Maccabiah Stadium
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| Location |
 Tel Aviv, Israel |
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| Coordinates | 32°6′1.44″N 34°46′34.48″E / 32.1004000°N 34.7762444°ECoordinates: 32°6′1.44″N 34°46′34.48″E / 32.1004000°N 34.7762444°E |
| Capacity | 5,000 (original 20,000) |
| Construction | |
| Opened | March 28, 1932 |
| Closed | ~1960s |
| Construction cost | £3,000 |
| Tenants | |
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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 football stadium on the Yarkon River in Tel Aviv, Israel.
Maccabiah Stadium 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 until 1968, when the team moved to Bloomfield Stadium
was Maccabi Tel Aviv home ground
Today it is located on the grounds of the Israel Trade Fairs & Convention Center and used as a training field for youth football teams.
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