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Maccabi Netanya
File:Netanyalogo.png
Full nameMaccabi Netanya Football Club
Nickname(s)The Diamonds
Founded1934; 79 years ago
GroundNetanya Stadium, Netanya
Capacity13,800
OwnerEli Segav, Yossi Maor
ChairmanKobi Baladev, Gil Lev
ManagerYossi Mizrahi
LeagueLiga Leumit
2012–13Israeli Premier League, 13th

Maccabi Netanya F.C. (Template:Lang-he, Moadon Kaduregel Maccabi Netanya) is an Israeli football club based in Netanya. Established in 1934, the club was a founding member of the Israeli League in 1949. After winning their first championship in 1971, the club's golden period lasted until the late 1980s, including three more league titles and a double in 1978.

History

The club was established in the year 1934 as a Mandatory Palestinian Club and initially played in green and white stripes. The club's first season was in 1935-36 when they played in Liga Gimel which back then was the third tier in Israeli football. After three seasons in Liga Gimel the club won promotion to Liga Bet (second tier), and in the 1941-42 season they won Liga Bet to secure promotion to the top division which back then was known as the Palestine League.

They became founder members of the Israeli League in 1949, and in 1954 reached the State Cup final for the first time, losing 4–0 to Maccabi Tel Aviv.[1] In 1961–62 the club finished bottom of Liga Leumit (then the top division) and were relegated to Liga Alef.[2] They returned to the top division in 1964.

After a third-placed finish in 1968–69, the 1970–71 season saw Netanya win their first title by a margin of eleven points, back then the largest in Israeli football history. They also reached the State Cup final, but lost 2–1 to Maccabi Tel Aviv.[1] In 1972–73 Neyanya finished thirteenth in Liga Leumit, avoiding relegation by only two points. However, the following season they won their second title. In 1975 they changed their kit to play in black and yellow. They won a third title in 1977–78, and completed the double by beating Bnei Yehuda 2–1 in the State Cup final. They also finished as winners of their group in the UEFA Intertoto Cup. A fourth championship was won in 1979–80 by a margin of ten points, whilst their fifth title, in 1982–83 was won by a fourteen point margin.[2] In the same season they won the League Cup, a feat repeated the following year. In 1986–87 and 1988–89 they reached the League Cup final, but lost on both occasions.

In 1994–95 Netanya finished bottom of Liga Leumit and were relegated to Liga Artzit, in the same season the youth team won the youth championship. After winning the league in 1998–99 they returned to the top division. However, they were relegated again in 2003–04 after finishing second from bottom, though they made an immediate return to the top division after finishing as Liga Leumuit runners-up in 2004–05, a season in which they also won the Toto Cup Leumit.

In December 2005 Daniel Jammer, a Jewish German businessman bought the club for a fee of $1,500,000.[3] In 2006–07 the club finished as Premier League runners-up, a feat repeated the following season. In April 2008 Lothar Matthäus was appointed manager. Although the club led the league in the early part of the 2008–09 season, they eventually finished fourth and Matthäus was sacked and replaced by Nati Azaria.

The 2010-11 season saw the club finishing sixth in the top playoff games. The next season Netanya finished in the fourth place when they shared the same amount of points as the runners-up. This was quite an achievement considering the fact that the club didn't have a stable budget behind them or an owner to invest in the club. They were relegated again in 2012-13 after finishing second from bottom.

Rivalry

There is a strong rivalry between Netanya and Beitar Nes Tubruk Netanya. Originally, there were hopes of the two clubs uniting so as not to split allegiances of kids in the city. The merger never came to fruition and since, the two clubs have been at each other's throats both claiming that the other has forced a child not to switch clubs, which is illegal in Israel. On one occasion when two Tubruk players came to shake hands with Netanya players after a derby match in Liga Leumit LeNoar, they were subsequently left out of the team for the club's next league match [citation needed] . The senior derby took place twice in the 1986–87 season, which was the only season the two teams played in the top division at the same time. The first game took place in Tubruk Stadium with 9,000 people in attendance, Yigal Menahem scored the only goal for Maccabi.

There's also a strong rivalry between Netanya and Hapoel Kfar Saba, games between the two are often called "HaSharon Derby" because the two clubs are known to be the major teams from the Sharon plain. The rivalry was at its peak in the 1981–82 season which saw the two clubs going head to head for the championship with Netanya losing the title in the final game of the season.

Stadium

The club plays its home matches at the 13,800-capacity Netanya Stadium, which was opened in October 2012. The club former stadium was the 7,500-capacity Sar-Tov Stadium, which was commonly known as HaKufsa (lit. The Box). It was named after Yosef Sar-Tov, who was amongst the club's founders, and was its first chairman.

