Maccabi Herzliya F.C.

Israeli football club

Football club

מועדון כדורגל מכבי הרצליה‎Founded1932; 92 years ago (1932)GroundHerzliya Municipal Stadium, HerzliyaCapacity8,300ChairmanAriel SheimanManagerTomer KashtanLeagueLiga Leumit2023–24Liga Leumit, 7th of 16

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Away colours

Third colours

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 Leumit 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 1 August 2024


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	ISR	Yossi Ginzburg
3	DF	ISR	Eitan Aviran
5	MF	ISR	Tal Naim
6	DF	ISR	Ilay Ivgi
8	MF	CIV	Sékou Doumbia
9	MF	ISR	Ofek Ovadia
10	MF	ISR	Diego Nicolaievsky
11	FW	ISR	Mor Fadida
12	DF	ISR	Netanel Amoyal
13	DF	ISR	Mustaffa Gadban
14	FW	ISR	Harel Ben Avi
15	DF	ISR	Sean Klimkin
16	MF	ISR	Artur Fridman


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
17	MF	ISR	Yan Benbenisti
18	MF	ISR	Roee Rabinovich
19	DF	ISR	Nir Guetta
20	FW	ISR	Sahar Brami
22	GK	ISR	Omri Zuarets
23	DF	ISR	Rom Elias
25	DF	ISR	Barak Lavi
26	DF	ISR	Omer Korsia
27	DF	ISR	Ran Vaturi
28	MF	GHA	Gershon Koffie
31	GK	ISR	Ben Musayof
55	GK	ISR	Omer Egozi
99	FW	ISR	Lior Inbrum

Honours

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

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 (in Hebrew) (archived 9 August 2007)

Liga Leumit

Clubs

Stadiums

Seasons

1937–1955	1937 1938 1939 1940 1941–42 1943–44 1946–47 1947–48 1949–1950 1951–52 1953–54 1954–55
Liga Alef (1955–1976)	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
Liga Artzit (1976–1999)	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
Liga Leumit (1999–)	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 2023–24 2024–25

v t e Israeli Premier League
Clubs	Beitar Jerusalem Bnei Sakhnin F.C. Ashdod Hapoel Be'er Sheva Hapoel Hadera Hapoel Haifa Hapoel Jerusalem Ironi Kiryat Shmona Ironi Tiberias Maccabi Bnei Reineh Maccabi Haifa Maccabi Netanya Maccabi Petah Tikva Maccabi Tel Aviv
Stadiums	Bloomfield Stadium Doha Stadium Green Stadium HaMoshava 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 Tel Aviv Hapoel Tzafririm Holon Maccabi Akhi Nazareth Maccabi Herzliya Maccabi Kiryat Gat Sektzia Ness Ziona
Competition	Champions Foreign players Players with 100+ goals Records All-time table
Associated competitions	Israel Super Cup Toto Cup Israel State Cup UEFA Champions League UEFA Europa League UEFA Europa Conference League
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 2023–24 2024–25