Universiada Hall
Encyclopedia
Universiada Hall is an Indoor arena in Sofia
, Bulgaria
. Opened in 1961 for the II
Summer Universiade
, the arena has a seating capacity for 3,000 people and is the regular home venue of Lukoil Academic
and Levski Sofia
basketball
teams.
Sofia
Sofia is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria and the 12th largest city in the European Union with a population of 1.27 million people. It is located in western Bulgaria, at the foot of Mount Vitosha and approximately at the centre of the Balkan Peninsula.Prehistoric settlements were excavated...
, Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...
. Opened in 1961 for the II
1961 Summer Universiade
The 1961 Summer Universiade, also known as the II Summer Universiade, was an international sporting event for university students that took place in Sofia, Bulgaria.-Medal table:-Sports at the 1961 Summer Universiade:*Athletics*Basketball*Diving...
Summer Universiade
Universiade
The Universiade is an International multi-sport event, organized for university athletes by the International University Sports Federation . The name is a combination of the words "University" and "olympiad"...
, the arena has a seating capacity for 3,000 people and is the regular home venue of Lukoil Academic
PBC Lukoil Academic
PBC Lukoil Academic are a Bulgarian professional basketball club based in the capital Sofia. They play their home games at the Universiade Hall or at the Pravets sports complex....
and Levski Sofia
BC Levski Sofia
BC Levski Sofia is a Bulgarian professional basketball club based in the capital Sofia and part of the Levski Sofia sports club.Founded in 1923, Levski has won 31 domestic trophies including 17 NBL titles and 14 Bulgarian Cups...
basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
teams.