Maccabi Netanya F.C. ( he, מועדון כדורגל מכבי נתניה, ''Football Club Maccabi Netanya'') 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
Netanya
Netanya (also known as Natanya, he, נְתַנְיָה) is a city in the Northern Central District of Israel, and is the capital of the surrounding Sharon plain. It is north of Tel Aviv, and south of Haifa, between Poleg stream and Wingate I ...
. Established in 1934, the club was a founding member of the
Israeli League in 1949. After winning their first championship in 1971, the club's golden period lasted until the late 80s, including four more league titles and a double in 1978.
History
Maccabi Netanya Football Club was founded in 1934 and initially played in green and white stripes. The club played their first game against
Beitar Netanya in 1935 at the Maccabi stadium, which was located in the center of the city. The club's first season was in 1935–36 when they played in
Liga Gimel
Liga Gimel ( he, ליגה ג', lit. ''League C'') is the fifth and bottom division of Israeli Football League, a position it has held since 2009. From Liga Alef and downwards to this, each league is separated by region as well.
History
Liga Gimel ...
which back then was the third tier in Israeli football. After three seasons in Liga Gimel the club won promotion to
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
League football started in Israel in 1949–50, a year after the Israeli Declaration of ...
(second tier), and in the 1941–42 season they won Liga Bet to secure promotion to the top division which back then was known as the
Palestine League
The Palestine League, also known as The Eretz Israel League, was an association football league during the British Mandate of Palestine (now Israel), which was contested from 1928 to 1948. It was organised by the Eretz Israel Football Associatio ...
.
During the early to mid 1940s, a number of British players who served in military bases near Netanya played for the club. The most famous were
Bertie Mee
Bertram Mee OBE (25 December 1918 – 21 October 2001) was an English footballer who played as a winger for Derby County and Mansfield Town. Mee was also a manager, noted for leading Arsenal to their first Double win in 1971.
Playing career
Bor ...
and
Tom Finney
Sir Thomas Finney (5 April 1922 – 14 February 2014) was an English international footballer who played from 1946 to 1960 as a winger or centre forward for Preston North End and England. He is widely acknowledged to have been one of the spor ...
, who were the first foreigners to play for the club. The
1943–44 season of the Palestine League was the first season that Maccabi Netanya played a full season in the top tier of football in the country, they finished the season in the sixth place. During the
1948 Arab–Israeli War
The 1948 (or First) Arab–Israeli War was the second and final stage of the 1948 Palestine war. It formally began following the end of the British Mandate for Palestine at midnight on 14 May 1948; the Israeli Declaration of Independence had ...
, four of the club's players were killed – Israel Arbaitman, Yehuda Blecher, Haim Goldstein, David Liebster and coach Baruch Feuer.
After the establishment of the State of Israel, Maccabi Netanya was among the 13 teams that formed the senior league in Israel. In the
1949–50 season, Netanya finished in ninth place. In 1954 the club qualified for the
Israel State Cup
The Israel State Cup ( he, גביע המדינה, ''Gvia HaMedina''), is a knockout cup competition in Israeli football, run by the Israel Football Association (IFA).
The State Cup was first held in 1928 as the People's Cup. Because it involve ...
for the first time and the next season the club finished in fourth place in the league. After two rather successful seasons, the club had to fight against relegation in the
1955-56 season. Netanya managed to get back in the top of table in the
1957–58 season as they finished fourth again. In the
1961–62 season, after a few years in the bottom of the league, the club got relegated to the second division after finishing 12th and final in the league. Netanya played two seasons in
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 ...
until in the end of the
1963–64 season when they won the league and got promoted back to the top division. With the return of the team 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 ...
, the team joined the top ranks, with
Mordechai Spiegler
Mordechai "Motaleh" Shpigler ( he, מרדכי "מוטל'ה" שפיגלר; born 19 August 1944) is a retired Israeli footballer, and manager. Shpigler is placed second in Israel's all time goalscoring list, with 32 goals in 83 caps.
Early life ...
playing in its ranks. Spiegler finished three consecutive seasons as the top scorer of the league. In the
1968–69 season, the team finished third in the league with Spiegler again as the top scorer.
After the third-placed finish in 1968–69, the
1970–71 season saw Netanya win their first title by a margin of eleven points, back then the largest in Israeli football history. They also reached the State Cup final, but lost 2–1 to Maccabi Tel Aviv.
