The Jerusalem Sports Quarter is an Israeli sporting facilities complex located in the

Malha Malha is a neighborhood in southwest Jerusalem, between Pat, Ramat Denya and Kiryat Hayovel in the Valley of Rephaim. Before 1948, Malha was an Arab village known as al-Maliha ( ar, المالحة). History Antiquity Excavations in Malha revea ...

neighborhood of southwestern

Jerusalem Jerusalem (; he, יְרוּשָׁלַיִם ; ar, القُدس ) (combining the Biblical and common usage Arabic names); grc, Ἱερουσαλήμ/Ἰεροσόλυμα, Hierousalḗm/Hierosóluma; hy, Երուսաղեմ, Erusałēm. i ...

Israel Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...

. The complex consists of major venues as well as other supplementary sport, recreation and entertainment facilities.

Venues

Teddy Stadium

Teddy Stadium (Hebrew: אצטדיון טדי, Itztadion Teddy) is the main

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stadium in Jerusalem. The stadium is named for long-time Jerusalem mayor

Teddy Kollek Theodor "Teddy" Kollek ( he, טדי קולק; 27 May 1911 – 2 January 2007) was an Israeli politician who served as the mayor of Jerusalem from 1965 to 1993, and founder of the Jerusalem Foundation. Kollek was re-elected five times, in 1969, 197 ...

, who was in office during the time of its construction and was one of its prominent advocates. It opened in 1991 and has a capacity of 31,733 The stadium is home to four football clubs:

Beitar Jerusalem Beitar Jerusalem Football Club ( he, מועדון כדורגל בית"ר ירושלים, Moadon Kaduregel Beitar Yerushalayim), commonly known as Beitar Jerusalem () or simply as Beitar (), is an Israeli football club based in the city of Jeru ...

and

Hapoel Jerusalem Hapoel Jerusalem is a sport organization in Jerusalem 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. Today, the club's leadi ...

. The stadium also serves the Israeli national team for some select home matches.

Pais Arena Jerusalem

The Jerusalem Arena (Hebrew: הארנה ירושלים, HaArena Yerushalayim), renamed for the National Lottery Mifal HaPais grant as Pais Arena Jerusalem (Hebrew: פיס ארנה ירושלים, HaPais Arena Yerushalayim), is a multi-purpose sports arena that was built in Jerusalem by the city council and National Lottery grant of Mifal HaPais. Opened in September 2014, the arena is located in the Jerusalem Sports Quarter, in the southwestern Malha neighborhood, adjacent to Teddy Stadium. The arena seats 11,000 for basketball games and 15,654 for concerts. The arena is home to

Eisenberg Israel Tennis Center Jerusalem

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has its Jerusalem

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and facilities in the complex, including a main court with a capacity of 2,000.

Malha Mall

The

Malha Mall Malha Mall ( he, קניון מלחה, ''Kanyon Malha''), sometimes spelled Malcha Mall, also known as Jerusalem Mall ( he, קניון ירושלים, ''Kanyon Yerushalayim''), is an indoor shopping mall in the southwestern neighbourhood of Malha, ...

is a large indoor

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. The mall, which opened in 1993, has 260 stores on 3 levels with a shopping area of and of office space. It is one of seven malls built in

David Azrieli David Joshua Azrieli, ( he, דוד יהושע עזריאלי; 10 May 1922 – 9 July 2014) was an Israeli-Canadian real estate tycoon, developer, designer, architect, and philanthropist. With an estimated net worth of US$3.1 billion as of M ...

Other Features

The complex also hosts recreational neighborhood sports fields, rock climbing, boutiques, cafes, bike trails, and a school. It neighbors the

Jerusalem Technology Park Jerusalem Technology Park ( he, גט"י - הגן הטכנולוגי), also Malha Technology Park ( he, הגן הטכנולוגי מלחה, ''Hagan HaTechnologi Malha'') is a high-tech industrial park located in the Malha neighborhood of southwest ...

Transportation Links

The complex can be reached by

Israel Railways Israel Railways Ltd. , dba Israel Railways ( he, רַכֶּבֶת יִשְׂרָאֵל, ''Rakevet Yisra'el''), is the state-owned principal railway company responsible for all inter-city, commuter, and freight rail transport in Israel. Isr ...

station " Jerusalem-Malha", or by Egged bus lines that stop at an onsite terminal. There are plans to extend the

Jerusalem Light Rail Jerusalem Light Rail ( he, הרכבת הקלה בירושלים, ''HaRakevet HaKala Birushalayim'', ar, قطار القدس الخفيف, ''Qiṭār Al-Quds Al-Khafīf'') is a light rail system in Jerusalem. Currently, the Red Line is the o ...

and the sports complex.

References

External links

Jerusalem Pais Arena Info At Hapoel Jerusalem's Website
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