Turner Stadium
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| Full name | Yaakov Turner Toto Stadium Be'er Sheva |
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| Location | Be'er Sheva, Israel |
| Coordinates | 31°16′23.34″N 34°46′45.7″E / 31.2731500°N 34.779361°E |
| Owner | City of Be'er Sheva |
| Operator | City of Be'er Sheva |
| Capacity | 16,126 |
| Field size | 22.000 Sq m |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | August 2011 |
| Opened | September 2015 |
| Construction cost | ₪250 million |
| Tenants | |
| Hapoel Be'er Sheva (2015–present) | |
The Turner Stadium (Hebrew: אצטדיון טרנר), officially the Yaakov Turner Toto Stadium Be'er Sheva (Hebrew: אצטדיון טוטו באר שבע ע"ש יעקב טרנר) is a football stadium in Be'er Sheva and the home ground of Hapoel Be'er Sheva. It was named after former Be'er Sheva mayor Yaakov Turner.[1]
The stadium has an all-seated capacity of 16,126 seats, with the southern stand named after Arthur Vasermil, for whom the club's previous Vasermil Stadium was named.[1] and is a part of a sports complex which also includes the multi-purpose 3,000-seat Conch Arena, a training field and a swimming pool.
History
The stadium opened during the early stages of the 2015–16 season, with the club selling a record 12,000 season tickets.[1] However, as it was not ready for the start of the season, Hapoel were forced to play their first home match at the Teddy Stadium in Jerusalem.[2] The first match at the ground was played on 21 September 2015, a 0–0 draw with Maccabi Haifa.[3]
References
- ^ a b c Beersheba cuts the ribbon on Israel’s newest soccer stadium The Jerusalem Post, 17 September 2015
- ^ Maccabi TA edges Beersheba thanks to Zahavi The Jerusalem Post, 31 August 2015
- ^ Beersheba opens stadium with goalless deadlock The Jerusalem Post, 22 September 2015
External links
- Official website
- Turner Stadium Facebook