ˌoʊvɚ ðə jˈɪɹz ðə stˈeɪdiəm wʌz dˈʌbd æz "hˈɑː kˈʌfsə""ðə bˈɑːks", ðə nˈɪkneɪm kˈʌmz fɹʌmðə ɹˈɛlətˌɪvli smˈɔːl sˈaɪz ʌvðə ɡɹˈaʊnd ænd bˌiːɪŋ sɚɹˈaʊndᵻd baɪ stˈændz ɪnðə mˈænɚ ɹˌɛmᵻnˈɪsənt əvə bˈɑːks.
Over the years the stadium was dubbed as "HaKufsa" ("The Box"), the nickname comes from the relatively small size of the ground and being surrounded by stands in the manner reminiscent of a box.