Maccabi Herzliya F.C.

Maccabi Herzliya
Full name	Maccabi Herzliya Football Club; מועדון כדורגל מכבי הרצליה
Founded	1932
Ground	Herzliya Municipal Stadium, Herzliya
Capacity	8,300
Chairman	Ariel Sheiman
Manager	Tzahi Tiar
League	Liga Leumit
2016–17	Liga Leumit, 13th

Maccabi Herzliya F.C. (Hebrew: מועדון כדורגל מכבי הרצליה‎, Moadon Kaduregel Maccabi Herzliya) is an Israeli football club based in Herzliya. The club is currently in Liga Leumit and plays at the Herzliya Municipal Stadium.

History

A football section of the Maccabi Herzliya Sports Club existed and played several matches since 1929,^[1]^[2] including competing in the 1930 Palestine Cup.^[3] The club was formally established in 1932. In 1978 they were promoted to Liga Artzit (then the second tier). However, they finished bottom in the 1980–81 season and were relegated back to Liga Alef. In 1983 they moved to the Herzliya Municipal Stadium, which they share with city rivals Hapoel Herzliya.

At the start of the 1990s the club returned to Liga Artzit, and were promoted to Liga Leumit (then the top division) for the first time in their history in 1992–93 as Artzit champions. They avoided relegation by a single point in 1994–95, and finished one place above the relegation zone again in 1996–97 and 1998–99. In the first season of the new Premier League in 1999–2000, they finished second bottom and were relegated.

In 2001–02 they finished third, narrowly missing out on promotion back to the Premier League. In 2005 they reached the State Cup final for the first time, losing to Maccabi Tel Aviv on penalties after a 2–2 draw. In 2005–06 they won Liga Leumit (now the second tier) to return to the top division. After finishing one place above the relegation zone in the 2006–07 season, In the 2007–08 season they finished bottom and relegated back to Liga Leumit.

Current squad

As to 18 February 2018

No.	Position	Player
1	GK	Lev Gorelik
3	DF	Tal Levran
4	DF	Ron Alkobi
5	DF	Barak Lavi
10	FW	Itzik Cohen
14	MF	Gal Shalom
15	MF	Ibrahim Safouri
18	DF	Bar Yerucham
19	DF	Itay Tuef
20	MF	Roi Ashkenazi

No.	Position	Player
22	GK	Bar Menaker
24	MF	Aviv Sellam
25	DF	Alaa Jaffar
26	MF	Shimi Elmalem
29	GK	Dvir Koren
	DF	Oren Asher
	FW	Daniel Avital
	FW	Itamar Cohen
	FW	Timor Avitan

Honours

Toto Cup
- Winners 2007
Second Division
- Champions 1992–93, 2005–06

References

↑ In Sport Do'ar HaYom, 4 August 1929, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)
↑ Tel Aviv-Jaffa – In Sport Do'ar HaYom, 24 December 1929, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)
↑ In Sport Do'ar HaYom, 21 February 1930, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)

External links

Official Website (Hebrew)

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[mhzl291-1] In Sport Do'ar HaYom, 4 August 1929, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)

[mhzl292-2] Tel Aviv-Jaffa – In Sport Do'ar HaYom, 24 December 1929, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)

[mhzl293-3] In Sport Do'ar HaYom, 21 February 1930, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)

Third Level Israeli football leagues seasons
North	F.C. Haifa Robi Shapira F.C. Tira Hapoel Asi Gilboa Hapoel Baqa al-Gharbiyye Hapoel Beit She'an Hapoel Herzliya Hapoel Iksal Hapoel Jerusalem Hapoel Kafr Kanna Hapoel Migdal HaEmek Hapoel Shefa-'Amr Hapoel Umm al-Fahm Ironi Tiberias Maccabi Daliyat al-Karmel Maccabi Ironi Kiryat Ata Maccabi Tzur Shalom
South	Beitar Kfar Saba F.C. Dimona F.C. Holon Yermiyahu F.C. Kafr Qasim Hakoah Ramat Gan Hapoel Azor Hapoel Bik'at HaYarden Hapoel Hod HaSharon Hapoel Kfar Shalem Hapoel Mahane Yehuda Maccabi Jaffa Kabilio Maccabi Kiryat Gat Maccabi Sha'arayim Maccabi Yavne Nordia Jerusalem Sektzia Nes Tziona
Seasons (third level)	1938 1940 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 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
See also: Liga Artzit

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