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Maccabi Haifa Football Club ( he, מועדון הכדורגל מכבי חיפה, ''Moadon HaKaduregel Maccabi Haifa'') is an Israeli professional
football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...
club, based in the city of Haifa, Israel, a section of Maccabi Haifa sports club. The club plays in the Israeli Premier League. Maccabi Haifa home games are played at
Sammy Ofer Stadium Sammy Ofer Stadium ( he, אצטדיון סמי עופר), also known as Haifa Municipal Stadium (), is a 30,858 seats multi-purpose stadium in Haifa, Israel. Construction began in late 2009 and was completed in 2014. The stadium was developed ...
. The stadium, which is shared with rivals Hapoel Haifa, is the second largest in Israeli football, with a capacity of 30,858. Maccabi Haifa is one of the "Big Four" clubs in Israeli football. The meaning of the name Maccabi – 'there is no one like you among the gods' – also refers to the
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in the team's logo. The side has won fourteen league titles, six State Cups and five
Toto Cup The Israel Toto Cup ( he, גביע הטוטו, ''Gvia Ha'Toto'') is an association football tournament that features clubs in the two highest divisions in Israel: the Israeli Premier League ( Ligat Ha'Al), and the second division Liga Leumit. Fro ...
s. Maccabi Haifa has won the championship and the cup in the same season (referred to as winning the "double") once, and was the first Israeli club to qualify for the group stage of the
UEFA Champions League The UEFA Champions League (abbreviated as UCL, or sometimes, UEFA CL) is an annual club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) and contested by top-division European clubs, deciding the competit ...
, in the 2002–03 UEFA Champions League season. Maccabi Haifa holds the record, for the most Champions League group stage qualifications for an Israeli team in three occasions. In
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, Maccabi Haifa won the Israeli Premier League, their first championship in a decade. Maccabi Haifa is currently coached by Barak Bakhar, who joined the team after several successful seasons with
Hapoel Be'er Sheva Hapoel Be'er Sheva Football Club ( he, מועדון הכדורגל הפועל באר שבע, ''Moadon HaKaduregel Hapoel Be'er Sheva'') is an Israeli football club from the city of Be'er Sheva, that competes in the Israeli Premier League. The cl ...
and has gone on to guide the club to back-to-back league titles along with qualification for the Champions League group stages in 2022.


History


Early years

Maccabi Haifa Football Club was established in 1913 in the port city of Haifa in the Mutasarrifate of Jerusalem (present-day Israel). As the local football association wasn't founded in
Mandatory Palestine Mandatory Palestine ( ar, فلسطين الانتدابية '; he, פָּלֶשְׂתִּינָה (א״י) ', where "E.Y." indicates ''’Eretz Yiśrā’ēl'', the Land of Israel) was a geopolitical entity established between 1920 and 1948 ...
until July 1928, there were no officially organized competitions during the season, and the club played only friendly matches. After a period of inactivity, the club was re-organized in February 1923.Haifa
Doar HaYom, 8 February 1923, Historical Jewish Press The club playing a handful of matches during the season, including taking part in a cup competition which was called "The Hebrew Cup". Due to its distance, the club was given a bye to the final, which it lost to Maccabi Nes Tziona 0–2.The Football "Hebrew Cup"
Doar HaYom, 11 May 1923, Historical Jewish Press The club was overshadowed by its city rival Hapoel Haifa, but even in its first years adopted a very adventurous and offensive style of play based on technique and short passes. In 1942, the club reached the
Israel State Cup The Israel State Cup ( he, גביע המדינה, ''Gvia HaMedina''), is a knockout cup competition in Israeli football, run by the Israel Football Association (IFA). The State Cup was first held in 1928 as the People's Cup. Because it involve ...
final, but was defeated 12–1 by
Beitar Tel Aviv Beitar Tel Aviv Football Club (Hebrew: מועדון כדורגל בית"ר תל אביב) was an Israeli football club based from Tel Aviv. The club merged in 2000 with Shimshon Tel Aviv to create Beitar Shimshon Tel Aviv,Liga Leumit and the lower leagues. In 1962, the team defeated Maccabi Tel Aviv 5–2 in the
State Cup The Israel State Cup ( he, גביע המדינה, ''Gvia HaMedina''), is a Single-elimination tournament, knockout cup competition in Football in Israel, Israeli football, run by the Israel Football Association (IFA). The State Cup was first he ...
final, and won the first title of the club. In 1963 it reached the final again, but lost to Hapoel Haifa 1–0 in the first Haifa derby in
State Cup The Israel State Cup ( he, גביע המדינה, ''Gvia HaMedina''), is a Single-elimination tournament, knockout cup competition in Football in Israel, Israeli football, run by the Israel Football Association (IFA). The State Cup was first he ...
final.