In
1972–73 Neyanya finished thirteenth in Liga Leumit, avoiding relegation by only two points. However, the
following season they won their second title. In 1975 they changed their kit to play in black and yellow. They won a third title in
1977–78, and completed the double by beating
Bnei Yehuda 2–1 in the State Cup final. They also finished as winners of their group in the
UEFA Intertoto Cup
The UEFA Intertoto Cup (from la, Inter, 'between' + german: toto, 'betting pool'),Most precisely, from (football pool); cf. often abbreviated and more known in the German-speaking world as UI Cup and originally called the International Foot ...
. A fourth championship was won in
1979–80 by a margin of ten points, whilst their fifth title, in
1982–83 was won by a fourteen-point margin.
In the same season they won the
League Cup
In several sports, most prominently association football, a league cup or secondary cup generally signifies a cup competition for which entry is restricted only to teams in a particular league. The first national association football tournament t ...
, a feat repeated the following year. In 1986–87 and 1988–89 they reached the League Cup final, but lost on both occasions.
In
1994–95 Netanya finished bottom of Liga Leumit and were relegated 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 ...
, in the same season the youth team won the
youth championship. After winning the league in
1998–99 they returned to the top division. However, they were relegated again in
2003–04 after finishing second from bottom, though they made an immediate return to the top division after finishing as Liga Leumuit runners-up in
2004–05, a season in which they also won the
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 ...
Leumit.
In December 2005
Daniel Jammer
Daniel Jammer ( he, דניאל יאמר, August 11, 1966) is a German-Israeli businessman. Jammer is the owner and founder of Nation-E, an international Israeli based ICT company specializing in developing energy solutions. He used to own Macca ...
, a Jewish German businessman bought the club for a fee of $1,500,000. In
2006–07 the club finished as Premier League runners-up, a feat repeated the following season. In April 2008
Lothar Matthäus
Lothar Herbert Matthäus (; born 21 March 1961) is a German association football, football pundit and former professional player and manager. After captaining Germany national football team, West Germany to victory in the 1990 FIFA World Cup whe ...
was appointed manager. Although the club led the league in the early part of the
2008–09 season, they eventually finished fourth and Matthäus was sacked and replaced by
Nati Azaria.
The
2010–11 season saw the club finishing sixth in the top playoff games. The next season Netanya finished in fourth place when they shared the same number of points as the runners-up. This was quite an achievement considering the fact that the club did not have a stable budget behind them or an owner to invest in the club. They were relegated again in
2012–13
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after finishing second from bottom.
In August 2013 Eli Segav and Yossi Maor took over as the new owners of the club. Netanya made an immediate return to the top division after finishing as the champions of Liga Leumuit in the
2013–14 season, a season in which they also reached the State Cup final, losing 1–0 to
Ironi Kiryat Shmona in front of more than 22,000 supporters of Netanya.
The club got relegated again at the end of the 2015–16 season. This season is regarded as the worst season the club has ever had in the first tier of Israeli football and most have said it was the worst in the history of the club. Doron Osidon was appointed the chairman of the club by the mayor of Netanya.
Shlomi Dora
Shlomi Dora ( he, שלומי דורה; born June 22, 1973, in Haifa) is an Israeli football manager.
His younger brother is the footballer Yossi Dora who was play for Hapoel Haifa F.C., Hapoel Haifa.
Honours
As manager
*Liga Leumit (1):
**2008 ...
was signed as the manager of the club. At the start of the season five players got severely injured (including the main goalscorer and captain
Eran Levy
Eran Levi ( he, ערן לוי, born 4 August 1985) is an Israeli footballer who plays as a striker for Hapoel Ra'anana.
Career
Born in Or Akiva, Levi's professional career began with Maccabi Haifa, where he made his first-team debut in 2002, age ...
) which caused for many problems. Dora got sacked after the club did not do well,
Reuven Atar
Reuven Atar ( he, ראובן עטר; born January 3, 1969) is a retired Israeli football player who was mostly known for his career in Maccabi Haifa and now he works as the manager of Bnei Lod. As a manager, he is mostly known for his work with ...
got called to replace him. After three months of no real change and barley winning any points, Atar was sacked as well.
Guy Tzarfati was called up to be the caretaker manager and after he lost a State Cup game against
Sektzia Nes Tziona
Sektzia Ness Ziona ( he, סקציית כדורגל נס-ציונה, ''Sektziyat Kaduregel Nes Tziona'', lit. ''Football Section Ness Ziona'') are a football club from the Israeli city of Ness Ziona. They currently play in the Israeli Premier Leag ...
of the third division he was sacked and was replaced by
Meni Koretski
Menahem Koretski is an Israeli former footballer and currently a football manager.
