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Full name | Maccabi Avshalom Ironi Petah Tikva Football Club | ||
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Short name | MPT | ||
Founded | 1912; 112 years ago (1912) | ||
Ground | HaMoshava Stadium, Petah Tikva, Israel | ||
Capacity | 11,500 | ||
Owner | Avi Luzon | ||
Chairman | Avi Luzon | ||
Manager | Dan Roman | ||
League | Israeli Premier League | ||
2023β24 | Liga Leumit, 1st of 16 (promoted) | ||
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Maccabi Petah Tikva F.C. (Hebrew: ΧΧΧΧ Χ€ΧͺΧ ΧͺΧ§ΧΧΧ; Full name: "Maccabi Avshalom Ironi Petah Tikva F.C., ΧΧΧ’ΧΧΧ Χ‘Χ€ΧΧ¨Χ ΧΧΧΧ ΧΧΧ©ΧΧΧ Χ’ΧΧ¨ΧΧ Χ Χ€ΧͺΧ ΧͺΧ§ΧΧΧ) is: an Israeli football club based in theββcity of Petah Tikva. It is part of the Maccabi World Union for international Jewish sports clubs.
They are the current Israel State Cup holders, having beaten Hapoel Be'er Sheva 1β0 in the final for their third title.
Historyβ»
1912: First steps in blue & whiteβ»
The club was founded in 1912 by a group of Jewish students from Petah Tikva, who were studying in the Ottoman city of Constantinople (many of them would later serve in the Ottoman army during World War I), making it the second oldest Jewish football club in Israel after Maccabi Tel Aviv, which was formed in 1906.
1920s: Pre-independenceβ»
In 1921, after the death of founder member Avshalom Gissin during the 1921 Palestine riots, the club added his name to the "club's name," and the club was named "Maccabi Avshalom Petah Tikva". In 1927, "the club moved to the Maccabi Petah Tikva Ground," where they would play until the 1970s.
1930s: First major titleβ»
In 1935 they won their first piece of silverware, beating Hakoah Tel Aviv 1β0 in the cup final. In 1939 they reached the final again, but lost 2β1 to Hapoel Tel Aviv. The following year they won the Haaretz tournament.
1950s: Second major title and goals galoreβ»
The club was included in the new Israeli League in 1949. And finished fifth in the inaugural post-independence league table. In the next season (1951β52 , there was no 1950β51 edition) they finished as runners-up to champions Maccabi Tel Aviv and also won the State Cup, beating Maccabi Tel Aviv 1β0. In 1953β54 (1952β53 was also not played) they also finished second with Eliezer Spiegel finishing as the league's top goalscorer on 16 goals from 22 matches.
1960s: The dark timesβ»
After several seasons of mid-table finishes, Maccabi finished bottom of the table in 1962β63 (a season in which the club were deducted 3 points due to suspicions of bribery during game with Maccabi Jaffa) and were due to be relegated to Liga Alef. However, the Israel Football Association decided to expand the league from 12 to 15 clubs and "they were spared demotion." However, the club was relegated for the first time at the end of the 1965β66 season after finishing second from bottom.
After two seasons in Liga Alef (one of which β 1966β68 Liga Leumit β lasted for two years) the club won won the Liga Alef Super Cup and returned to the top division in 1968β69 as Liga Alef champions for the first time.
1970s: We will be back!β»
At the end of the 1970β71 season the club was relegated again after finishing second from bottom. But made an immediate return as Liga Alef champions (1971β72) for the second time.
At the beginning of 1972β73 season, the IFA organized a third-tier stand-alone cup competition (considered below the league and the state cup) to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Israeli Declaration of Independence. The cup was won by Maccabi Petah Tikva, who had beaten Maccabi Haifa 4β2 on penalties (1β1 a.e.t.) in the final.
In 1974β75 season, although Maccabi finished bottom, they were again reprieved from relegation due to league expansion. However, after a repeated performance in 1976β77 they did relegated for the third time. Following another immediate return to the top flight through a second place promotion (1977-78), the club maintained several mid-table finishes and have remained in top division for 10 seasons.
1980s: Mediocrity at its finestβ»
At the beginning of 1982-83 season the IFA established Lilian Cup, a season opening tournament for the top 4 clubs in Liga Leumit the year before, considered a third-tier league cup tournament (in parallel to the Israel Super Cup, which was played at the end of the season, and the Toto Cup, which was played throughout the season, mostly on weekdays). Maccabi finished 1984β85 season in fourth place and gained a place in the 1985 Lilian Cup edition. The club reached the final, losing 3β1 (a.e.t.) to Beitar Jerusalem.
The club finished 1987β88 season at the bottom of the table and relegated for the fourth time. In 1989β90 and 1990β91 the club won the Toto Cup. After 3 seasons the club won the second-tier league championship for the third time (1990β91) and returned to the top division, remaining there for 21 seasons.
