.
- ^ "Rakip Danimarka". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 2013-05-29. Retrieved 2013-05-29.
- ^ "Elemelerde rakip Litvanya". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 2013-04-01. Retrieved 2013-05-29.
- ^ "Hentbol-Şampiyon kim olacak?". Sports TV (in Turkish). 2013-05-20. Retrieved 2013-05-29.