The 1980s

In the 1980s Maccabi Haifa finally entered the 'Israeli' champions' club, clinching the title thrice (in 1983–84, 1984–85 and 1988–89 seasons). In the 1983–84 season Maccabi Haifa won its first ever championship, under coach
Shlomo Sharf Shlomo Scharf ( he, שלמה שרף; born 1 January 1943) is a former Israeli football player and manager who now works as a regular commentator on Israeli Sport 5 TV channel. Scharf managed Maccabi Haifa to three championships, and was Israel ...
and general manager Yochanan Vollach, overcoming
Beitar Jerusalem Beitar Jerusalem Football Club ( he, מועדון כדורגל בית"ר ירושלים, Moadon Kaduregel Beitar Yerushalayim), commonly known as Beitar Jerusalem () or simply as Beitar (), is an Israeli football club based in the city of Jeru ...
and
Hapoel Tel Aviv Hapoel Tel Aviv ( he, הפועל תל אביב) is a sports club in Israel, founded in the 1920s, and part of the Hapoel association. It runs several sports clubs and teams in Tel Aviv which have competed in a variety of sports over the years, suc ...
. The ''Yerukim'' (Greens) were known for their "all-around-offense" and flashy technique football style, often resulting in bad defensive formation and resultant losses. Sharf's team played with 4 strikers, including: Moshe Selecter,
Zahi Armeli Zahi Armali ( ar, زاهي أرملي, he, זאהי ארמלי, born 25 October 1957) is a former Arab-Israeli footballer. He started his career at Maccabi Shefa-'Amr, and a holder of many records at Maccabi Haifa. Early life and career Armali ...
and
Ronny Rosenthal Ronny Rosenthal ( he, רוני רוזנטל; born 11 October 1963), nicknamed "Rocket Ronny", is an Israeli former footballer who played as a forward. After starting his career in his birth city with Maccabi Haifa, Rosenthal went on to play in ...
who were positioned at point and midfield and managed to build their defense around the legendary goalkeeper Avi Ran. A year later, Maccabi Haifa won a second championship in a decisive performance. In 1986 Maccabi Haifa lost the championship in a controversial final match against runners-up
Hapoel Tel Aviv Hapoel Tel Aviv ( he, הפועל תל אביב) is a sports club in Israel, founded in the 1920s, and part of the Hapoel association. It runs several sports clubs and teams in Tel Aviv which have competed in a variety of sports over the years, suc ...
. The single goal scored in that match by
Gili Landau Gili Landau ( he, גילי לנדאו; born 7 May 1958) is an Israeli former footballer and currently a manager, coaching the Israel women's national football team. Early life Landau was born in Bat Yam, Israel. He played soccer as a stri ...
was said to be scored from a passive offside position, which by the rules of the time should have resulted in a disqualification of the goal and a scoreless draw, guaranteeing Maccabi Haifa the title. Due to poor TV coverage, the issue has never been resolved. In 1988, Maccabi Haifa decimated Maccabi Tel Aviv 10–0 to earn its biggest win ever. That game, one of the more famous in Israeli's football lore, wasn't even televised. Furthermore, it probably was the beginning of the intense rivalry between the two clubs. In 1989, under the capable hands of Amazzia Levkovic, the club won another championship.


The 1990s

In the 1990s Maccabi Haifa established itself as a dominant club in Israel. It began by winning the
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 – League championship and the national cup in the 1990–1 season and continued with the introduction of three talented young players:
Eyal Berkovic Eyal Berkovic (or Berkovich, he, אייל ברקוביץ'; born 2 April 1972) is an Israeli former professional association footballer, football coach, team owner and television talk show presenter. As a player he was an attacking midfielder ...
,
Reuven Atar Reuven Atar ( he, ראובן עטר; born January 3, 1969) is a retired Israeli football player who was mostly known for his career in Maccabi Haifa and now he works as the manager of Bnei Lod. As a manager, he is mostly known for his work with ...
and Tal Banin. In 1992, Maccabi Haifa was purchased by
Ya'akov Shahar Ya'akov "Yankale" Shahar ( he, יעקב "יענקל'ה" שחר; born 1941) is an Israeli businessman best known for his ownership of Maccabi Haifa F.C. References

Israeli Jews Maccabi Haifa F.C. Israeli football chairmen and investors ...
, who became the owner and president of the club. Under Shahar's management, Maccabi Haifa enjoyed financial stability and professional working regulations on a par with European football clubs' standards. Maccabi Haifa's highlight season was 1993–94. After winning the 1993 cup, Maccabi Haifa gave a stunning performance in the
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(CWC), beating Torpedo Moscow 3–1 and
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1–0 in the last 16, only to lose on penalties. During the season in the domestic league (then called Liga Leumit), the team became the first and only in israeli football history to go unbeaten for the entire season, with an overall unbeaten streak of 48 games, thus winning a spectacular championship, and breaking many Israeli records. The Maccabi Haifa 1993–94 squad including
Eyal Berkovic Eyal Berkovic (or Berkovich, he, אייל ברקוביץ'; born 2 April 1972) is an Israeli former professional association footballer, football coach, team owner and television talk show presenter. As a player he was an attacking midfielder ...
,
Reuven Atar Reuven Atar ( he, ראובן עטר; born January 3, 1969) is a retired Israeli football player who was mostly known for his career in Maccabi Haifa and now he works as the manager of Bnei Lod. As a manager, he is mostly known for his work with ...
,
Alon Mizrahi Alon Mizrahi ( he, אלון מזרחי; born 22 November 1971) is an Israeli former professional footballer who played for clubs including Nice, Maccabi Tel Aviv, Hapoel Tel Aviv, Hapoel Be'er Sheva, Maccabi Haifa and Beitar Jerusalem. His nic ...
and Serhiy Kandaurov, and is considered one of, if not the best squads in Israeli football history. In 1995, Maccabi Haifa begun a period of seven years without winning the league championship, and most of its popular soccer superstar were sold to Europe. In 1996,
Eyal Berkovic Eyal Berkovic (or Berkovich, he, אייל ברקוביץ'; born 2 April 1972) is an Israeli former professional association footballer, football coach, team owner and television talk show presenter. As a player he was an attacking midfielder ...
and
Haim Revivo Haim Michael Revivo ( he, חיים מיכאל רביבו; born 22 February 1972) is a retired Israeli football player who played as a midfielder, and a businessman. Sports career Revivo is Jewish and was born to a traditional Mizrahi Jewish fami ...
, the latter had joined the team the previous season, both left Haifa for European clubs. While the two gained great personal success there, Maccabi Haifa went into a slump. The team's standards of maintaining the services of the manager for multiple seasons was thrown as the team went through several managers during 4 years. As result, the team failed to win the national championship title, despite securing the National cup in 1998. In 1999, under the guidance of the Czech manager Dušan Uhrin, Maccabi Haifa beat French giants Paris Saint-Germain and Austrian club SV Ried to reach the quarter-final of the Cup Winners' Cup. In the middle of the season, Haifa's excellent striker
Alon Mizrahi Alon Mizrahi ( he, אלון מזרחי; born 22 November 1971) is an Israeli former professional footballer who played for clubs including Nice, Maccabi Tel Aviv, Hapoel Tel Aviv, Hapoel Be'er Sheva, Maccabi Haifa and Beitar Jerusalem. His nic ...
left for French club
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resulting in a defeat in the CWC quarter-final and a slump in the club's league performance. The club's winning record continued to falter until the arrival of
Avram Grant Avraham "Avram" Grant ( he, אברהם "אברם" גרנט; born Avraham Granat; ) is an Israeli professional football manager. He has spent the majority of his career coaching and managing in Israel, winning a number of national league and cup ...
.


