Al-Asad Sports Arena

Al-Assad Sports Arena (Arabic: صالة الأسد الرياضية) is the 2nd largest indoor sports hall in Aleppo, Syria. With a seating capacity of 3,500 spectators, the arena is designated to host basketball, handball and volleyball matches. Al-Assad Sports Arena is located in the central al-Jamiliyah district of Aleppo. It is the regular home of the domestic basketball competitions.^[1]

Al-Asad Sports Arena

The Sports Arena in 2017
Location	Aleppo, Syria
Owner	Government of Syria
Operator	Ministry of Education
Capacity	3,500
Opened	1978
Tenants
Al-Ittihad SC (1978–2021) Al-Ittihad SC Women (1978–2021) Jalaa SC (1978–present) Al-Hurriya SC Ouroube SC Al Sekak CFS SC

The construction of the arena was launched in 1968. However, the process was delayed several times due to political instability and the 1973 war with Israel. Finally, in 1978, the construction was completed and the arena was opened to host the matches of the Syrian Basketball League.^[2]

Al-Assad Sports Arena is owned by the Government of Syria. It is operated by the Aleppo directorate of the Ministry of Education.^{[citation needed]}

Al-Assad Sports Arena in 2011