Maccabi Herzliya F.C.

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.

Maccabi Herzliya
Full nameMaccabi Herzliya Football Club
מועדון כדורגל מכבי הרצליה‎
Founded1932 (1932)
GroundHerzliya Municipal Stadium, Herzliya
Capacity8,300
ChairmanAriel Sheiman
ManagerElad Broun
LeagueLiga Leumit
Season2023/24

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 Israel ISR Shahar Amsalem
5 DF Ivory Coast CIV Abdoul Coulibaly
6 DF Israel ISR Dor Alberman
7 MF Israel ISR Eylon Yerushalmi
8 MF Ivory Coast CIV Sékou Doumbia
9 FW Nigeria NGA Steven Alfred
10 MF Israel ISR Diego Nicolaievski
11 FW Israel ISR Idan Vaknin
12 DF Israel ISR Amir Rustum
13 GK Israel ISR Omer Kabilio
14 MF Israel ISR Ofek Ovadia
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 MF Israel ISR Roee David
17 DF Israel ISR Ofer Verta
18 MF Israel ISR Roee Rabinovich
19 DF Israel ISR Nir Guetta
23 DF Israel ISR Rom Elias
24 DF Israel ISR Sean Klimkin
25 DF Israel ISR Barak Lavi
30 FW Israel ISR Amit Mizrahi
31 GK Israel ISR Ben Musayof
55 GK Israel ISR Omer Egozi
77 FW Israel ISR Ido Exbard

Honours

Notable managers

References
  1. In Sport Do'ar HaYom, 4 August 1929, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)
  2. Tel Aviv-Jaffa – In Sport Do'ar HaYom, 24 December 1929, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)
  3. In Sport Do'ar HaYom, 21 February 1930, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)
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