Teddy Stadium

  • Maccabiah 2001
  • U-21 European Football Championships 2013

The Teddy Kollek Stadium (Hebrew אצטדיון טדי ) is a football stadium in Jerusalem. The stadium was named after Teddy Kollek. He was from 1965 to 1993 mayor of the city. Because of the heated atmosphere in the stadium, it is nicknamed Gehenna ( Hell German ).

The two Israeli football club Beitar Jerusalem and Hapoel Jerusalem dispute their home games at the venue. Construction took place in 1990 and the stadium opening in 1992 instead. Construction costs amounted to an estimated 12 million U.S. dollars. The stadium holds 21,600 spectators.

Since 2011, the open stadium page is closed to the south for the Games of the U -21 Football Championship in 2013 with a grandstand. After the first expansion of the stadium will have 33,500 seats in May 2013 to its ranks. It is also planned a second phase. It provides for an expansion of the stadium to 50,000 seats.

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