Universal Sports Hall CSKA Moscow (USH CSKA)

CSKA Universal Sports Hall
Full name	Alexander Gomelsky Universal Sports Hall CSKA Moscow
Former names	CSKA Palace of Sports
Location	Moscow, Russia
Coordinates	55°47′21.23″N 37°32′33.48″E / 55.7892306°N 37.5426333°E / 55.7892306; 37.5426333
Public transit	Dinamo Petrovsky Park Petrovsky Park
Owner	CSKA Moscow
Capacity	5,000
Surface	Parquet Floor
Construction
Opened	1979
Renovated	2003
Closed	2021–2022
Demolished	2022
Tenants
PBC CSKA Moscow MFK CSKA Moscow

Alexander Gomelsky Universal Sports Hall CSKA, also known as USH CSKA, and formerly known as CSKA Palace of Sports, was a multi-purpose indoor sporting arena located in Moscow, Russia.

It formed part of the CSKA Sports Complex and was primarily used to host basketball and futsal games, but it can also be used to host boxing matches, volleyball games, handball games, tennis, gymnastics, artistic gymnastics, wrestling, fencing, martial arts, and other sports. The arena can also be used for dancing and other entertainment events. The seating capacity of the arena for basketball games was 5,000.^[1]

The arena is named in honor of the late Alexander Gomelsky, the former head basketball coach and honorary president of CSKA Moscow Basketball Club.^[2] The arena was demolished in early 2022.^[3]

History

Universal Sports Hall CSKA was completed in the year 1979, during the preparations for the 1980 Summer Olympics, which were hosted by Moscow, USSR. The arena was used as a venue for the 1980 Olympics basketball tournament that was held there.^[4]

Universal Sports Hall CSKA has also been used as the long-time home arena of the basketball club, PBC CSKA Moscow. It has also been used as the home arena of futsal club, MFK CSKA Moscow.