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	Elad Broun
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. 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 4 February 2023


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	ISR	Shahar Amsalem
5	DF	ISR	Ben Grabli
7	MF	ISR	Stav Nesikovsky
6	DF	ISR	Dor Alberman
8	MF	ISR	Ori Eshel
10	MF	ISR	Yair Shpungin
11	FW	ISR	Tom Madhele
12	MF	ISR	Ariel Rahamim
14	FW	ISR	Oded Biro
15	MF	ISR	Diego Nicolaievski
16	DF	ISR	Ofer Verta
18	FW	ISR	Eial Strahman


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
20	MF	ARG	Nico Olsak
21	FW	ISR	Roy Ronen
22	FW	ISR	Idan Vaknin
23	DF	ISR	Rom Elias
24	MF	ISR	Niv Alfi
25	DF	ISR	Barak Lavi
26	MF	ISR	Daniel Schwarzboim
30	FW	ISR	Yehonatan Sigauker
31	GK	ISR	Ben Musayof
55	GK	ISR	Omer Egozi
77	FW	ISR	Ido Exbard

Honours

Toto Cup
- Winners 2007
Second Division
- Champions 1992–93, 2005–06
Third Division
- Champions 2022-23

Notable managers

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

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	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

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