{"id":626598,"date":"2026-04-23T22:19:11","date_gmt":"2026-04-23T22:19:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/626598\/"},"modified":"2026-04-23T22:19:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T22:19:11","slug":"hapoel-to-host-euroleague-playoffs-in-small-bulgarian-town-with-4500-seat-arena","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/626598\/","title":{"rendered":"Hapoel to host EuroLeague playoffs in small Bulgarian town with 4,500-seat arena"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hapoel Tel Aviv is set to play its EuroLeague playoff series against Real Madrid in Botevgrad, Bulgaria, in a 4,500-seat arena.<\/p>\n

Hapoel Tel Aviv<\/a> are set to play their home EuroLeague playoff games in an unusual venue.<\/p>\n

\t\tHapoel IBI Tel Aviv \/ Schedule<\/p>\n

The club has announced that Games 3 and 4, if needed, will be played in Botevgrad, Bulgaria.<\/p>\n

Botevgrad is only the 48th-largest city in Bulgaria by population and has the 4,500-seat Botevgrad Arena, where Hapoel will host their home playoff games.<\/p>\n

Hapoel Tel Aviv played most of its home games at the 12,000-seat 8888 Arena in Sofia, as it was unable to host games in Israel this season.<\/p>\n

According to Sport 5<\/a>, Hapoel Tel Aviv simply did not reserve the Sofia Arena in time for those dates, which is why the games were moved to Botevgrad.<\/p>\n

Beyond the professional impact of playing in a new arena, Hapoel are also suffering a major hit to their expected revenue.<\/p>\n

Hapoel would have earned over 2 million shekels (\u20ac571,895) per game in Sofia, meaning a potential 4 million shekels (\u20ac1,143,790) for two games.<\/p>\n

In contrast, in Botevgrad, the income is expected to be around 800,000 shekels (\u20ac228,758) for both games.<\/p>\n

Hapoel will start the series in Madrid, with Game 1 scheduled for April 29.<\/p>\n

The full EuroLeague playoff schedule for all teams can be found here:<\/p>\n

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