Maccabi Tel Aviv ( he, מכבי תל אביב) is one of the largest

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, and a part of the Maccabi association. Many sports clubs and teams in

Tel Aviv Tel Aviv-Yafo ( he, תֵּל־אָבִיב-יָפוֹ, translit=Tēl-ʾĀvīv-Yāfō ; ar, تَلّ أَبِيب – يَافَا, translit=Tall ʾAbīb-Yāfā, links=no), often referred to as just Tel Aviv, is the most populous city in the ...

are in association with Maccabi and compete in a variety of sports, such as football,

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, handball, and others.

Clubs

Maccabi Tel Aviv Football Club

Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C. is the titled club in Israeli football, and the most successful

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with city rivals Hapoel Tel Aviv is considered one of the most heated derbies in Israeli sports. Maccabi was the second Israeli club to reach the coveted group stage of the

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, and the only team in Israel that was never relegated from the top division in the Israeli league.

Maccabi Tel Aviv Basketball Club

Maccabi Tel Aviv B.C. is one of the most successful basketball clubs in

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, having won the Euroleague competition six times, and been runner-up a further eight times.

Maccabi Tel Aviv Handball Club

The handball team of Maccabi Tel Aviv was founded in the 1930s, with the arrival of handball to Israel and was split initially to three different associations: Maccabi Tel Aviv North (which was one of Israel's most prominent handball team and won 3 Cups in a row, 1963–1965), Maccabi Tel Aviv and Soviet Maccabees. These associations united over the years under the name of Maccabi Tel Aviv. In the 2013–14 season Maccabi Tel Aviv won its first championship.

Maccabi Tel Aviv/Maccabiah Swim Club

Established in 1989.

Maccabi Tel Aviv Volleyball Club

Maccabi Tel Aviv is a professional volleyball club which plays at the highest levels of Israeli volleyball. During the 2009–10 season, the team made Israeli volleyball history by going undefeated, winning both the Cup and the League Championship. The team is coached by Arie Selinger, who is widely regarded as one of the greatest volleyball coaches of all time.

Notable members

Artem Dolgopyat Artem Olegovich Dolgopyat ( he, ארטיום אולגוביץ' דולגופיאט; ukr, Артем Олегович Долгопят; born 16 June 1997) is a Ukrainian-born Israeli artistic gymnast. He is the 2020 Olympic champion on floor e ...

(born 1997), Israeli artistic gymnast and Olympic champion *

Dmitry Kroyter Dmitry (Dima) Kroyter ( he, דמיטרי קרויטר, ; born 18 February 1993) is an Israeli Olympic high jumper. He is a former World Youth Champion and Youth Olympics Champion. Early life Born in Siberia, Kroyter and his family emigrated ...

(born 1993), high jumper *

Lonah Chemtai Salpeter Lonah Korlima Chemtai Salpeter ( he, לונה צ'מטאי-סלפטר, , born 12 December 1988) is a Kenyan-Israeli runner. She won the bronze medal in the marathon at the 2022 World Athletics Championships. At the European Athletics Championsh ...

(born 1988), Kenyan-Israeli Olympic marathon runner

External links

Football

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Maccabi Tel Aviv Official Website
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Maccabi Fanatics

Basketball

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Maccabi Tel Aviv Official Website
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Maccabi Tel Aviv EuroLeague site
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