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Maccabi Isfiya

Full name

Maccabi Isfiya Football Club
מכבי עוספיא

Founded

1975
2012 (Refounded)

Ground

Isfiya Ground, Isfiya

Chairman

Ala'a Abu Fares

League

Liga Gimel

2023–24

Liga Gimel Samaria, 5th

Home colours

Away colours

Maccabi Isfiya (Hebrew: מכבי עוספיא) is a football club based in Isfiya in northern Israel. The club is currently in Liga Gimel Samaria division.

History

The club was founded in 1975 and reached Liga Bet for the first time in the 1984–85 season. In the 1986–87 season the club won Liga Bet North B division and achieved promotion to Liga Alef after the 23rd match, when they won 3–1 against Hapoel Givat Olga. thus, Maccabi Isfiya became the first Druze football club which was promoted to Liga Alef. Their main rivals at the time were Hapoel Daliyat al-Karmel.

The club played 14 seasons in Liga Alef, until relegation in the 2000–01 season. The club folded at the end of the 2002–03 season while playing in Liga Bet.

The club was refounded in 2012 and currently plays in Liga Gimel Jezreel division.

Honours

Liga Bet North B
- Champions 1986–87
Liga Gimel Haifa
- Champions 1983–84

External links

Maccabi Isfiya Israel Football Association (in Hebrew)

References

Isfiya and Ashdod promoted to Liga Alef Maariv, 26.4.1987, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)
^ Nice to meet: Maccabi Isfiya Doublepass, 18.8.2012 (in Hebrew)
Maccabi Isfiya – 2014/2015 The Israel Football Association (in Hebrew)

v t e Liga Bet
North A	Ahi Acre Ahli Tamra Ahva Kafr Manda Beitar Nahariya Bnei Maghar F.C. Bnei M.M.B.E. HaGolan VeHaGalil F.C. Shefa'-Amr F.C. Tzeirei Tamra Hapoel Bnei Bi'ina Hapoel Ihud Bnei Sumei Hapoel Karmiel Hapoel Kaukab Ironi Bnei Kabul Maccabi Abu Sna'an Maccabi Ahva Sha'ab Maccabi Bnei Jadeida Maccabi Ihud Bnei Ibtin
North B	Beitar Haifa Bnei Qalansawe F.C. Mashhad Hapoel Bnei Ar'ara 'Ara Hapoel F.C. Sandala Gilboa Hapoel Qalansawe Hapoel Ramot Menashe Megiddo Hapoel Tirat HaCarmel Hapoel Yafa Ihud Bnei Baqa Maccabi Ahi Iksal Maccabi Ahva Fureidis Maccabi Neve Sha'anan Eldad Maccabi Tirat HaCarmel Tzeirei Haifa Tzofey Haifa
South A	Beitar Kfar Saba Beitar Petah Tikva Beitar Ramat Gan Beitar Tel Aviv Bnei Jaffa F.C. HaMakhtesh Giv'atayim Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan Hapoel 1928 Kfar Saba Hapoel Azor Hapoel Bik'at HaYarden Hapoel Hod HaSharon Hapoel Kafr Qasim Shouaa Hapoel Kiryat Ono Hapoel Mahane Yehuda Ironi Beit Dagan Maccabi Gi'vat Shmuel Maccabi Ironi Amishav Petah Tikva
South B	Beitar Yavne Beitar Ironi Ma'ale Adumim Beitar Kiryat Gat Bnei Eilat F.C. Ramla F.C. Sderot F.C. Shikun HaMizrah Hapoel Ar'arat an-Naqab Hapoel Bnei Ashdod Hapoel Gedera Hapoel Segev Shalom Hapoel Yeruham Ironi Beit Shemesh Maccabi Be'er Sheva Maccabi Ironi Netivot Maccabi Kiryat Gat Maccabi Ramla
Seasons (fourth level)	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 2023–24 2024–25

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