The Mazkeret Batya Silverbacks are an amateur

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team based in Mazkeret Batya,

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 ...

. The Silverbacks compete in the Israel Football League (IFL). Silverbacks uniforms

History

The Silverbacks first played during the 2012–2013 season as the Rehovot Silverbacks. They did not win a single game during their first two seasons and in 2014 they moved to Mazkeret Batya, which is located just five kilometers southeast of

Rehovot Rehovot ( he, רְחוֹבוֹת ''Rəḥōvōt'', ar, رحوڤوت ''Reḥūfūt'') is a city in the Central District of Israel, about south of Tel Aviv. In it had a population of . Etymology Israel Belkind, founder of the Bilu movement, ...

. They achieved their first ever win in December 2014, when they defeated the

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. The Silverbacks reached the playoffs for the first time in

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despite only finishing 2-8.

Sponsor

The Silverbacks were once sponsored by Rose Valley CrossFit in Ness Ziona, Israel.

References

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