Başkent Volleyball Hall

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Başkent Volleyball Hall
Full name Başkent Voleybol Salonu
Location Beşevler, Yenimahalle, Ankara, Turkey
Coordinates 39°56′09″N 32°49′14″E / 39.93590°N 32.82054°E / 39.93590; 32.82054Coordinates: 39°56′09″N 32°49′14″E / 39.93590°N 32.82054°E / 39.93590; 32.82054
Broke ground 8 April 2009 (2009-04-08)
Built 2009-2010
Opened 6 February 2010 (2010-02-06)
Owner Turkish Volleyball Federation (TVF)
Surface Wood flooring
Scoreboard yes
Capacity 7,600
Record attendance 8,000 (Turkey-Poland, 6 May 2012)[1]
Tenants

Başkent Volleyball Hall, (Turkish: Başkent Voleybol Salonu) is an indoor volleyball venue within the TVF Sports Complex located at Beşevler neighborhood of Yenimahalle district in Ankara, Turkey. Opened in 2010, the venue has a seating capacity of 7,600 spectators.[2]

The sports complex was commissioned by the Turkish Volleyball Federation and its construction began on April 8, 2009 with groundbreaking. The hall was opened on February 6, 2010 and named after "capital city" (Turkish: Başkent).[2]

In addition to the Başkent Volleyball Hall, there are one training hall with 850-seat capacity, named Beşevler Volleyball Hall, two indoor beach volleyball courts with underfloor heating, various service facilities for sports and administration as well as a hall of fame.[2]

International events hosted

  • 2010 Women's European Volleyball League Final Four - July 24-25, 2010
  • 2011 Men's European Volleyball Championship Qualification
  • 2011 FIVB Girls Youth World Championship - August 12-21, 2011[3]
  • 2012 Women's Junior European Volleyball Championship - August 18-26, 2012
  • 2013 Men's European Volleyball Championship qualification Second round-Pool A-Tournament 2 matches - September 14-16, 2012
  • 2013 FIVB World Grand Prix-First Round Pool C-Tournament matches August 2-4, 2013
  • 2013 FIVB Men's Junior World Championship August 22-September 1

References

  1. ↑ CEV web site match details
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "TVF kampüsünün spor kompleksi açılıyor". Ajans Spor (in Turkish). 2010-01-19. Retrieved 2011-08-21. 
  3. ↑ "Cities/Venues-Başkent Volleyball Hall". FIVB. Retrieved 2011-08-21. 


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