Current squad

As of 24 August 2013 Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Israel ISR Ohad Levita
6 DF Israel ISR Ido Levy
8 FW Israel ISR Itay Mantsur
11 FW Israel ISR Idan Shriki
13 GK Israel ISR Snir Dori
15 DF Israel ISR Yarin Hassan
16 FW Israel ISR Mohamed Akel
19 MF Israel ISR Omer Tchalisher
21 DF Israel ISR Viki Kahlon
22 DF Israel ISR Din Gabay
24 MF Israel ISR Liran Shriki
25 FW Israel ISR Omer Peretz
26 DF Israel ISR Ori Shitrit
27 GK Israel ISR Gabriel Cohen
29 FW Israel ISR Hasan Sarhan
No. Pos. Nation Player
30 GK Israel ISR Robi Levkovich
31 FW Israel ISR Bisan Noor
— DF Suriname SUR Touvarno Pinas
— DF Democratic Republic of the Congo COD Savity Lipenia
— DF Israel ISR Hen Reuven
— DF Israel ISR Guy Gomberg
— DF Israel ISR Adir Tubul
— MF Israel ISR Kobi Hassan
— MF Israel ISR Shalev Menashe
— MF Israel ISR Lior Jan
— MF Israel ISR Matan Balestra
— FW Israel ISR Ran Rol
— FW Israel ISR Eran Levi
— FW Israel ISR Aviv Azaria

Honours

Domestic

League

Cups

European

Minor honours

  • Nesher Cup
    • Winners (1): 1941
  • Netanya Cup
    • Winners (1): 1953

Records

Local

European

Managers

  • Managers marked in bold have won an honour with the club.

European record

Season Competition Round Club Score
1978 UEFA Intertoto Cup group stage Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Sloboda Tuzla 2-2, 2-2
group stage Norway Lillestrøm SK 1-0, 2-1
group stage Sweden IF Elfsborg 7-1, 2-2
1979 UEFA Intertoto Cup group stage Germany Werder Bremen 0-1, 0-1
group stage Belgium Standard Liège 1-1, 1-3
group stage Austria SK Rapid Wien 4-2, 2-2
1980 UEFA Intertoto Cup group stage Belgium Royal Antwerp 1-1, 1-1
group stage Denmark Kjøbenhavns Boldklub 3-0, 2-3
group stage Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv 1-0, 3-1
1981 UEFA Intertoto Cup group stage Austria Wiener Sportclub 1-1, 0-2
group stage Belgium R.F.C. de Liège 3-1, 2-3
group stage Israel Hapoel Tel Aviv 1-1, 4-1
1983 UEFA Intertoto Cup group stage Israel Shimshon Tel Aviv 3-0, 2-1
group stage Switzerland FC Lucerne 6-3, 1-4
group stage Denmark Aarhus 3-1, 2-1
1984 UEFA Intertoto Cup group stage Israel Beitar Jerusalem 4-3, 2-1
group stage Switzerland FC Wettingen 2-2, 3-0
group stage Austria Admira Wacker 2-1, 0-6
1992 UEFA Intertoto Cup group stage Israel Maccabi Petah Tikva 0-0, 2-2
group stage Czechoslovakia Slavia Praha 1-4, 1-3
group stage Germany Bayer Leverkusen 0-1, 0-3
1994 UEFA Intertoto Cup group stage Sweden Halmstads BK 1-2
group stage Bulgaria Lokomotiv Sofia 2-2
group stage Czech Republic Sparta Prague 2-1
group stage Denmark Silkeborg IF 0-0
2003 UEFA Intertoto Cup 1st Round Albania KF Partizani 0-2, 3-1
2007–08 UEFA Cup 2nd qualifying Round Portugal UD Leiria 0-0, 0-1
2008–09 UEFA Cup 2nd qualifying Round Bulgaria PFC Cherno More Varna 1-1, 0-2
2009–10 UEFA Europa League 2nd qualifying Round Malta Sliema Wanderers 0-0, 3-0
3rd qualifying Round Turkey Galatasaray 1-4, 0-6
2012–13 UEFA Europa League 2nd qualifying Round Finland KuPS 1-2, 1-0

UEFA club competition record

Up to 2 August 2012.

Competition Pld W D L GF GA
UEFA Intertoto Cup 48 20 14 16 88 77
UCUP / UEL 10 2 3 5 7 16
Total 58 22 17 19 95 92

Former players

Most appearances

Rank Name Period Games Goals
1 Haim Bar 1972–1989 417 10
2 Mordechai Spiegler 1963–1971
1974-1975
1975-1978		 387 212
3 Shraga Bar 1964–1978 374 12
4 Albert Gazal 1965–1982 374 3
5 Oded Machnes 1973–1988 334 171
6 Ze'ev Casspi 1939–1959 325 0
7 Benyamin Lam 1978–1990 322 93
8 David Lavi 1973–1986 317 142
9 Mordechai Halfon 1971-198? 309 15
10 Victor Sarusi 1960-1969
1971-1976		 294 142

Goalscorers

Rank Name Period Games Goals
1 Mordechai Spiegler 1963–1971
1974-1975
1975-1978		 387 212
2 Oded Machnes 1973–1988 334 171
3 David Lavi 1973–1986 317 142
4 Victor Sarusi 1960-1969
1971-1976		 294 142
5 Benyamin Lam 1978–1990 322 93
6 Eliezer Shlomovich 1965–1975 257 69
7 Yitzhak Casspi 1939-1957 110 68
8 Yigal Menahem 1980-1982
1983-1991		 224 68
9 Liron Vilner 1995-1998
1999-2006		 234 66
10 Achmad Saba'a 2009–2013 153 62

References

  1. ^ a b Israel – List of Cup Finals RSSSF
  2. ^ a b Israel – List of Final Tables RSSSF
  3. ^ http://www.ynet.co.il/articles/0,7340,L-3188093,00.html
  4. ^ http://www.kan-naim.co.il/artical.asp?id=4938
  5. ^ http://wildstat.com/p/1/ch/all/club1/ISR_Maccabi_Netanya/ydate/1978
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