Bloomfield Stadium (Tel Aviv)

Bloomfield Stadium is a football stadium in Tel Aviv-Jaffa, Israel, with a capacity of 29,150. It is the home stadium of Hapoel Tel Aviv, Maccabi Tel Aviv, and Bnei Yehuda.

General information

Arena capacity: 29,150 spectators

Address: She’erit Yisra’el St, Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel

GPS coordinates for the navigator: 32°3′6.22″N 34°45′41.18″E

Year of construction: 13 October 1962

Field: grass lawn with dimensions of 105 x 68 meters

Seating plan of Bloomfield Stadium

Bloomfield Stadium is comprised of four similar stands: North (4, 5), East (6, 7, 8, 9), South (10, 11) and West (1, 2, 3, 12, 13).

1. North Stand — Regarded as the home stand of Hapoel Tel Aviv, this becomes the away section when the other teams play at Bloomfield Stadium.
2. East Stand — Uncovered like both goal-ends, seats within the east stand are usually unreversed which means fan can find their seat on a first cone first served basis.
3. South Stand — This is usually home to the fans of Maccabi Tel Aviv, and during matches of Hapoel and Bnei Yehuda becomes the section for travelling supporters.
4. West Stand — The only covered stand of Bloomfield Stadium, the seats here are numbered and reserved for club officials, executives and season ticket holders. Regarded as the main stand, some seats have a restricted view due to the design of the roof.

Away fans

Away fans are usually housed within one of the goal-ends depending on who the home side are. For home matches of Hapoel Tel Aviv and Bnei Yehuda away fans occupy sections 10 and 11, whereas for home matches of Maccabi Tel Aviv travelling supporters are allocated seats within sections 4 and 5.

When choosing a place in the stadium, use the Bloomfield Stadium scheme above.

Where to buy tickets?

Bloomfield Stadium football tickets can be easily obtained from various online portals, and spectators are only required to login in to purchase their Bloomfield Stadium tickets courtesy of their favorite electronic wallet payment system.

Bloomfield Stadium directions are also straightforward and you only need to mention the renowned Bloomfield Stadium address which is 61999 Tel Aviv-Jaffa, Israel 03-6376000 and you will automatically be directed to the stadium.

How to get there?

Bloomfield stadium sits within the suburb of Jaffa approximately 5 km south of Tel Aviv-Yafo, which is the second largest city in Israel.

Driving

The stadium’s address for satnav is as follows:

• She’erit Yisra’el Street, Tel Aviv-Yafo, 61084, Israel

Car Parks

Access to the roads surrounding Bloomfield are restricted on matchdays which means you should park before you get to the stadium.

Train

The nearest station to Bloomfield Stadium is Tel Aviv HaHagana located 2.7 km to the east. The journey is likely to take the average football fan around 35 minutes by foot.

Where to eat and stay?

There are numerous cafes and bars within the suburb of Jafa, most of which are within 10-15 minutes walk of Maccabi’s stadium.

The closest accommodation option to Bloomfield Stadium is undoubtedly Ruth Daniel Residence Hotel which is one block away to the south. Of course, there are plenty of other hotels overlooking the Mediterranean sea to choose from.

History

Bloomfield Stadium was built in Eastern Jaffa, on the land where Basa Stadium, home to Hapoel Tel Aviv since 1950, once stood.

The first match at the new stadium was 1-1 drew between Hapoel and Shimshon Tel Aviv on 13 October 1962. The stadium officially opened on 13 December 1962 on a friendly match between Hapoel and Dutch club Sportclub Enschede.

In 2000, Hapoel’s city rivals, Maccabi moved into Bloomfield after hosting many of their matches at the Ramat Gan Stadium. In 2004, Bnei Yehuda moved into Bloomfield making it the only stadium in the top three divisions of Israeli football to have three tenants.

In September 2010, Bloomfield was granted Category 4 status by UEFA, which allowed it to host Champions League Group Stage matches.

It was one of four venues at the 2013 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship, holding three matches in Group A.

Between 2016 and 2019, it was closed due to renovations for expansion to 29,000 seats. As a result, the three clubs had to play their home matches in Petah Tikva and Netanya up until August 2019.