Maccabi "Zvi" Yavne ( he, מכבי יבנה) is an Israeli football club based in

Yavne Yavne ( he, יַבְנֶה) or Yavneh is a city in the Central District of Israel. In many English translations of the Bible, it is known as Jabneh . During Greco-Roman times, it was known as Jamnia ( grc, Ἰαμνία ''Iamníā''; la, Iamnia) ...

. They currently play 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 ...

History

The club was founded in 1962 and 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 ...

, the lowest tier of Israeli football, up until the 1971–72 season, when they started their progress and reached

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 ...

for the first time.12 New faces among 64 Liga Bet football teams
Davar, 13 September 1971, Historical Jewish Press In the 1975–76 season, they won Liga Bet South B division and were promoted to

. Four seasons later, in the 1979–80 season, they won Liga Alef South division and were promoted 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 ...

, the second tier of Israeli football at the time. After 9th-place finish in their debut season in the second tier, they finished 3rd in the 1981–82 season and were 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 ...

(then the top division) for the first time in their history. In 1985 they 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. F ...

, beating

Beitar Jerusalem Beitar Jerusalem Football Club ( he, מועדון כדורגל בית"ר ירושלים, Moadon Kaduregel Beitar Yerushalayim), commonly known as Beitar Jerusalem () or simply as Beitar (), is an Israeli football club based in the city of Jerus ...

2–1 in the final. After several lower-mid table finishes, Maccabi were relegated at the end of the 1986–87 season in which they finished 14th. Maccabi narrowly missed out a return to the top division, on goal difference, in 1989–90, when they finished third, level on points with second-placed Hapoel Tel Aviv. In the following season they were promoted, but were relegated at the end of the 1991–92 season, having finished second bottom. After a narrow escape in the 1996–97 season, in which they finished one place and one point above the relegation zone, Maccabi were relegated to

(then the third tier) at the end of the 1997–98 season, in which they won only one match and gained eight points throughout the entire season. Due to league restructuring, at the end of the following season, they dropped into the fourth tier. In 2000–01 Maccabi won the South Division of Liga Alef and were promoted back to

. However, they finished bottom of the league in 2001–02 and were relegated back to Liga Alef. At the end of the 2011–12 season, Maccabi beat Hapoel Asi Gilboa on

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(2–2 on aggregate) in the promotion playoff final and were promoted to

. In the 2015–16 season, the club finished second bottom in Liga Leumit and relegated to Liga Alef.

Current squad

; As of 11 July 2022

Honours

Cups

**Winners 1984–85

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*Second Division: **Runners-up '' 1988–89'', ''

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'' *Third Division: **Champions 1975–76, 1979–80, 2011–12 **Runners-up '' 1972–73'', '' 1973–74'', '' 1974–75'', '' 1976–77'' *Fourth Division: **Champions 1970–71, 2000–01

Former notable managers

* Rafi Cohen (born 1965)

References

External links

Maccabi Yavne
Israel Football Association {{Liga Alef

Yavne F.C. Association football clubs established in 1962 1962 establishments in Israel Sport in Yavne