Maccabi Nes Tziona ( he, מכבי נס ציונה) was an Israeli
football club based in
Nes Tziona
Ness Ziona ( he, נֵס צִיּוֹנָה, ''Nes Tziyona'') is a town in central Israel. In it had a population of , and its jurisdiction was 15,579 dunams ().
History Early history
Lying within Ness Ziona's city bounds is the ruin of an Arab vi ...
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History
Maccabi Nes Tziona was founded in 1912. In 1923 the club won the Magen Shimshon, a cup for Maccabi-affiliated teams, and won it again the following season.
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RSSSF During the 1930s they played in the Palestine League
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After Israeli independence
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the club were placed in the Israeli League, but lost all 24 matches that season scoring only seven goals, and were subsequently relegated (although second-from-bottom Maccabi Rishon LeZion actually had the league's worst goal difference). The club's record of zero points remains a record low.
At the end of the following season, 1951–52, the club finished second bottom of the South Division of Liga Bet
Liga Bet ( he, ליגה ב', lit. ''League B'') is the fourth tier of the Israeli football league system. It is divided into four regional divisions.
History
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and were relegated again.
The club folded in 1955, as the local football clubs of Nes Tziona merged, and Sektziyat Kaduregel Nes Tziona was founded.[Room at the top](_blank)
Maariv, 27.7.66, Historical Jewish Press
References
Maccabi Nes Tziona F.C.
Nes Tziona
Ness Ziona ( he, נֵס צִיּוֹנָה, ''Nes Tziyona'') is a town in central Israel. In it had a population of , and its jurisdiction was 15,579 dunams ().
History Early history
Lying within Ness Ziona's city bounds is the ruin of an Arab vi ...
Nes Tziona
Ness Ziona ( he, נֵס צִיּוֹנָה, ''Nes Tziyona'') is a town in central Israel. In it had a population of , and its jurisdiction was 15,579 dunams ().
History Early history
Lying within Ness Ziona's city bounds is the ruin of an Arab vi ...
Sport in Ness Ziona
Association football clubs established in 1912
1912 establishments in the Ottoman Empire
Association football clubs disestablished in 1955
1955 disestablishments in Israel
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