Bnei-Yehuda against Pacos. Today against Eindhoven
(Photo: Aloni Mor)

This evening (Thursday), 07:30 p.m. at Bloomfield Stadium, Bnei-Yehuda Tel-Aviv will meet famous Dutch team PSV Eindhoven, in the first match of Europa League's playoffs round.

Yesterday evening a press conference was held, after which both teams made their summarizing practices towards the match.

Bnei-Yehuda, the only team that has succeeded to qualify for the playoffs round from the first qualification round, arrives to the match with a deficient lineup. Eliran Atar and Hasan Abu-Zaid will be missing due to yellow cards; Liroy Tzairi and Omri Afek, who was injured in the practice, will not play as well.

The visiting team, who arrived to Israel after an impressive 4:3 victory over Ajax Amsterdam, will take the field with a deficient lineup as well.

Thousands of fans have already ensured their presence at the match. Stands 2 and 7 have been completely sold out, and hundreds of tickets were already sold for stand 8, whose opening was decided on Tuesday. Yesterday the stand was approved for opening by the police.

The match will be managed by a Swedish foursome: main referee Jonas Eriksson, with assistants Stefan Wittberg and Fredrik Nilsson, fourth official Markus Strömbergsson.

As previously reported, the "Arayot Yehuda" fan club is preparing an impressive support presentation in the match, and is promising an amazing ambience in the stands.

Biton against Pacos. Replaces Atar
(Photos: Aloni Mor)

This Thursday (07:30 p.m., Bloomfield Stadium), Bnei-Yehuda Tel-Aviv will compete against PSV Eindhoven, in a historic match for the club against a club of such international splendor (PSV is one of the most successfull Dutch teams with 21 local championships, eight local cups, one Champions League win and one UEFA Cup win).

The match, in Europa League's playoffs round, gains a lot of interest from Bnei-Yehuda's fans and other soccer fans alike, and most of the tickets were already sold. Tickets for stand 2 have already sold out, while a few hundreds still remain for stand 7.

To remind you, ticket price is 50 NIS (56 NIS early sale), and tickets can be purchase via "Leaan" ticket agency's website (also via telephone +97235247373 or in the office itself, Dizengoff St. 101), or in "Katom" kiosk near the player entrance of Shchunat Hatikva Stadium (better known as "Momo's Kiosk"), opening hours 12:00 p.m. to 09:00 p.m.

PSV Eindhoven, who beat Ajax Amsterdam 4:3 yesterday in an impressive match, in which the Golden's coach Guy Luzon was present, will land tomorrow (Tuesday) in Ben-Gurion Airport at about 07:25 p.m., flight number AY7044. On Wednesday a press conference will be held at Bloomfield Stadium, after which the visiting team will practice in the stadium (first fifteen minutes open for press). At the same time, Bnei-Yehuda will practice in Shchunat Hatikva Stadium.

Bnei-Yehuda will miss excellent forward Eliran Atar on the match against PSV due to yellow cards accumulation. Moshe Biton will take his place in the starting lineup. Midfielder Hasan Abu-Zaid will also miss the game due to the same reason, while Liroy Tzairi will not play due to an injury.

The orange crowd. Giant production in the stands

Bnei-Yehuda's fan club, "Arayot Yehuda", has announced that it is working on an impressive production for the match, which will include many fan equipment, and the entire stadium will be "painted" orange. The fan club expects 8,000 orange fans and calls all fans to come and support the team, it is still not late to purchase tickets!

Bnei-Yehuda's crowd paints Bloomfield orange
(Photo: Aloni Mor)

On Thursday, August 20th, Bnei-Yehuda Tel-Aviv will host Dutch team PSV Eindhoven, for the first leg of UEFA Europa League's playoffs round.

This week early ticket sale for the match has started, and over a thousand tickets were already sold for the match. Tickets can be purchased via the following channels:

1. "Leaan" ticket agency - in the agency's office (101 Dizengoff St., Tel-Aviv), on telephone +97235247373 and via "Leaan's website".

2. "Katom" kiosk near the player entrance of Shchunat Hatikva Stadium (better known as "Momo's kiosk"), opening hours 12:00 p.m. to 09:00 p.m.

3. In "Arayot Yehuda's happening event, that takes place tomorrow in Beit-Dani's swimming pool, near Shchunat Hatikva Stadium, starting 08:00 p.m. (cash only). Subscriptions can also be purchased in the event.

4. At Bloomfield Stadium's ticket booths this Saturday, before the Toto Cup match against Maccabi Netanya (match starts 04:00 p.m.).

Please note: ticket price for the match is 50 NIS, but during the early sale a 6 NIS service charge is added, such that the ticket price is 56 NIS. If you have decided to purchase your tickets via Leaan's website, you will be required to pay an additional 15 NIS handling charges (regardless of the amount of tickets you will order).

