Maccabi Shefa-'Amr () was an Israeli football club based in

Shefa-'Amr Shefa-Amr or Shefar'am (; ) is an Arab city in the Northern District of Israel. In it had a population of with a Sunni Muslim majority and large Christian Arab and Druze minorities. Etymology Palmer writes that the name meant: "The margin ...

History

The club was founded in 1968 and played in the lower divisions of Israeli football until the late 1970s, when the club enjoyed a period of success, after they won

Liga Bet Liga Bet () 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 Independence. However, the financial ...

North A division in the 1979–80 season and were promoted to

Liga Alef Liga Alef () 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 Declaration of Independence. Howe ...

. Two seasons later, they finished runners-up in Liga Alef North division and qualified for the promotion play-off, where they faced the South division runners-up, Hapoel Bat Yam. After the first leg ended in a goalless draw, Shefa-'Amr made historic promotion to

Liga Artzit Liga Artzit (, 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 by the Israel Football A ...

, the second tier of Israeli football at the time, after they won the second leg by a result of 4–3 after

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, with all their four goals scored by

Zahi Armeli Zahi Armali (, ; born 25 October 1957) is an Israeli former professional footballer who played as a forward. He started his career at Maccabi Shefa-'Amr, and a holder of many records at Maccabi Haifa. Early life and career Armali was born and ...

,Zahi Armeli: Racism will be defeated once it will not be treated
Maccabi Haifa who would later move to

Maccabi Haifa Maccabi Haifa () is one of the biggest sports clubs in Israel and a part of the Maccabi association. It runs several sports clubs and teams in Haifa which have competed in a variety of sports over the years, such as Football, Basketball, Weightl ...

and became their all-time top scorer.Zahi Armeli
Maccabi Haifa The club's spell in Liga Artzit lasted only one season, as they finished third bottom in the 1982–83 season, winning only five games, and relegated back to Liga Alef. In the 1985–86 season, the club suffered further relegation, after they finished bottom in Liga Alef North division and relegated to Liga Bet. By the mid-1990s the club had returned to Liga Alef, and came close to achieve promotion to Liga Artzit (then the third tier), after runners-up finish in the 2001–02 season. In the 2005–06 season, the club finished bottom in Liga Alef North division, relegated to Liga Bet and eventually folded. Later, the management rights of other Liga Alef club, Maccabi Ironi Shlomi/Nahariya, were transferred to the Maccabi Shefa-'Amr association.The Lower leagues – News of the week – 11.9
Livegames, 11.9.2008 That club was folded as well, at the end of the 2008–09 season, after they were demoted to

Liga Gimel Liga Gimel (, lit. ''League C'') is, since 2009, the fifth and bottom division of Israeli football league system, Israeli Football League. From Liga Alef and downwards, including Liga Gimel, each league is separated by region. History Liga Gimel ...

by the

Israel Football Association The Israel Football Association (IFA; , ''HaHit'aḥdut leKaduregel beIsrael'', ) is the governing body of football in Israel. It organizes a variety of association football leagues where the highest level is the Israeli Premier League; as well a ...

, following an attempt of

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.Ironi Shlomi demoted to Liga Gimel
NRG, 17.6.2009

Maccabi Tzeirei Shefa-'Amr

In 2009, a successor club, Maccabi Tzeirei Shefa-'Amr (), was founded and joined

. Although the club's activity ceased after the 2010–11 season, it was re-established prior to the 2014–15 season and currently plays in Liga Gimel Lower Galilee division. Maccabi Tzeirei Shefa-'Amr are still commonly known and referred as Maccabi Shefa-'Amr.Liga Gimel – The weekly forecast
Eli Shmueli, Doublepass, 22.1.2015

References

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