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Israeli Soccer League Friday Games Show Mixed Attendance in Pilot Program
Israeli soccer's Premier League is continuing a pilot program featuring Friday games, despite varied attendance. Seven previous matches drew over 83,000 fans, averaging nearly 12,000 each, but with significant disparities.
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- 01Israeli soccer's Friday game pilot program shows mixed attendance figures.
- 02Seven previous Friday games attracted 83,328 spectators, averaging 11,904 each.
- 03Hapoel Tel Aviv vs. Hapoel Jerusalem drew 23,100 fans, the highest turnout.
- 04Hapoel Kiryat Shmona vs. Hapoel Haifa had the lowest attendance with 1,188 fans.
- 05Maccabi Tel Aviv is playing on Friday for the first time in over 20 years.
A match between Hapoel Tel Aviv and Hapoel Jerusalem attracted over 23,000 fans, while another game saw fewer than 1,200. Maccabi Tel Aviv, a major club, is scheduled to play on Friday for the first time in over 20 years.
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