Teddy Stadium
Teddy Stadium (Hebrew: אצטדיון טדי) is a sports stadium in Jerusalem. Two major Israeli football clubs currently use it as their home ground: Beitar Jerusalem and Hapoel Jerusalem. The Israel national football team also uses it for select home matches.
| Location | Jerusalem, Israel |
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| Public transit | at Malha Sports Complex Old Jerusalem–Tel Aviv Railway Line at Jerusalem Malha |
| Owner | Jerusalem Municipality |
| Operator | Ariel Municipal Company Ltd. |
| Capacity | 31,733 |
| Field size | 105 m × 68 m (344 ft × 223 ft) |
| Surface | Grass |
| Scoreboard | LED |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 1990 |
| Opened | 1991 |
| Renovated | 1997–1998, 2011–2013, 2018–2020 |
| Construction cost | $ 60 million |
| Architect | Yossi Ben Naim Pascual Broid |
| Tenants | |
| Beitar Jerusalem (1991–present) Hapoel Jerusalem (1991–present) Israel national football team (selected matches)
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The stadium is named after long-time Mayor of Jerusalem, Teddy Kollek, who was in office during the time of its initial construction and was one of its prominent advocates.
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