Maccabi Petah Tikva F.C. ( he, מכבי פתח תקווה) (Full name: "Maccabi Avshalom Ironi Petah Tikva F.C., ) is an

Israel Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...

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club based in the city 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 is part of the

Maccabi World Union Maccabi World Union is an international Jewish sports organisation spanning five continents (Africa, North America, South America, Australia, Europe) and more than 50 countries, with some 400,000 members. The Maccabi World Union organises the Macc ...

for international Jewish sports clubs. The team promoted to first division at 2019/20 after only one season in second division (

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 ...

History

The club was founded in 1912 by a group of

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ish students from Petah Tikva, who were studying in the Ottoman city of

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(many of them would later serve in the

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during

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), making it the second oldest Jewish football club in

after

Maccabi Tel Aviv Maccabi Tel Aviv ( he, מכבי תל אביב) is one of the largest sports clubs in Israel, and a part of the Maccabi association. Many sports clubs and teams in Tel Aviv are in association with Maccabi and compete in a variety of sports, such ...

, which was formed in 1906.Maccabi Petah Tikva: From 1908 to Today
Asher Goldberg, m-pt.co.il In 1921, after the death of founder member Avshalom Gisin during the 1921 Palestine riots, the club added his name to the club's name, and the club was named "Maccabi Avshalom Petah Tikva".Maccabi Avshalom
Do'ar HaYom, 26 June 1928, Historical Jewish Press In 1927 the club moved to the Maccabi Petah Tikva Ground, where they would play until the 1970s. In 1935 they won their first piece of silverware, beating Hakoah Tel Aviv 1–0 in the

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.Israel – List of Cup Finals
RSSSF In 1939 they reached the

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again, but lost 2–1 to Hapoel Tel Aviv. The following year they won the

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tournament. The club was included in the new Israeli League in 1949, and finished fifth in the inaugural post-

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league table.Israel – List of Final Tables
RSSSF In the next season ( 1951–52 – there was no 1950–51 edition) they finished as runners-up to champions Maccabi Tel Aviv and also won the

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, beating Maccabi Tel Aviv 1–0. In 1953–54 (1952–53 was also not played) they also finished second with

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 ...

finishing as the league's top goalscorer on 16 goals from 22 matches. After several seasons of mid-table finishes, Maccabi finished bottom of the table in 1962–63 (a season in which the club were deducted 3 points due to suspicions of bribery during a game with Maccabi Jaffa) and were due to be relegated to

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. However, the

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decided to expand the league from 12 to 15 clubs and they were spared demotion. However, the club was relegated at the end of the 1965–66 season after finishing second from bottom. After two seasons in Liga Alef (one of which – 1966–68 Liga Leumit – lasted for two years) the club returned to the top division in 1969. At the end of the 1970–71 season the club was relegated again after finishing second from bottom, but made an immediate return as Liga Alef champions. Although Maccabi finished bottom in 1974–75, they were again reprieved from relegation due to league expansion. However, after a repeat performance in 1976–77 they did go down. After making another immediate return to the top flight, the club maintained several mid-table finishes, before ending the 1987–88 season bottom of the table. In 1990 and 1991 the club won the Liga Artzit

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 ...

. They returned to the top division in 1991 and have remained there since. In 1995 the club won the top division's

for the first time, a feat repeated in 2000 and 2004. In 2001 the club reached the

for the first time in 49 years, losing 3–0 to Maccabi Tel Aviv. In 2003–04 they finished third, qualifying for the

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. However, the home leg of their third qualifying round tie against

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was cancelled by

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due to a

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s strike, and they lost the away leg 5–0. In 2004–05 the club finished second in the league and qualified for the

again. This time they were more successful, beating Macedonian side FK Baskimi 11–0 on aggregate, before knocking out

Partizan Belgrade Jugoslovensko sportsko društvo Partizan ( sr-Cyrl, Југословенско спортско друштво Партизан, lit=Yugoslav Sports Society Partizan), commonly abbreviated as JSD Partizan ( sr-Cyrl, ЈСД Партизан, link ...

(with a 5–2 away win carrying them through despite a 2–0 loss at home). However, in the group stage they finished bottom having lost all four matches.

Players

Current squad

; As of 9 January 2023

Out on loan

Retired numbers

* 4 –

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, Played in club 1995–2013.

Foreigners 2022–23

Only up 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. * Gideon Akaouwa

Stadium

The club played at the Maccabi Petah Tikva ground between 1926 and the 1970s. Since they left the old Maccabi Petah Tikva ground they shared the 6,768-capacity

Petah Tikva Municipal Stadium The Petah Tikva Municipal Stadium, commonly known as HaUrva Stadium ( he, אצטדיון האורווה, ''Itztadion HaUrva'', lit. ''Livery Stable Stadium'') was a multi-use stadium in the central Israeli city of Petah Tikva, and is now a place w ...

with city rivals

Hapoel Hapoel ( he, הפועל, lit. ''the worker'') is an Israeli Jewish sports association established in 1926 by the Histadrut Labor Federation. History During the Mandate for Palestine, British Mandate of Palestine period Hapoel had a bitter rivalry ...

. At the end of 2011, the club moved to

HaMoshava Stadium The HaMoshava Stadium ( he, אִצְטַדְיוֹן הַמוֹשָׁבָה), also known as Petah Tikva Stadium, is a football stadium in Petah Tikva, Israel. It was completed in 2011, and is used mainly for football matches and is home to both ...

Notable coaches

(1955 – 1957) *

Jack Fairbrother John Fairbrother (16 August 1917 – October 1999, born in Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire) was an English professional football goalkeeper, best known for his time at Newcastle United shortly after the Second World War where he won a FA C ...

