Kiryat Shmona Municipal Stadium is a

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stadium in

Kiryat Shmona Kiryat Shmona ( he, קִרְיַת שְׁמוֹנָה, ''lit.'' Town of the Eight) is a city in the Northern District of Israel on the western slopes of the Hula Valley near the Lebanese border. The city was named after the eight people, includi ...

in northern

Israel Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...

. It is home to Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona

History

Opened in 1989, the stadium has undergone extensive renovations as the club has climbed from the regional leagues to the

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. New plastic seats replaced concrete ones, the pitch was relaid, broadcast facilities built and floodlights erected.

References

Football venues in Israel Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona F.C. Sports venues completed in 1989 Buildings and structures in Northern District (Israel) {{Israel-sports-venue-stub