The Hatikva Neighborhood Stadium (Hebrew: אצטדיון שכונת התקווה, Itztadion Shkhunat HaTikva) is a multi-purpose stadium in the Hatikva Quarter of Tel Aviv in Israel.
History
The stadium was built in 1951, when the former stadium of Bnei Yehuda was built over.[1][2] The club was forced to find a different location and its members invaded an abandoned open space to the south of the Hatikva Quarter and built the stadium there. At first, the field was oriented north-south,[3] but the club was forced to re-orient the stadium to south-north, as a building was built on the pitch's north edge.[1]
In 1959, following Bnei Yehuda's promotion to the top division, the ground was renovated and the pitch was converted to a grass surface.[4] A more massive renovation took place between 1965 and 1975, forcing the club to host matches in other venues while work was being done.[5] Shortly before 2000, plastic seats were installed in the stadium's five main stands.
