Maccabi

Maccabi (sports)

Maccabi may refer to:* The Maccabi World Union, Maccabiah Games or any one of the following sport organizations around the world:...

 Herzliya F.C. is an Israel

Israel

The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...

i football club based in Herzliya

Herzliya

Herzliya is a city in the central coast of Israel, at the western part of the Tel Aviv District. It has a population of 87,000 residents. Named after Theodor Herzl, the founder of modern Zionism, Herzliya covers an area of 26 km²...

. The club is currently in Liga Leumit

Liga Leumit

Liga Leumit is the second tier in the Israeli football league system below the Premier League.-Structure:There are 16 clubs in the league. At the end of each season, the lowest-placed team are relegated to Liga Alef while the highest-placed team from Liga Alef are promoted in their place...

 and plays at the Herzliya Municipal Stadium.

History

The club was established in 1932. In 1978 they were promoted to Liga Artzit

Liga Artzit

Liga Artzit was the third tier of Israeli football after the Premier League and Liga Leumit, and was run by the Israel Football Association.-Structure:...

 (then the second tier). However, they finished bottom in the 1980-81 season

Liga Artzit 1980-81

The 1980–81 Liga Artzit season saw Beitar Tel Aviv win the title and win promotion to Liga Leumit. Beitar Jerusalem and Maccabi Haifa were also promoted.-Final table:-References:* Maccabi Haifa...

 and were relegated back to Liga Alef

Liga Alef

-History:League football began in Israel in 1949–50, a year after independence. However, the financial and security crises gripping the young nation caused the 1950–51 season to be abandoned before it had started. When football resumed in 1951–52, the new top division went by the name of Liga Alef...

. In 1983 they moved to the Herzliya Municipal Stadium, which they share with city rivals Hapoel Herzliya

Hapoel Herzliya F.C.

Hapoel Herzliya is an Israeli football club based in Herzliya. The club is currently in Liga Leumit and play their home matches at the Herzliya Municipal Stadium.-History:...

.

At the start of the 1990s the club returned to Liga Artzit, and were promoted to Liga Leumit

Liga Leumit

Liga Leumit is the second tier in the Israeli football league system below the Premier League.-Structure:There are 16 clubs in the league. At the end of each season, the lowest-placed team are relegated to Liga Alef while the highest-placed team from Liga Alef are promoted in their place...

 (then the top division) for the first time in their history in 1992-93

1992–93 Liga Artzit

The 1992–93 Liga Artzit season saw Maccabi Herzliya, Ironi Ashdod and Hapoel Kfar Saba promoted to Liga Leumit, the former two for the first time in their histories. Hapoel Ramat Gan and Maccabi Sha'arayim were relegated to Liga Alef...

 as Artzit champions. They avoided relegation by a single point in 1994-95

Liga Leumit 1994-95

The 1994–95 Liga Leumit season began on 27 August 1994 and ended on 27 May 1995, with Maccabi Tel Aviv winning the title.That season had two rounds, each team played the other teams twice...

, and finished one place above the relegation zone again in 1996-97

Liga Leumit 1996-97

The 1996–97 Liga Leumit season saw Beitar Jerusalem win their third title. Hapoel Tayibe and Tzafririm Holon were relegated to Liga Artzit. Moti Kakun of Hapoel Petah Tikva was the league's top scorer with 20 goals.-Final table:-References:* RSSSF...

 and 1998-99

Liga Leumit 1998-99

The 1998–99 Liga Leumit season began on 22 August 1998 and ended on 29 May 1999, with Hapoel Haifa winning their first championship title ever.That season had two rounds, each team played the other teams twice...

. In the first season of the new Premier League in 1999-2000, they finished second bottom and were relegated.

In 2001-02

Liga Leumit 2001-02

The 2001–02 Liga Leumit season saw Hapoel Kfar Saba and Bnei Yehuda promoted to the Israeli Premier League. Hapoel Beit She'an were relegated to Liga Artzit alongside Hakoah Ramat Gan, who, despite finishing seventh, were demoted due to their financial problems, reprieving 11th-placed Tzafririm Holon...

 they finished third, narrowly missing out on promotion back to the Premier League. In 2004 they reached the State Cup

Israel State Cup

The State Cup , is a knockout cup competition in Israeli football, run by the Israeli Football Association.The State Cup was first held in 1927–28 as the Palestine Cup...

 final for the first time, losing to Maccabi Tel Aviv on penalties after a 2-2 draw. In 2005-06

Liga Leumit 2005-06

The 2005–06 Liga Leumit season saw Maccabi Herzliya win the title and promotion to the Premier League. Runners-up Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan were also promoted....

 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.

Honours

• Toto Cup
  Toto Cup
  The Toto Cup is an association football tournament that exists separately in the two highest divisions in Israel: the Premier League and Liga Leumit....
  
  
  • Winners 2007
• Second Division
  • Champions 199293-
    1992–93 Liga Artzit
    The 1992–93 Liga Artzit season saw Maccabi Herzliya, Ironi Ashdod and Hapoel Kfar Saba promoted to Liga Leumit, the former two for the first time in their histories. Hapoel Ramat Gan and Maccabi Sha'arayim were relegated to Liga Alef...
    
    , 2005–06

External links

• Official Website (Hebrew)