Doha Stadium
Peace Stadium | |
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| Location | Sakhnin, Israel |
|---|---|
| Owner | Town of Sakhnin |
| Operator | Town of Sakhnin |
| Capacity | 8,500 |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 2004 |
| Opened | 2006 |
| Construction cost | US $15,000,000 |
| Tenants | |
| Bnei Sakhnin (2006-present) Ahva Arraba Bnot Sakhnin | |
Doha Stadium (
Arabic: ستاد دوحة) is the current home of Bnei Sakhnin
.
History
Located in the Israeli city of
Saud Abdulrahman Al Thani after Tibi expressed his concern on the conditions for sport in Sakhnin. The involvement of Qatar was to show that relations between the two nations are peaceful and with a similar interest.[1]
In July 2009, the north stand was opened with an additional 3,500 seats.[2] There are plans to expand the stadium's capacity to 15,000.
See also
- Sports in Israel
References
- ^ Nahmias, Ro'ei (2006-01-14). "Why "Doha" Stadium and not "HaShalom"?" (in Hebrew). Yedioth Ahronoth. Retrieved 2007-10-08.
- ^ "The construction of the Doha stadium's north stand was completed" (in Hebrew). One.co.il. 2009-07-27. Retrieved 2009-07-27.