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	Idan Bar-On
League	Liga Alef South
2019–20	Liga Alef South, 15th

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 Alef South 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 29 January 2021


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	ISR	Avi Ivgi
3	DF	ISR	Mahmoud Badir
4	DF	ISR	Lenny Aharon
5	DF	ISR	Ilay Bachar
6	MF	ISR	Dolev Azurel
7	MF	ISR	Daniel Gretz
8	FW	ISR	Danny Rozenblit
9	FW	ISR	Adir Khalifa
11	FW	ISR	Avihu Azar
12	MF	ISR	Jake Rozhansky
13	DF	ISR	Amir Dayan
14	FW	ISR	Idan Binyamin


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
15	MF	ISR	Shimon Hayun
16	GK	ISR	Maor Kalfa
17	FW	ISR	Raz Itzhak
19	MF	ISR	Matan Lila
20	MF	ISR	Haim Mekonen
21	DF	ISR	Gal Tietelbaum
23	MF	ISR	Rom Elias
24	DF	ISR	Yarin Talmid
25	DF	ISR	Barak Lavi
26	MF	ISR	Adir Fibnik
30	DF	ISR	Dean Simhi

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)

Liga Alef
North (Group A)	F.C. Tira Hapoel Bnei Fureidis Hapoel Bu'eine Hapoel Herzliya Hapoel Kafr Kanna Ihud Bnei Majd al-Krum Ironi Tiberias Maccabi Tzur Shalom Maccabi Tamra
North (Group B)	F.C. Daburiyya F.C. Haifa Robi Shapira Hapoel Baqa al-Gharbiyye Hapoel Bnei Ar'ara 'Ara Hapoel Bnei Zalafa Hapoel Kaukab Hapoel Migdal HaEmek Maccabi Bnei Reineh Tzeirei Tayibe
South (Group A)	A.S. Ashdod F.C. Dimona F.C. Holon Yermiyahu F.C. Ironi Or Yehuda Hapoel Azor Hapoel Bnei Lod Maccabi Herzliya Maccabi Yavne Shimshon Kafr Qasim
South (Group B)	Hakoah Ramat Gan Hapoel Ashkelon Hapoel Bik'at HaYarden Hapoel Marmorek Ironi Kuseife Maccabi Ironi Ashdod Maccabi Jaffa Kabilio Maccabi Sha'arayim Nordia Jerusalem
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 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21
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 Kfar Saba Hapoel Tel Aviv Ironi Kiryat Shmona Maccabi Haifa Maccabi Netanya Maccabi Petah Tikva Maccabi Tel Aviv
Stadiums	Bloomfield Stadium Doha Stadium HaMoshava Stadium Kiryat Shmona Stadium Levita 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 Nof HaGalil Hapoel Petah Tikva Hapoel Ra'anana Hapoel Ramat Gan Hapoel Ramat HaSharon Hapoel Rishon LeZion Hapoel Tzafririm Holon Maccabi Ahi Nazareth Maccabi Herzliya Maccabi Kiryat Gat Sektzia Nes Tziona
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 2019–20 2020–21