2000 and beyond

Former Maccabi Tel Aviv Manager
Avram Grant Avraham "Avram" Grant ( he, אברהם "אברם" גרנט; born Avraham Granat; ) is an Israeli professional football manager. He has spent the majority of his career coaching and managing in Israel, winning a number of national league and cup ...
was appointed in 2000 as manager of Maccabi Haifa. Under Grant's guidance, the team regained its dominating offensive style. Grant, along with a much improved squad, led the club with an almost unstoppable team, winning the championship. At the center of attention were a series of virtuoso performances by
Yossi Benayoun Yossi Shai Benayoun ( he, יוסי שי בניון; born 5 May 1980) is an Israeli former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He spent most of his career in England and captained the Israel national team. Born in Dimona, he is s ...
, including what some consider to be several of the finest goals in Israeli league history. A spontaneous burst of celebrating fans onto the pitch caused a tragic disaster. A young fan, Amir Rand, was crushed against the guarding rails and left comatose. A year later, Grant won a second championship, relying on a veteran Israeli defense:
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,
Arik Benado Ariel "Arik" Benado ( he, אריאל "אריק" בנאדו ; born 5 December 1973) is an Israeli football manager and former player who played as a centre-back. Playing career Benado was a second generation player at Maccabi Haifa; his fathe ...
and Adoram Keise, and on a trio of foreign footballers:
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(Croatia),
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(Lithuania) and the young Nigerian striker
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. Following the 2nd championship, Avraham Grant left Haifa for the Israeli national team and was replaced by then Israel U-21 manager Itzhak Shum. In 2002, Haifa made Israeli club history by becoming the first Israeli team to qualify for the group phase of the
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. In the group phase, the team defeated
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and
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. Haifa managed 7 points overall scoring 12 goals, and finished in 3rd place, securing a place in the
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. In the 2003–04 season Maccabi Haifa, led by ex-Maccabi Haifa footballer
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, won the championship mainly due to the poor showing of the other league teams. Maccabi Haifa youth club (ages 16–18) won the domestic championship, and an Israel national kids team of Maccabi Haifa players won Fox Kids World Cup for 12-year-olds. History was made during the 2005–06 season. After months of indecision regarding the contract of Ronny Levy, it was renewed and Levy guided the club to 11 straight victories in the first 11 games of the Israeli Premier League season. This was also the key to Maccabi Haifa taking the league title after building a strong lead. While the club enjoyed great domestic success, it was not as fortunate in European play. Though Haifa was a seeded team for the
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second qualifying round, it drew the strong Swedish club,
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. Haifa lost 3–2 in Sweden, and drew 2–2 at home. In the 2006–07 season, the club played against
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. In the 1st game of the 3rd round of the qualifying matches held in England, Haifa's
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scored on the 29th minute, an advantage that lasted just 4 minutes. Craig Bellamy evened the score and in front of 40,000 local fans, Haifa stood bravely up to the 88th minute when Mark Gonzales scored the winning goal for the hosts. Due to the security situation in Israel, the return match was not held in
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but in Kyiv, Ukraine, at the Valery Lobanovsky stadium, with 1,700 spectators. The game ended in a 1–1 tie. The last twenty minutes of the game were stressful for Rafa Benitez's players. Indeed, the giant Peter Crouch gave his team the advantage (54) and an away goal, but
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(63) tied the score and from here on the movement towards the host's goalpost became one-sided. The tie score sent Haifa to compete in the UEFA Cup. In the return match in Bulgaria against
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, Haifa played well: Xavier Dirceu scored an impressive goal from distance,
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and
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left Eljendario Sanderinio one honor goal. In the group stage, Haifa faced strong opponents: The Scottish
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, the Serbian Partizan Belgrade, the French Auxerre and the Italian
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team
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. In the 88th minute, the Scots succeeded in doubling the score from another penalty kick given away by a Haifa defender. This time Charlie Adam scored and sealed the victory. Haifa returned home and hosted Partizan Belgrade. An early goal by Anderson Xavier, the Brazilian midfielder, put Haifa in an excellent place with six points. Haifa needed one point in the away game in Italy against Livorno to complete the task successfully. At this stage Haifa was drawn against CSKA Moscow. The game was moved to the Spartak stadium in Vladikavkaz due to extreme weather in Moscow. 30,000 Russian fans crowded the stadium. Torpedo beat Haifa 1–0 and Lokomotiv beat it 3–0. Again Haifa did not score an away goal, but the result (0–0) signaled that Haifa might use its home advantage in the return match. In the 2007–08 season, Maccabi Haifa finished 5th place in the league and was eliminated in the last-16 phase of the State Cup. Ronny Levy announced that he was leaving. Haifa won the Toto Cup after a 2–0 victory over Bnei-Sakhnin. Haifa opened the 2008–09 season with hopes of remaining a top team. At the end of the season, coach
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won his first personal title and Haifa made Israeli soccer history, winning six championships in one decade. Maccabi Haifa returned to the Champions League for the 2009–10 season. A 3–0 win over
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ensured its second win in the span of seven years, with goals by
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, Golasa and
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. Haifa entered the 2009–10 Champions League group stage in Group A, competing against
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,
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and
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. Haifa finished the competition with a record of 6 losses, conceding 8 goals and without scoring. The club subsequently lost the championship title to
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on the last day of the season. In the
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season, Maccabi Haifa has won the Israeli Championship title but lost the chance to achieve the Double by losing to rivals Hapoel Tel Aviv in the State Cup final. The 2011–12 season was a disappointing one. After winning the League title in the previous season, the team started the season with qualification matches in the UEFA Champions League, but eliminated after a penalty defeat to the Belgian club Genk. Domestically, it was another disappointment. Maccabi Haifa struggled for the European football spot, and a draw in the last round wasn't enough, as Maccabi Haifa finished in a disappointing 5th place. Another failure was at the State Cup as the team lost in the Final to rivals Hapoel Tel Aviv from a controversial 93rd-minute goal. The disappointing season caused owner
Ya'akov Shahar Ya'akov "Yankale" Shahar ( he, יעקב "יענקל'ה" שחר; born 1941) is an Israeli businessman best known for his ownership of Maccabi Haifa F.C. References

