# THF Sport Hall > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/THF_Sport_Hall > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/THF_Sport_Hall.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/THF_Sport_Hall > Source revision: 1353641197 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Indoor arena in Ankara, Turkey}} {{confuse|THF Serdar Seymen Handball Hall}} {{Infobox venue | name = THF Sport Hall
THF Spor Salonu | image = | location = Hollanda Cad. 47,
[Çankaya](/source/%C3%87ankaya%2C_Ankara), [Ankara](/source/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](/source/Turkey_Handball_Federation) | cost = {{Turkish lira}}11 million
(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](/source/indoor_arena) of the [Turkish Handball Federation](/source/Turkish_Handball_Federation) (THF) for [handball](/source/Team_handball) matches located in [Ankara](/source/Ankara), [Turkey](/source/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](/source/Ministry_of_Youth_and_Sports_(Turkey)) and the [Turkey Handball Federation](/source/Turkey_Handball_Federation) (THF) decided the building of a handball-dedicated sports venue in Ankara on May 23, 2011.{{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 }}{{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 }} The construction began with ground breaking on October 21, 2011, and completed in June 2012.{{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 }} The venue opened officially on October 3, 2013.{{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 }}{{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 }}{{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 }} The construction cost of {{Turkish lira}}11 million (approx. US$6.145 as of October 2012) was funded by the ministry.{{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](/source/Milliyet) |title=11 milyon TL'lik salon |date=2012-05-23 |language=Turkish |accessdate=2013-05-29 }} The venue is situated at Yıldızevler, Hilal neighborhood of [Çankaya](/source/%C3%87ankaya%2C_Ankara) district in Ankara.{{cite web |url=http://www.federasyonhaberleri.com/hentbol-federasyonu-baskanligi.html |publisher=Federasyon Haberleri |title=Hentbol Federasyonu Başkanlığı |language=Turkish |accessdate=2013-05-30 }} ==Venues== The first event the venue hosted was a match for the [2013 World Women's Handball Championship qualification playoffs](/source/2013_World_Women's_Handball_Championship_qualification_playoffs) between the national teams of [Turkey](/source/Turkey_women's_national_handball_team) and [Azerbaijan](/source/Azerbaijan_women's_national_handball_team) played on the opening day. 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](/source/2013_World_Women's_Handball_Championship_qualification_playoffs) against the [Danish nationals](/source/Denmark_women's_national_handball_team) at the venue.{{cite news |url=http://www.sabah.com.tr/Spor/TumSporlarDiger/2012/12/01/a-milliler-playoffta |newspaper=[Sabah](/source/Sabah_(newspaper)) |title=A Milliler play-off'ta |date=2012-12-01 |language=Turkish |accessdate=2013-05-29 }}{{cite news |url=http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/spor/digersporlar/23390119.asp |newspaper=[Hürriyet](/source/H%C3%BCrriyet) |title=Rakip Danimarka |date=2013-05-29 |language=Turkish |accessdate=2013-05-29 }} The [Turkey men's national handball team](/source/Turkey_men's_national_handball_team) plays their home matches in the [2014 European Men's Handball Championship Qualification - Phase 2](/source/2014_European_Men's_Handball_Championship_qualification) at the THF Sport Hall.{{cite news |url=http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/spor/digersporlar/22941408.asp |newspaper=[Hürriyet](/source/H%C3%BCrriyet) |title=Elemelerde rakip Litvanya |date=2013-04-01 |language=Turkish |accessdate=2013-05-29 }} The venue hosts all the [Handball Super League](/source/Turkish_Handball_Super_League) and [Women's Handball Super League](/source/Turkish_Women's_Handball_Super_League) matches scheduled in Ankara.{{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 }} ==International competitions hosted== * [2013 World Women's Handball Championship – European qualification](/source/2013_World_Women's_Handball_Championship_%E2%80%93_European_qualification) * [2014 European Men's Handball Championship qualification](/source/2014_European_Men's_Handball_Championship_qualification) * [2014 European Women's Handball Championship qualification](/source/2014_European_Women's_Handball_Championship_qualification) * [2015 World Men's Handball Championship – European qualification](/source/2015_World_Men's_Handball_Championship_%E2%80%93_European_qualification) * [2016 European Men's Handball Championship qualification](/source/2016_European_Men's_Handball_Championship_qualification) * [2016 European Women's Handball Championship qualification](/source/2016_European_Women's_Handball_Championship_qualification) * 2023 EHF Championship W17 Handball ==References== {{reflist|30em}} {{Ankara}} Category:Sports venues in Ankara Category:Indoor arenas in Turkey Category:Handball venues in Turkey Category:Sports venues completed in 2012 Category:Çankaya District --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [THF Sport Hall](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/THF_Sport_Hall) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/THF_Sport_Hall?action=history)). 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