Ischelandhalle

Like the local basketball team Phoenix Hagen, the Ischelandhalle is a storied venue which has risen from the metaphorical flames more than once since opening in 1966. A home to the TTC Hagen table tennis and VfL Eintracht Hagen handball clubs, the hall received a much-needed expansion after the Phoenix bounced back from near-financial oblivion to reach the Bundesliga in 2010. It now boasts around 2,775 seats to compliment the famous ‘Hayloft’ – a quirky standing section beneath the roof trusses which regularly houses around 500 of the most passionate fans in German basketball. Phoenix Hagen followers are sure to turn out in force for the FISU World University Games, when the ‘Ische’ will host qualifying matches in the men’s and women’s basketball competitions.