The Hatikva Neighborhood Stadium (, Itztadion Shkhunat HaTikva) is a multi-purpose stadium in the Hatikva Quarter of Tel Aviv in Israel.
History The stadium was built in 1951, when the former stadium of Bnei Yehuda was built over.Bnei Yehuda: The Yemenite Youth Association, a Symbol of Diligence and Independence – Celebrates 18 Years of Existence Moshe Tarasi, 16 January 1955, Hadshot HaSport, p. 6 75 Years of Gold: How Everything Started Yaron Sagiv, 10 December 2010, Bnei Yehuda The club was forced to find a different location and its members invaded an abandoned open space to the south of the Hatikva Quarter and built the stadium there. At first, the field was oriented north-south,Kaduregel Vintage 25 March 2016, Facebook.com but the club was forced to re-orient the stadium to south-north, as a building was built on the pitch's north edge.
In 1959, following Bnei Yehuda's promotion to the top division, the ground was renovated and the pitch was converted to a grass surface.Promoted to Liga Leumit - Bnei Yehuda from Hatikva Quarter A. H. La'ish, 19 August 1959, Davar, Historical Jewish Press A more massive renovation took place between 1965 and 1975, forcing the club to host matches in other venues while work was being done.Hatikva Neighborhood Stadium Bnei Yehuda Museum Shortly before 2000, plastic seats were installed in the stadium's five main stands.
Current status Bnei Yehuda moved to play at the bigger Bloomfield Stadium in 2004,Bnei Yehuda Moves to Bloomfield Stadium Liran Bartal, 7 June 2004, NRG but their offices remain at the stadium. Between 2006 and 2013, second division club Beitar Tel Aviv played their home matches at the ground. Currently, the ground is home to Liga Leumit clubs Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv and Hapoel Kfar Shalem
See also Sports in Israel References