Club career
Koretski began his playing career as a goalkeeper in the youth setup of Shimshon Tel Aviv, and later had transferred to Beitar Tel Aviv. In 2000, K ...
who could not save the sinking ship. Koretski decided to quit on 26 March.
Omer Peretz
Omer Peretz ( he, עומר פרץ; born 26 January 1986) is an Israeli former professional footballer who now works as the manager of Hapoel Kfar Saba.
He is most known for playing at Hapoel Tel Aviv, Maccabi Tel Aviv and Maccabi Netanya.
His ...
who retired at the start of the season (after he was one of the players that got injured), became the manager of the club.
In June 2016 Eyal Segal (a known die hard supporter of Maccabi Netanya) took over as the new owner of the club and declared the goal is to get promoted at the end of the season. The club started the
2016-17 season with a deduction of 9 points, but still managed to do the unthinkable as they got promoted back to the top flight of Israeli football as the Leumit champions. In the 2018–19 season, the club reached the State Cup
final
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*Final (competition), the last or championship round of a sporting competition, match, game, or other contest which decides a winner for an event
** Another term for playoffs, describing a sequence of cont ...
in a replay of the 1978 final against Bnei Yehuda, only this time Netanya lost 4–5 in penalties.
Rivalry
There is a strong rivalry between Netanya and
Beitar Nes Tubruk Netanya. Originally, there were hopes of the two clubs uniting so as not to split allegiances of kids in the city. The merger never came to fruition and since, the two clubs have been at each other's throats both claiming that the other has forced a child not to switch clubs, which is illegal in Israel. On one occasion when two Tubruk players came to shake hands with Netanya players after a derby match in Liga Leumit LeNoar, they were subsequently left out of the team for the club's next league match
.
The senior derby only took place a handful of times when both clubs played in the second tier, in the
1939 season,
1940 season,
1941–42 season,
1962–63 season and in the
1963–64 season. The
1986–87 season was the only season the two teams played in the top division at the same time. The first game took place in Tubruk Stadium with 9,000 people in attendance,
Yigal Menahem
Yigal Menahem ( he, יגאל מנחם, born 10 September 1963) is an Israeli former footballer who now works as a lawyer.
Personal life
Yigal's younger brother Shimon was a defender and both played together in Maccabi Netanya during the 1980s. ...
scored the only goal for Maccabi. The derby also took place in the State Cup during the
1947 first round and the
1984 seventh round.
There's also a strong rivalry between Netanya and
Hapoel Kfar Saba
Hapoel Kfar Saba F.C. ( he, מועדון כדורגל הפועל כפר סבא, ''Moadon Kaduregel Hapoel Kfar Saba'') is an Israeli football club based in Kfar Saba. The club competes in the Liga Leumit and plays home matches at Levita Stadiu ...
, games between the two are often called "Derby HaSharon" because the two clubs are known to be the major teams from the
Sharon plain
The Sharon plain ( ''HaSharon Arabic: سهل شارون Sahel Sharon'') is the central section of the Israeli coastal plain. The plain lies between the Mediterranean Sea to the west and the Samarian Hills, to the east. It stretches from Nahal ...
. The rivalry was at its peak in the
1981–82 season which saw the two clubs going head to head for the championship with Netanya losing the title in the final game of the season.
Since the late 1990s, the strongest rivalry has probably been
Hapoel Be'er Sheva
Hapoel Be'er Sheva Football Club ( he, מועדון הכדורגל הפועל באר שבע, ''Moadon HaKaduregel Hapoel Be'er Sheva'') is an Israeli football club from the city of Be'er Sheva, that competes in the Israeli Premier League. The cl ...
.
Fans
The current Maccabi Netanya's organization fans are "VATOS LOCOS".
250px, Maccabi Netanya Fans, 2018
Maccabi Netanya audience is the audience who most frequently named public value of the first round of the Premier League – Plan for kicking the violence and racism of the lots. The organization fans have three wins title seasons
2009/2010,
2011/2012 and
2012/2013.
Stadium
The club plays its home matches at the 13,610-capacity
Netanya Stadium
The Netanya Stadium ( he, אצטדיון נתניה), commonly known as The Diamond Stadium, is a multi-use stadium in Netanya, Israel. It is used as the permanent home ground of Maccabi Netanya, and it has been used as the temporary homeground ...
