Haifa will conduct a pilot in front of KS in preparation for the entrance of the crowd

Maccabi Haifa is the first club to announce that it will pilot the possibility of the crowd returning to the pitches in the Premier League in football and the first experiment will take place this coming Saturday in a game against Kiryat Shmona.

The club’s official website states that “After almost a year of games without an audience, it is approaching. We are preparing for the return of the crowd to the pitches and on Saturday there will be a pilot for the system that will help bring the crowd in well and safely and in accordance with the green sign regulations. The club and the stadium management are currently testing technological means and will conduct a number of pilots on the subject, which will be handed over to the heads of Israeli football. “

So what exactly will happen on Saturday? Sami Ofer will have a quick entry system operated by Preciate, which will try to get some of the licensees to come to the game (employees, administrative staff, etc.). The system works in several stages: you get a link, upload a photo of a green character, an ID card and a selfie (a process that takes 30 seconds). The system verifies the documents that came up and when there is a confirmation, an SMS message is sent. On the day of the game, the system recognizes the face and thus allows easy entry to the field.

Assaf Ben Dov and Goodsway Donio. The Greens are the first to pilot in football (the official website of Maccabi Haifa)

Maccabi Haifa clarified in this regard that “it is important to note that all the details – a photocopy of the identity card and the green card, are not stored in any database and are used for entry only.” Club Director, Assaf Ben Dov, He said: “We are already waiting for the day when our crowd will be in the stadium and encourage the team. We are now doing all the necessary actions so that when the day comes there will be approval, we will be ready and the entrance will be as comfortable as possible.”