Maccabi Tel Aviv Could Play EuroLeague Home Games in Limassol

Israel's Maccabi Tel Aviv basketball team has received approval to use Limassol as its home venue for EuroLeague matches. According to a report by the Politis newspaper, the approval was granted on Thursday. The team's first home match in Limassol will be played against Hapoel Tel Aviv on November 12.

The newspaper wrote that around 10 to 12 matches are expected to be played in Limassol over the season. A total of 3,000 tickets have been allocated for Maccabi fans.

The report recalled that Hapoel Tel Aviv had also requested to use South Cyprus as its home venue. Greek Cypriot authorities rejected that request. The reason given was that the Greek Cypriot police would need to take additional security measures for these matches, which would significantly increase their workload.

This development revealed that the Greek Cypriot side has taken different approaches to the home venue requests of the two Israeli teams. Security planning and organization for the matches appear likely to be discussed in more detail as the schedule approaches.