HaMaccabiah Stadium אצטדיון המכביה |
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Location | Tel Aviv, Israel |
Opened | March 28, 1932 |
Closed | ~1960s |
Construction cost | £3,000 |
Capacity | 5,000 (original 20,000) |
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Maccabi Tel Aviv (1938-1968) Hapoel Tel Aviv (1961-1962) 1932 Maccabiah Games 1935 Maccabiah Games |
The Maccabiah Stadium (Hebrew: אצטדיון המכביה) (Itztadion Hamakabiya) is a stadium on the Yarkon River in Tel Aviv, Israel. It was built in 1932 for the first Maccabiah Games and was filled to capacity for the opening ceremony. [1]It was used by Maccabi Tel-Aviv Football Club until 1968, when the team moved to Bloomfield Stadium
Today it is located on the grounds of the Israel Trade Fairs & Convention Center and used as a training field for youth soccer teams.