, which was opened in October 2012. The club former stadium was the 7,500-capacity
Sar-Tov Stadium
Sar-Tov Stadium ( he, איצטדיון שר-טוב, ''Itztadion Sar-Tov''), commonly known as HaKufsa (lit. ''The Box'') was a football stadium in Netanya, Israel. It was used mostly for football matches and was the home stadium of Maccabi Netanya. ...
, which was commonly known as HaKufsa (lit. ''The Box''). It was named after Yosef Sar-Tov, who was amongst the club's founders, and was its first chairman.
"The Diamonds" nickname etymology
"The Diamonds" nickname origin is in the large diamonds industry that was in the city of Netanya, in the beginning of diamonds industry in Israel in early 1940s.
In the 1940s 33 factories started to work in Israel, mostly in Netanya and Tel-Aviv,
and Netanya was nicknamed "Diamonds City".
European Campaigns
Players
Current squad
''Updated 27 Nov 2022''
Other players under contract
; As to 20 June 2022
Out on loan
Foreigners 2022–23
Only up to six non-Israeli nationals can be in an Israeli club squad (only five can play at the same time). Those with Jewish ancestry, married to an Israeli or have played in Israel for an extended period of time, can claim a passport or permanent residency which would allow them to play with Israeli status.
*
Plamen Galabov
*
Boris Enow
*
Patrick Twumasi
Patrick Twumasi (born 9 May 1994) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a right winger for Israeli club Maccabi Netanya. He made two appearances for the Ghana national team in 2017.
Club career
Spartaks Jūrmala
Born in Obuasi, P ...
*
Igor Zlatanović
*
Florian Hartherz
*
Erich Berko
Honours
Domestic
League
*
Israeli Premier League
The Israeli Premier League ( he, ליגת העל, ''Ligat Ha`Al'', ), is a professional association football league which operates as the highest division of the Israeli Football League – the state's league of Israel. The league is contested b ...
**Champions (5):
1970–71,
1973–74,
1977–78,
1979–80,
1982–83
**Runners-up (5):
1974–75,
1981–82,
1987–88,
2006–07,
2007–08
*
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 ...
**Winners (5):
1941–42,
1963–64,
1998–99,
2013–14,
2016–17
**Runners-up:
2004–05
Cups
*
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 ...
**Winners:
1977–78
**Runners-up:
1953–54,
1969–70,
2013–14,
2018–19
*
League Cup
In several sports, most prominently association football, a league cup or secondary cup generally signifies a cup competition for which entry is restricted only to teams in a particular league. The first national association football tournament t ...
**Winners:
1982
Events January
* January 1 – In Malaysia and Singapore, clocks are adjusted to the same time zone, UTC+8 (GMT+8.00).
* January 13 – Air Florida Flight 90 crashes shortly after takeoff into the 14th Street bridges, 14th Street Bridge in ...
,
1983
The year 1983 saw both the official beginning of the Internet and the first mobile cellular telephone call.
Events January
* January 1 – The migration of the ARPANET to Internet protocol suite, TCP/IP is officially completed (this is consid ...
*
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 ...
**Runners-up: 1986–87, 1988–89
*
Toto Cup Leumit
**Winners:
2004–05
*
Israeli Supercup
The Israel Super Cup, also known as the Champion of Champions ( he, אלוף האלופים, Aluf HaAlufim), is an Israeli association football club competition played as a single match between the winner of the latest Israeli top league champion ...
**Winners (5):
1971 *
The year 1971 had three partial solar eclipses ( February 25, July 22 and August 20) and two total lunar eclipses (February 10, and August 6).
The world population increased by 2.1% this year, the highest increase in history.
Events
Ja ...
,
1974
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,
1978
Events January
* January 1 – Air India Flight 855, a Boeing 747 passenger jet, crashes off the coast of Bombay, killing 213.
* January 5 – Bülent Ecevit, of Republican People's Party, CHP, forms the new government of Turkey (42nd go ...
,
1980
Events January
* January 4 – U.S. President Jimmy Carter proclaims a grain embargo against the USSR with the support of the European Commission.
* January 6 – Global Positioning System time epoch begins at 00:00 UTC.
* January 9 – ...
,
1983
The year 1983 saw both the official beginning of the Internet and the first mobile cellular telephone call.
Events January
* January 1 – The migration of the ARPANET to Internet protocol suite, TCP/IP is officially completed (this is consid ...
Minor honours
*Nesher Cup
**Winners: 1941
*Netanya Cup
**Winners: 1953
Records
Local
*First Goal in the Top Division:
Yitzhak Casspi
Yitzhak Casspi was an Israeli footballer who played in Maccabi Netanya.