Update: as of today (Wednesday), the only gates approved for opening in the stadium are 2, 7 and the VIP stand, and these are the only stands that tickets are sold to at the moment. It is possible that more stands will be approved in the upcoming days, the official website will update if so.

Tickets ordered via telephone or online can be picked up the day of the match in Bloomfield's ticket booths.

As previously mentioned, tomorrow (Thursday) starting at 08:00 p.m. Arayot Yehuda's season opening event will take place in Beit-Dani's swimming pool, with a professional DJ and catering. Furthermore, the singers Gil Hillel, Gili Cohen, Shai Sabag and Merav Meiran will perform. The event will be filmed and recorded on video. Entrance price is 20 NIS.

Come and enjoy with your stand mates, and don't forget to bring a bathing suit if you wish to swim in the pool, which will be open for night swimming the entire event.

Guy Luzon on the way to Portugal. Soon on the way to the Netherlands
(Photo: Nir Shabtay)

On August 27th Bnei-Yehuda Tel-Aviv will compete against PSV Eindhoven, in the return match of Europa League's playoffs round (first match at Bloomfield Stadium August 20th).

"Baron Tours" touring agency, through which the team will fly to the match, is offering the following deal for fans of the teams (please note: there are 25 seats available):

• Flight to the Netherlands on Tuesday, August 25th, at 09:00 a.m.
• Lodging in a 3 star/B/STC hotel in Amsterdam (Not the team's hotel. The team stays in a hotel in Eindhoven), including breakfast.
• Ticket for the match.
• Flight back to Israel on Friday.

The deal does not include transfers from the airport to the hotel and back.

Deal price: 1050$ per person.

Those wishing to join, please contact Dorit from "Baron Tours" via telephone 07-47878134 and mention that you are fans of Bnei-Yehuda wishing to join the team's deal to the Netherlands. Those who wish to join and even lengthen their stay in the Netherlands - please mention that on the telephone in order to receive more information.

Please note: more deals which are not offered through the club's management are advartised from time to time in the website's message board.

New stadium for the Goldens?
(Photo: Ido Perelmutter)

As may be remembered to fans of Bnei-Yehuda Tel-Aviv, during the last election season for Tel-Aviv's municipality, the "Arayot Yehuda" fan club acted in a variety of areas, in order to put the subject of a home stadium for Bnei-Yehuda Tel-Aviv's on the new municipality's agenda.

Still within that period a connection was made between members of Arayot Yehuda's comittee and Tel-Aviv's municipality council member and head of the Likud faction, Mr. Arnon Giladi, and a discussion on the subject was started.

Yesterday the council has decided to move the subject to the planning stage. The official website contacted Mr. Giladi today and asked him a few questions on the matter.

Q: How did the process start?
A: "In the election season we have contacted Kfir and Yechi of 'Arayot Yehuda', while putting the subject of a fitting stadium for Bnei-Yehuda in Begin Park in the south of the city in front of our eyes."

"After the elections we have started taking care of the matter intensively and had a meeting with the municipality's CEO and fan club representatives, in which the first milestones were put, in order to promote the subject of a home stadium for Bnei-Yehuda and also additional pitches for the usage of teams like Kfar-Shalem and Ramat Israel."

Q: What was decided by the city council yesterday?
A: "Yesterday, after advencing the subject in the clerical level, the subject was raised in the council, from a desire to start the wheels of planning towards the building of a city stadium, and the council decided to pass the subject for additional talks and treatment, with the purpose of building a home stadium for Bnei-Yehuda."

"This is, generally, the direction. Both the fan club and Moshe Damayo are acting and pushing this subject with us, such that Bnei-Yehuda will have a home advantage in a stadium near Shchunat Hatikva."

Q: So we are talking about a city stadium that will be used by other teams from southern Tel-Aviv?
A: "We are talking about a city stadium, that will be Bnei-Yehuda's home stadium, and near which a complex of practice grounds will also be build, which will be used by lower grade teams."

Q: How will the building be budgeted?
A: "The budget will be received from the Sports Authority, the Tel-Aviv Municipality and other sources."

Q: So right now we are talking about the starting shot, there is still no detailed planning?
A: "There is no planning, right now we are putting the first milestones towards the building of the stadium. It will definitely not happen in a day, but everything needs to start somehow, which is why it was important to put the subject on the public agenda and promote it forward."

"In conclusion, the 'Arayot Yehuda' fan club is acting together with me and with Shlomo Maslawi (City council member and chairman of Shchunat Hativa - IP) in order to realize this dream."

Update: during the happening event this Thursday at Beit-Dani, in addition to the sale of tickets for the match against Eindhoven, season subscriptions will also be sold. Subscription price for members of "Arayot Yehuda" fan club is 550 NIS. Sale is cash only.