Hapoel Tel Aviv to Return to Drive-In in 2026/27, Without a Clear Plan

Hapoel Tel Aviv announced on Sunday that starting with the 2026/27 season, it will host its league games again at the Drive-In arena. The problem, according to the report, is that the club still has no concrete plan for how the move will work.

The team is currently playing at Menora Mivtachim Arena. Even amid an ongoing fan boycott, the club has still seen some growth in season-ticket sales there, with about 4,000 fans now holding subscriptions. A return to the Drive-In, which has only 3,000 season-ticket seats, would create a major gap between current subscribers and the number of supporters who could be accommodated next season, before even accounting for fans who may want to come back to the club’s traditional home.

Additional complications involve premium seating. The floor seats at Menora number about 350, while the Drive-In has only 85 such seats. There is also an issue with skyboxes, 10 of the 23 boxes at Hapoel Tel Aviv’s current arena have been sold, but the Drive-In has no skyboxes at all.

Asked about the number of season tickets, floor seats and boxes, Hapoel Tel Aviv responded, “We will conduct a situation assessment at the end of the season and prepare a fair and proper model.”