Maccabiah Stadium

The Maccabiah Stadium (Hebrew: אצטדיון המכביה Itztadion HaMakabiya) is a football stadium on the Yarkon River in Tel Aviv, Israel.

Maccabiah Stadium
Maccabiah Stadium in 1935
LocationTel Aviv, Israel
Coordinates32°6′1.44″N 34°46′34.48″E
Capacity5,000 (original 20,000)
Construction
Opened28 March 1932
Closed~1960s
Construction cost£3,000
Tenants
Maccabi Tel Aviv (1938-1969)
Hapoel Tel Aviv (1961-1962)
1932 Maccabiah Games
1935 Maccabiah Games

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 1969, when the team moved to Bloomfield Stadium

was Maccabi Tel Aviv home ground

Today it is located on the grounds of the Levant Fair and used as a training field for youth football teams.

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