Maccabi Umm al-Fahm F.C. () are a

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club, from the north Israeli city of

Umm al-Fahm Umm al-Fahm ( ar, أمّ الفحم, ''Umm al-Faḥm''; he, אוּם אֶל-פַחֶם ''Um el-Faḥem'') is a city located northwest of Jenin in the Haifa District of Israel. In its population was , nearly all of whom are Arab citizens of I ...

. The club currently plays in

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 ...

North B division, the fourth tier of Israeli football. Home matches are played at the HaShalom Stadium.

History

The club was founded in 1972, and played in the lower divisions of Israeli football. In the 2010–11 season the club won

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 ...

North division, and was promoted 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 second tier of Israeli football, where they played three seasons. In the 2013–14 season, the club was relegated to Liga Alef after finished bottom of Liga Leumit, and set negative record of being the first club in the history of professional football in Israel, which have finished a season with a negative number of points (−4, after 5 points deducted), and without any win, drawing one game, and losing all the other 36 games. The 2014–15 season was similarly poor, as the club dropped further to

, after finished the season with 0 points, following a deduction of 1 point for fielding ineligible player,Technical win for Migdal HaEmek, Khalaila and Ohayon eligible to play
Kobi Portal, Doublepass, 27.4.2015 and completed a second successive season without win, drawing one game, and losing all the other 29 games.

Honours

North **Champions

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North B **Champions 2008–09 *

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 ...

Shomron **2004–05

References

External links

Maccabi Umm al-Fahm
Israel Football Association

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