Maccabi Ironi Amishav Petah Tikva ( he, מכבי עירוני עמישב פתח תקוה) is an Israeli football club based in the Amishav neighbourhood of
Petah Tikva
Petah Tikva ( he, פֶּתַח תִּקְוָה, , ), also known as ''Em HaMoshavot'' (), is a city in the Central District (Israel), Central District of Israel, east of Tel Aviv. It was founded in 1878, mainly by Haredi Judaism, Haredi Jews of ...
.It currently competes in Liga Bet South A division, playing home matches at the Sportek Stadium in Kfar Sirkin.
History
Since the 1960s, the football club which have operated in the Amishav neighborhood was Hapoel Amishav Petah Tikva. however, they were folded after failed attempt of merging with other Petah Tikva clubs, Hapoel Mahane Yehuda and
Beitar Petah Tikva
Beitar Petah Tikva () is an Israeli football club based in Petah Tikva. The club currently plays in Liga Bet South A division and play home matches at the Sportek Stadium in Kfar Sirkin.
History
The club was founded in 1943,Liga Gimel, the lowest tier of
Israeli football
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.
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In the 2004–05 season, the club won Liga Gimel
Sharon
Sharon ( he, שָׁרוֹן ''Šārôn'' "plain") is a given name as well as an Israeli surname.
In English-speaking areas, Sharon is now predominantly a feminine given name. However, historically it was also used as a masculine given name. In I ...
division, and promoted to Liga Bet, after 19 wins and one draw, scoring 88 goals and conceding 11. in their first season in Liga Bet, former Israeli top flight players, Liron Basis and Alon Mizrahi joined the club, and at the end of the season, Maccabi Amishav won Liga Bet South A division, and made another successive promotion, this time to Liga Alef. the club played two seasons in Liga Alef, and relegated back to Liga Bet at the 2007–08 season, after finished second bottom. in the following season in Liga Bet, the club finished second, and even though they lost in the promotion play-offs to the third bottom club in Liga Alef South, Hapoel Nahlat Yehuda, they were eventually promoted, as one spot in Liga Alef was vacated, after Hapoel Umm al-Fahm folded.
Following their return to Liga Alef, the club have also established a youth section.