Maccabi Ahi Nazareth F.C.

Maccabi Ahi Nazareth
Full name	Maccabi Ahi Nazareth Football Club
Nickname(s)	The Green Nazarenes, Akhaa', Nazaret, Kvutsat HaMegzar, HaYarokim MeNatzrat
Founded	1968
Ground	Ilut Stadium, Ilut
Capacity	4,932
Chairman	Avudia Yusuf
Manager	Najwan Ghrayib
League	Liga Leumit
2016–17	Liga Leumit, 8th
Home colours	Away colours

Maccabi Ahi Nazareth Football Club (Hebrew: מכבי אחי נצרת‬, Mo'adon Kaduregel Maccabi Aḥi Natzrat; Arabic: نادي كرة القدم اخاء الناصرة‎, Nade Korat Alqadam Maccabi Ekhaa Al-Nasera) is an Israeli football club based in Nazareth. The club is currently in the Liga Leumit and plays at the Ilut Stadium in Ilut on the outskirts of the city.

History

The club was formed in 1968, and played in Liga Gimel until 1975. In 1998 they were promoted to Liga Artzit (then the second tier), finishing eighth in the league. In 1999–2000 and 2000–01 they finished one place above the relegation zone.

The 2002–03 season saw the club claim the Liga Leumit title, despite being deducted three points for playing an ineligible player, under the leadership of Azmi Nassar. They were promoted to the Israeli Premier League for the first time in their history. Fellow Israeli Arab club Bnei Sakhnin were also promoted, marking the first time two Arab clubs had been in the top division.

However, in their first season in the top division, the club finished bottom and were relegated back to Liga Leumit. The following season they were relegated again (due to a two-point deduction), and dropped back into the third division. In 2005–06 they finished as Liga Artzit runners-up, to make an immediate return to Liga Leumit, where they have remained since.

In 2008–09, the club was promoted to the Israeli Premier League.

After one of the worst seasons in the Israeli Premier League the club finished in the last spot of the league, In the last match she lost to Hapoel Ramat Gan 0–7 and were directly relegated to Liga Leumit for the 2010–11 season.

In the 2014–15 Israel State Cup, the club reached the Semi-finals for the first time in their history, after eliminating Maccabi Netanya, F.C. Ashdod and Hapoel Kfar Saba. However, in the Semi-finals, they were beaten 0–3 by the eventual cup winners, Maccabi Tel Aviv in Teddy Stadium, Jerusalem.

Current squad

As of 10 August 2018.

No.	Position	Player
3	DF	Kassio
4	MF	Iham Abdah
5	DF	Akram Shariach
6	DF	Yazan Nassar
7	DF	Ashraf Rabah
8	MF	Amjad Sliman
9	FW	Alaa Bakher
10	MF	Mohammed Khatib
11	MF	Anas Dabour
13	DF	Ashraf Rabach
14	MF	Yussuf Mohammed
15	MF	Hisham Kiwan
16	MF	Majd Abdu
17	MF	Ahmed Drausha

No.	Position	Player
18	GK	Omar Nahfaoui
19	MF	Salah Hussein
20	MF	Sfouan Hilou
21	MF	Khaled Kasoum
23	MF	Amir Abu Salem
29	DF	I'yad Hutba
31	MF	Adilson Bahia
33	MF	Yehye Khatib
45	GK	Ahmed Akriya
77	FW	Ido Exbard
88	MF	Semir Bajraktarević
99	FW	Nuef Baziya
	DF	Emri Zaid
	MF	Isa Bakir

Past managers

Honours

Liga Alef:
- Winners (1): 1997–98
Liga Leumit:
- Winners (1): 2002–03
Liga Artzit:
- Runners-up (1): 2005–06

External links

Official website (in Hebrew)
Maccabi Ahi Nazareth Israel Football Association (in Hebrew)

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Liga Leumit
Clubs	Beitar Tel Aviv Ramla Hapoel Afula Hapoel Bnei Lod Hapoel Hadera Hapoel Katamon Jerusalem Hapoel Kfar Saba Hapoel Marmorek Hapoel Nazareth Illit Hapoel Petah Tikva Hapoel Ramat Gan Hapoel Ramat HaSharon Hapoel Rishon LeZion Hapoel Tel Aviv Ironi Nesher Maccabi Ahi Nazareth Maccabi Herzliya
Stadia	Afula Illit Stadium Green Stadium Grundman Stadium Haberfeld Stadium HaMoshava Stadium Herzliya Municipal Stadium Ilut Stadium Levita Stadium Lod Municipal Stadium Nesher Stadium Ramla Municipal Stadium Teddy Stadium Winter Stadium
Seasons (second level)	1937 1938 1939 1940 1941–42 1946–47 1947–48 1949–50 1951–52 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18

Israeli Premier League
Clubs	Beitar Jerusalem Bnei Sakhnin Bnei Yehuda F.C. Ashdod Hapoel Be'er Sheva Hapoel Hadera Hapoel Haifa Hapoel Ra'anana Hapoel Tel Aviv Ironi Kiryat Shmona Maccabi Haifa Maccabi Netanya Maccabi Petah Tikva Maccabi Tel Aviv
Stadiums	Doha Stadium HaMoshava Stadium Kiryat Shmona Stadium Netanya Stadium Sammy Ofer Stadium Teddy Stadium Turner Stadium Yud-Alef Stadium
Former clubs	Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan Hapoel Acre Hapoel Ashkelon Hapoel Jerusalem Hapoel Kfar Saba Hapoel Petah Tikva Hapoel Ramat Gan Hapoel Rishon LeZion Hapoel Nazareth Illit Hapoel Tzafririm Holon Hapoel Ramat HaSharon Maccabi Ahi Nazareth Maccabi Herzliya Maccabi Kiryat Gat
Competition	Champions Foreign players Players with 100+ goals Records All-time table
Seasons	1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19