Winter Stadium
{{Short description|Football stadium in Ramat Gan, Israel}}
{{Infobox venue
| stadium_name = Winter Stadium
| image = Winter_Stadium,_May_2011_03.jpg
| location = Ramat Gan, Tel Aviv District, Israel
| opened = 1981
| renovated = 2006
| nickname =
| owner =
| operator =
| surface = Grass
| construction_cost =
| tenants = Hakoah Ramat Gan (1983–2005)
Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan (2005–present)
Hapoel Ramat Gan (2009–2015)
| seating_capacity = 8,000
| pitchsize =
}}
Winter Stadium ({{langx|he|אצטדיון וינטר}} Etztadion Vinter) is a stadium in Tel Aviv District city of Ramat Gan, Israel. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan.
History
Jack A. and Muriel L. Winter built Winter Stadium. It is named after their sons Jack R. Winter and Michael Winter. Jack A. Winter was the founder of Jack Winter, Inc.{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1991/02/12/obituaries/jack-winter-82-dies-clothing-manufacturer.html|title = Jack Winter, 82, Dies; Clothing Manufacturer|newspaper = The New York Times|date = 12 February 1991}} The company began as a men's pants manufacturer in the late 1930s and in 1953 began to design women's clothing. As one of the first manufacturers of women's pants, he set trends in women's sportswear and knitwear.{{Cite web|url=https://mtmary.edu/friends/fashion-archive/about.html|title = About the Fashion Archive | Mount Mary University}} He and his wife Muriel were philanthropic leaders in their home city of Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Work on the stadium began in 1976,[http://jhpress.nli.org.il/Olive/APA/NLI_Heb/SharedView.Article.aspx?parm=Sl6NJNtim9Lob4aHFF53VL6tKDFZ7RkmV4NiFnq%2BsJ7YhyibdK%2FJuUWF2Bjeo0PqYw%3D%3D&mode=image&href=MAR%2f1976%2f08%2f30&page=12&rtl=true Farkas Wants to Be the Owner and He Stands Behind the Conspiracy] Eli Danon, Ma'ariv, 30 August 1976, Historical Jewish Press {{in lang|he}} as a replacement of Hakoah Ramat Gan's Gali Gil Stadium, which closed in 1974.[http://jhpress.nli.org.il/Olive/APA/NLI_Heb/SharedView.Article.aspx?parm=PHoDGqijWy05I6E9ouxJNdisEJC4gOsRSvLb6SfC85zpzezr44dxLH4N1Kpmdw6OYw%3D%3D&mode=image&href=MAR%2f1974%2f01%2f03&page=8&rtl=true Hakoah Departed Yesterday from Galei Gil, Will Play in Ramat Gan Stadium from Now On] Yehuda Goren, Ma'ariv, 3 January 1974, Historical Jewish Press {{in lang|he}} The stadium's first match was played on 9 July 1981, during the 1981 Maccabiah Games, between the Maccabi teams of Israel and the USA.[http://archive.football.org.il/multimedia/PDF/Newspapers/hadashot/1981/07-09-1981.pdf#search=19810707~~19810725 Israel and USA Will Inaugurate Hakoah Stadium Today] Hadshot HaSport, 9 July 1981 (page 4) {{in lang|he}}
The stadium was renovated in 1993,[http://147.236.113.76/OU8011KRIN_multimedia/documents/836_1.jpg Winter Stadium Had Thorough Renovation] David Shaham, Ma'ariv, 26 March 1993 (via Ramat Gan Libraries Archive) {{in lang|he}} 2000, when plastic seats were placed upon the concrete stands,[http://v5arch.com/projects/sports/winter-stadium-ramat-gan Winer Stadium/Ramat Gan] V5 Architects {{in lang|he}} and 2006, upon the return of Hakoah Amidar to the Israeli football top level.
Gallery
File:Winter Sradium.JPG|
References
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{{Liga Leumit}}
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Category:Football venues in Israel
Category:Multi-purpose stadiums in Israel
Category:Sports venues in Ramat Gan
Category:Sports venues completed in 1983
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