Max-Schmeling-Halle


Max-Schmeling-Halle is a multi-purpose arena, in Berlin, Germany, named after the famous German boxer Max Schmeling. Apart from Mercedes-Benz Arena and the Velodrom, it's one of Berlin's biggest indoor sports arenas and holds from 8,861 people, up to 12,000 people.
The opening ceremony happened on December 14, 1996, in the presence of Max Schmeling.

Location

The Max-Schmeling-Halle is situated in the former border area of Berlin, near the Mauerpark and directly next to the Friedrich Ludwig Jahn Sportpark. It's situated at the Falkplatz, in the district Prenzlauer Berg.

Use

Planned for the 2000 Summer Olympics as a pure box gym, it was rebuilt to a multi-functional gym and is now primarily used for boxing and team handball and is the home arena of Füchse Berlin HBC and the Berlin Mini Basketball Tournament.
On 9 May 2001, Irish vocal pop band Westlife held a concert for their Where Dreams Come True Tour supporting their album Coast to Coast.
World Wrestling Entertainment was there twice, in April 2005 and 2006.
The CEV Champions League Final Grand Final 2019 was held here and the 2021 Finals are scheduled to be held here.