Hussein Bin Ali Stadium, Football stadium in Hebron, Palestine
Hussein Bin Ali Stadium is a football ground on Ein Sara Street in Hebron, next to the Hussein Bin Ali Secondary School for Boys. It has a capacity of about 8,000 spectators and serves as the home venue for Shabab Al-Khalil, Ahli Al-Khaleel and Shabab Alsamu.
Founded in 1940 beside the Hussein Bin Ali secondary school for boys, the ground began as the school's pitch and became the most-used stadium in Hebron. It is the home ground of Shabab Al-Khalil, Ahli Al-Khaleel and Shabab Alsamu. In 2015 it hosted the Palestine Cup final between Ahli Al-Khaleel and Ittihad Shujaiyah, the first final in about 15 years to pair West Bank and Gaza teams; FIFA, UEFA and the AFC secured Israeli permits for the Gaza players to travel. The 2016 final, won by Ahli Al-Khaleel over Shabab Khan Yunis, was also played here.
The stadium is the home ground of three Hebron-area clubs: Shabab Al-Khalil, Ahli Al-Khaleel and Shabab Alsamu. Its name comes from the adjacent Hussein bin Ali Secondary School for Boys, whose pitch it originally served. The 2015 Palestine Cup final, sponsored by the Bank of Palestine, was watched by PFA president Jibril Rajoub and MK Ahmad Tibi.
The stadium is on Ain Sara Street in Hebron, next to Hussein Bin Ali Secondary School for Boys. It seats about 8,000, so arrive early before finals or derby matches to get a place in the stands. The ground is the home pitch of Shabab Al-Khalil, Ahli Al-Khaleel and Shabab Alsamu.
The 2015 Palestine Cup final at this stadium was the first in about 15 years between the top clubs of the West Bank Premier League and the Gaza Strip League. FIFA, UEFA and the AFC intervened so Israeli authorities would let Gaza players travel to the West Bank; Jibril Rajoub and MK Ahmad Tibi attended.
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