Casspi's brother Ze'ev also played professional football as a goalkeeper, both played together in Netanya.
Honours
*Israel State Cup
The Israel State Cup ( he, גביע ...
, 1948
*Record Win: 12–0 v
Hapoel Ramla
Hapoel Ramla ( he, הפועל רמלה) is an Israeli football club based in Ramla. They are currently in Liga Gimel Central division, and play home matches at the Ofer Park in Ramla.
History
The club was founded in 1949, and played their first ...
,
1974
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*Record Defeat: 1–10 v
Maccabi Petah Tikva
Maccabi Petah Tikva F.C. ( he, מכבי פתח תקווה) (Full name: "Maccabi Avshalom Ironi Petah Tikva F.C., ) is an Israeli football club based in the city of Petah Tikva. It is part of the Maccabi World Union for international Jewish spo ...
, 25.6.1949
*Record home Attendance: 13,800 v
Hapoel Tel Aviv
Hapoel Tel Aviv ( he, הפועל תל אביב) is a sports club in Israel, founded in the 1920s, and part of the Hapoel association. It runs several sports clubs and teams in Tel Aviv which have competed in a variety of sports over the years, suc ...
in the opening game of the new
Netanya Stadium
The Netanya Stadium ( he, אצטדיון נתניה), commonly known as The Diamond Stadium, is a multi-use stadium in Netanya, Israel. It is used as the permanent home ground of Maccabi Netanya, and it has been used as the temporary homeground ...
, 4.11.2012
*Most Appearances:
Haim Bar
Haim Bar (, born 14 May 1954) is a former Israeli footballer who spent his entire career playing for Maccabi Netanya.
Honours
*Israeli Premier League:
**Winner (4): 1973–74, 1977–78, 1979–80, 1982–83
**''Runner-up (3):'' 1974-75, 1981 ...
with 417
*All Time Scorer:
Mordechai Spiegler
Mordechai "Motaleh" Shpigler ( he, מרדכי "מוטל'ה" שפיגלר; born 19 August 1944) is a retired Israeli footballer, and manager. Shpigler is placed second in Israel's all time goalscoring list, with 32 goals in 83 caps.
Early life ...
with 274 goals (in all competitions)
*Most League Goals in a Season: 82, 1966–68
*Most League Goals in a Season by a Player: 38 goals by
Mordechai Spiegler
Mordechai "Motaleh" Shpigler ( he, מרדכי "מוטל'ה" שפיגלר; born 19 August 1944) is a retired Israeli footballer, and manager. Shpigler is placed second in Israel's all time goalscoring list, with 32 goals in 83 caps.
Early life ...
, Liga Leumit, 1966–68
*Most Goals in European competitions by a Player: 21 goals by
David Lavi (scored in
UEFA Intertoto Cup
The UEFA Intertoto Cup (from la, Inter, 'between' + german: toto, 'betting pool'),Most precisely, from (football pool); cf. often abbreviated and more known in the German-speaking world as UI Cup and originally called the International Foot ...
between 1978 and 1984)
*Most Points in a Season: 61 – 30 games, 1982–83
*Longest unbeaten run (League): 28 games, 14 May 2016 to 8 March 2017
*Record signing – $400,000
Ferenc Hamori (1999),
Itay Shechter
Itay Menachem Shechter (or Etey Schechter,http://antisemitism.org.il/en/70261/ he, איתי שכטר; born 22 February 1987) is an Israeli professional footballer who plays as a forward for Hapoel Petah Tikva. He has played for the Israel natio ...
(2006)
*Record sale – €2,000,000
Dia Saba
Dia Saba (sometimes Sabi'a or Seba, ar, ضياء سبع, he, דיא סבע; born 18 November 1992) is an Israeli professional association football, footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Israeli Premier League club Maccabi Haifa F. ...
(2018)
European
*First Appearance in a European Competition:
UEFA Intertoto Cup
The UEFA Intertoto Cup (from la, Inter, 'between' + german: toto, 'betting pool'),Most precisely, from (football pool); cf. often abbreviated and more known in the German-speaking world as UI Cup and originally called the International Foot ...
– vs.
FK Sloboda Tuzla
Fudbalski klub Sloboda Tuzla ( sh-Cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Слободa Tyзла; English: Football Club Sloboda Tuzla) is a Bosnian professional football club based in Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The English translation of the team ...
