Maccabi Herzliya F.C.

Maccabi Herzliya
	File:Maccabi Herzliya.svg
Full name	Maccabi Herzliya Football Club; מועדון כדורגל מכבי הרצליה‎
Founded	1932; 92 years ago
Ground	Herzliya Municipal Stadium, Herzliya
Capacity	8,300
Chairman	Ariel Sheiman
Manager	Erez Benodis
League	Liga Alef South
2021–22	Liga Alef South, 12th

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.^{[citation needed]} 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 25 July 2022


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	ISR	Avi Ivgi
3	DF	ISR	Mahmoud Badir
4	DF	ISR	Lenny Aharon
5	DF	ISR	Ilay Bachar
7	MF	ISR	Daniel Gretz
8	FW	ISR	Danny Rozenblit
9	FW	ISR	Adir Khalifa
11	FW	ISR	Avihu Azar
14	FW	ISR	Idan Binyamin
15	MF	ISR	Shimon Hayun
16	GK	ISR	Maor Kalfa
17	FW	ISR	Raz Itzhak


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
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
—	DF	ISR	Dan Lugasi
—	DF	ISR	Tomer Benbenishti
—	MF	ISR	Lior Katzav
—	FW	ISR	Yaron Mugrabi

Honours

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

Notable managers

Eli Cohen (born 1951)
Gili Landau (born 1958)

References

^ In Sport^{[permanent dead link]} Do'ar HaYom, 4 August 1929, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)
^ Tel Aviv-Jaffa – In Sport^{[permanent dead link]} Do'ar HaYom, 24 December 1929, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)
^ In Sport^{[permanent dead link]} Do'ar HaYom, 21 February 1930, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)

External links

Official Website (Hebrew)

[mhzl291-1] In Sport^{[permanent dead link]} Do'ar HaYom, 4 August 1929, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)

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

[mhzl293-3] In Sport^{[permanent dead link]} Do'ar HaYom, 21 February 1930, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)

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v t e Liga Alef
North	F.C. Tira Hapoel Baqa al-Gharbiyye Ihud Bnei Shefa-'Amr Hapoel Bnei Zalafa Hapoel Bu'eine Hapoel Herzliya Hapoel Kafr Kanna Hapoel Kaukab Hapoel Migdal HaEmek Hapoel Ra'anana Ironi Nesher Maccabi Nujeidat Maccabi Tzur Shalom Maccabi Tamra Tzeirei Tayibe Tzeirei Kafr Kanna
South	Beitar Tel Aviv Bat Yam Bnei Eilat F.C. Dimona F.C. Holon Yermiyahu Hapoel Bik'at HaYarden Hapoel Kfar Shalem Hapoel Marmorek Hapoel Qalansawe Ironi Kuseife Ironi Modi'in Maccabi Herzliya Maccabi Ironi Ashdod Maccabi Sha'arayim Maccabi Yavne Shimshon Kafr Qasim Shimshon Tel Aviv
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 2021–22 2022–23
See also: Liga Artzit

v t e Israeli Premier League
Clubs	Beitar Jerusalem Bnei Sakhnin F.C. Ashdod Hapoel Be'er Sheva Hapoel Hadera Hapoel Haifa Hapoel Jerusalem Hapoel Tel Aviv Ironi Kiryat Shmona Maccabi Bnei Reineh Maccabi Haifa Maccabi Netanya Maccabi Tel Aviv Sektzia Ness Ziona
Stadiums	Bloomfield Stadium Doha Stadium Green Stadium HaMoshava Stadium Kiryat Shmona Stadium Netanya Stadium Sammy Ofer Stadium Teddy Stadium Turner Stadium Yud-Alef Stadium
Former clubs	Bnei Yehuda Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan Hapoel Acre Hapoel Ashkelon Hapoel Kfar Saba 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 Maccabi Petah Tikva
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 2021–22 2022–23