Maccabiah Stadium
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HaMaccabiah Stadium אצטדיון המכביה |
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Location | Tel Aviv, Israel |
Opened | March 28, 1932 |
Closed | ~1960s |
Owner | |
Construction cost | £3,000 |
Tenants | Maccabi Tel Aviv (1932-1960s) 1932 Maccabiah Games 1935 Maccabiah Games |
Capacity | 5,000 |
The Maccabiah Stadium (Hebrew: אצטדיון המכביה) is a stadium next to the Yarkon River in Tel Aviv, Israel, that was built especially for the start of the first Maccabiah Games.
It contained 20,000 places in all, including 5,000 seats, and was filled for the opening ceremony that included 2,500 participants in a gymnastics display.