Turner Stadium

The Turner Stadium (Hebrew: אצטדיון טרנר‎), officially the Yaakov Turner Toto Stadium Be'er Sheva, is a football stadium in Be'er Sheva, Israel. It is the home ground of Hapoel Be'er Sheva. It was named after former Be'er Sheva mayor Yaakov Turner.[1] The stadium also serves the Israel national football team for some home matches.

Turner Stadium
Full nameYaakov Turner Toto Stadium Be'er Sheva
LocationBe'er Sheva, Israel
Coordinates31°16′23.34″N 34°46′45.7″E
OwnerBe'er Sheva Municipality
OperatorBe'er Sheva Municipality
Capacity16,126
Field size22.000 Sq m
SurfaceGrass
Construction
Broke groundAugust 2011
OpenedSeptember 2015
Construction cost₪250 million
Tenants
Hapoel Be'er Sheva (2015–present)
Israel national football team (2018–present)
Turner Stadium of Beersheba. The newest stadium of the Israel national football team

History

The stadium has an all-seated capacity of 16,126 seats, with the southern stand named after Arthur Vasermil, for whom the club's previous Vasermil Stadium was named.[1] and is a part of a sports complex which also includes the multi-purpose 3,000-seat Conch Arena, a training field and a swimming pool.

The stadium, located on the northern side of Be'er Sheva,[2] opened during the early stages of the 2015–16 season, with the club selling a record 12,000 season tickets.[1] However, as it was not ready for the start of the season, Hapoel were forced to play their first home match at the Teddy Stadium in Jerusalem.[3] The first match at the ground was played on 21 September 2015, a 0–0 draw with Maccabi Haifa.[4]

The first match of the Israel national football team was played on October 14, 2018. Israel hosted the Albania national football team in the 2018–19 UEFA Nations League match and won the match by a score of 2–0.

On August 2nd 2020,[5] the stadium was declared a dangerous building by the Be'er Sheva cityhall for structural problems,[6] and closed. On August 3rd 2020 it was revealed that the structural problems included cracks in the support beams and loose bolts. The Be'er Sheva city hall had announced it would sue the constructing company, and said they will remove the stadium roof.[7]

International matches
DateResultCompetitionAttendance
14 October 2018 Israel2–0 Albania2018–19 UEFA Nations League C14,950
5 September 2019 Israel1–1 North MacedoniaUEFA Euro 2020 qualifying Group G15,200
15 October 2019 Israel3–1 LatviaUEFA Euro 2020 qualifying Group G9,150

See also

References
  1. Beersheba cuts the ribbon on Israel’s newest soccer stadium The Jerusalem Post, 17 September 2015
  2. Stadium in Be'er Sheva
  3. Maccabi TA edges Beersheba thanks to Zahavi The Jerusalem Post, 31 August 2015
  4. Beersheba opens stadium with goalless deadlock The Jerusalem Post, 22 September 2015
  5. https://rotter.net/forum/scoops1/646320.shtml
  6. https://www.israelhayom.co.il/article/787221
  7. https://www.israelhayom.co.il/article/787221
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