Ramat Gan Stadium
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| Ramat Gan Stadium אצטדיון רמת-גן |
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| The National Stadium האצטדיון הלאומי |
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| Location |  Ramat Gan, Israel |
| Broke ground | Early 1950 |
| Opened | Late 1951 |
| Expanded | 1981 |
| Owner | Israel Football Association |
| Surface | Grass |
| Architect | Ivor Shaw Friba |
| Tenants |
Maccabiah Games (1950-1997, 2005-present) |
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Itstadyon Ramat Gan (Hebrew: איצטדיון רמת-גן) is the national football stadium of Israel, situated in the Tel Aviv district city of Ramat Gan.
Completed in 1951 and serving as Israel's largest stadium ever since, this all-seated stadium contains 41,583 seats, 13,370 of which are located in the Western Tribune, completed in 1982 - at the time the stadium went through a major refurbishing process.
The stadium is mixed-use, fit for athletic competitions alongside its more popular usage as a football stadium when it hosts Israel international football matches along with in season 2004- 2005 the home UEFA Champions league matches of Maccabi Tel Aviv. The pitch dimensions are 105 m x 68 m (115 x 74 yd), with a 10,500 m² (2.6 acres) lawn. The stadium's plot area is 36,000 m² (8.9 acres).
The stadium also contains 6 dressing rooms, meeting halls, a conference center, press rooms, referees' room and medical and drug-test clinics. It is sided by 2 training fields, large athletes clinic, a cafe-restaurant, and a 3,900 space open-air car park.
The artificial lighting conditions in the stadium are on the same level with the world's top stadiums, offering a max 1,550 lux on every part of the pitch.
This is the only stadium in Israel which is in a world-class standard, and the only one to host official FIFA World Cup Qualifiers and UEFA Champions League games. The stadium is also the location for opening ceremonies of the Maccabiah Games
There are current plans to tear down the stadium and rebuild a bigger one, which is expected to have the capacity of 70,000 people. The stadium will cost an estimate of 100 million dollars and is expected to start construction in 2010 and finish in 2012.[1]
- Capacity: 41,583
- Pitch
- Inauguration
- 1951
- First match: N/A
- Address: 299 Aba Hillel Silver st., Ramat-Gan, Israel
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Official
- (Hebrew) Israel Football Association's Profile of Ramat Gan Stadium.
- (Hebrew) Leaan - The official ticket agent for Ramat Gan Stadium and the Israel Football Association.
- Unofficial
- Ramat Gan Stadium on worldstadiums.com
- Photos of Ramat Gan Stadium on fussballtempel.net
- Tickets for events at Ramat Gan Stadium on worldticketshop.com
