Levita Stadium

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Levita Stadium
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Levita Stadium
Capacity 5,800
Construction
Broke ground1972
Opened1986
Tenants
Beitar Kfar Saba
Hapoel Kfar Saba

The Levita Stadium is a football stadium in Kfar Saba, Israel. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Hapoel Kfar Saba and Beitar Kfar Saba.

Initial plans for building this stadium were drawn in the late 1960s, and construction began in 1972. However, financial difficulties caused the construction to stop mid-way in 1973 after the Yom Kippur War. The stadium was eventually completed in 1986 [1] and is capacity of 5,800.


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References

  1. The Stadiums Are Coming, The Stadiums Are Coming [ permanent dead link ] Ma'ariv, 21 August 1986, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)
View from Kfar Saba Park Park Kfar saba016.jpg
View from Kfar Saba Park

Coordinates: 32°10′52″N34°55′37″E / 32.181115°N 34.927071°E / 32.181115; 34.927071