THF Sport Hall

{{Short description|Indoor arena in Ankara, Turkey}} {{confuse|THF Serdar Seymen Handball Hall}} {{Infobox venue | name = THF Sport Hall<br>THF Spor Salonu | image = | location = Hollanda Cad. 47,<br>Çankaya, Ankara, Turkey | coordinates = {{coord|39|52|25|N|32|51|16|E|type:landmark_scale:100000|display=inline,title}} | broke_ground = {{start date and age|2011|10|21}} | opened = {{start date and age|2012|10|03}} | owner = Turkey Handball Federation | cost = {{Turkish lira}}11 million<br>(approx. US$ 6.145 as of October 2012 | architect = | main_contractors = | capacity = 2,700 | tenants = }} The '''THF Sport Hall''' ({{langx|tr|THF Spor Salonu}}) is an indoor arena of the Turkish Handball Federation (THF) for handball matches located in Ankara, Turkey. It is situated within the THF complex. The venue, having a seating capacity of 2,700, was opened in 2012.

==Construction== The Turkish Ministry of Youth and Sports and the Turkey Handball Federation (THF) decided the building of a handball-dedicated sports venue in Ankara on May 23, 2011.<ref name="nh">{{cite news |url=http://nethaberci.com/sondakika-spor-haberleri/thf-yeni-hentbol-salonuna-kavusuyor-267345.html |newspaper=Net Haberci |title=THF, yeni hentbol salonuna kavuşuyor |date=2012-05-23 |language=Turkish |accessdate=2013-05-29 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ihalekarari.com/kamu_ihale_kurulu_uyusmazlik_karari_32232/ |publisher=Ihale Kararı |title=Thf Spor Salonu Ve Kompleksi İkmal İnşaatı Yapım İşi |language=Turkish |accessdate=2013-05-29 }}</ref> The construction began with ground breaking on October 21, 2011, and completed in June 2012.<ref name="ota">{{cite web |url=http://www.otainsaat.com.tr/proje_incele.php?id=MTA0 |publisher=Ota İnşaat |title= THF Spor Salonu ve Kompleksi İkmal İnşaatı |language=Turkish|accessdate=2013-05-29 }}</ref> The venue opened officially on October 3, 2013.<ref name="trt">{{cite news |url=http://www.trtspor.com.tr/Haber.aspx?id=33935 |newspaper=TRT Spor |title=THF Salonu 3 Ekim açılacak |date=2012-09-28 |language=Turkish |accessdate=2013-05-29 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121114222837/http://www.trtspor.com.tr/Haber.aspx?id=33935 |archivedate=2012-11-14 }}</ref><ref name="gsb">{{cite web |url=http://www.gsb.gov.tr/site/haberler.aspx?news=1222 |publisher=Gençlik ve Spor Bakanlığı |title=Türk Hentboluna Amiral Gemisi Salon |language=Turkish |date=2012-10-04 |accessdate=2013-05-29 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://ankaragercekhaber.net/news.php?readmore=12 |newspaper=Ankara Gerçek Haber |title=Türkiye Hentbol Federasyonu Spor Salonu törenle açıldı… |date=2012-10-05 |language=Turkish |accessdate=2013-05-29 }}{{Dead link|date=June 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=no }}</ref> The construction cost of {{Turkish lira}}11 million (approx. US$6.145 as of October 2012) was funded by the ministry.<ref name="nh"/><ref name="m1">{{cite news |url=http://spor.milliyet.com.tr/11-milyon-tl-lik-salon/spor/spordetay/23.05.2012/1544045/default.htm |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130706132211/http://spor.milliyet.com.tr/11-milyon-tl-lik-salon/spor/spordetay/23.05.2012/1544045/default.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=2013-07-06 |newspaper=Milliyet |title=11 milyon TL'lik salon |date=2012-05-23 |language=Turkish |accessdate=2013-05-29 }}</ref> The venue is situated at Yıldızevler, Hilal neighborhood of Çankaya district in Ankara.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.federasyonhaberleri.com/hentbol-federasyonu-baskanligi.html |publisher=Federasyon Haberleri |title=Hentbol Federasyonu Başkanlığı |language=Turkish |accessdate=2013-05-30 }}</ref>

==Venues== The first event the venue hosted was a match for the 2013 World Women's Handball Championship qualification playoffs between the national teams of Turkey and Azerbaijan played on the opening day.<ref name="trt"/><ref name="gsb"/> The tournament's all the Group D matches were held also at the THF Sport Hall. Qualified for the playoff round, the Turkish team will play their first leg match against the Danish nationals at the venue.<ref name="s1">{{cite news |url=http://www.sabah.com.tr/Spor/TumSporlarDiger/2012/12/01/a-milliler-playoffta |newspaper=Sabah |title=A Milliler play-off'ta |date=2012-12-01 |language=Turkish |accessdate=2013-05-29 }}</ref><ref name="h2">{{cite news |url=http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/spor/digersporlar/23390119.asp |newspaper=Hürriyet |title=Rakip Danimarka |date=2013-05-29 |language=Turkish |accessdate=2013-05-29 }}</ref> The Turkey men's national handball team plays their home matches in the 2014 European Men's Handball Championship Qualification - Phase 2 at the THF Sport Hall.<ref name="h1">{{cite news |url=http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/spor/digersporlar/22941408.asp |newspaper=Hürriyet |title=Elemelerde rakip Litvanya |date=2013-04-01 |language=Turkish |accessdate=2013-05-29 }}</ref>

The venue hosts all the Handball Super League and Women's Handball Super League matches scheduled in Ankara.<ref name="nh"/><ref name="m1"/><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.sportstv.com.tr/sampiyon-kim-olacak-2/ |newspaper=Sports TV |title=Hentbol-Şampiyon kim olacak? |date=2013-05-20 |language=Turkish |accessdate=2013-05-29 }}</ref>

==International competitions hosted== * 2013 World Women's Handball Championship – European qualification * 2014 European Men's Handball Championship qualification * 2014 European Women's Handball Championship qualification * 2015 World Men's Handball Championship – European qualification * 2016 European Men's Handball Championship qualification * 2016 European Women's Handball Championship qualification * 2023 EHF Championship W17 Handball

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Category:Sports venues in Ankara Category:Indoor arenas in Turkey Category:Handball venues in Turkey Category:Sports venues completed in 2012 Category:Çankaya District