The Palais des Sports (Besançon), also known as Palais des sports Ghani-Yalouz, is an indoor sports arena, located in

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. The capacity of the arena is 4,000 people. The stadium is named after Ghani Yalouz, a French former Olympic wrestler.Page sur le site de la ville de Besançon
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Tenants

It is currently home to handball clubs

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(competing in the premier women's handball league) and Grand Besançon Doubs Handball ( second level of the men's handball). It used to be home to the Besançon Basket Comté Doubs

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team until the team got liquidated and ceased to exist.

Capacity

The capacity of the arena is adjustable: * Handball configuration: 3 380 seats * Basketball configuration: 4 200 seats

References

* Indoor arenas in France Basketball venues in France Buildings and structures in Besançon Sports venues in Doubs Sport in Besançon {{France-sports-venue-stub