The Malha Arena is the home arena of Hapoel Jerusalem basketball

Basketball

Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...

 team. The arena is located in Jerusalem's Malha neighborhood, across from Ramat Denya

Ramat Denya

Ramat Denya is a neighborhood in southwest Jerusalem, Israel. It was established in 1970 between Kiryat Hayovel and Bayit Vegan, 780 meters above sea level...

 and Ramat Sharett

Ramat Sharett

Ramat Sharett is a neighbourhood in southwest Jerusalem, Israel, located between Ramat Denya and Beit VeGan. The neighborhood was established in 1974 and named for Moshe Sharett, Prime Minister of Israel in 1953-1955....

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Malha Arena has a seating capacity

Seating capacity

Seating capacity refers to the number of people who can be seated in a specific space, both in terms of the physical space available, and in terms of limitations set by law. Seating capacity can be used in the description of anything ranging from an automobile that seats two to a stadium that seats...

 of 2,246 permanent seats, with an additional 754 standing room. Despite its small size, the arena traps in noise and distracts the opposing team. This gives a boost to players towards the end of the game when they need it most, according to the coach of Hapoel Jerusalem

Hapoel Jerusalem

Hapoel Jerusalem is a sport organization in Jerusalem, Israel as a local branch of the Hapoel movement. The branch was established in the 1920s and represents the city in more sports than any other sport organization in Jerusalem...

, Oded Kattash

Oded Kattash

Oded Kattash is an Israeli basketball coach and former player. He is currently the head coach of Hapoel Jerusalem BC. As a player, he won a Euroleague title in the 1999–2000 season while playing with Panathinaikos....

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In 2009 began the building project of the Arena Stadium

Arena Stadium

The Arena Stadium is a planned future modern sports venue to be built in Jerusalem's southwest Malha neighborhood east of Teddy Stadium. According to Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat, the new arena will be the largest indoor space in Jerusalem able to host professional sports, world-class concerts,...

 in Malha, east of Teddy Stadium, which is a planned to replace the Malha arena. According to Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat, the new modern arena will be the largest indoor space in Jerusalem able to host professional sports, world-class concerts, international conferences and cultural events.