The Turner Stadium (Hebrew: אצטדיון טרנר), officially the Yaakov Turner Toto Stadium Be'er Sheva, is a football stadium in Be'er Sheva, Israel. It is the home ground of Hapoel Be'er Sheva. It was named after former Be'er Sheva mayor Yaakov Turner.[1] The stadium also serves the Israel national football team for some home matches.
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| Full name | Yaakov Turner Toto Stadium Be'er Sheva |
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| Location |  Be'er Sheva, Israel |
| Owner | Be'er Sheva Municipality |
| Operator | Be'er Sheva Municipality |
| 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) Israel national football team (selected matches) | |
History
editThe 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 that also includes the multi-purpose 3,000-seat Conch Arena, a training field and a swimming pool.
The stadium, located on the northern side of Be'er Sheva,[2] 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.[3] The first match at the ground was played on 21 September 2015, a 0–0 draw with Maccabi Haifa.[4]
The first match of the Israel national football team was played on October 14, 2018. Israel hosted the Albania national football team in the 2018–19 UEFA Nations League match and won the match by a score of 2–0.
On 2 August 2020, the stadium was declared a dangerous building by the Beersheba municipality due to structural problems and was closed.[5][6] On 3 August 2020 it was revealed that the structural problems included cracks in the support beams and loose bolts. The municipality announced it would sue the constructing company and said they would remove the stadium roof.[6]
International matches
edit| Date | Result | Competition | Attendance | ||
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| 14 October 2018 | Israel |
2–0 |  Albania |
2018–19 UEFA Nations League | 14,950 |
| 5 September 2019 | Israel |
1–1 |  North Macedonia |
UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying | 15,200 |
| 15 October 2019 | Israel |
3–1 |  Latvia |
UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying | 9,150 |
| 12 October 2021 | Israel |
2–1 |  Moldova |
2022 FIFA World Cup qualification | 9,000 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c Beersheba cuts the ribbon on Israel’s newest soccer stadium The Jerusalem Post, 17 September 2015
- ^ "Stadium in Be'er Sheva".
- ^ 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
- ^ "איצטדיון טרנר בבאר שבע הוכרז כמבנה מסוכן - הגג במקום יפורק - חדשות רוטר". Rotter.net. Archived from the original on 2 November 2022. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
- ^ a b "מחדל טרנר: כך נראים הליקויים בגג האצטדיון בב"ש". www.israelhayom.co.il.
External links
edit- Official website Archived 2017-10-17 at the Wayback Machine