ðɪ əfˈɪʃəl nˈeɪm wʌzðə "sˈɑːɹtˈɑːv stˈeɪdiəm", nˈeɪmd ɪn ˈɑːnɚɹ ʌv dʒˈoʊsəf sˈɑːɹtˈɑːv, hˌuː wʌz wˈʌn ʌvðə fˈaʊndɚz ʌv mækˈɑːbi nɛtˈænjə ænd sˈɜːvd æz ðə fˈɜːst tʃˈɛɹmən ʌvðə klˈʌb.
The official name was the "Sar-Tov Stadium", named in honor of Joseph Sar-Tov, who was one of the founders of Maccabi Netanya and served as the first chairman of the club.