Maccabi Isfiya ( he, מכבי עוספיא) is a football club based in

Isfiya Isfiya ( ar, عسفيا, he, עִסְפִיָא), also known as Ussefiya or Usifiyeh, is a Druze-majority town and Local council (Israel), local council in northern Israel. Located on Mount Carmel, it is part of Haifa District. In its population ...

in northern Israel. The club is currently in Liga Gimel Samaria division.

History

The club was founded in 1975 and reached Liga Bet for the first time in the 1984–85 season. In the 1986–87 season the club won Liga Bet North B division and achieved promotion to Liga Alef after the 23rd match, when they won 3–1 against Hapoel Givat Olga.Isfiya and Ashdod promoted to Liga Alef
Maariv, 26.4.1987, Historical Jewish Press thus, Maccabi Isfiya became the first

Druze The Druze (; ar, دَرْزِيٌّ, ' or ', , ') are an Arabic-speaking esoteric ethnoreligious group from Western Asia who adhere to the Druze faith, an Abrahamic, monotheistic, syncretic, and ethnic religion based on the teachings of ...

football club which was promoted to Liga Alef.Nice to meet: Maccabi Isfiya
Doublepass, 18.8.2012 Their main rivals at the time were Hapoel Daliyat al-Karmel. The club played 14 seasons in Liga Alef, until relegation in the 2000–01 season. The club folded at the end of the 2002–03 season while playing in Liga Bet. The club was refounded in 2012 and currently plays in Liga Gimel Jezreel division.Maccabi Isfiya – 2014/2015
The Israel Football Association

Honours

* Liga Bet North B **Champions 1986–87 * Liga Gimel Haifa **Champions 1983–84

External links

Maccabi Isfiya
Israel Football Association

References

{{Liga Bet

Association football clubs established in 1975 Association football clubs established in 2012 1975 establishments in Israel 2012 establishments in Israel Arab-Israeli football clubs