The Sala Stadium ( he, אצטדיון סלה) is a sports stadium in

Ashkelon Ashkelon or Ashqelon (; Hebrew: , , ; Philistine: ), also known as Ascalon (; Ancient Greek: , ; Arabic: , ), is a coastal city in the Southern District of Israel on the Mediterranean coast, south of Tel Aviv, and north of the border ...

Israel Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...

. The stadium has a 5,250 capacity, and is the home ground of Hapoel Ashkelon. On 29 December 2008, shortly before a training session, the stadium was hit by a Grad rocket fired from the

Gaza Strip The Gaza Strip (;The New Oxford Dictionary of English (1998) – p.761 "Gaza Strip /'gɑːzə/ a strip of territory under the control of the Palestinian National Authority and Hamas, on the SE Mediterranean coast including the town of Gaza. ...

. The rocket landed in the penalty area.

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{{Liga Leumit Sports venues in Ashkelon Hapoel Ashkelon F.C. Football venues in Israel