HaMoshava Stadium

HaMoshava Stadium
UEFA Category 4 Stadium
Location Petah Tikva, Israel
Owner City of Petah Tikva
Operator City of Petah Tikva
Capacity 11,500
Surface Grass
Construction
Broke ground 2007
Opened 6 December 2011
Construction cost US$ 60 million
Architect GAB Architects
Tenants
Hapoel Petah Tikva (2011–present)
Maccabi Petah Tikva (2011–present)
The western stand, June 2016
The western stand, June 2016

The HaMoshava Stadium (Hebrew: אִצְטַדְיוֹן הַמוֹשָׁבָה‬, Itztadion HaMoshava), also known as Petah Tikva Stadium, is a football stadium in Petah Tikva, Israel. It was completed in 2011, and is used mainly for football matches and is home to both Hapoel Petah Tikva and Maccabi Petah Tikva.[1]

The stadium has an all-seated capacity of 11,500 with an option for further construction of 8,500 on the south and north stands, totaling 20,000 seats.

As part of a larger sports park in the new industrial area of the city, the complex will also boast a 3,000 seat multi-purpose arena, and artificial turf training fields. The budget for the stadium was US$25 million.[1][2]

The designers of the new stadium were GAB (Goldshmidt Arditty Ben Nayim) Architects, one of Israel's leading sport architecture firms that also designed the new Netanya Stadium and Haberfeld Stadium.

The stadium was inaugurated on 6 December 2011, after almost two years of construction.[3] It was one of four venues for the 2013 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship, staging three group matches and a semi-final.

The stadium's naming was controversial in Petah Tikva, as some local residents wished to name it Rosh HaZahav (Gold head), after local city club Hapoel Petah Tikva and Israel national football player Nahum Stelmach. As a result, Maccabi Petah Tikva supporters proposed to name the stadium after Shmuel Ben-Dror, that played in the club for more than twenty years, was Israel first captain and scored the first ever goal for Israel.[4] After the city's refusal it was named HaMoshava after Petah Tikva's nickname, Em HaMoshavot (Mother of the Moshavot).

In 2014 HaMoshava Stadium hosted the 2014 United Supercup.[5]

International matches

DateResultCompetitionAttendance
29 Feb 2012 Israel4–0 UkraineU-21 Friendly7,000
29 Feb 2012 Israel2–3 UkraineFriendly7,000
19 Jul 2012Israel Maccabi Netanya1–2Finland Kuopion PalloseuraEuropa League2,500
14 Oct 2012 Israel4–1 BelgiumU-21 Friendly
21 Mar 2013 Israel1–2 NetherlandsU-21 Friendly9,000
6 June 2013 Netherlands3–2 Germany2013 Euro U-2110,248
8 June 2013 England1–3 Norway2013 Euro U-216,150
12 June 2013 Spain3–0 Netherlands2013 Euro U-2110,024
16 June 2013 Italy1–0 Netherlands2013 Euro U-2110,123
30 January 2014Russia PFC CSKA Moscow0–0 (4–2)Ukraine Metallist Kharkiv2014 United Supercup2,000
30 January 2014Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk2–1Russia FC Zenit Saint Petersburg2014 United Supercup2,500
2 February 2014Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg2–0Russia PFC CSKA Moscow2014 United Supercup2,000
2 February 2014Ukraine Metallist Kharkiv0–2Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk2014 United Supercup
5 February 2014Russia FC Zenit Saint Petersburg1–2Ukraine Metallist Kharkiv2014 United Supercup
5 February 2014Russia PFC CSKA Moscow1–2Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk2014 United Supercup

References

  1. 1 2 "The shining stadium of Petah Tikva" (in Hebrew). . ONE. 10 May 2011. Retrieved 10 May 2011.
  2. ↑ "Petah Tikva Stadium". GAB Architects. Retrieved 21 November 2011.
  3. ↑ "The stadium open date was delayed, will be inaugurated on 6 December 2011" (in Hebrew). . ONE. 21 November 2011. Retrieved 21 November 2011.
  4. ↑ http://sports.walla.co.il/item/1412567
  5. ↑ http://football.sport-express.ru/osk/reviews/38440/

Coordinates: 32°06′15.11″N 34°51′54.28″E / 32.1041972°N 34.8650778°E / 32.1041972; 34.8650778

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