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to appoint former player and club icon
Reuven Atar Reuven Atar ( he, ראובן עטר; born January 3, 1969) is a retired Israeli football player who was mostly known for his career in Maccabi Haifa and now he works as the manager of Bnei Lod. As a manager, he is mostly known for his work with ...
as the manager for the next season instead of
Elisha Levi Elisha Levy ( he, אלישע לוי; born on 18 November 1957) is a retired Israeli association footballer and currently the manager of Hapoel Haifa F.C., Hapoel Haifa. Career Player Levy was born in Jerusalem, Israel, to a Jewish family. In the ...
, who left the club after clinching 2 championship titles in 4 years with the club. With
Reuven Atar Reuven Atar ( he, ראובן עטר; born January 3, 1969) is a retired Israeli football player who was mostly known for his career in Maccabi Haifa and now he works as the manager of Bnei Lod. As a manager, he is mostly known for his work with ...
on the sidelines, Haifa opened the season with 1 win, 4 draws, and 4 losses and was next to last, the worst start in club history. After the 9th round, Atar was fired and replaced by
Arik Benado Ariel "Arik" Benado ( he, אריאל "אריק" בנאדו ; born 5 December 1973) is an Israeli football manager and former player who played as a centre-back. Playing career Benado was a second generation player at Maccabi Haifa; his fathe ...
, the youth team coach and former team captain. Under Benado, Haifa returned to the top of the table and showed good performances during the season. Haifa gave fight to Maccabi Tel Aviv but finished 2nd. On 25 July 2013, Maccabi Haifa defeated Xazar Lankaran 8–0 in the 2nd qualifying round of
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. thus setting a new record for the largest win by an Israeli club in European competition. On 24 May 2016, Maccabi Haifa defeated Maccabi Tel Aviv 1–0 in the Israel State Cup Final, winning for the 1st time in 18 years and, thus, returning to European competition after 3 years. On 30 May 2021, after 10 long tough years full of disappointments for the club and its fans, Maccabi Haifa has won the Israeli Premier league championship, defeating
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3-2. Haifa's players Josh Cohen, Neta Lavi and Dolev Haziza won the league MVP titles, awarded by 3 major israeli football organizations. The team's coach, Barak Bakhar, won the "Coach of the year" title Unequivocally.


