Maccabi Ground ( he, מגרש מכבי or he, מגרש המכבי), was a football ground in south-east Tel Aviv, near Neve Sha'anan and

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neighborhoods of

Tel Aviv Tel Aviv-Yafo ( he, תֵּל־אָבִיב-יָפוֹ, translit=Tēl-ʾĀvīv-Yāfō ; ar, تَلّ أَبِيب – يَافَا, translit=Tall ʾAbīb-Yāfā, links=no), often referred to as just Tel Aviv, is the most populous city in the ...

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 ...

. The ground was in use between 1926 and 1944 and was abandoned when it was built over.Bnei Yehuda: The Yemenite Youth Association, a Symbol of Diligence and Independence – Celebrates 18 Years of Existence
Moshe Tarasi, 16 January 1955, Hadshot HaSport, p. 6

History

The ground was opened in 1926, when

Maccabi Tel Aviv Maccabi Tel Aviv ( he, מכבי תל אביב) is one of the largest sports clubs in Israel, and a part of the Maccabi association. Many sports clubs and teams in Tel Aviv are in association with Maccabi and compete in a variety of sports, such ...

moved into the ground from their previous ground, as their lease expired, playing there until moving to the

Maccabiah Stadium The Maccabiah Stadium ( he, אצטדיון המכביה ''Itztadion HaMakabiya'') was a football stadium on the Yarkon River in Tel Aviv, Israel. Maccabiah Stadium was built in 1932 for the first Maccabiah Games and was filled to capacity for th ...

in 1935. In 1936, after the establishment of Bnei Yehuda, the team took over the ground75 Years of Gold: How Everything Started
Yaron Sagiv, 10 December 2010, Bnei Yehuda and established its headquarters there.A National Gathering of "Shar'ab" Olim
HaTzofe, 11 July 1944, p. 3 Historical Jewish Press Other minor clubs, such as Shushan Tel Aviv and HaTehiya Tel Aviv also took advantage of the available pitch and hosted matches there in the early 1940. In 1944, Bnei Yehuda had to abandon the pitch and move to a Bnei Yehuda Ground, which was built on the other side of the Ayalon River.

References

{{Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv F.C. Defunct football venues in Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C. Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv F.C. Sports venues in Tel Aviv

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