Maccabi Haifa ( he, מכבי חיפה) was an Israeli women's football club from

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 ...

. The club competed in the Israeli First League and the

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, winning two championships and three cups.Women's Team – Maccabi Haifa
maccabi-haifafc.walla.co.il and competing in

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.We Did Not Forget: The Women Are In the European Cup Too
Itzhak Haberman, 22 September 2002, maccabi-haifafc.walla.co.il

History

The club was established by its parent club

Maccabi Haifa Maccabi Haifa ( he, מכבי חיפה) is one of the biggest sports clubs in Israel and a part of the Maccabi association. It runs several sports clubs and teams in Haifa which have competed in a variety of sports over the years, such as Football ...

in January 1998, as part of the initiative to set up a women's football league after the establishment of the

Israel women's national football team The Israel women's national football team () represents Israel in international women's football. The Israel women's national football team was established in 1997. Women's Football in Israel was developed as an upside down pyramid by first op ...

. The team was coached by Isar Ravitz, and won Israel's first two

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competitions (in 1998–99 and 1999–2000) and the first (informal)

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competition in 1998. The club regained both titles in 2001–02, this time managed by

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, losing only one

match and defeating Hapoel Tel Aviv 5–0 in the

final.Maccabi Tel Aviv the State Cup Holder
Moshe Gozgal, 21 May 2002, ynet.co.il As the club won the championship, it qualified to the

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, losing all its matches in group stage. The next season the club won the northern group of the Israeli Women's League, but lost in the championship play-off match to Maccabi Holon. The two clubs also met in the

final, where Maccabi Haifa lost 2–3. As the club was experiencing financial difficulties, and with lack of financial and administrative support from the

Israeli Football Association The Israel Football Association (IFA; he, ההתאחדות לכדורגל בישראל, ''HaHit'aḥdut leKaduregel beIsrael'', literally "The Association of Football in Israel") is the governing body of football in Israel. It organizes a variet ...

and

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, the club ceased operations in late 2003,News Archive – Page 5
Women's Football in Israel and was officially folded and had its players released in November 2004.Maccabi Haifa (Women), season 2004–05
IFA

Titles

*'' Israeli 1st League (2)'' ** 1998–99, 2001–02 *'' Israeli 1st League Northern Division (1)'' ** 2002–03 *''

Israeli 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 ...

(3)'' ** 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2001–02

References

External links

Women's Team – Maccabi Haifa
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