Kiryat Eliezer ( Hebrew קריית אליעזר ), officially - Haifa Municipal Stadium ( Hebrew אצטדיון העירוני חיפה ) is a multi-purpose stadium formerly in Haifa , Israel . As of June 2017, the stadium has been completely dismantled - a residential quarter is planned to be built on the site of the arena.
| Kiryat Eliezer | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Location |  Israel , Haifa |
| Built | 1955 |
| Open | 1955 |
| Closed | 2015 |
| Owner | |
| Capacity | 14000 |
| Home team | Maccabi (Haifa) (1955-2014) Hapoel (Haifa) (1955-2014) |
| Coating | herbal [1] |
Sometimes it was the venue for home matches of the Israeli national football team. On an ongoing basis, since 1956 , is the home stadium of the football clubs Makabi Haifa and Hapoel Haifa . The stadium was designed for 14,002 spectators and divided into 14 sectors.
It was opened on September 24, 1955 with a match between the clubs of Macabi Haifa and Hapoel Haifa , which ended with a score of 4: 1. The stadium was at the disposal of the municipality of Haifa and belonged to the city.
At the beginning of the 2014/15 season home matches of the Haifa football teams Maccabi and Hapoel began to be held at the Sammy Ofer stadium, opened in 2014.
Notes
- ↑ Natural grass without heating.