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Maccabi Rehovot F.C. is an Israel
Israel

Israel officially the State of Israel , is a country in the Middle East located on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea. It borders Lebanon in the north, Syria in the northeast, Jordan in the east, and Egypt on the southwest, and contains geographically diverse features within its relatively small area....
i football club based in Rehovot
Rehovot

Rehovot is a city in the Center District of Israel, about 20 kilometre south of Tel Aviv. According to the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics , at the end of 2007 the city had a total population of 106,200....
. The club competed in the top division during the 1950s, but today plays in Liga Gimel
Liga Gimel

Liga Gimmel is the sixth tier of the Israeli football league system.The league is comprised of six divisions. Previously there had been twelve divisions in the league, but the collapse of many of the teams led to a readjustment of the divisions....
, the sixth and lowest level of Israeli football
Football in Israel

Association football is the unofficial national sport of Israel. Football as an organised sport first developed in the United Kingdom who controlled Israel during the days of the British Mandate of Palestine....
.

abi Rehovot took part in the first post-independence league
Israeli League 1949-50

The 1949-50 season was the first and only edition of the Israeli League. Held the year after Declaration of Independence , it was contested by 13 clubs....
 in 1949-50, finishing 8th out of 13. After several mid-table finishes, the club was relegated to Liga Alef
Liga Alef

Liga Alef is the fourth tier of the Israeli football league system....
 at the end of the 1955-56 season
Liga Leumit 1955-56

The 1955-56 Liga Leumit season saw Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C. win the title. Avraham Levi and Michael Michaelov, both of Beitar Tel Aviv F.C. were the league's joint top scorers with 16 goals each....
 after finishing second from bottom. The following season the club finished second in Liga Alef
Liga Alef

Liga Alef is the fourth tier of the Israeli football league system....
, which usually resulted in automatic promotion to the top division.






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Maccabi Rehovot F.C. is an Israel
Israel

Israel officially the State of Israel , is a country in the Middle East located on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea. It borders Lebanon in the north, Syria in the northeast, Jordan in the east, and Egypt on the southwest, and contains geographically diverse features within its relatively small area....
i football club based in Rehovot
Rehovot

Rehovot is a city in the Center District of Israel, about 20 kilometre south of Tel Aviv. According to the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics , at the end of 2007 the city had a total population of 106,200....
. The club competed in the top division during the 1950s, but today plays in Liga Gimel
Liga Gimel

Liga Gimmel is the sixth tier of the Israeli football league system.The league is comprised of six divisions. Previously there had been twelve divisions in the league, but the collapse of many of the teams led to a readjustment of the divisions....
, the sixth and lowest level of Israeli football
Football in Israel

Association football is the unofficial national sport of Israel. Football as an organised sport first developed in the United Kingdom who controlled Israel during the days of the British Mandate of Palestine....
.

History

Maccabi Rehovot took part in the first post-independence league
Israeli League 1949-50

The 1949-50 season was the first and only edition of the Israeli League. Held the year after Declaration of Independence , it was contested by 13 clubs....
 in 1949-50, finishing 8th out of 13. After several mid-table finishes, the club was relegated to Liga Alef
Liga Alef

Liga Alef is the fourth tier of the Israeli football league system....
 at the end of the 1955-56 season
Liga Leumit 1955-56

The 1955-56 Liga Leumit season saw Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C. win the title. Avraham Levi and Michael Michaelov, both of Beitar Tel Aviv F.C. were the league's joint top scorers with 16 goals each....
 after finishing second from bottom. The following season the club finished second in Liga Alef
Liga Alef

Liga Alef is the fourth tier of the Israeli football league system....
, which usually resulted in automatic promotion to the top division. However, that season promotion/relegation play-offs were held and Maccabi finished bottom of the group
Liga Leumit 1956-57

The 1956-57 Liga Leumit season lasted from December 1956 until April 1957. Hapoel Tel Aviv F.C. won the title, the club's first championsip since Declaration of Independence in 1949....
, remaining in the second tier.

In 1960 the club was relegated to Liga Bet
Liga Bet

Liga Bet is the fifth tier of the Israeli football league system. Its name translates as B League....
, the third division, and in the 1990s they dropped into Liga Gimel.

Notable former players

  • Nir Levine
    Nir Levine

    Nir Levine is an Israeli football coach and currently the manager of Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C. youth team....
     - went on to play for Israel
    Israel national football team

    The Israeli National Football Team is the List of men's national association football teams of Israel and is controlled by the Israel Football Association ....