Winter Stadium ( he, אצטדיון וינטר ''Etztadion Vinter'') is a

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city of

Ramat Gan Ramat Gan ( he, רָמַת גַּן or , ) is a city in the Tel Aviv District of Israel, located east of the municipality of Tel Aviv and part of the Tel Aviv metropolitan area. It is home to one of the world's major diamond exchanges, and many ...

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 currently used mostly for

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matches and is the home stadium of

Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan Hakoah Maccabi Amidar Ramat Gan Football Club ( he, מועדון כדורגל הכח מכבי עמידר רמת גן) is an Israeli football club based in Ramat Gan. The club is currently in Liga Alef South division and plays at the Winter Stadiu ...

History

Jack A. and Muriel L. Winter built Winter Stadium. It is named after their sons Jack R. Winter and Michael Winter. Jack A. Winter was the founder of Jack Winter, Inc. The company began as a men's pants manufacturer in the late 1930s and in 1953 began to design women's clothing. As one of the first manufacturers of women's pants, he set trends in women's sportswear and knitwear. He and his wife Muriel were philanthropic leaders in their home city of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Work on the stadium began in 1976,Farkas Wants to Be the Owner and He Stands Behind the Conspiracy
Eli Danon, Ma'ariv, 30 August 1976, Historical Jewish Press as a replacement of

Hakoah Ramat Gan Hakoah Maccabi Amidar Ramat Gan Football Club ( he, מועדון כדורגל הכח מכבי עמידר רמת גן) is an Israeli football club based in Ramat Gan. The club is currently in Liga Alef South division and plays at the Winter Stadiu ...

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, which closed in 1974.Hakoah Departed Yesterday from Galei Gil, Will Play in Ramat Gan Stadium from Now On
Yehuda Goren, Ma'ariv, 3 January 1974, Historical Jewish Press The stadium's first match was played on 9 July 1981, during the

1981 Maccabiah Games The 11th Maccabiah Games brought 3,450 athletes to Israel from 35 nations. The Opening Ceremony was held on July 7, 1981, before a crowd of 53,000 and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin in Ramat Gan Stadium, with 3,500 Jewish athletes parading ...

, between the Maccabi teams of

and the

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.Israel and USA Will Inaugurate Hakoah Stadium Today
Hadshot HaSport, 9 July 1981 (page 4) The stadium was renovated in 1993,Winter Stadium Had Thorough Renovation
David Shaham, Ma'ariv, 26 March 1993 (via Ramat Gan Libraries Archive) 2000, when plastic seats were placed upon the concrete stands,Winer Stadium/Ramat Gan
V5 Architects and 2006, upon the return of Hakoah Amidar to the Israeli football top level.

Gallery

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References

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