The Palms Ground ( he, מגרש הדקלים) was a football ground in the
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neighborhood of
Tel Aviv
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Israel
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. The ground was first known as Maccabi Ground and later as Hapoel Ground, but was nicknamed Palms Ground after the palms surrounding it.
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 1929
Hapoel Tel Aviv
Hapoel Tel Aviv ( he, הפועל תל אביב) is a sports club in Israel, founded in the 1920s, and part of the Hapoel association. It runs several sports clubs and teams in Tel Aviv which have competed in a variety of sports over the years, suc ...
, 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
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, Hapoel moved to a
new ground in 1941, 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
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Prior to World War II, it produced several Olympic athletes and was notable for fielding an entirely Jewish associati ...
played its first match in
Palestine
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, 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
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finals in
1930
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, in which
Maccabi Tel Aviv had beaten a
Northamptonshire Regiment XI 2–1.
* In 1934, the
national team hosted its first ever home match on the ground, losing 1–4 against
Egypt
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British Mandate of Palestine Official Games 1934-1948
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See also
* Sports in Israel
References
{{Hapoel Tel Aviv F.C.
Defunct football venues in Israel
Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C.
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Sports venues in Tel Aviv