Sponsorships, fan base and rivalries

The club is sponsored by
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, chairman of Mayer's Cars and Trucks Ltd., the official importer to Israel of
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and
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. The fan base is mainly in Haifa and northern Israel, although the club is one of the most popular in Israel. Average attendance in the home matches since the move to Sammy Ofer Stadium in 2015 is approximately 24,000 fans, the most in Israel. According to a
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which had been conducted in 2010, Maccabi Haifa has the biggest number of fans of all the teams in Israel, approximately 25.8% of Israeli football fans
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On 30 June 2011, a ''
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'' poll identified Maccabi Haifa as the most popular football team among
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. Another survey had been conducted in March 2012 by Yedioth confirmed that Maccabi Haifa is the most popular team among Israeli football fans (28%), female football fans (33%) and Arab citizens of Israel. Same survey revealed that 75% of Haifa residents support the team. Historically, the block group encourages fans were home games
Kiryat Eliezer Stadium The Haifa Municipal Stadium ( he, האצטדיון העירוני חיפה, ''Etztadion HaIroni Haifa''), more commonly known as Kiryat Eliezer (), was a multi-use stadium in the Kiryat Eliezer neighborhood of Haifa, Israel. It was mostly used fo ...
stands 11–12 called also ''Yetzia Gimel (יציע ג')'' – C Block – which has become synonymous with the hardcore and dedicated fans. In 2002, The fans established an organization named Green Apes, which supports both soccer and basketball. Members usually sit in the bleachers section 11. In addition, Maccabi Haifa has an official fan club which was founded in the first decade of the 21st century, and has about 20,000 members. The club is also supported overseas and is able to keep in touch with supporters overseas via the club website and online store. At the 2008–09 Championship season the Maccabi Haifa audiences won the title of Fair Audience of the Year. In 2010, another organization of fans was established for Maccabi Haifa, and named Inferno Verde, whose members sit in the stands section 5a. The organization's goal is not to outdo the Green Apes, but rather to join forces for victories and championships of the team. Maccabi Haifa supporters have friendly relations with supporters of other clubs: Green Apes are in good relations with AZ Alkmaar's Alkmaar Fanatics and Ultra Boys Haifa are in good relations with Werder Bremen's Ultra Boys Number of surveys made during the first decade of the 21st century found that Maccabi Haifa is Israel's most favorite team. At the beginning of the 21st century the club website was upgraded, at Walla!. The edits were made by the historian of the club, Isaac Haverman, and include breaking news, articles, information about the club, officials, staff, players and former players, information on past games, galleries, statistics, multi–seasonal Guinness Book of club and depth articles, some of which also include a unique research statistic, work of Haverman. The site also includes an online forum, online store and club fans. Starting in 2011 Haifa operates an official Facebook page, which includes information, news, pictures, online ticketing- online and update time – real game results. The Facebook page has 83,000 registered fans. In February 2011, the club opened an official YouTube page, which puts up interviews of players and the coach before and after games. The club has uploaded about 373 movies and has approximately 3200 subscribers, and approximately 550,000 video views (as of May 2014).


City rivalry with Hapoel Haifa

''For more information see: Haifa derby''


The rivalry with Maccabi Tel Aviv

The strong rivalry between the two Israeli football clubs (sometimes called “the Israeli Classico” and “the derby of Israel”) is about the dominance among the various Maccabi football clubs, as well as in Israeli football in general, and the title of the best football club in Israel. Maccabi Haifa aspires to oust Maccabi Tel Aviv from this position, which is the club with the largest number of titles in Israel, and to become the leading club in Israel by winning many titles and qualifying for the European Cup stages (Cup Winners' Cup, UEFA Cup). Haifa and Tel Aviv have competed against each other for the championship title, and Haifa beat Maccabi Tel Aviv in a number of games, including a 10–0 win in 1988 - a game seen as a "revenge" for the loss of 2–10 in 1949 (another large defeat, at 0–7, took place in 1952). Haifa beat Tel Aviv 5–0 in the 1993–94 season (in which Haifa won the championship without a single defeat, but was eliminated from the State Cup competition three days later following Maccabi Tel Aviv's 1–1 draw at Kiryat Eliezer). Maccabi Haifa became dominant in the Israeli Premier League in the first decade of the 21st century, as Maccabi Tel Aviv's positions weakened (except for the 2002–03 season). The rivalry between them somewhat cooled down at the end of that decade due to the renewed rise of Hapoel Tel Aviv, which competed at the top of the table during this period and won several championship titles. The rivalry focus thus briefly shifted to Hapoel Tel Aviv. In the 2019–20 season, the rivalry between the two heated up once again, as after almost a decade of Macabbi Tel Aviv success in oppose to Maccabi Haifa failure, the teams competed head-to-head for the championship. It ended with Maccabi Tel Aviv winning that year's campaign. In the following 2020–21 season, the two teams battled out for the league title once again, this time ending with Maccabi Haifa winning the championship. During the past few years, the two have produced some unforgettable matches, including a dramatic 4–3 win for Maccabi Tel Aviv and an incredible 3–2 win for Maccabi Haifa after a big comeback.


Club crest

The origin of the club crest is the World Zionist sports organization "Maccabi". The basis of the crest is the stylized Hebrew word מכבי ("Maccabi") in the shape of the
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, symbolizing Judaism. This is in common with most other Maccabi teams in Israel and worldwide, which all use this symbol in one way or another. In most years only this stylized "Maccabi" star with the word חיפה ("Haifa") beneath it was the emblem of the club. Depending on the kit, it was green on white or white on green. With the success of the club at the end of the 1980s, an image of a lion was added next to the symbol, but this figure was removed later. At the beginning of the 1990s, after the club began competing in the European arena, the crest assumed its modern form - the image of a football inside a circular green band with the words מכבי חיפה מכ ("Maccabi Haifa FC") in Hebrew and English on it, with the original Maccabi symbol at the top right corner. At the end of 2005/2006 season, when the team won its 10th championship, a gold star was added above the symbol. At the end of the 2009 season winning its 11th championship, the team played its inaugural game with the traditional symbol of the club as it was in the early '80s. At the end of the 2013 season (on the 100th anniversary of the club's foundation), laurel leaves were temporarily added around the emblem, symbolizing victory and glory. In addition, a golden plaque was added indicating the year of the establishment of the club and the current year (100th club). After the 2019/20 season, the
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administration decided that each championship star on the member clubs' crests should represent 5 championship titles. Since Maccabi has won 12 championships in total until then, the crest was updated with another championship star.


