Maccabi Herzliya F.C. ( he, מועדון כדורגל מכבי הרצליה, ''Moadon Kaduregel Maccabi Herzliya'') is an Israeli

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

Herzliya Herzliya ( ; he, הֶרְצְלִיָּה ; ar, هرتسليا, Hirtsiliyā) is an affluent city in the central coast of Israel, at the northern part of the Tel Aviv District, known for its robust start-up and entrepreneurial culture. In it h ...

. The club is currently in and plays at the

Herzliya Municipal Stadium The Herzliya Municipal Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Tel Aviv District city of Herzliya, Israel. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of Maccabi Herzliya and Hapoel Herzliya Hapoel Herzliya ( he, ה� ...

History

A football section of the Maccabi Herzliya Sports Club existed and played several matches since 1929,In Sport
Do'ar HaYom, 4 August 1929, Historical Jewish Press Tel Aviv-Jaffa – In Sport
Do'ar HaYom, 24 December 1929, Historical Jewish Press including competing in the

1930 Palestine Cup The 1930 Palestine Cup ( he, הגביע הארץ-ישראלי, ''HaGavia HaEretz-Israeli'') was the third season of Israeli Football Association's nationwide football cup competition. The defending holders were Maccabi Tel Aviv. For the second ( ...

.In Sport
Do'ar HaYom, 21 February 1930, Historical Jewish Press The club was formally established in 1932. In 1978 they were promoted to

Liga Artzit Liga Artzit ( he, ליגה ארצית, lit. ''Country League'') is the defunct third division of Israeli Football League, beneath its highest division Premier League and the second division Liga Leumit. Before being cancelled in 2009, it was run b ...

(then the second tier). However, they finished bottom in the 1980–81 season and were relegated back to

Liga Alef Liga Alef ( he, ליגה א', , League A) is the third tier of the Israeli football league system. It is divided into two regional divisions, north and south. History League football began in Israel in 1949–50, a year after the Israeli Declar ...

. In 1983 they moved to the

, which they share with city rivals

Hapoel Herzliya Hapoel Herzliya ( he, הפועל הרצליה) is an Israeli football club based in Herzliya. The club is currently in Liga Alef North division and play their home matches at the Herzliya Municipal Stadium. History The Hapoel sport club in Herzl ...

. At the start of the 1990s the club returned to Liga Artzit, and were promoted to

Liga Leumit Liga Leumit ( he, ליגה לאומית, lit. ''National League'') is the second division of the Israeli Football League, and below its Premier League. Structure There are 16 clubs in the league. At the end of each season, the two lowest-place ...

(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 The Premier League (legal name: The Football Association Premier League Limited) is the highest level of the men's English football league system. Contested by 20 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the English Foo ...

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 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 for the first time, losing to

Maccabi Tel Aviv Maccabi Tel Aviv ( he, מכבי תל אביב) is one of the largest sports clubs in Israel, and a part of the Maccabi association. Many sports clubs and teams in Tel Aviv are in association with Maccabi and compete in a variety of sports, such ...

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 25 July 2022

Honours

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 2007 *Second Division **Champions 1992–93, 2005–06

Notable managers

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 ...

(born 1951) *

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 ...

(born 1958)

References

External links

Official Website
''(Hebrew)'' {{Israeli Premier League Herzliya F.C Association football clubs established in 1932 Herzliya F.C 1932 establishments in Mandatory Palestine Sport in Herzliya Organizations based in Herzliya