Teddy stadium
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| place | David Ayalon 96950 Jerusalem , Israel
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| Coordinates | 31 ° 45 '4.3 " N , 35 ° 11' 26.7" E |
| classification | 4th |
| owner | City of Jerusalem |
| operator | Ariel Company |
| start of building | 1990 |
| opening | 1992 |
| Renovations | 1999, 2011–2013, 2018 (planned) |
| surface | Natural grass |
| costs | 12 million US dollars (1992) |
| architect | GAB Architects |
| capacity | 31,733 seats |
| playing area | 105 × 68 m |
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The Teddy Stadium ( Hebrew אצטדיון טדי) is a football stadium in the Israeli city of Jerusalem . The namesake and initiator of the construction, Teddy Kollek , was mayor of the city from 1965 to 1993. It offers 31,733 seats, making it the second largest stadium in the country. Together with the multi-purpose hall “ Pais Arena Jerusalem ”, a tennis facility with 16 courts and an indoor swimming pool under construction, the stadium in West Jerusalem forms a coherent large sports facility designed for international competitions.
Building history
Construction began in 1990 and the stadium opened in 1992. The construction costs amounted to an estimated 12 million US dollars . The venue offered two stands along the field with 14,000 seats. In 1999, the back gate in the north was inaugurated. The Teddy Stadium now held 21,600 spectators.
From 2011, the open side of the stadium in the south was closed with a grandstand for the games of the U-21 European Football Championship in 2013 . It alone offers 12,000 seats. Until 2013, this section of the grandstand was partially covered. After the expansion, the stadium offered 32,700 seats in its stands. Furthermore, a later expansion to 50,000 seats was planned.
In 2018, the gap in the roof over the south stand is to be closed, thus completing the roof.
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The football clubs Beitar Jerusalem , Hapoel Jerusalem , Hapoel Katamon Jerusalem and Beitar Nordia Jerusalem play their home games at the venue.
Because of the cramped atmosphere in the stadium, it is nicknamed " Gehinnom " ( German hell ) by fans of Beitar Jerusalem .
In 2001, 2013 and 2017 the stadium was the main venue for the Maccabiade .
In 1999, the city administration established the New Gallery in a previously unused basement of the stadium - a gallery for contemporary art that is surrounded by 14 studio rooms.
Below the east stand is a large fitness studio with climbing walls, gymnastics rooms and a water basin.
In May 2018, the city administration named the stadium and the neighboring Pais Arena as the two possible venues for the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 .
Death threats against the Argentine national team
The stadium is located on the territory of the former Palestinian village of al-Maliha, whose residents fled during the Palestine War of 1948 before the site was conquered by Israeli troops . Palestinians recalled this history during their protests against a football friendly match between Israel and Argentina in June 2018, which was planned for there as part of the preparations for the World Cup. Argentina canceled the game after terrorist threats against Argentine players and their families. Such a friendly match between Israel and Argentina had already been played in Teddy Stadium before the soccer World Cup in 1998 .
Web links
- stadionwelt.de: picture gallery
- europlan-online.de: Teddy Stadium - Yerushalayim (Jerusalem)
- stadiumdb.com: Teddy Kollek Stadium (English)
- de.soccerway.com: Teddi Malcha Stadium
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b The Teddy Kollek Stadium, website of the City of Jerusalem, accessed on June 6, 2018 (English)
- ↑ Work to Upgrade Teddy Stadium is Underway, message from the Jerusalem City Council of April 18, 2018, accessed on June 6, 2018 (English)
- ↑ Production Information, website of the "Pais Arena Jerusalem", accessed on June 7, 2018 (English)
- ↑ The Sports Complex, Jerusalem City Council website, accessed June 7, 2018
- ↑ a b stadiumdb.com: Teddy Kollek Stadium (English)
- ↑ gojerusalem.com: Stadium history (English)
- ↑ stadionwelt.de: Stadium construction in Israel far advanced Article from January 23, 2013
- ↑ Stadium plans on the website of the architects GAB Architects ( Memento from June 18, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) (English)
- ↑ ynet.co.il: טדי החדש נחנך, ברקת: "רגע היסטורי" Article dated June 3, 2013 (Hebrew)
- ↑ stadiumdb.com: Jerusalem: Teddy Stadium to get final portion of the roof Article of December 9, 2017 (English)
- ↑ 'Hell' hath no fury as Teddy Stadium is becalmed by Beitar fans ban. In: The Guardian of January 12, 2008, accessed June 6, 2018.
- ↑ 20th Maccabiah Games to open with record 10,000 athletes, In: Times of Israel of July 4, 2017, accessed June 6, 2018 (English)
- ↑ Underground art, In: Jerusalem Post, July 17, 2008, accessed June 6, 2018 (English)
- ↑ Teddy Stadium, Jerusalem Film & Television Fund website, accessed June 6, 2018.
- ↑ Israel mulls venue for hosting Eurovision 2019 finals, In: Globes from May 13, 2018, accessed on June 6, 2018 (English)
- ^ Benny Morris : The Birth of the Palestinian Refugee Problem Revisited, Cambridge University Press 2004, p. 240
- ↑ Messi divorce: 9 things to know for June 6, In: Times of Israel of June 6, 2018 (English)
- ↑ Ruth Eglash: Argentine soccer team cancels match in Israel amid death threats against Messi , Washington Post, June 6, 2018 (English)
- ↑ Football database.eu , accessed June 15, 2018.