Grounds


Kiryat Eliezer Stadium

Maccabi Haifa originally played in Kiryat Haim, which is the main training grounds of Hapoel Haifa. In 1955, a gift from the Italian Labour Union was a football pitch in the heart of the city of Haifa, which would become the new home of Maccabi Haifa. The opening match was a Haifa derby, won by Maccabi Haifa 4–1 over Hapoel Haifa. Kiryat Eliezer missed out on staging a historic event when Maccabi Haifa reached the group stage of the UEFA Champions League. It was the first time an Israeli club had made it that far in the competition, though the lucrative gate receipts expected to have been made by hosting matches in Israel were lost when UEFA forced Maccabi Haifa to look for an alternative in Europe but outside of Israel because of security concerns. The choice was to host the matches at Neo GSP Stadium in
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, Cyprus. After Israel had increased the security and proved stability, Maccabi Haifa was allowed to play their European matches in the State of Israel. Because Kiryat Eliezer was not up to par with UEFA's demands, the team played their European home matches in Tel Aviv District at Bloomfield Stadium, as well as Ramat Gan Stadium due to the high demand of Maccabi Haifa fans wanting to attend the matches. Finally, Maccabi Haifa was allowed to host European matches at Kiryat Eliezer Stadium. In 2013, Maccabi Haifa played in the Europa League against PAOK (Greece), AZ Alkmaar (Netherlands), and
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(Kazakhstan). On 14 May 2014, the last match was played in the stadium, in which Maccabi Haifa hosted Maccabi Tel Aviv in the Israeli Premier League.


Sammy Ofer Stadium

Due to the recent success of the club in European competitions, the municipality of Haifa offered the club land by the beach for a brand new stadium at the southern entrance to the city. In the fall of 2008, the final plans were approved. Sammy Ofer Stadium was completed in November 2013. Constructions costs are estimated $135,000,000.00 with a seating capacity of 30,858. The stadium is named after naval-mogul Sammy Ofer, who donated $20,000,000 to build the stadium and the rights to name it after himself. The Sammy Ofer Stadium is developed and built by the Haifa Economic Corporation and managed by Adv. Gal Peleg. It is the home ground of Maccabi Haifa, Hapoel Haifa. It also hosts the international matches of the
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along with Teddy Stadium.


Kfar Galim Training Facility

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village.


Honours


Domestic competitions


League

* Israeli Championships ** Winners (14): 1983–84, 1984–85, 1988–89, 1990–91, 1993–94, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2008–09,
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, 2021–22 ** ''Runners-up (9)'': 1985–86, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1999–00, 2002–03, 2009–10,
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, 2018–19, 2019–20 * Second Division ** Winners (4): 1944–45,Maccabi (Michael) in the South and Maccabi Haifa in the North, First Place in Liga Bet
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Cups

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** Winners (6): 1961–62, 1990–91, 1992–93, 1994–95, 1997–98, 2015–16 ** ''Runners-up (11)'':
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Toto Cup The Israel Toto Cup ( he, גביע הטוטו, ''Gvia Ha'Toto'') is an association football tournament that features clubs in the two highest divisions in Israel: the Israeli Premier League ( Ligat Ha'Al), and the second division Liga Leumit. Fro ...
** Winners (5): 1994, 2002–03, 2005–06, 2007–08, 2021–22 * Israeli Supercup ** Winners (4): 1962,
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European competitions

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** ''Group stage (3)'': 2002–03, 2009–10,
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* UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League ** ''Round of 16 (1)'': 2006–07 ** ''Group stage (2)'': 2011–12, 2013–14 * UEFA Europa Conference League ** ''Group stage (1)'': 2021-22 *
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** ''Quarter-finals (1)'': 1998–99 ** ''Second round (1)'': 1993–94


Youth

* UEFA Youth League ** ''Play-offs'': 2016–17 * Sukkot Cup ** ''Winners (1)'': 1958 *
Lilian Cup The Lililan Cup ( he, גביע ליליאן, ''Gvia Lililan''), which was also known as The League Cup ( he, גביע הליגה, ''Gvia HaLiga'') was an Israeli men's football competition open to the top 4 clubs in Liga Leumit between 1981–82 ...
** ''Winners (1)'': 1984 *
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** ''Winners (1)'': 2004 * Insel Cup ** ''Winners (1)'': 2016


Records and statistics

* Record home win: 10–0 v Maccabi Tel Aviv (1988) * Record league defeat: 0–9 v
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(1953) * Record cup defeat: 1–12 v
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(2009) * Most league appearances: 419
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* Most appearances in one season: 66 Adoram Keise * Most league goals: 90
Zahi Armeli Zahi Armali ( ar, زاهي أرملي, he, זאהי ארמלי, born 25 October 1957) is a former Arab-Israeli footballer. He started his career at Maccabi Shefa-'Amr, and a holder of many records at Maccabi Haifa. Early life and career Armali ...
* Most league goals in a Season: 28
Alon Mizrahi Alon Mizrahi ( he, אלון מזרחי; born 22 November 1971) is an Israeli former professional footballer who played for clubs including Nice, Maccabi Tel Aviv, Hapoel Tel Aviv, Hapoel Be'er Sheva, Maccabi Haifa and Beitar Jerusalem. His nic ...
(Liga Leumit, 1993–94) and
Shlomi Arbeitman Shlomi Arbeitman ( he, שלומי ארביטמן; born May 14, 1985) is an Israeli former professional footballer who played as a striker. Club career A young striker, Arbeitman joined Maccabi Haifa for the 2005–06 season. He regularly p ...
(2009–10) * Most goals scored in a Match: 6 Aharon Gershgoren v
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(1965) * Most league goals in a Season: 97 (1993–94) * Most points in a season: 95 – 39 games (1993–94) * Most league assists in a season: 16
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(1993–94) and
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(1999–00) * Most Games without a loss: 46 (throughout 3 seasons) (1993, 1993–94, 1994) * Most games in a row scoring at least one goal: 39 (1993–94) * Most away games without losing: 30 (1993–94) * Least conceded goals per game: 16 goals in 35 games (average: 0.46), Ligat Ha'Al (2009–10)


