Lod Municipal Stadium (Hebrew: אצטדיון עירוני לוד; Itztadion Ironi Lod) is a football stadium in Neot Itzhak neighborhood of Lod, Israel.[1] It is currently the home stadium of Hapoel Bnei Lod.[2]

Lod Municipal Stadium
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LocationLod, Israel
OwnerMunicipality of Lod
Capacity3,000 (All-seater)
SurfaceGrass
Construction
Renovated2013
2015
Tenants
Hapoel Lod
Beitar Lod
Maccabi Lod
Hapoel Maxim Lod
Hapoel Bnei Lod
F.C. Kafr Qasim

The stadium was built in the 1960s to accommodate Lod's football clubs of Beitar, Maccabi and Hapoel, but fell into disuse and disrepair after the city's major club closed.[3] In 2010, the city was granted 10 million NIS by The Israeli Sports Betting Council, which was used, in part, to renovate the stadium.[3] The stadium was further renovated ahead of the 2015 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship, in which the stadium hosted four matches.[4]

Adjacent to the stadium are three pitches, including a synthetic pitch, used by the city's minor teams, Hapoel Lod (which also host matches in the main stadium) and F.C. Tzeirei Lod.

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References

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  1. ^ "Lod Municipal Stadium" (in Hebrew). imms.co.il. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
  2. ^ "ההתאחדות לכדורגל בישראל". football.org.il. Archived from the original on 2013-10-19. Retrieved 2015-12-02.
  3. ^ a b 1984: A Sad Tour of Neglected Lod Nir Shu'ali, 10 January 2013, nrg.co.il (in Hebrew)
  4. ^ Lod Municipal Stadium Host Cities, UEFA Women's Under 19 Championship Israel 2015 (in Hebrew)

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