Maccabi Isfiya F.C.

Maccabi Isfiya
Full name	Maccabi Isfiya Football Club; מכבי עוספיא
Founded	1975 ; 2012 (Refounded)
Ground	Isfiya Ground, Isfiya
Chairman	Ala'a Abu Fares
League	Liga Gimel
2022–23	Liga Gimel Samaria, 5th
Home colours	Away colours

Maccabi Isfiya (Hebrew: מכבי עוספיא) is a football club based in Isfiya in northern Israel. The club is currently in Liga Gimel Samaria division.

History

The club was founded in 1975 and reached Liga Bet for the first time in the 1984–85 season. In the 1986–87 season the club won Liga Bet North B division and achieved promotion to Liga Alef after the 23rd match, when they won 3–1 against Hapoel Givat Olga.^[1] thus, Maccabi Isfiya became the first Druze football club which was promoted to Liga Alef.^[2] Their main rivals at the time were Hapoel Daliyat al-Karmel.^[2]

The club played 14 seasons in Liga Alef, until relegation in the 2000–01 season. The club folded at the end of the 2002–03 season while playing in Liga Bet.^[2]

The club was refounded in 2012 and currently plays in Liga Gimel Jezreel division.^[3]

Honours

Liga Bet North B
- Champions 1986–87
Liga Gimel Haifa
- Champions 1983–84

External links

Maccabi Isfiya Israel Football Association (in Hebrew)

References

^ Isfiya and Ashdod promoted to Liga Alef Maariv, 26.4.1987, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)
^ a b c Nice to meet: Maccabi Isfiya Doublepass, 18.8.2012 (in Hebrew)
^ Maccabi Isfiya – 2014/2015 The Israel Football Association (in Hebrew)

[Isfiya_and_Ashdod_promoted_to_Liga_Alef-1] Isfiya and Ashdod promoted to Liga Alef Maariv, 26.4.1987, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)

[Nice_to_meet:_Maccabi_Isfiya-2] Nice to meet: Maccabi Isfiya Doublepass, 18.8.2012 (in Hebrew)

[3] Maccabi Isfiya – 2014/2015 The Israel Football Association (in Hebrew)

v t e Liga Bet
North A	Ahi Acre Ahli Tamra Ahva Arraba Ahva Kafr Manda Beitar Nahariya F.C. Bnei M.M.B.E. HaGolan VeHaGalil F.C. Shefa'-Amr F.C. Tzeirei Tamra Hapoel Bnei Bi'ina Hapoel Karmiel Ironi Bnei Kabul Maccabi Abu Sna'an Maccabi Ahva Sha'ab Maccabi Bnei Jadeida Maccabi Ironi Tamra Maccabi Ironi Yafa
North B	Beitar Haifa Bnei Qalansawe Hapoel Beit She'an Hapoel Bnei Ar'ara 'Ara Hapoel Bnei Fureidis Hapoel Bnei Musmus Hapoel F.C. Sandala Gilboa Hapoel Qalansawe Hapoel Tirat HaCarmel Hapoel Yafa Ihud Bnei Baqa Ihud Bnei Kafr Qara Maccabi Ahi Iksal Maccabi Ahva Fureidis Maccabi Neve Sha'anan Eldad Maccabi Tirat HaCarmel
South A	Beitar Ramat Gan Beitar Petah Tikva Beitar Tel Aviv Bnei Jaffa F.C. HaMakhtesh Giv'atayim Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan Hapoel Azor Hapoel Hod HaSharon Hapoel Kafr Qasim Shouaa Hapoel Kiryat Ono Hapoel Mahane Yehuda Inter Aliyah Tel Aviv Ironi Beit Dagan Maccabi Ironi Amishav Petah Tikva Sporting Tel Aviv Tzeirei Tira
South B	Beitar Kiryat Gat Beitar Yavne Bnei Eilat F.C. Jerusalem F.C. Ramla F.C. Sderot F.C. Shikun HaMizrah Hapoel Ar'arat an-Naqab Hapoel Bnei Ashdod Hapoel Shimshon Ashkelon Hapoel Gedera Hapoel Segev Shalom Hapoel Yeruham Maccabi Ironi Netivot Maccabi Kiryat Gat Maccabi Ramla
Seasons (fourth level)	1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24