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Location
  
Tel Aviv, Israel

Closed
  
1943

Built
  
1920s

Former names
  
Maccabi Ground Hapoel Ground

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The Palms Stadium (Hebrew: מגרש הדקלים‎‎ or Hebrew: מגרש התמרים‎‎) was a football stadium in the Florentin neighborhood of Tel Aviv, Israel. The ground was first known as Maccabi Ground and later as Hapoel Ground, but was nicknamed Palms Stadium after the palms surrounding it.

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Ground History

The ground was built in the early 1920s for use of Maccabi Tel Aviv, which played in the ground until its lease was over and the club built a new ground in south-east Tel Aviv. In 1927 Hapoel Tel Aviv, recently merged with Allenby football club, moved to play at the ground. However, due to security concerns, arising from the proximity of the ground to Jaffa, Hapoel moved to a new ground in 1943, after which the ground was abandoned and was built over.

Notable Matches

  • In 1923 hosted the first Cup competition for Jewish football team, the Magen Shimshon, in which Maccabi Nes Tziona had beaten Maccabi Haifa 2–0.
  • In January 1924 the visiting Hakoah Vienna played its first match in Palestine, winning over a Maccabi Tel Aviv 5–1. A year later, Hakoah made a second visit to Palestine, this time beating Maccabi 11–2.
  • The ground hosted the Palestine Cup finals in 1930, in which Maccabi Tel Aviv had beaten a Northamtonshire Regiment XI 2–1.
  • In 1934, the national team hosted its first ever home match on the ground, losing 1–4 against Egypt.

    • References

    Palms Stadium Wikipedia
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