, 24 June 1978
*Biggest Win in a European Competition:
UEFA Intertoto Cup
The UEFA Intertoto Cup (from la, Inter, 'between' + german: toto, 'betting pool'),Most precisely, from (football pool); cf. often abbreviated and more known in the German-speaking world as UI Cup and originally called the International Foot ...
– vs.
IF Elfsborg
Idrottsföreningen Elfsborg, more commonly known as IF Elfsborg or simply Elfsborg (), is a professional football club based in Borås, Sweden, and is affiliated to the Västergötlands Fotbollförbund. They play in the Allsvenskan and have spent ...
(7:1), 1 July 1978
*Biggest Defeat in a European Competition:
UEFA Intertoto Cup
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– vs.
FC Admira Wacker (0:6), 21 July 1984 &
UEFA Europa League
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– vs.
Galatasaray
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(0:6), 6 August 2009
Managers
* Zigrman Vdofrman (1935–36)
* Gershon Peskov (1936–37)
* Ben Ami Michlis (1937–38)
* Armin Weiss (1938–39)
* Baruch Feir (1939–40)
* Armin Weiss (1941–42)
*
Jerry Beit haLevi
Moshe "Jerry" Beit haLevi ( he, ג'רי בית הלוי; 14 November 1912 – 3 February 1997) was an Israeli association football, football player and manager.
Playing career
Jerry played on the field with his brother Avraham Beit haLevi, Avrah ...
(1943–45)
* Jacob Feuer (1946–47)
* Armin Weiss (1949–50)
*
Jerry Beit haLevi
Moshe "Jerry" Beit haLevi ( he, ג'רי בית הלוי; 14 November 1912 – 3 February 1997) was an Israeli association football, football player and manager.
Playing career
Jerry played on the field with his brother Avraham Beit haLevi, Avrah ...
(1951–52)
* Gershon Meller (1953–54)
* Chibi Brown (1954–56)
* Gershon Meller (1956)
* George Raygesh (1956)
*
Yitzhak Casspi
Yitzhak Casspi was an Israeli footballer who played in Maccabi Netanya.
Casspi's brother Ze'ev also played professional football as a goalkeeper, both played together in Netanya.
Honours
*Israel State Cup
The Israel State Cup ( he, גביע ...
(1956–57)
*
Jerry Beit haLevi
Moshe "Jerry" Beit haLevi ( he, ג'רי בית הלוי; 14 November 1912 – 3 February 1997) was an Israeli association football, football player and manager.
Playing career
Jerry played on the field with his brother Avraham Beit haLevi, Avrah ...
(1957–60)
*
Itzhak Schneor
Itzhak Schneor ( he, יצחק שניאור; 11 December 1925 – 20 November 2011) was an Israeli footballer and manager. The peak of his managerial career was when he, alongside Ya'akov Grundman jointly coached Israel from 1988 to 1992, and were ...
(1960–61)
* Joseph Tessler (1961–62)
*
Yitzhak Casspi
Yitzhak Casspi was an Israeli footballer who played in Maccabi Netanya.
Casspi's brother Ze'ev also played professional football as a goalkeeper, both played together in Netanya.
Honours
*Israel State Cup
The Israel State Cup ( he, גביע ...
(1962–63)
* Milan Bečić (1963–65)
*
Otto Schlefenberg (1965–67)
*
Emmanuel Scheffer
Emmanuel Scheffer ( he, עמנואל שפר; 1 February 1924 – 28 December 2012) was an Israeli football player and coach who was born in Germany.
He was twice the manager of the Israel national football team (1968–70, 1978–79), led ...
(1967)
*
Itzhak Schneor
Itzhak Schneor ( he, יצחק שניאור; 11 December 1925 – 20 November 2011) was an Israeli footballer and manager. The peak of his managerial career was when he, alongside Ya'akov Grundman jointly coached Israel from 1988 to 1992, and were ...
(1968–70)
*
David Schweitzer
David Schweitzer (18 July 1925 – 17 August 1997) was an Israeli football player and manager who was active at both professional and international levels.
Career
Playing career
Schweitzer started his athletic career as a basketball player wi ...
(1970–71)
*
Eli Fuchs (1971–72)
*
Arie Radler
Arie Radler ( he, אריה רדלר) is a former Israeli footballer and manager.
Honours
As a Player
* Israeli championships
**Winner (5): 1958–59, 1959–60, 1960–61, 1961–62, 1962–63
**''Runner-up (3):'' 1955–56, 1956–57, 1957–58 ...
(1972–74)
*
Eliezer Spiegel
Eliezer Spiegel ( he, אליעזר שפיגל; 20 June 1922 – 26 November 2017) was a footballer and manager, who played for Maccabi Petah Tikva, Beitar Tel Aviv and for the Israel national football team in the 1940s and 1950s.
