F.C. Kafr Qasim

F.C. Kafr Qasim (Hebrew: מועדון ספורט כפר קאסם‎), Moadon Sport Kafr Qasim, lit. Kafr Qasim Sport Club (or in short Hebrew: מ.ס. כפר קאסם‎, Mem Samekh Kafr Qasim, lit. F.C. Kafr Qasim) is an Israeli football club based in Kafr Qasim. The club currently plays in Liga Leumit, they play home matches at the Lod Municipal Stadium in Lod.

F.C. Kafr Qasim
Full nameMoadon Sport Kafr Qasim
מועדון ספורט כפר קאסם
Founded2002
GroundLod Municipal Stadium, Lod
Capacity4,000
ChairmanTariq Sarsour
ManagerTomer Kashtan
LeagueLiga Leumit
2018–19Liga Alef South, 1st (promoted)

History

The club was formed in 2002 by a merger of two city rivals, Hapoel Kafr Qasim and Maccabi Kafr Qasim. in the new club's first season, they won the 2002–03 Liga Bet South A division, and were promoted to Liga Alef,[1] where they spent three seasons, up until relegation in the 2005–06 season.

In the 2012–13 season, the club finished runners-up in Liga Bet South A division and qualified to the promotion play-offs.[2] After four successful promotion play-offs matches against F.C. Bnei Jaffa Ortodoxim, Hapoel Bik'at HaYarden, F.C. Shikun HaMizrah and Hapoel Arad, the club won promotion to Liga Alef, exactly ten years after they did so in the previous time.[3]

Kafr Qasim finished the 2013–14 season in Liga Alef South in the sixth place, four points short of the promotion play-offs.

In the two consecutive seasons 2015-2016 and 2016-2017 in Liga Alef FC. Kafr Qasim reached the Final game of the Promotion playoffs to the Liga Leumit against 14th Place sides from Liga Leumit, but failed to win promotion in both cases.

They were promoted to the second division Liga Leumit in 2019 automaticly from 1st place of Liga Alef South.

Stadium

During the second decade of the twentieth century the club played in different stadiums like Lod Municipal Stadium and Winter Stadium.

These days, Kfar Qassem Football Stadium undergoing renovations and will contain 8,000 seats.

Current squad
As to 19 June 2019
No. Position Player
1 GK Tzlil Hatuka
4 DF Ben Binyamin
5 MF Yarden Cohen
6 DF Gil Sellam
7 FW Ahmed Drawshe
8 FW Gideon Akuowua
9 FW Eden Shrem
10 FW Samah Mar'ab
12 MF Ben Khawaz
13 GK Tamir Lalou
14 DF Mohammed Farij
15 MF Amran El Krenawy
No. Position Player
17 DF Itzik Shoolmayster
18 MF Omri Shekel
20 DF Amid Mahajna
21 DF Alon Azugi
25 FW Mor Fadida
26 MF Itay Elkaslasy
27 FW Rafael Victor
32 DF Mohammed Hindy
70 MF Phillip Manneh
77 MF Elian Ruhana
DF Sagiv Cohen

Honours

League
Honour No. Years
Fourth tier 2 1966–681, 1977–781
Fifth tier 1 2002–03

1Achieved by Hapoel Kafr Qasim

References
  1. Kafr Qasim: Every team will remember our crowd Goler1, 7.9.2013 (in Hebrew)
  2. Liga Bet South A 2012/2013 The Israel Football Association (in Hebrew)
  3. Kafr Qasim after 10 years is back in Liga Alef Doublepass, 12.5.2013 (in Hebrew)
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