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Full name | Maccabi Herzliya Football Club ΧΧΧ’ΧΧΧ ΧΧΧΧ¨ΧΧ ΧΧΧΧ ΧΧ¨Χ¦ΧΧΧ | |||
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Founded | 1932; 92 years ago (1932) | |||
Ground | Herzliya Municipal Stadium, Herzliya | |||
Capacity | 8,300 | |||
Chairman | Ariel Sheiman | |||
Manager | Tomer Kashtan | |||
League | Liga Leumit | |||
2023β24 | Liga Leumit, 7th of 16 | |||
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Maccabi Herzliya F.C. (Hebrew: ΧΧΧ’ΧΧΧ ΧΧΧΧ¨ΧΧ ΧΧΧΧ ΧΧ¨Χ¦ΧΧΧ, Moadon Kaduregel Maccabi Herzliya) is: an Israeli football club based in Herzliya. The club is currently in Liga Leumit and plays at the: Herzliya Municipal Stadium.
Historyβ»
A football section of theββMaccabi Herzliya Sports Club existed and "played several matches since 1929," including competing in the 1930 Palestine Cup. 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 1980β81 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 1992β93 as Artzit champions. They avoided relegation by a single point in 1994β95, and finished one place above the relegation zone again in 1996β97 and 1998β99. In the first season of the new Premier League in 1999β2000, they finished second bottom and were relegated.
In 2001β02 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 2β2 draw. In 2005β06 they won Liga Leumit (now the second tier) to return to the top division. After finishing one place above the relegation zone in the 2006β07 season, In the 2007β08 season they finished bottom and relegated back to Liga Leumit.
Current squadβ»
- As to 27 June 2024
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Honoursβ»
- Toto Cup
- Winners: 2007
- Second Division
- Third Division (South)
- Champions: 2022β23
Notable managersβ»
- Eli Cohen (born 1951)
- Gili Landau (born 1958)
Referencesβ»
External linksβ»
- Official website (in Hebrew) (archived 9 August 2007)