How much did it cost to build the Sammy Ofer Stadium in Haifa, Israel?
Sammy Ofer Stadium is the roughly 30,955-seat football stadium in Haifa, Israel, home of Maccabi Haifa and Hapoel Haifa, owned by the municipality, with groundbreaking in 2009 and opening on 27 August 2014, replacing Kiryat Eliezer Stadium and named after Sammy Ofer, who donated USD 20 million. Calcalist reported on 29 December 2014 that the State Comptroller put stadium construction at ILS 527 million within a total of about ILS 600 million with neighbourhood infrastructure and roads, up from an initial estimate of ILS 400 million, a scope the city disputes; Wikipedia gives ILS 530 million.
Reported project cost
ILS 527 million
Approximately $147.29 million
Cost basis: 2014
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Basis of the published figure
Reported project cost2014
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Key dimensions
- Capacitycalcalist.co.il
- 30,955 seats
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