Menora Mivtachim Arena

Menora Mivtachim Arena
Menora Mivtachim Arena's exterior (2011)
Map
Former namesNokia Arena (2004–2014)
Address51 Yigal Alon Street
LocationIsrael Yad Eliyahu, Tel Aviv, Israel
OwnerTel Aviv-Yafo Municipality
OperatorSport Palaces Tel Aviv Yafo Ltd.
Capacity10,383[1]
Basketball: 10,728
Concerts: 8,000[2]
Construction
Opened17 September 1963
Renovated1968–1971, 2005–2007
Expanded1971, 2007
Tenants
Maccabi Tel Aviv (1964–present)
Hapoel Tel Aviv (2005–2006)
Israeli national basketball team
Website
Menora Mivtachim Arena

Yad Eliyahu Arena, Hebrew: היכל יד אליהו, known as the Menora Mivtachim Arena (היכל מנורה מבטחים) and formerly as the Nokia Arena (היכל נוקיה) for commercial reasons,[3] is a large multi-purpose sports indoor arena that is located in southeast Tel Aviv, Israel. The arena is primarily used to host tennis matches, basketball games, and concerts.

It is one of the major sporting facilities in the Greater Tel Aviv Area. The arena is owned by the municipality of Tel Aviv, and is managed by Sports Palaces Ltd., a company also fully owned by the municipality (which also manages Bloomfield Stadium and Drive in Arena). On 1 January 2015, the arena changed its name to Menora Mivtachim Arena.

  1. ^ Menora Mivtachim Arena
  2. ^ "Technical Information".
  3. ^ "השם החדש של יד אליהו: "היכל מנורה מבטחים"". Globes (in Hebrew). 7 December 2014. Retrieved 3 December 2023.