Kaunas Sports Hall

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Kaunas Sports Hall

Location	Kaunas, Lithuania
Coordinates	54°53′46″N 23°56′09″E / 54.89611°N 23.93583°E / 54.89611; 23.93583
Capacity	Basketball 5,000
Construction
Broke ground	December 5, 1938
Opened	May 21, 1939
Construction cost	400,000 LTL
Architect	Anatolijus Rozenbliumas
Builder	Povilas Dėdelė Co.
Tenants
BC Žalgiris 1944-Present
Website
sportohale.lt

Kaunas Sports Hall (Lithuanian: Kauno sporto halė), also known as the S. Darius and S. Girėnas Hall is the second largest arena of Kaunas, Lithuania. It is the first arena built in the residential Žaliakalnis neighbourhood of Kaunas specially for basketball in Europe and is referred to as a "Mecca of the Lithuanian basketball". The arena's seating capacity is 5,000. Initial seating capacity was 3,500 and the other spectators (up to 11,000) used to have standing room. Its length is 62.8 m (206 ft) and its width is 61 m (200 ft). It is a part of the S. Darius and S. Girėnas sport center, which also includes the nearby national stadium.

The arena generally hosts basketball games and concerts. It has served as the home court for Žalgiris basketball club, competing in the Euroleague and the LKL League till the middle of 2011. It was also used by the Granitas Kaunas team handball club.