The crowd returns: 1,500 fans in the stands of the football fields already on Saturday Israel today

In good time: The board of directors of the leagues has approved the layout of the sports and health ministries • The approved amount will be possible in a stadium with over 10,000 seats, 750 spectators will enter smaller facilities • The first game in the Premier League: Hapoel Tel Aviv against Bnei Sakhnin

• Danny Maron

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  Hapoel Tel Aviv fans

In good time: The

board of directors of the football leagues met this morning (Monday) and approved the outline of the sports and health ministries for the return of 1,500 fans to stadiums with over 10,000 seats.

The first game on Saturday: Hapoel Tel Aviv against Bnei Yehuda in Bloomfield.

The teams were informed that the funds they receive from the safety net will probably not be offset, and that the Ministry of Sports will participate in the high security costs.

According to this, the outline of the crowd was approved today: 1,500 fans will be able to enter the large football fields (over 10,000 seats), 750 into smaller stadiums.

"The board of directors of the leagues has decided to accept the decision of the Corona Cabinet to return the crowd to the pitches."

This morning, the principal announced, "In accordance with the established rules, a stadium with a capacity of more than 10,000 seats can accommodate up to 1,500 spectators. A stadium with a capacity of less than 10,000 seats can accommodate up to 750 spectators."

"At this stage (until the outline conditions are changed)," added the principal, "any home team will be able to allow an outside crowd at its discretion. Stock Exchange from Saturday).

The decision was made despite the audience entry restrictions set by the Corona Cabinet, in contrast to the position of the league director who presented a program that allows the entry of a quantity of thousands of spectators safely. "

Director 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, because 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 is made to prove that the public can be absorbed under these conditions." Of each stadium (and not an absolute quantity without managerial logic in relation to the content of each of the stadium stands) and allow the increase in the number of spectators starting from the next beat which will be on March 21st.

"I call on all fans who come to the stadiums to follow the guidelines of the Ministry of Health so that we can prove that it is possible to bring in an audience safely and increase the number of fans entering the games."