Players


Current squad

; As to 2 September 2022First Team
Maccabi Haifa, 15 November 2021


Retired numbers


Out on loan


Foreigners 2022–23

Only up to six non-Israeli nationals can be in an Israeli club squad (only five can play at the same time). Those with Jewish ancestry (e.g., Josh Cohen), married to an Israeli ( Mavis Tchibota) or have played in Israel for an extended period of time ( Ali Mohamed), can claim a passport or permanent residency which would allow them to play with Israeli status. * Pierre Cornud *
Frantzdy Pierrot Frantzdy Pierrot (born 29 March 1995) is a Haitian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Israeli Premier League club Maccabi Haifa and the Haiti national team. Club career College and amateur Pierrot played two years of colleg ...
*
Dylan Batubinsika Buduka Dylan Batubinsika (born 15 February 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Ligue 2 club Saint-Étienne. Born in France, he plays for the DR Congo national team. Club career Batubinska played as a youngster for ...
*
Tjaronn Chery Tjaronn Inteff Chefren Chery (born 4 June 1988) is a professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Israeli club Maccabi Haifa. Born in the Netherlands, he represents the Suriname national team. Early life Chery was born in th ...
*
Daniel Sundgren Daniel Andreas Sundgren (born 22 November 1990) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Israeli Premier League club Maccabi Haifa and the Sweden national team. Club career On 20 November 2015, he returned to AIK. In O ...
* Abdoulaye Seck


Captains

Neta Lavi, has been the captain since 2019.


Personnel


Current coaching staff

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Youth department


2022–23 squad


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Notable players and managers in club history


Former players

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Most appearances

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Yaniv Katan Yaniv Katan ( he, יניב קטן; born 27 January 1981) is a retired Israeli international footballer who played professionally for Maccabi Haifa, as a forward and winger. He earned 31 caps for Israel, scoring five goals. Personal life Katan ...
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Arik Benado Ariel "Arik" Benado ( he, אריאל "אריק" בנאדו ; born 5 December 1973) is an Israeli football manager and former player who played as a centre-back. Playing career Benado was a second generation player at Maccabi Haifa; his fathe ...
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Managerial history

