Doha Stadium, Football stadium in Sakhnin, Israel.
Doha Stadium is a football ground in Sakhnin, a town in northern Israel, with seating for around 8,500 spectators. It has a grass pitch and stands arranged around it, built to meet the standards required for professional league football in Israel.
The ground opened in 2005 after the Qatari National Olympic Committee funded its construction. It was the first major sports stadium built in an Arab-majority town in Israel.
Bnei Sakhnin, the local football club, plays its home matches here and has a strong following among Arab citizens of Israel. On match days, the stands fill with supporters from Sakhnin and nearby towns, making the ground a focal point of community life.
The stadium sits near the center of Sakhnin and can be reached on foot from most parts of the town. On match days it is worth arriving early, as parking nearby fills up quickly.
The stadium bears the name of the Qatari capital, Doha, which is openly displayed on a sports facility inside Israel, something that has no parallel elsewhere in the country. The name has remained unchanged since the opening day and continues to reflect the origin of the funding.
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