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 | 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 (2018–present) | |
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.
History
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.
The stadium, located on the northern side of Beer 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.
International matches
| Date | Result | Competition | Attendance | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 October 2018 |  Israel |
2–0 |  Albania |
2018–19 UEFA Nations League C | 14,950 |
| 5 September 2019 | Israel |
1–1 |  North Macedonia |
UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying Group G | 15,200 |
See also
References
- ^ a b c Beersheba cuts the ribbon on Israel’s newest soccer stadium The Jerusalem Post, 17 September 2015
- ^ Stadium in Beer 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