The audience returns: This morning (Sunday), despite the criticism among the Israeli football sponsors, the board of directors of the leagues approved the outline of the crowd, proposed by the Ministries of Sports and Health. Meaning: As of next Saturday, 1,500 spectators will be able to enter all Premier League games, after more than a year The first game that fans will be able to enter will be in Bloomfield, and will bring together Hapoel Tel Aviv and Bnei Sakhnin.
According to the official announcement issued by the principal after the end of the board meeting – in a stadium with a capacity of over 10,000 seats (most stadiums in the league, except Doha in Sakhnin, the Eleventh in Ashdod and the field in Kiryat Shmona), up to 1,500 spectators can enter – in all fields with less than 10,000 , Only 750 will enter. It was also clarified that the entry of a foreign audience is possible at the discretion of the host group.
The chairman of the administration, Erez Kalfon: “Over the past few weeks, we have made tremendous efforts to create an outline that will allow a larger and more logical audience to enter.
We presented to the Ministry of Health a detailed plan that could allow the entry of thousands of spectators safely, which unfortunately was rejected. Accordingly, we are forced to accept the guidelines of the Ministry of Health in order to allow the return of the crowd that is so lacking on the pitches.
We do this with great concern, since in our opinion, under the conditions set by the Ministry of Health, there is great difficulty in the success of the pilot, but despite this, every effort will be made to prove that the public can be absorbed under these conditions. “
As mentioned, despite the harsh criticism of the administration, the outline was accepted even from a lack of choice – even though it will include only about 1,500 spectators in the open stadiums. Meaning: Already this coming Saturday, after more than a year of absence, the games will be played in front of a crowd of fans.
As mentioned, there are quite a few restrictive conditions in the above layout: for example, the cash registers and buffets will not be able to open; each person who receives a ticket will have to arrive at another time, so as not to create overcrowding; it will not be possible to eat, You will have to deal with another condition – certainly the biggest of them – and that is: how and who to prioritize at the entrance to the pitch, out of the tens of thousands of fans that some of them have.