(1958 – 1959)A Romanian Manager to Maccabi P.T.
Ma'ariv, 11 January 1959, Historical Jewish Press * Alexander Vogel (1959 – 1960) *

(1960 – 1961) * Eli Fuchs (1961 – 1962) *

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 ...

(1962 – 1963) *

Dror Kashtan Dror Kashtan ( he, דרור קשטן, born 1 October 1944) is an Israeli former football player and manager. As a player, he represented the Israeli national team three times. As a manager, he took charge of numerous clubs as well as the Israel ...

(1991 – 1992) *

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 ...

(1994 – 1995) *

Moshe Sinai Moshe Sinai ( he, משה סיני; born 22 February 1961) is a former professional footballer who works as the director of football for Hapoel Tel Aviv. Honours Hapoel Tel Aviv *Liga Leumit: 1980–81, 1985–86, 1987–88 *Israel State Cup: ...

(June 1, 1997 – Feb 1, 1998) *

Eyal Lahman Eyal Lahman ( he, אייל לחמן, born 29 September 1965) is an Israeli football manager. Biography Born in Petah Tikva, Lahman joined the Hapoel Petah Tikva youth system, but left the club at 16 to join Petah Tikva-based Hapoel Mahane Yeh ...

(1998 – 1999) * Yossi Mizrahi (July 1, 1999 – June 30, 2001) *

Eli Ohana Eliyahu "Eli" Ohana ( he, אלי אוחנה; born ) is an Israeli former football player and the former chairman of Israeli club Beitar Jerusalem. He played as forward or midfielder for Beitar Jerusalem, KV Mechelen, S.C. Braga, and the Is ...

(Jan 1, 2001 – June 30, 2001) *

Guy Luzon Guy Luzon ( he, גיא לוזון; born 7 August 1975) is an Israeli former footballer and manager, currently managing the Israel national under-21 football team. Club career Guy Luzon was a graduate of the Maccabi Petah Tikva youth program, jo ...

(Jan 1, 2002 – June 30, 2007) * Yossi Mizrahi (July 1, 2007 – Nov 5, 2007) *

(Jan 16, 2008 – April 30, 2008) *

Guy Azouri Guy Azouri ( he, גיא עזורי; born 2 June 1963) is an Israeli football manager. He is currently the head coach of the Israeli National Women's Football team, and the head of the Israeli Women's Football Academy. After playing as a youth ...

(Aug 21, 2008 – Dec 23, 2008) * Roni Levi (Dec 22, 2008 – Nov 21, 2009) * Freddy David (Nov 22, 2009 – May 8, 2011) *

Marco Balbul Marco Balbul ( he, מרקו בלבול; born 13 July 1967) is an Israeli football manager and former player. Early life Balbul was born in Tirat Carmel, Israel as the youngest child of Sephardic Jewish immigrant parents who immigrated from Egy ...

(May 28, 2011 – Oct 17, 2011) *

(Oct 18, 2011 – Jan 21, 2012) *

(Jan 22, 2012 – Nov 24, 2013) * Yitav Luzon (Nov 24, 2013 – 14) *

Kobi Refua Kobi Refua ( he, קובי רפואה, born 3 September 1974) is an Israeli football manager and former player who manages Bnei Sakhnin. Honours As a player Maccabi Petah Tikva * Toto Cup: 2003–04 Individual * Israeli Premier League The I ...

(Dec 19, 2013 – 14) *

Ran Ben Shimon Ran Ben Shimon ( he, רן בן שמעון; born 28 November 1970) is a former Israeli football player and the current manager of F.C. Ashdod. Playing career Ben Shimon was born in Petah Tikva, Israel, to a Jewish family. In 1987, Ben Shimon be ...

(June 11, 2014 – Feb 29, 2016) * Dani Golan (Mar 2, 2016 – 16 May 2016) *

(31 May 2016 – 17 September 2017) * Sharon Mimer (17 September 2017 – 2018) *

Elisha Levy Elisha Levy ( he, אלישע לוי; born on 18 November 1957) is a retired Israeli association footballer and currently the manager of Hapoel Haifa F.C., Hapoel Haifa. Career Player Levy was born in Jerusalem, Israel, to a Jewish family. In the ...

(23 May 2018 – 6 January 2019) *

(20 January 2019 –)

Honours

League

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 ...

(second tier) *Champions: 1990–91,

2012–13 1 (one, unit, unity) is a number representing a single or the only entity. 1 is also a numerical digit and represents a single unit of counting or measurement. For example, a line segment of ''unit length'' is a line segment of length 1. I ...

, 2019–20

Cups

*Winners:

1935 Events January * January 7 – Italian premier Benito Mussolini and French Foreign Minister Pierre Laval conclude Franco-Italian Agreement of 1935, an agreement, in which each power agrees not to oppose the other's colonial claims. * ...

, 1951–52 *Runners-up: 1925,

1939 This year also marks the start of the Second World War, the largest and deadliest conflict in human history. Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January 1 ** Third Reich *** Jews are forbidden to ...

, 2000–01, 2019–20

*Winners: 1994–95, 1999–2000, 2003–04, 2015–16 *Runners-up:

2010–11 1 (one, unit, unity) is a number representing a single or the only entity. 1 is also a numerical digit and represents a single unit of counting or measurement. For example, a line segment of ''unit length'' is a line segment of length 1. I ...

Toto Cup Artzit (second tier) *Winners: 1989–90, 1990–91

References

External links

Official website
{{Israeli Premier League Association football clubs established in 1912

1912 establishments in the Ottoman Empire Sport in Petah Tikva