''See also'': '' List of Maccabi Haifa F.C. managers'' * Yisrael Schwartz (1946–47) * Taurentauer (1950–52) * Otto Schlefenberg (1952–54) * Eli Fuchs(1954–56) * Andor Kisch (1956–57) * Ariyeh Koch (1957–59) * David Farkash (1959–61) *
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(1961–62) * Andor Kisch (1962) * Otto Schlefenberg (1962–63) * Vasili Spasov (1963–65) *
Israel Halivner Israel Halivner ( he, ישראל חליבנר; 10 January 1928-11 December 2013) was a former Israeli footballer, who played for Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C., Maccabi Tel Aviv, and football manager. He was the head coach of Maccabi Tel Aviv when the club ...
(1965) * Avraham Menchel (1965–69) *
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(1969–70) *
Jonny Hardy Yonatan "Jonny" Hardy (June 2, 1934 - November 6, 2017) was a former Israeli footballer. He is best known for his years at Maccabi Haifa where he started his football career as well as his managerial career. Childhood Though born in Haifa, Hard ...
(1970–72) * Avraham Menchel (1972–74) * Ori Weinberg (1974–75) * Shimon Shinar (1975–77) * Moshe Sasson (1977) * Eli Fuchs (1977) *
Jonny Hardy Yonatan "Jonny" Hardy (June 2, 1934 - November 6, 2017) was a former Israeli footballer. He is best known for his years at Maccabi Haifa where he started his football career as well as his managerial career. Childhood Though born in Haifa, Hard ...
(1977–78) * Eran Kulik (1978–79) *
Mordechai Spiegler Mordechai "Motaleh" Shpigler ( he, מרדכי "מוטל'ה" שפיגלר; born 19 August 1944) is a retired Israeli footballer, and manager. Shpigler is placed second in Israel's all time goalscoring list, with 32 goals in 83 caps. Early life ...
(1979) *
Jonny Hardy Yonatan "Jonny" Hardy (June 2, 1934 - November 6, 2017) was a former Israeli footballer. He is best known for his years at Maccabi Haifa where he started his football career as well as his managerial career. Childhood Though born in Haifa, Hard ...
(1979–83) *
Jack Mansell John Mansell (22 August 1927 – 19 March 2016) was a professional football player and coach. He made 274 appearances in the Football League as a defender for Brighton & Hove Albion, Cardiff City and Portsmouth. After retiring as a player, he j ...
(1982–83) *
Shlomo Scharf Shlomo Scharf ( he, שלמה שרף; born 1 January 1943) is a former Israeli football (soccer), football player and coach (sport), manager who now works as a regular commentator on Israeli Sport 5 TV channel. Scharf managed Maccabi Haifa to thre ...
(1983–87) * Dror Kashtan (1 July 1987 – 30 June 1988) * Amazzia Levkovic (1988–90) *
Shlomo Scharf Shlomo Scharf ( he, שלמה שרף; born 1 January 1943) is a former Israeli football (soccer), football player and coach (sport), manager who now works as a regular commentator on Israeli Sport 5 TV channel. Scharf managed Maccabi Haifa to thre ...
(1990–92) *
Giora Spiegel Giora Spiegel ( he, גיורא שפיגל), (born July 27, 1947) is an Israeli former footballer and coach. As a footballer, he holds the record for the longest Israeli international career, spanning 14 years and 357 days. Biography Born in P ...
(1993–98) *
Daniel Brailovsky Daniel Alberto Brailovsky Poliak ( he, אלברטו דניאל בריילובסקי, sometimes spelled Brailovski, born November 18, 1958) is an Argentine-born Israeli former professional footballer and manager. He was born in Buenos Aires, Arg ...
(1 July 1998 – 30 June 1999) * Dušan Uhrin (1999–00) *
Eli Cohen Eliyahu Ben-Shaul Cohen ( he, אֱלִיָּהוּ בֵּן שָׁאוּל כֹּהֵן‎, ar, إيلياهو بن شاؤول كوهين‎; 6 December 1924 – 18 May 1965), commonly known as Eli Cohen, was an Egyptian-born Israel ...
(2000) *
Avram Grant Avraham "Avram" Grant ( he, אברהם "אברם" גרנט; born Avraham Granat; ) is an Israeli professional football manager. He has spent the majority of his career coaching and managing in Israel, winning a number of national league and cup ...
(1 July 2000 – 30 June 2002) * Itzhak Shum (1 July 2002 – 30 June 2003) *
Ronny Levy Ronny Levy ( he, רוני לוי; also spelled Roni; born 14 November 1966) is an Israeli football manager, and a former international football player. Levy played as a defensive midfielder and won championships with both teams Bnei Yehuda and ...
(30 June 2003 – 22 December 2008) *
Elisha Levy Elisha Levy ( he, אלישע לוי; born on 18 November 1957) is a retired Israeli association footballer and currently the manager of Hapoel Haifa F.C., Hapoel Haifa. Career Player Levy was born in Jerusalem, Israel, to a Jewish family. In the ...
(2 April 2008 – 16 May 2012) *
Reuven Atar Reuven Atar ( he, ראובן עטר; born January 3, 1969) is a retired Israeli football player who was mostly known for his career in Maccabi Haifa and now he works as the manager of Bnei Lod. As a manager, he is mostly known for his work with ...
(16 May 2012 – 13 November 2012) *
Arik Benado Ariel "Arik" Benado ( he, אריאל "אריק" בנאדו ; born 5 December 1973) is an Israeli football manager and former player who played as a centre-back. Playing career Benado was a second generation player at Maccabi Haifa; his fathe ...
(17 November 2012 – 18 May 2014) * Aleksandar Stanojević (1 July 2014 – 28 December 2014) *
Marco Balbul Marco Balbul ( he, מרקו בלבול; born 13 July 1967) is an Israeli football manager and former player. Early life Balbul was born in Tirat Carmel, Israel as the youngest child of Sephardic Jewish immigrant parents who immigrated from Egy ...
(28 December 2014 – 30 May 2015) *
Ronny Levy Ronny Levy ( he, רוני לוי; also spelled Roni; born 14 November 1966) is an Israeli football manager, and a former international football player. Levy played as a defensive midfielder and won championships with both teams Bnei Yehuda and ...
(30 May 2015 – 27 July 2016) * Shmulik Hanin (caretaker) (28 July 2016 – 8 August 2016) *
René Meulensteen Reinhard Jozef Petrus Meulensteen (born 25 March 1964) is a Dutch former footballer and coach who is currently assistant coach of the Australia national soccer team. He spent the early parts of his career working in the Netherlands before taking ...
(9 August 2016 – 13 February 2017 ) *
Guy Luzon Guy Luzon ( he, גיא לוזון; born 7 August 1975) is an Israeli former footballer and manager, currently managing the Israel national under-21 football team. Club career Guy Luzon was a graduate of the Maccabi Petah Tikva youth program, joi ...
(13 February 2017 – 9 December 2017 ) * Fred Rutten (24 January 2018 – 1 November 2018) *
Eli Guttman Israel "Eli" Guttman (or Gutman, he, אלי גוטמן; born 24 February 1958) is an Israeli former football player and manager who most recently managed Maccabi Haifa, before officially announcing his retirement from the football world, stating ...
(8 November 2018 – 3 December 2018) *
Marco Balbul Marco Balbul ( he, מרקו בלבול; born 13 July 1967) is an Israeli football manager and former player. Early life Balbul was born in Tirat Carmel, Israel as the youngest child of Sephardic Jewish immigrant parents who immigrated from Egy ...
(19 December 2018 – 7 July 2020) * Barak Bakhar (8 July 2020-)


See also

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Football in Israel Football ( he, כַּדוּרֶגֶל, ''Kaduregel'') is the most popular sport in Israel. Football as an organised sport, first developed in the United Kingdom, who controlled Mandatory Palestine during the days of the British Mandate. The ...


References


External links


Official website

Maccabi Haifa Online

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Haifa Haifa ( he, חֵיפָה ' ; ar, حَيْفَا ') is the third-largest city in Israel—after Jerusalem and Tel Aviv—with a population of in . The city of Haifa forms part of the Haifa metropolitan area, the third-most populous metropol ...
Football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...
1913 establishments in the Ottoman Empire Association football clubs established in 1913