Maccabi Ironi Kiryat Malakhi ( he, מכבי עירוני קרית מלאכי) is an Israeli football club based in
Kiryat Malakhi. They are currently in
Liga Bet South B division.
History
The club was founded in 1962, and played in most of their football seasons in
Liga Gimel, the lowest tier of
Israeli football
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In the 1993–94 season, the club was promoted to
Liga Bet for the first time in their history, after 33 years in Liga Gimel. However, their spell in Liga Bet lasted one season, and they were relegated back to Liga Gimel in the following season.
In 1999,
Hapoel Kiryat Malakhi, which have played in
Liga Alef, dissolved after major financial problems, and Maccabi remained the only football club in
Kiryat Malakhi.
In the 2002–03 season, the club was promoted to Liga Bet for the second time, after they won their regional division of Liga Gimel with a perfect record of 20 wins, without any draw or lose, scoring 110 goals and conceding 11. After three seasons in Liga Bet South B division, the club finished the
2005–06 season in the third place, and were eventually promoted to Liga Alef, after one spot was vacated in the south division, following the merger of
Beitar Kiryat Gat and
Maccabi Kiryat Gat
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In Liga Alef South division, the highest placing of the club was runners-up finish in the
2010–11 season, and qualification with the home advantage to the promotion play-offs, where they beat
Hapoel Kfar Shalem
Hapoel Kfar Shalem ( he, הפועל כפר שלם) is an Israeli football club based in the Kfar Shalem neighbourhood of Tel Aviv. They are currently in Liga Alef South division, and play home matches at Southern Sportech.
History
The club was ...
2–0 in the first round, and were eliminated in the second round after they lost 1–3 to
Maccabi Kabilio Jaffa
Maccabi Kabilio Jaffa F.C. ( he, מועדון כדורגל מכבי קביליו יפו) is an Israeli football club from Jaffa, Tel Aviv. Founded in 2007 as a phoenix football club by fans of Maccabi Jaffa F.C., which was dissolved in 2000 and a ...
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Prior to the
2014–15 season, Maccabi were deducted nine points for entering administration.
Kiryat Malakhi to enter administration, will start the season with −9
Goler1, 6.8.2014 The club did not recover, as at the end of the season, they were relegated to Liga Bet, following a bottom place finish.
Honours
* Liga Gimel:
** 1964–65, 1993–94, 2002–03
External links
Maccabi Kiryat Malakhi Ironi
The Israel Football Association
References
Maccabi Kiryat Malakhi
{{Liga Bet
Kiryat Malakhi
Kiryat Malakhi
Association football clubs established in 1962
1962 establishments in Israel