Bnei Sakhnin F.C.

Bnei Sakhnin FC (Hebrew איחוד בני סכנין, Arabic اتحاد أبناء سخنين, DMG Ittihad ABNA ʾ Saḫnīn, United Sons of Sakhnin ') is an Israeli football club based in Sakhnin. He plays since 2007 in the top division of Israel, Ligat ha'Al. The club colors are red and white.

History

The club was founded in 1996 as a merger of the two clubs from the city of Sakhnin FC Hapoel and Maccabi. The club took the name Ichud (Arabic Ittihad, German unites ) to. Although the club has deleted the two names Hapoel and Maccabi from the club's name, the club is run in the UEFA Hapoel Bnei Sakhnin as.

2003 managed the club to the second place in the second Israeli League for the first time promotion to the top division in the country. Bnei Sakhnin was with Maccabi Ahi Nazareth, the third Arab club in the country (after Hapoel Taibe 1995/1996 ), the promotion to the top flight, the Ligat ha Al. After the climb, the association was able to hold up to 2006 in the league. This period also saw the greatest success of the club's history, winning the Israeli Cup 2004 fell. A year after relegation, the club rose up again. With the 4th place in the 2007/ 08 season, Bnei Sakhnin FC qualified for the 2nd round of the UEFA Intertoto Cup.

Fans

Most fans of the club are Arab Israelis, which are compared to the other clubs in the country in the minority. The club also has several Jewish fans from neighboring kibbutz of Sakhnin. In addition, the club has many fans from abroad as Israel from Jordan, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates.

Sponsors

The main sponsor of the club is the Israeli mobile operator Cellcom. In addition, the Israeli billionaire Arcadi Gaydamak invested U.S. $ 400,000 to advertise peace for Israeli citizens in the club in hope. The 5,000 spectators bidding stadium of the club, the Doha Stadium was Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani, the Emir of the Emirate of Qatar, sponsored and therefore named accordingly.

Achievements

  • Israeli football Cup: 2004

Former Players

  • Congo Democratic Republic of Alain Masudi
  • Zimbabwe Energy Murambadoro
  • Guinea Kemoko Camara, the Guinean national team, Legionnaire in Israel, Belgium and South Africa
  • France Olivier Brassart, former legionnaire with the Stuttgarter Kickers in Switzerland with FC all, in England and Israel
  • Poland Dariusz Jackiewicz, former legionnaire at Westfalia Herne
  • Israel Abbas Suan, Israeli national team
  • Cameroon Ernest Etchi, former Cameroonian national team
  • Nigeria Olumide Agoye, former legionnaire at FC Schaffhausen, Rot Weiss Oberhausen in Tunisia and Israel
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