Maccabi Jerusalem F.C.
| Full name | Maccabi Jerusalem Football Club מועדון כדורגל מכבי ירושלים | ||
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| Founded | 1911 1970 (Refouned) | ||
| Dissolved | 1963 2005 | ||
| Owner | Laurent Levy | ||
| Manager | Assaf Baruchian | ||
| League | Liga Alef South | ||
| 2023–24 | Liga Alef South B, 1th of 16 (champions) | ||
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Maccabi Jerusalem Football Club (Hebrew: מועדון כדורגל מכבי ירושלים) was an Israeli football club based at Jerusalem. The club was disbanded in 1963, reformed in 1970, and was withdrawn again in 2005.
History
The club was founded in 1911,[1] the second football club to be formed in Israel. At first, all of the team's matches were friendly matches against local teams, foreign-based visiting teams or visiting army units' teams. After the establishment of the British Mandate of Palestine, the club joined local cup and league competitions, such as the Jerusalem Cup and the Municipal Jerusalem Cup.
The club was disbanded briefly during 1924 or 1925, and was reformed when two local clubs, HaGibor and HaZvi merged to form a team called Hasmonean Jerusalem,[2] and later took the name Maccabi Hasmonean Jerusalem.
During the 1920s the club participated in several nationwide competitions, including the Maccabi club competition of Magen Shimshon, in which the club finished as runners-up in 1926 and 1927 and the unofficial, pre-EIFA Palestine Cup. In 1928 the club took part in the first EIFA Palestine Cup, and made its way to the final, where it lost 0–2 to Hapoel Allenby Tel Aviv. However, the club appealed to the F.A., claiming that a Hapoel player, Moshe Meir wasn't registered. The appeal was accepted and the teams shared the cup.
The club advanced to the final of the next Palestine Cup competition, but lost 0–4 to Maccabi Tel Aviv. The club was also listed as the winner of the EIFA league in 1928. However, as no such league was held, this entry seems to be erroneous.
During the early 1930s, the club competed in the
After the establishment of the state of
The club was disbanded at the end of the
Honours
- Palestine League
- Runners-up 1933–34
- Runners-up
- Palestine Cup
- Joint-Winners 1928 Palestine Cup
- Runners-up 1929 Palestine Cup
References
- 100 Years of Football 1906–2006, Elisha Shohat (Israel), 2006
- Goldberg, Asher (18 April 2011). "The Cup That Was Split Between Allenby and Hasmonean" (in Hebrew). Israel Football Association. Archived from the original on 13 October 2013. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
- Goldberg, Asher (8 July 2011). "Maccabi Bar Kokhva Jerusalem" (in Hebrew). Israel Football Association. Retrieved 16 December 2013.
- ^ Shimshon Po'alei Zion: The Forgotten Sport Club Dr. Haim Kaufman, 9 January 2009, Mako (in Hebrew)
- ^ News from the World of Sport in Eretz Israel and Abroad Do'ar HaYom, 16.10.1925, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)
- ^ Hapoel Buq'ata in Liga Dalet (Page 23) Hadshot HaSport, 30.9.1970, archive.football.co.il (in Hebrew)
- ^ League finished, Appendages remained (Page 3) Hadshot HaSport, 31.5.1976, archive.football.co.il (in Hebrew)
- ^ a b Maccabi Jerusalem/Ma'ale Adumim The Israel Football Association (in Hebrew)
- ^ Israel Fifth Level 1999/2000 RSSSF