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Sammy Ofer Stadium (Hebrew: אצטדיון סמי עופר), also known as Haifa Municipal Stadium (האצטדיון העירוני חיפה), is a 30,858 seats multi-purpose stadium in Haifa, Israel.[2] Construction began in late 2009 and was completed in 2014. The stadium was developed and built by the Haifa Economic Corporation, managed by Adv. Gal Peleg.

Sammy Ofer Stadium

UEFA
Full name	The International Sammy Ofer Stadium
Address	2 Pinchas and Abraham Rotenberg Street
Location	Haifa, Israel
Public transit	Coastal Railway Line at Haifa Hof HaCarmel
Owner	Haifa Municipality
Operator	Haifa Municipality
Executive suites	35
Capacity	30,858[1]
Record attendance	30,701 (Maccabi Haifa vs Maccabi Tel Aviv , 6 January 2020)
Field size	22,000 m2 (240,000 sq ft)
Surface	Grass
Scoreboard	LCD
Construction
Broke ground	2009
Opened	27 August 2014
Construction cost	₪ 530 million
Architect	KSS Design Group
Tenants
Maccabi Haifa (2014–present) Hapoel Haifa (2014–present) Israel national football team (selected matches)
Website
Sammy Ofer Stadium

Currently, the stadium is used mostly for football matches, hosting the home games of Maccabi Haifa and Hapoel Haifa The stadium replaced Kiryat Eliezer Stadium, which was closed in 2014 and demolished in 2015. The stadium is named after the late Israeli billionaire Sammy Ofer (1922–2011), who donated $20,000,000 to build the stadium. Ofer's contribution was 19% of the total cost of the stadium. The stadium also serves the Israel national football team for some select home matches.

History

On September 16, 2008, the Haifa Construction Committee approved the stadium's plans and gave it the green light. In August 2009, official plans for the stadium were released. In September 2009, it has been announced that the works on building the foundations of the stadium would begin at the end of September 2009.

The first official match ever at Sammy Ofer Stadium was played on August 27, 2014. Hapoel Haifa hosted Hapoel Acre (Toto Cup) and won 2–0. The first historic goal in the new stadium was scored by Hapoel Haifa striker Tosaint Ricketts. The first league match was played on September 15, 2014. Maccabi Haifa hosted Bnei Sakhnin, who they defeated by a score of 4–2. The historic first goal by a Maccabi Haifa player was scored by Israeli national team midfielder Hen Ezra during stoppage time of the first half. Over 28,000 supporters were in attendance.[3]

The first UEFA Champions League match was played on September 30, 2015 by Maccabi Tel Aviv against Dinamo Kiev,[4] Dinamo won 2–0 with goals by Andriy Yarmolenko and Júnior Moraes.

The first match of the Israel national football team was played on November 16, 2014. Israel hosted the Bosnia and Herzegovina national football team in the UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying match and won 3–0. The stadium was sold out, which resulted in an atmosphere beyond compare, helping Israel win their 3rd game in a row in the tournament.[5]

The first concert at the stadium was by Omer Adam on May 24, 2018.

International matches

Date		Result		Competition	Attendance
16 November 2014	Israel	3–0	Bosnia and Herzegovina	2016 Euro qualifying group stage	28,300
28 March 2015	Israel	0–3	Wales	2016 Euro qualifying group stage	30,200
3 September 2015	Israel	4–0	Andorra	2016 Euro qualifying group stage	22,650
5 September 2016	Israel	1–3	Italy	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification	29,300
11 June 2017	Israel	0–3	Albania	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification	15,150
2 September 2017	Israel	0–1	North Macedonia	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification	11,350
11 October 2018	Israel	2–1	Scotland	2018–19 UEFA Nations League	10,234
21 March 2019	Israel	1–1	Slovenia	UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying	12,430
24 March 2019	Israel	4–2	Austria	UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying	16,150
11 October 2020	Israel	1–2	Czech Republic	2020–21 UEFA Nations League	0
4 September 2021	Israel	5–2	Austria	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification	13,550
2 June 2022	Israel	2–2	Iceland	2022–23 UEFA Nations League	13,150

Gates

Gate	Entrance	Area
Silver Club	A, B	301–305, 307, 309-312
Press Box	A, B	306, 308
Gold and Diamond Club	VIP	401–410
Sky Box	VIP	501–536
North Tribune	C, D	101–109, 201-212
Family Tribune	E, G	110–113, 119–122, 213–217, 223-227
East Tribune	F	114–118, 218-222
South Tribune	H, J	123–128, 228-234
Guest Tribune	K	129–132, 235-240

See also

• List of football stadiums in Israel

References

External links

• (in Hebrew) Official website
• (in Hebrew) Municipality of Haifa
• (in Hebrew) Haifa Economic Corporation Ltd.
• (in Hebrew) Official Plans
• (in Hebrew) KSS Group
• (in Hebrew) Sammy Ofer Stadium video

На других языках

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[de] Sammy-Ofer-Stadion

Das Sammy-Ofer-Stadion (hebräisch .mw-parser-output .Hebr{font-size:115%}אצטדיון סמי עופר, auch bekannt als Haifa International Stadium oder Avi Ran Stadium) ist ein Fußballstadion in der israelischen Großstadt Haifa. Es ersetzt das alte Kiryat-Eliezer-Stadion von 1955. Die Fußballvereine Maccabi Haifa und Hapoel Haifa aus der Ligat ha’Al, der höchsten israelischen Liga, nutzen hauptsächlich die Sportstätte.

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- [en] Sammy Ofer Stadium

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[fr] Stade Sammy-Ofer

Le stade Sammy-Ofer (en hébreu : אצטדיון סמי עופר), aussi nommé stade international d'Haïfa (en hébreu : האצטדיון העירוני חיפה), est un stade de football, situé à Haïfa, en Israël. Le Stade porte le nom de l'homme d'affaires israélien, Sammy Ofer qui a fait un don de 20 M$ USD pour la construction du stade. Cet équipement d'une capacité de 30 780 places remplace l'ancien stade Kiryat Eliezer. Il accueille les rencontres du Maccabi Haïfa et de l'Hapoël Haïfa.

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[ru] Самми Офер

«Самми Офер» — футбольный стадион в городе Хайфа, Израиль. Является домашней ареной для местных футбольных клубов «Маккаби» (Хайфа) и «Хапоэль» (Хайфа), а также одной из арен национальной сборной Израиля по футболу. Стадион рассчитан на 30 858 зрителей, и является третьей (после стадионов Рамат-Ган и Тедди) по вместимости футбольной ареной Израиля. Помимо футбольных матчей стадион используется в качестве концертной площадки.

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