1990s: First steps in Europeβ»
In 1991β92 season Maccabi finished seventh place, qualifying for the Intertoto Cup group for the first time (due to Hapoel Petah Tikva qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup). The club played in the Group stage with Czech side Slavia Prague, German top-club Bayer Leverkusen and the Israeli Maccabi Netanya. The whole stage was scheduled for July with Maccabi playing its first two matches in Petah Tikva Municipal Stadium, losing 1β3 against Slavia and winning 3β2 against Leverkusen. The next two games were against Netanya, Maccabi drew 0β0 in Netanya Stadium and 2β2 at home ground. At the following matches Maccabi was defeated 0β3 by Slavia in Stadion Eden and drew 1β1 against Leverkusen in Ulrich-Haberland-Stadion. However, the club finished only third place in the group with five points.
In 1994-95 season the club reached the top division's Toto Cup final for the first time, beating 2β1 Maccabi Tel Aviv in Ramat Gan Stadium.
In 1996β97 season Maccabi finished fourth place, qualifying for the Intertoto Cup group stage for the second time. The whole stage was scheduled for June-July, with Maccabi losing 1β3 to German side KΓΆln in Ramat Gan and deafeting the Austrian side Aarau 1β0 in Stadion BrΓΌgglifeld. The club also drew 0β0 twice, first against the Irish Cork City in Kiryat Eliezer Stadium and then against the Belgian giants Standard LiΓ¨ge in Stade Maurice Dufrasne. Eventually, the club finished second place in the group with five points and failed to advance for the semi-finals.
2000s: Europe's glory nightsβ»
In 2000-01 season the club made a 3β2 (a.e.t) sensational win over Maccabi Haifa and reached the cup final for the first time in 49 years (fourth time overall), losing 3β0 to Maccabi Tel Aviv.
The 2004β05 season marked the first time the club competed in UEFA Cup qualifiers after finishing third place of the league in the previous season. Maccabi began its way in the second qualifying round against Cyprus side AEK Larnaca, losing the first-leg 0β3 in GSP Stadium. Two weeks later, the club enjoyed a moment of glory in Europe, winning the second-leg 4β0 in Ramat Gan Stadium and advancing to the UEFA Cup first round after 4β3 on aggregate. However, the first-leg of the tie against Dutch side SC Heerenveen in Israel was cancelled by UEFA due to a baggage handlers strike, and the club lost the second-leg 5β0 (also on aggregate) in Abe Lenstra Stadion.
Maccabi's most significant achievement of the decade came in the 2004β05 season when the club finished second in the league and reached the group stage of the 2005β06 UEFA Cup. In the second qualifying round the club defeated Macedonian side FK Baskimi 5β0 in Skopje stadium and 6β0 in Ramat Gan, advancing to the first round after 11β0 on aggregate.
Maccabi entered as an unseeded team due to low coefficient rating (7.218), and drawn a seeded team such as Partizan Belgrade with much higher coefficient rating (30.012). The Serbian side won the first-leg 2β0 in Ramat Gan. Two weeks later, at the second-leg in Partizan Stadium, Maccabi made the impossible. In contrary to all assessments and expectations, with a lot off faith and ability above all, they won 5β2 and 5β4 on aggregate. In a sensational comeback with striker Omer Golan scoring hat-trick (21', 44', 48').
The victory sent Maccabi to be a member of Group B, along with Palermo, BrΓΈndby, Lokomotiv Moscow and Espanyol. However, these elite clubs proved to be too much for Maccabi to handle, and they lost all four of group stage matches, scoring just 1 goal while conceding 9.
2020s: It's been 72 years...β»
After a defeat to Hapoel Beer Sheva in the 2020 cup final, the club reached the final again during the Israel State Cup campaign. Once more facing Hapoel Beer Sheva, the club managed to lift the trophy, securing their third cup win after 72-years drought.
Playersβ»
Current squadβ»
- As of 1 April 2024
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Out on loanβ»
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Retired numbersβ»
- 04
β Murad Magomedov, Center back, Played in club 1995β2013.
Stadiumβ»
The club played at the Maccabi Petah Tikva ground between 1926 and the 1970s. Since they left the old Maccabi Petah Tikva ground they shared the 6,768-capacity Petah Tikva Municipal Stadium with city rivals Hapoel. At the end of 2011, the club moved to HaMoshava Stadium.
