Vasermil Stadium

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Vasermil Stadium אצטדיון וסרמיל

Full name	Arthur Vasermil Municipal Stadium האצטדיון העירוני ע"ש ארתור וסרמיל
Location	Beersheba, Israel
Opened	1960
Renovated	2001
Surface	Grass
Capacity	13,000
Tenants
Hapoel Be'er Sheva (1960–) Maccabi Be'er Sheva (2005–2006)

The Arthur Vasermil Municipal Stadium, commonly known as the Vasermil Stadium, is a football stadium in Beersheba, Israel. The stadium is designed as an open bowl (though a small part of one side has cover), and formerly had a running track, though this has now been bricked over. The stadium is all-seated, and the capacity is 13,000.

History

The stadium has been the home ground of Hapoel Be'er Sheva since its opening in 1960. The stadium has hosted European football, as Hapoel played in the UEFA Cup in 1994–95 and 1995–96 and the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup in 1997–98. By far the most illustrious visitors were Barcelona, who won 7–0 at the ground.

During the 2005–06 season, it also served as the home ground for Maccabi Be'er Sheva for their Liga Leumit season, as their ground did not meet the required standard for Liga Leumit. Maccabi returned to their grounds with their relegation back to Liga Artzit.

International football has been played at the stadium, with Israel playing the United States in friendly match on 15 November 1973, with Israel winning 2-0 in front of 3,000 spectators.^[1]

Current status

Despite a survey of Beersheba residents finding that the overwhelming majority would prefer the city to renovate the old stadium rather than dedicating all its funds to the building of a new stadium,^[2] the city council has plans to demolish the stadium after the completion of the US$50 million 16,000-seat Be'er Sheva Municipal Stadium,^[3] which is expected to open in 2014.^[4]

References

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↑ Dave Litterer (ed.). "USA Men's National Team: All-time Results, 1885-1989". Dave Litterer. Retrieved 13 February 2012.
↑ "Soccer fans out of bounds in council protest". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 2009-08-10.
↑ Be'er-Sheva Stadium GAB Architects
↑ New stadium in Be'er Sheva by 2014? Mynet, 22 January 2012 (Hebrew)

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Clubs	Beitar Jerusalem Bnei Yehuda Bnei Sakhnin F.C. Ashdod Hapoel Acre Hapoel Be'er Sheva Hapoel Haifa Ironi Kiryat Shmona Hapoel Ra'anana Hapoel Ramat HaSharon Hapoel Tel Aviv Maccabi Haifa Maccabi Petah Tikva Maccabi Tel Aviv

Stadiums	Acre Stadium Bloomfield Stadium Doha Stadium Grundman Stadium Ironi Stadium Kiryat Eliezer Stadium HaMoshava Stadium Netanya Stadium Teddy Stadium Vasermil Stadium Yud-Alef Stadium

Former clubs	Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan Hapoel Ashkelon Hapoel Jerusalem Hapoel Kfar Saba Hapoel Petah Tikva Hapoel Ramat Gan Hapoel Rishon LeZion Hapoel Nazareth Illit Hapoel Tzafririm Holon Maccabi Ahi Nazareth Maccabi Herzliya Maccabi Netanya Maccabi Kiryat Gat

Competition	Champions Foreign players Records All-time table

Seasons	1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14

Coordinates: 31°15′13.66″N 34°47′09.47″E / 31.2537944°N 34.7859639°E / 31.2537944; 34.7859639

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