Editing Jerusalem (section)

=== Sports ===
{{see also|Beitar Jerusalem F.C.|Hapoel Jerusalem B.C.|Jerusalem Marathon}}
[[File:TeddyStadiumJerusalemِApr172023 03.jpg|thumb|[[Teddy Stadium]], [[Malha]]]]
[[File:JerusalemArenaApr172023 01.jpg|thumb|[[Pais Arena]]]]

The two most popular sports are [[Association football|football]] (soccer) and basketball.<ref>{{Cite book |title=Culture and Customs of Israel |last=Torstrick |first=Rebecca L. |isbn=978-0-313-32091-0 |year=2004 |publisher=Greenwood Press |page=141 |quote=The two most popular spectator sports in Israel are football and basketball.}}</ref> [[Beitar Jerusalem F.C.|Beitar Jerusalem Football Club]] is one of the most well known in Israel. Fans include political figures who often attend its games.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.israel-mfa.gov.il/MFA/Israel%20beyond%20the%20conflict/Betar%20Jerusalem-%20A%20Local%20Sports%20Legend%20Exports%20Tal |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130402050714/http://www.israel-mfa.gov.il/MFA/Israel%2Bbeyond%2Bthe%2Bconflict/Betar%2BJerusalem-%2BA%2BLocal%2BSports%2BLegend%2BExports%2BTal |archive-date=2 April 2013 |publisher=Israel Magazine via the Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs |last=Griver |first=Simon |date=October 1997 |access-date=7 March 2007 |title=Betar Jerusalem: A Local Sports Legend Exports Talent to Europe's Top Leagues |url-status=dead}}</ref> Jerusalem's other major football team, and one of Beitar's top rivals, is [[Hapoel Jerusalem F.C.]] Whereas Beitar has been [[Israel State Cup]] champion seven times,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://bjerusalem.co.il/ |title=בית"ר ירושלים האתר הרשמי – דף הבית |publisher=Bjerusalem.co.il |access-date=11 September 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070823075655/http://www.bjerusalem.co.il/ |archive-date=23 August 2007}}</ref> Hapoel has won the Cup only once. Beitar has won the top league six times, while Hapoel has never succeeded. Beitar plays in the more prestigious [[Israeli Premier League|Ligat HaAl]], while Hapoel is in the second division [[Liga Leumit]]. Since its opening in 1992, [[Teddy Stadium]] has been Jerusalem's primary football stadium, with a capacity of 31,733<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.beitarfc.co.il/%D7%90%D7%99%D7%A6%D7%98%D7%93%D7%99%D7%95%D7%9F-%D7%98%D7%93%D7%99/ |title=בית״ר ירושלים – איצטדיון טדי |website=בית״ר ירושלים |access-date=19 September 2022 |archive-date=5 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220905144143/https://www.beitarfc.co.il/%D7%90%D7%99%D7%A6%D7%98%D7%93%D7%99%D7%95%D7%9F-%D7%98%D7%93%D7%99/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

The most popular Palestinian football club is [[Jabal Al Mukaber (football club)|Jabal Al Mukaber]] (since 1976) which plays in West Bank Premier League. The club hails from Mount Scopus at Jerusalem, part of the [[Asian Football Confederation]], and plays at the [[Faisal Al-Husseini International Stadium]] at [[Al-Ram]], across the [[West Bank Barrier]].<ref name="pfa">{{cite web |url=http://www.pfa.ps/clubdetails.aspx?clubid=13 |title=Palestinian Football Association, Jabal Al-Mokaber |publisher=Pfa.ps |access-date=17 October 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110502075101/http://www.pfa.ps/clubdetails.aspx?clubid=13 |archive-date=2 May 2011}}</ref><ref name="footwall">[http://edition.cnn.com/2010/SPORT/football/09/14/football.israel.palestine.beitar/index.html Football and the wall: The divided soccer community of Jerusalem] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130722062543/http://edition.cnn.com/2010/SPORT/football/09/14/football.israel.palestine.beitar/index.html |date=22 July 2013 }}, by James Montague, [[CNN]] 17 September 2010</ref>

In basketball, [[Hapoel Jerusalem B.C.|Hapoel Jerusalem]] is one of the top teams in the [[Israeli Basketball Super League|top division]]. The club has won Israel's championship in 2015, the [[Israeli Basketball State Cup|State Cup]] four times, and the [[EuroCup Basketball|ULEB Cup]] in 2004.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hapoel.co.il/hapoel.asp |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080102043627/http://www.hapoel.co.il/hapoel.asp |archive-date=2 January 2008 |publisher=Hapoel Migdal Jerusalem |title=Home |access-date=7 March 2007 |language=he}} (The listing of championship wins are located at the bottom after the completion of the Flash intro.)</ref>

The [[Jerusalem Marathon]], established in 2011, is an international marathon race held annually in Jerusalem in the month of March. The full 42-kilometre race begins at the Knesset, passes through Mount Scopus and the Old City's Armenian Quarter, and concludes at Sacher Park. In 2012, the Jerusalem Marathon drew 15,000 runners, including 1,500 from fifty countries outside Israel.<ref>{{cite news |last=Baskin |first=Rebecca |title=First Jerusalem marathon to be held in 2011 |url=http://www.jpost.com/Sports/Article.aspx?id=159342 |access-date=2 February 2013 |newspaper=[[The Jerusalem Post]] |date=20 January 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Davidovich |first=Joshua |title=Kenyan slogs out Jerusalem marathon win through soggy weather |url=http://www.timesofisrael.com/kenyan-slogs-out-jerusalem-marathon-win-through-soggy-weather/ |access-date=2 February 2013 |newspaper=[[The Times of Israel]] |date=16 March 2012 |agency=[[Associated Press]] |archive-date=6 June 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130606204139/http://www.timesofisrael.com/kenyan-slogs-out-jerusalem-marathon-win-through-soggy-weather/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Ward |first=Harold |title=Thousands brave rain, wind for Jerusalem marathon |url=https://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5ileOZ_fQw-q-wWqRSxpZ8IOml_6Q?docId=CNG.cc1f0a0def2357600fe7ce8952046eeb.01 |access-date=2 February 2013 |agency=[[Agence France-Presse]] |date=16 March 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140305100043/https://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5ileOZ_fQw-q-wWqRSxpZ8IOml_6Q?docId=CNG.cc1f0a0def2357600fe7ce8952046eeb.01 |archive-date=5 March 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Pazornik |first=Amanda |title=Jerusalem hills won't faze local marathon runners |url=http://www.jweekly.com/article/full/60665/jerusalem-hills-wont-faze-local-marathon-runners/ |access-date=2 February 2013 |newspaper=[[Jweekly]] |date=27 January 2011 |archive-date=19 April 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130419173839/http://www.jweekly.com/article/full/60665/jerusalem-hills-wont-faze-local-marathon-runners/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Interactive course map |url=http://www.jerusalem.muni.il/jer_sys/marathon11/eng/kataveMessage.asp?msg_id=14702 |publisher=[[Municipality of Jerusalem]] |access-date=2 February 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070427222723/http://www.hotzvim.org.il/SiteFiles/1/35/901.asp |archive-date=27 April 2007}}</ref>

A popular non-competitive sports event is the [[Jerusalem March]], held annually during the [[Sukkot]] festival.