Playing car ...
(1974–75)
*
Shmulik Perlman (1975–79)
*
Ya'akov Grundman
Ya'akov "Yankela" Grundman ( he, יעקב "יענקל'ה" גרונדמן; 20, Polish language, Polish: Jakub Grundman, alternatively Jakob Grundman or Ja’akow Grundman; July 1939, Proszowice – 24 May 2004, Tel Aviv) was a Second Polish Republ ...
(1979–81)
*
Shmulik Perlman (1981–82)
*
Mordechai Spiegler
Mordechai "Motaleh" Shpigler ( he, מרדכי "מוטל'ה" שפיגלר; born 19 August 1944) is a retired Israeli footballer, and manager. Shpigler is placed second in Israel's all time goalscoring list, with 32 goals in 83 caps.
Early life ...
(1982–84)
*
Shmulik Perlman (1984–85)
*
Ze'ev Seltzer
Ze'ev Zeltzer ( he, זאב זלצר; born 9 February 1944) is an Israeli former footballer and current manager. As a player, he represented Maccabi Petah Tikva and the Israeli national team twice.
Honours as Manager
* Israeli Second Division (1 ...
(1985–88)
*
Yehoshua Feigenbaum
Yehoshua "Shiye" Feigenbaum ( he, יהושע "שייע" פייגנבוים, born 5 December 1947) is a former Israeli football player. As a striker, he holds many records with Israel national football team.
Honours
As a Player
*Israeli Premier ...
(1988–90)
*
Mordechai Spiegler
Mordechai "Motaleh" Shpigler ( he, מרדכי "מוטל'ה" שפיגלר; born 19 August 1944) is a retired Israeli footballer, and manager. Shpigler is placed second in Israel's all time goalscoring list, with 32 goals in 83 caps.
Early life ...
(1990–92)
*
Shmulik Perlman (1992–94)
*
Vico Haddad (1994–95)
*
Shmulik Perlman (1995)
*
Albert Gazal and
Benyamin Lam
Benny Lam (born 9 April 1959) is a former Israeli footballer who works as the manager of Maccabi Petah Tikva.
Honours As a Player National
*Israeli Premier League (3):
**Liga Leumit 1977-78, 1977–78, Liga Leumit 1979-80, 1979–80, Liga Leumit ...
(1995–96)
*
Gideon Cohen (1996–98)
*
Asher Messing
Asher Messing is a former Israeli footballer and manager.
References
1947 births
Living people
Israeli Jews
Israeli men's footballers
Hapoel Petah Tikva F.C. players
Maccabi Netanya F.C. managers
Hapoel Ramat Gan Givatayim F.C. managers
M ...
(1998)
*
Uri Malmilian
Uri Malmilian ( he, אורי מלמיליאן; born April 24, 1957) is an Israeli former football player and current manager.
Early life and playing career
Born in the neighbourhood of Mamilla in West Jerusalem, Malmilian had a memorable playing ...
(1998–99)
*
Motti Ivanir
Motti Ivanir ( he, מוטי איוניר; born March 18, 1964) represented Israel at national level football player and is currently a manager.
Playing career Club
Ivanir became the first professional Israeli footballer in the Netherlands when ...
(1999)
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Uri Malmilian
Uri Malmilian ( he, אורי מלמיליאן; born April 24, 1957) is an Israeli former football player and current manager.
Early life and playing career
Born in the neighbourhood of Mamilla in West Jerusalem, Malmilian had a memorable playing ...
(1999–00)
*
Rami Levy (2000)
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Uri Malmilian
Uri Malmilian ( he, אורי מלמיליאן; born April 24, 1957) is an Israeli former football player and current manager.
Early life and playing career
Born in the neighbourhood of Mamilla in West Jerusalem, Malmilian had a memorable playing ...
(2001–02)
*
Gidi Damti
Gideon 'Gidi' Damti (born 31 October 1951) is an Israeli football manager and former player. He is currently manager of Sektzia Nes Tziona. He has also been manager at Maccabi Netanya.UEFA, Netanya hunting for new coach'
See also
*List of one-c ...
(2002)
*
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 ...
(2002–04)
*
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 ...
(2004)
*
Reuven Atar
Reuven Atar ( he, ראובן עטר; born January 3, 1969) is a retired Israeli football player who was mostly known for his career in Maccabi Haifa and now he works as the manager of Bnei Lod. As a manager, he is mostly known for his work with ...