Notable coachesβ»
Eliezer Spiegel (1955 β 1957)
Jack Fairbrother (1958 β 1959)
Alexander Vogel (1959 β 1960)
Eliezer Spiegel (1960 β 1961)
Eli Fuchs (1961 β 1962)
Emmanuel Scheffer (1962 β 1963)
Dror Kashtan (1991 β 1992)
Yehoshua Feigenbaum (1994 β 1995)
Moshe Sinai (1 June 1997 β 1 Feb 1998)
Eyal Lahman (1998 β 1999)
Yossi Mizrahi (1 July 1999 β 30 June 2001)
Eli Ohana (1 Jan β 30 June 2001)
Guy Luzon (1 Jan 2002 β 30 June 2007)
Yossi Mizrahi (1 July β 5 Nov 2007)
Guy Luzon (16 Jan β 30 April 2008)
Guy Azouri (21 Aug β 23 Dec 2008)
Roni Levi (22 Dec 2008 β 21 Nov 2009)
Freddy David (22 Nov 2009 β 8 May 2011)
Marco Balbul (28 May β 17 Oct 2011)
Eyal Lahman (18 Oct 2011 β 21 Jan 2012)
Moshe Sinai (22 Jan 2012 β 24 Nov 2013)
Yitav Luzon (24 Nov 2013 β 14)
Kobi Refua (19 Dec 2013 β 14)
Ran Ben Shimon (11 June 2014 β 29 Feb 2016)
Dani Golan (2 Mar β 16 May 2016)
Kobi Refua (31 May 2016 β 17 September 2017)
Sharon Mimer (17 September 2017 β 2018)
Elisha Levy (23 May 2018 β 6 January 2019)
Guy Luzon (20 January 2019 β 28 December 2021)
Benyamin Lam (26 December 2022 β 2 January 2024)
Ran Kojok (4 January β 2 June 2024)
Dan Roman (3 June 2024 β )
Honoursβ»
Domestic competitionsβ»
Leagueβ»
- Israeli Premier League
- Liga Leumit (level II)
Cupsβ»
- State Cup
- Toto Cup
- Winners (4): 1994β95, 1999β2000, 2003β04, 2015β16
- Runners-up (1): 2010β11
- Toto Cup Artzit (level II)
- Super Cup Liga Alef (level II)
- Winners (1): 1968β69
- League Cup
- Winners (1): 1973 (25th Anniversary Cup)
- Runners-up (1): 1985 (Lilian Cup)
European competitionsβ»
Otherβ»
- Magen Shimshon
- Runners-up: 1925
- Magen Ha'aretz
- Winners: 1941
Youth Divisionβ»
European recordβ»
- Key
- P = preliminary round
- Q = qualification round
- R = round
- PO = Play-off round
- KOPO = Knockout round play-off
Season | Competition | Round | Opponent | Home | Away | Aggregate |
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1992β93 | Intertoto Cup | Group stage | ![]() |
1β3 | 0β3 | 3rd |
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3β2 | 1β1 | ||||
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2β2 | 0β0 | ||||
1997β98 | UEFA Intertoto Cup | Group stage | ![]() |
1β3 | β | 2nd |
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β | 1β0 | ||||
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0β0 | β | ||||
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β | 0β0 | ||||
2004β05 | UEFA Cup | Q2 | ![]() |
4β0 | 0β3 | 4β3 |
R1 | ![]() |
β | 0β5 | 0β5 | ||
2005β06 | UEFA Cup | Q2 | ![]() |
6β0 | 5β0 | 11β0 |
R1 | ![]() |
0β2 | 5β2 | 5β4 | ||
Group stage | ![]() |
1β2 | β | 5th | ||
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β | 0β2 | ||||
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0β4 | β | ||||
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β | 0β1 | ||||
2006β07 | UEFA Intertoto Cup | R2 | ![]() |
1β1 | 3β1 | 4β2 |
R3 | ![]() |
0β2 | 3β2 | 3β4 | ||
2024β25 | UEFA Europa League | Q2 | ![]() |
1 Aug | 25 Jul |
- ^ Due to a general strike in Israel, the first leg was cancelled by UEFA.
By competitionsβ»
- Correct as of 02 June 2024
Competition | S | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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UEFA Cup | 2 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 21 | 21 | +0 |
UEFA Intertoto Cup | 3 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 20 | β4 |
Total | 5 | 25 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 37 | 41 | -4 |
Referencesβ»
- ^ Maccabi Petah Tikva: From 1908 to Today Archived 2014-07-14 at the Wayback Machine Asher Goldberg, m-pt.co.il (in Hebrew)
- ^ Maccabi Avshalom Do'ar HaYom, 26 June 1928, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)
- ^ Israel β List of Cup Finals RSSSF
- ^ Israel β List of Final Tables RSSSF
- ^ Uefa make U-turn BBC Sport, 22 September 2004
- ^ "Player List".
- ^ A Players Revolt Deposed Spiegel from Maccabi P.T. Herut, 19 May 1957, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)
- ^ Maccabi P.T.'s Manager Arrived from England Hadshot HaSport, 12 January 1958, p. 1 (in Hebrew)
- ^ A Romanian Manager to Maccabi P.T. Ma'ariv, 11 January 1959, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)
- ^ "Χ’ΧΧΧ¨ Χ€Χ¨Χ₯: "ΧΧΧΧ Χ’Χ ΧΧΧΧΧ Χ€"Χͺ. ΧΧ§ΧΧΧ Χ©ΧΧ§ΧΧΧ¦Χ ΧͺΧ Χ¦Χ"". ynet.co.il. Archived from the original on 12 November 2017. Retrieved 5 January 2018.