Afula Illit Stadium (Hebrew: איצטדיון עפולה עילית, Itztadion Afula Illit), is a football stadium in Afula, Israel. It is used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Hapoel Afula.
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| Location | Afula, Israel |
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| Owner | City of Afula |
| Operator | City of Afula |
| Capacity | 3,000 |
| Surface | Grass |
| Opened | 2009 |
| Tenants | |
| Hapoel Afula (2009–) Hapoel Hadera (2016–2018, temporary) | |
Inauguration of the Stadium
editThe stadium was inaugurated on April 24, 2009 against Maccabi Ironi Kfar Kara. The game, held in front of a full stadium, ended in a 2–2 draw.[1]
During the 2017–18 season the stadium also served as home stadium for Hapoel Hadera,[2] while Hapoel Nazareth Illit also hosted matches in the stadium as a replacement to its own stadium.[3]
In December 2018, during a match between Hapoel Afula and Sektzia Nes Tziona, the stadium was nicknamed "HaSukariya" (The Lollypop) by Sport 5 commentator Shy Nobleman due to its pristine condition.[4][5]
References
edit- ^ "The Israel Football Association". football.org.il. Archived from the original on 2016-03-05.
- ^ אוהד קדוסי חתם לעונה אחת בהפועל חדרה Asi Maman, 22 June 2017 (in Hebrew)
- ^ נצרת עילית ניצחה גם את איכסל: פדרו, נצר ופישלר הצטיינו Yossi Vaknin, 4 January 2019, MyNet HaEmek (in Hebrew)
- ^ @shynobleman (28 December 2018). "תזכרו מי שהמציא היום את השם. אצטדיון " הסוכריה " בעפולה.#אני #עפולה" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ מחזור 17 בלאומית | המשחק המלא: הפועל עפולה - סקציה נס ציונה 3-1 YouTube.com
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