(2004–06)
*
Eli Guttman
Israel "Eli" Guttman (or Gutman, he, אלי גוטמן; born 24 February 1958) is an Israeli former football player and manager who most recently managed Maccabi Haifa, before officially announcing his retirement from the football world, stating ...
(2006–07)
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Reuven Atar
Reuven Atar ( he, ראובן עטר; born January 3, 1969) is a retired Israeli football player who was mostly known for his career in Maccabi Haifa and now he works as the manager of Bnei Lod. As a manager, he is mostly known for his work with ...
(2007–08)
*
Lothar Matthäus
Lothar Herbert Matthäus (; born 21 March 1961) is a German association football, football pundit and former professional player and manager. After captaining Germany national football team, West Germany to victory in the 1990 FIFA World Cup whe ...
(2008–09)
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Nati Azaria (2009)
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Reuven Atar
Reuven Atar ( he, ראובן עטר; born January 3, 1969) is a retired Israeli football player who was mostly known for his career in Maccabi Haifa and now he works as the manager of Bnei Lod. As a manager, he is mostly known for his work with ...
(2009–12)
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Tal Banin
Tal Banin ( he, טל בנין; born March 7, 1971) is an Israeli retired football player and currently the manager of Maccabi Ahi Nazareth. Banin played as a defensive midfielder. A captain for the Israeli National Team for many years, Banin was ...
(2012–13)
*
Reuven Atar
Reuven Atar ( he, ראובן עטר; born January 3, 1969) is a retired Israeli football player who was mostly known for his career in Maccabi Haifa and now he works as the manager of Bnei Lod. As a manager, he is mostly known for his work with ...
(2013)
*
Yossi Mizrahi
Yossi Mizrahi ( he, יוסי מזרחי, born 1953) is a retired Israeli goalkeeper and is a current manager.
Early life
Yosef (Yossi) Mizrahi was born in West Jerusalem on April 4, 1953. He grew up in Katamon and studied at Ma'aleh state relig ...
(2013–15)
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Ronny Levy
Ronny Levy ( he, רוני לוי; also spelled Roni; born 14 November 1966) is an Israeli football manager, and a former international football player. Levy played as a defensive midfielder and won championships with both teams Bnei Yehuda and ...
(2015)
*
Shlomi Dora
Shlomi Dora ( he, שלומי דורה; born June 22, 1973, in Haifa) is an Israeli football manager.
His younger brother is the footballer Yossi Dora who was play for Hapoel Haifa F.C., Hapoel Haifa.
Honours
As manager
*Liga Leumit (1):
**2008 ...
(2015)
*
Reuven Atar
Reuven Atar ( he, ראובן עטר; born January 3, 1969) is a retired Israeli football player who was mostly known for his career in Maccabi Haifa and now he works as the manager of Bnei Lod. As a manager, he is mostly known for his work with ...
(2015–16)
*
Meni Koretski
Menahem Koretski is an Israeli former footballer and currently a football manager.
Club career
Koretski began his playing career as a goalkeeper in the youth setup of Shimshon Tel Aviv, and later had transferred to Beitar Tel Aviv. In 2000, K ...
(2016)
*
Slobodan Drapić (2016–2020)
*
Raymond Atteveld
Raymond Atteveld (born 8 September 1966) is a Dutch retired footballer who played as a striker, full back or midfielder.
Playing career Club
Atteveld played for Haarlem before moving to England to join Everton.
He made his debut for Everton o ...
(2020–2021)
*
Benyamin Lam
Benny Lam (born 9 April 1959) is a former Israeli footballer who works as the manager of Maccabi Petah Tikva.
Honours As a Player National
*Israeli Premier League (3):
**Liga Leumit 1977-78, 1977–78, Liga Leumit 1979-80, 1979–80, Liga Leumit ...
(2021-2022)
*
Ran Kojok
Ran Kojok (born January 12, 1981) is a retired Israeli footballer who now works as the manager of Maccabi Netanya.http://eng.football.org.il/Leagues/Pages/PlayerDetails.aspx?PLAYER_ID=1640
Managerial stats
''As of 18 March 2023''
Honours
*Tot ...
(2022-)
*Managers marked in bold have won an honour with the club.
References
External links
Club website
{{Authority control
Association football clubs established in 1934
Netanya F.C
Netanya F.C
1934 establishments in Mandatory Palestine
Sport in Netanya