Netanya Stadium
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| Location | Netanya, Israel |
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| Owner | City of Netanya |
| Operator | City of Netanya |
| Capacity | 13,610 (first stage) 24,000 (final) |
| Surface | Grass |
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| Broke ground | 2005 |
| Opened | 30 October 2012 |
| Construction cost |
NIS 240 million EUR 55 million |
| Architect | GAB Architects |
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Maccabi Netanya (2012–present) Maccabi Tel Aviv (2016-2019, temporary) Hapoel Ra'anana (2013-present, temporary) Israel national under-19 football team UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship (2013) |
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The Netanya Stadium (Hebrew: אצטדיון נתניה; Itztadi'on Netanya) is a multi-use stadium in Netanya. Financing of the stadium came from the sale of the land where the old Sar-Tov Stadium was on before being demolished to be used for a housing project.
The first game was played on November 4, 2012, in front of a sold-out crowd as Maccabi Netanya defeated Hapoel Tel Aviv 2–1. Netanya's Achmad Saba'a became the first player to score a goal in the new stadium.
The stadium hosted the 2012–13 Israel State Cup finals in front of 8,621 people. A week later the Youth State Cup finals were held in the stadium in front of 4,600 people.
It was one of four venues for the 2013 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship, holding three group matches and a semi-final. It was also one of four stadiums to host the 2015 UEFA European women's under-19 Football Championship and the final of the tournament.
On 30 September 2003 Minister of Internal Affairs, Avraham Poraz, approved the plan to build the stadium in an area called Birkat Hanoun. The plan was for a 24,000-seat stadium, consisting of four separate stands. The first two stands under construction will be the main east and west grandstands. It will house 36 private boxes, a VIP section and the press areas. This will be followed by construction of the remaining stands, along with training grounds.
Spread out over 163 dunams (16.3 hectares), the entire complex will be connected by train and have a parking lot for around 1,000 cars. The architects of the stadium are GAB (Goldschmidt Arditty Ben Nayin) Architects [1], one of Israel's leading sport architecture firms based in Jerusalem. Construction is being managed by the Netanya Development Company, who handled planning of the project for three years before construction.
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