Bloomfield Stadium

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Bloomfield Stadium
אצטדיון בלומפילד
Location Jaffa, Israel
Opened 1962
Renovated 2000
Owner Tel Aviv Municipality
Operator Hevrat Heikhalei haSport
Surface Grass
Tenants Hapoel Tel Aviv (Ligat ha'Al) (1962-present)
Maccabi Tel Aviv (Ligat ha'Al) (1968-present)
Bnei Yehuda (1962-1970, 2004-present)
Beitar Tel Aviv (years unknown)
Shimshon Tel Aviv (years unknown)
Hapoel Jaffa (years unknown)
Capacity football: 15,700
concert: 17,000

Bloomfield Stadium is a football stadium in the Tel Aviv District city of Jaffa. It is the home stadium of Hapoel, Maccabi and Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv. The stadium has 15,700 seats for sporting events and over 17,000 for entertainment events.

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[edit] History

Bloomfield Stadium was built on the land where Basa Stadium once stood. Basa was previously home to Hapoel since 1950 so it was only natural for Hapoel to continue playing matches in the area. Money for the stadium project came from the Bloomfield fund and the stadium opened on October 12, 1962. Invited to play a celebratory friendly match against Hapoel was Dutch club FC Twente.

In 1968, Hapoel's city rivals, Maccabi moved into Bloomfield after hosting many of their matches at the national stadium. In 2004, Bnei Yehuda moved into Bloomfield making it the only stadium in the top three divisions of Israeli football to have three tenants.

[edit] Musical Acts

The stadium has hosted musical acts including Phil Collins, Scorpions and The Black Eyed Peas.

[edit] Gates

  • Gate 1 - VIP section, media stand and seating area of all gold tier season ticket holders for all three tenants.
  • Gates 2,13 - General seating areas. One of the few areas where seats are numbered.
  • Gates 4,5 - Home to Hapoel's most fervent supporters. When another club is hosting a match, this becomes the visitors stand.
  • Gates 6,7 - Hapoel stand used for visiting fans when the other clubs host matches.
  • Gates 8,9 - Home stand for Maccabi and Bnei Yehuda. During Hapoel matches, this stand is used for visiting supporters.
  • Gates 10,11 - Stand generally used for Maccabi's ultras and other supporters groups. Also used for visiting fans.


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Coordinates: 32°3′6.22″N, 34°45′41.18″E

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