Ramat Gan Stadium
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| Former names | The National Stadium (1954-2014) |
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| Location |  Ramat Gan, Tel Aviv District, Israel |
| Public transit |    at Ben-Gurion Yarkon Railway Line at Bnei Brak |
| Owner | Israel Football Association |
| Capacity | 13,370 (permitted seats) |
| Field size | 105 × 68 m (115 × 74 yd) |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction | |
| Built | 1950 |
| Opened | 1950 |
| Renovated | 1984, 1993 |
| Expanded | 1982 |
| Construction cost | IL400,000 |
| Architect | Ivor Shaw Friba |
| Tenants | |
| Israel national football team (1956–2013) Maccabi Tel Aviv (1985-1986, 1987-1995, 1996-2000) Hapoel Ramat Gan Givatayim (2015-present)
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Ramat Gan Stadium (
Overview
Completed in 1951 and serving as Israel's largest stadium ever since, the all-seated Ramat Gan Stadium contains 41,583 seats, 13,370 of which are located in the Western Tribune, completed during a major refurbishment in 1982.[1]
The Ramat Gan Stadium is mixed-use, fit for athletic competitions alongside its more regular usage as a football stadium. It hosts Israeli international football matches, and has hosted the home UEFA Champions League matches of Maccabi Tel Aviv and Maccabi Haifa in the 2004–05 and 2009–10 seasons, respectively. The pitch dimensions are 105 m × 68 m (115 × 74 yd), with a 10,500 m2 (2.6 acres) lawn. The stadium's plot area is 36,000 m2 (8.9 acres).
The Ramat Gan Stadium contains six dressing rooms, meeting halls, a conference center, press rooms, a referees' room and medical and drug-test clinics. It is sided by two training fields, large athletes clinic, a café-restaurant, and a 3,900 space open-air
The world-class artificial lighting in the Ramat Gan Stadium provides up to 1,550
According to IFA former president Avi Luzon, there are plans to tear down the Ramat Gan Stadium and rebuild a larger one with expected capacity of 55,000 people. But by the end of 2016 it was not established.
Entertainment
The stadium has hosted musical acts such as
Gallery
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References
External links
Media related to Ramat Gan Stadium at Wikimedia Commons
- Stadium pictures at Stadiumguide.com
