Maccabi Akhi Nazareth F.C.

Maccabi Akhi Nazareth Football Club (Hebrew: מכבי אחי נצרת, Mo'adon Kaduregel Maccabi Aḥi Natzrat; Arabic: نادي كرة القدم اخاء الناصرة, Nade Korat Alqadam Maccabi Ekhaa Al-Nasera) is an Israeli football club based in Nazareth. The club is currently in the and plays at the Ilut Stadium in Ilut on the outskirts of the city.

Maccabi Akhi Nazareth
Full nameMaccabi Akhi Nazareth Football Club
Nickname(s)The Green Nazarenes, Akhaa', Nazareth, The Greens from Nazareth
Founded1967 (1967)
GroundIlut Stadium, Ilut
Capacity4,932
ChairmanAvudia Yusuf
ManagerMahran Lala

History

The club was formed in 1968, and played in Liga Gimel until 1975. In 1998 they were promoted to Liga Artzit (then the second tier), finishing eighth in the league. In 1999–2000 and 2000–01 they finished one place above the relegation zone.

The 2002–03 season saw the club claim the Liga Leumit title, despite being deducted three points for playing an ineligible player, under the leadership of Azmi Nassar. They were promoted to the Israeli Premier League for the first time in their history. Fellow Israeli Arab club Bnei Sakhnin were also promoted, marking the first time two Arab clubs had been in the top division.

However, in their first season in the top division, the club finished bottom and were relegated back to Liga Leumit. The following season they were relegated again (due to a two-point deduction), and dropped back into the third division. In 2005–06 they finished as Liga Artzit runners-up, to make an immediate return to Liga Leumit, where they have remained since.

In 2008–09, the club was promoted to the Israeli Premier League. After one of the worst seasons in the Israeli Premier League the club finished in the last spot of the league, In the last match she lost to Hapoel Ramat Gan 0–7 and were directly relegated to Liga Leumit for the 2010–11 season.

In the 2014–15 Israel State Cup, the club reached the Semi-finals for the first time in their history, after eliminating Maccabi Netanya, FC Ashdod, and Hapoel Kfar Saba. However, in the Semi-finals, they were beaten 0–3 by the eventual cup winners, Maccabi Tel Aviv in Teddy Stadium, Jerusalem.

Current squad

As of 2 September 2023.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Israel ISR Omar Salem
2 DF Israel ISR Idan Oz
5 DF Israel ISR Mohammed Nakhash
6 MF Israel ISR Habib Jaber
7 FW Israel ISR Moamen Salah
8 MF Israel ISR Amjad Sliman
9 FW Israel ISR Alaa Baker
10 MF Israel ISR Ibrahim Abu Ahmed
15 MF Israel ISR Karem Megamesa
16 DF Israel ISR Tamir Garayev
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 FW Israel ISR Kasem Sindiani
18 MF Israel ISR Fahed Sharari
21 DF Israel ISR Ali Shadafna
22 GK Israel ISR Roee Rabinovich
33 DF Israel ISR Adham Abu Nasser
70 MF Israel ISR Ryan Ashmuz
77 MF Israel ISR Shalev Kaplan
82 DF Israel ISR Bil Vertheim
90 FW Israel ISR Ishay Buzorgi
99 FW Israel ISR Yasser Abu Nasser

Past managers

Honours

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