Maccabi Tel Aviv Basketball Team to Relocate Home Games to Cyprus
Translated & summarized from N12 by baba
Maccabi Tel Aviv is set to relocate its EuroLeague home games from Serbia to Cyprus, with the first match scheduled for October 22nd against Real Madrid. The Spyros Kyprianou Arena in Limassol will host up to 5,000 fans, and enhanced security protocols will be in place, especially for games against Turkish opponents. The team hopes to eventually return to playing in Israel.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Maccabi Tel Aviv will move its EuroLeague home games to Cyprus due to ongoing security concerns.
- The first game in Cyprus is scheduled for October 22nd against Real Madrid.
- The Spyros Kyprianou Arena in Limassol will have a capacity of 5,000 spectators.
- Enhanced security measures will be implemented, particularly for games against Turkish teams.
- Maccabi Tel Aviv hopes to resume playing games in Israel in the future.
Maccabi Tel Aviv is preparing to move its EuroLeague home games from Serbia to Cyprus, with the team hoping to return to playing in Israel in the future. Local Cypriot media reports indicate that most necessary approvals have been secured for this relocation. The team aims to host its first game in Cyprus on October 22nd, facing Real Madrid at the Spyros Kyprianou Arena in Limassol. This arena has a capacity of 6,000, but attendance will be capped at 5,000 spectators, with visiting teams receiving a limited number of tickets. Security measures will be stringent, with the arena handed over to police 24 hours before each game for sealing and exclusive use by Maccabi for practices. Special attention and thorough checks will be implemented for games against Turkish teams participating in the competition.
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