Acre Municipal Stadium ( he, האצטדיון העירוני של עכו, ''Haitztadion Haironi Shel Akko''), also Toto Acre Stadium ( he, אצטדיון טוטו עכו, ''Itztadion Toto Akko''), is a soccer stadium in Acre,

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 the home ground of Hapoel Acre which plays in

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, the second tier of the

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. The stadium is located at the southern entrance of town, near the Ein HaMifratz intersection.

History

The stadium has 5,000 seats in two covered balconies, four dressing rooms, service rooms, and over 1,000 square metres of commercial space. The establishment of the stadium at a cost of 50 million

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was made possible after a collaboration between the Municipality of Acre, Toto Winner Organization,

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, Ministry of Transport and Road Safety, and the

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. For many years, the home stadium of Hapoel Acre was the Napoleon Stadium. In the early 2000s, the western tier of the stadium was demolished in favor of an Israel Railways project. After the demolition of the stadium bleachers, the stadium was disqualified for league games and since then it became the team's training field. The new stadium, which some of his founds came from Israel Railways as a compensation for demolished the old stadium. until the stadium completion Hapoel Acre had to play its home games in other cities. The stadium was inaugurated on 4 September 2011, after two and a half years of construction, in a friendly match between Hapoel Acre and

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, the game ended in a 2–0 win for Maccabi Haifa. Before the game, it had an opening ceremony with

Shimon Lankri Shimon Lankri ( he, שמעון לנקרי) is the current mayor of Acre, Israel (Akko). He was first elected in 2003, and reelected in 2008, 2013 and 2018. In 2013, Lankri was shot by masked gunmen while he was driving near his home. In 2015, L ...

, the mayor of Acre, and Avi Luzon, the chairman of the

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. The stadium's first official game came on 12 September 2011, between Hapoel Acre and

Hapoel Be'er Sheva Hapoel Be'er Sheva Football Club ( he, מועדון הכדורגל הפועל באר שבע, ''Moadon HaKaduregel Hapoel Be'er Sheva'') is an Israeli football club from the city of Be'er Sheva, that competes in the Israeli Premier League. The c ...

in the

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. the game ended in a 2–0 win for Hapoel Acre.

References

{{Liga Leumit Football venues in Israel Sports venues completed in 2011 Sports venues in Northern District (Israel) Municipal Stadium Municipal Stadium

History

See also

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