Football Club Nazareth Illit (, ''Moadon Kaduregel Natzrat Illit'') is an Israeli football club based in the city of
Nazareth Illit.
History
Several clubs named Maccabi Nazareth Illit existed, mostly playing the lower ranks of the
Israeli football league system.
[10 Liga Gimel and Liga Dalet Clubs Qualified to the Second Round Without a Match](_blank)
Ma'ariv, 20 August 1969, Historical Jewish Press
In 2007 the club was re-established
[Maccabi Nazareth Illit Looking for a Home](_blank)
Itzhak Solomon, 31 October 2007, walla.co.il and played for several seasons in
Liga Gimel,
[Maccabi Nazareth Illit](_blank)
football.org.il before folding after the
2010–11 season.
The current club was established in July 2012
[Starting from Nothing](_blank)
Guy Goldfarb, doublepass.sport5.co.il, 28 July 2012 and was placed in the Jezreel division of
Liga Gimel, finishing third in its first and second seasons. In the
Cup
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, the club twice progressed to the third round before falling, in both occasions to
Hapoel Sandala Gilboa.
At the beginning of the
2014–15 season the club was ordered to pay the Nazareth Illit municipality a sum of 40,000
NIS
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for using
Green Stadium[Nazareth Illit Municipality to Sharon Swisa: Pay for Using the Stadium](_blank)
Kobi Portal, 13 August 2014, doublepass.sport5.co.il and, as a result, was facing closure. After negotiations with the municipality, the sum was waived and the club registered with the
IFA
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[Maccabi Nazareth Illit Opened Its Season, Zulu: "It's an Experience to Work Here"; Swisa: "We'll Be at the Top"](_blank)
Avi Revivo, 29 August 2014, best-ball.co.il
The club was named after
Israel Prison Service Sergeant, Hanan Ohayon, who perished in the
Mount Carmel forest fire.
[Meishar Hanan Ohayon](_blank)
gal-ed.co.il However, his name was removed from the club's name at the request of the family in 2016.
Stadium
The club plays its home games at the
Green Stadium.
See also
*
Sports in Israel
References
External links
F.C. Nazareth IllitIsrael Football Association
{{Liga Gimel
Association football clubs established in 2012
Nazareth
Nazareth ( ; ar, النَّاصِرَة, ''an-Nāṣira''; he, נָצְרַת, ''Nāṣəraṯ''; arc, ܢܨܪܬ, ''Naṣrath'') is the largest city in the Northern District of Israel. Nazareth is known as "the Arab capital of Israel". In ...
2012 establishments in Israel