The champions will open the 2023/24 season at Sammy Ofer Stadium without two stands (south and lower north), which will be closed for the first home game. The Greens suffered a punishment from the Football Association Tribunal on Wednesday following a riot by its fans at a match against Maccabi Tel Aviv.
A decision was made by three judges, while Haifa's argument was that had it not set up a network on its own initiative, disaster would have occurred. The club described the punishment as "very harsh and hurts thousands of fans who did nothing"