Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C.

The Moadon Kaduregel Maccabi Tel Aviv ( Hebrew: מועדון כדורגל מכבי תל אביב - ' football club Maccabi Tel Aviv " ) is part of Maccabi Tel Aviv, the largest sports club of Israel, as HaRishon LeZiyyon in Jaffa has its origins in 1906. Maccabi is not only one of the oldest football clubs of Israel, but with 18 championships and 22 Cup wins also the most successful. Maccabi plays since 1949 continuously in the highest league, which currently operates under the name Ligat ha Al.

Maccabi Tel Aviv also operates other sports such as judo, handball and volleyball. Special emphasis deserves the basketball team that won the European Cup more times. Details of these sports can the overview page Maccabi Tel Aviv and the side Maccabi Tel Aviv (basketball ) are removed. The club crest of the Star of David in the execution of the Maccabi movement is prominent, whose aim is to promote the awareness of Jewish youth for religious, cultural and national values ​​. The term Maccabi is the name of a family of priests, the Maccabees, derived, whose members are viewed as freedom fighters.

International caught the football team Maccabi Tel Aviv special attention, as the club in 1968 and 1971 won the trophy for the champion of Asia. In the finale Maccabi prevailed 1-0 against this Yangzee FC from South Korea and 1971 without a fight against the Iraqi police club Al- Shorta from Baghdad, did not compete.

The main rival of Maccabi Tel Aviv, the Israeli labor movement (→ Histadrut ) Sprung club Hapoel Tel Aviv.

History

The early years (1906-1927)

On the eve of Passover 1906, a group of boys met at ages 14 to 16 years at the home of Meir Dizengoff. They decided to found the first Jewish football club in the then Ottoman Palestine. The Maccabi ha Rishon LeZion was born. The first game was won 3-0 against a team of French sailors. After 1909, the city of Tel Aviv was founded, the club renamed in Maccabi Tel Aviv.

Football in Palestine (1928-1945)

In 1928, the Palestine Football Association was founded. Among the first members of the Football Association included not only Maccabi and Hapoel Allenbi (later Hapoel Tel Aviv) and a number of British clubs. This was the first football league in the country to be founded. In the same year the Israeli Cup was founded under the name "People Cup". The first derby between Maccabi Tel Aviv and Hapoel Allenbi also took place in 1928 and could be decided with a 3-0 Maccabi. 1929 was the club win its first State Cup. In the final, Maccabi HaShmona'i was defeated. 1930, the second Cup success has been rendered safe. With the team won 2-1 against the 48th Platoon of the British Army.

1936 Maccabi was invited to the United States. On their way there two friendly matches have been completed in France. But against Racing Paris and Lille Olympic it was not enough to win. In the U.S., the team defeated a New York All Star Team in occupied with 50,000 spectators Yankee Stadium. More games followed. Coach was then the Austrian Egon Pollak.

After arriving from the United States back in Israel, broke a players strike from within the team. The Association could no longer pay the salaries. After one year, the Football Association accepted the demands of the players. 1937 Maccabi won his first championship. Two years later, the second title to be acquired. At the end of this season, the team went to Australia. Under the name Palestine Maccabi team, they completed there a total of 18 games. They played against the national teams of the individual federal states, regional team and five times against the Australian national team.

1941 was the first double to be won. In the final of the Cup the team against Hapoel Tel Aviv won. After the end of this season of league play was suspended until 1945 due to the Second World War, although the team played in various friendlies on. 1946, the league still has not been played out, but the State Cup. Maccabi won that against Hapoel Ironi Rishon LeZion 6-0. 1947, the League operation was resumed, and Maccabi Tel Aviv in turn became champion. The Cup final against Beitar Tel Aviv could be won with 3:2, because the referee but knew a Beitar. Players and fans of the underlying team stormed then to the referee, and Yom Tov Mansherov, a Beitar to the cup snapped. This appeared 45 years later in Petah Tikva on again.

After independence ( 1948 )

After 1948, the State of Israel was proclaimed, Maccabi won the first championship in the 1949/1950 season. The team achieved a record of 103 goals in 24 games. In the following years, Maccabi dominated with four more league titles in 50 years, the events of the league.

The season 1961/1962 was concluded with the tenth place. This was the worst result of the team until then. A year later, winning the cup be won and 1967 again. This year, the club moved to the Bloomfield Stadium to Jaffa. From 1966 to 1968 double season has been played. Maccabi was after almost ten years back champions. Due to the championship the team was allowed to participate in the second Asian Champion Club Tournament. This could be achieved by a final victory against the South Korean club FC Yangzee. The season 1969/1970 was with Double - profit wiedermal very successful for the team from Tel Aviv. The Asian Champion Club could be obtained in the following season for the second time. The Iraqi team Al- Shorta declared that he would not participate for political reasons in the final. So the game was scored 2-0 for Maccabi. Also, the previous group match was 2:0 counted for the Israeli team.

In the 70s, three more championships have been won, unlike in the 80s, during this period no championship could be achieved. 1988 managed to record victory of 10-0 against Maccabi Haifa. 1992 Maccabi could be champion again lead the league for the first time since 1979 again. The following season, the club participated for the first time in the UEFA Champions League. In the preliminary round of the Valletta FC in Malta could be defeated with a total of 3:1. In the first leg of the first round the team defeated FC Bruges 1-0. Also, the return leg was lost 3-0. In the 1993/1994 season Maccabi Tel Aviv took part as a trophy winner at the European Cup Winners' Cup, but retired in the first round against Werder Bremen.

Under coach Avram Grant Maccabi again won the championship and qualified for the Champions League by, but different from early against Grasshopper Club Zurich. Nevertheless, the 1995/96 season has been successfully completed with a profit of Double. In the following years the Maccabi could only win the Intertoto Cup in 1999.

2001 and 2002 Maccabi Cup Winners' Cup was in 2002/ 03 under coach Nir Klinger even master. The title win was only by the better a goal difference the second. In the UEFA Champions League 2004 /05 managed Maccabi thanks to wins against HJK Helsinki and PAOK Thessaloniki in the group stage. There Maccabi met Juventus, Bayern Munich and Ajax Amsterdam. With four losses, a win against Ajax and a draw against Juventus, the club was eliminated. In the same year was won for the 22nd time the Israeli State Cup. In the following season the team suffered the heaviest home defeat of all time. Against the second division Hapoel Acre Maccabi lost 4-0 in the Cup.

2008, the scorer of the club Avi Nimni ended his career. In 355 games, he scored 174 goals. His shirt number 8 is since no longer awarded. Since 2008 he is also General Manager of the Association and is supported by former Israeli goalkeeper Yossi Mizrahi as a coach.

In 2009, the Toto Cup won against FC Ashdod. In the UEFA Europa League 2010/11 the team difference in the play-off round against Paris Saint- Germain. In the previous season for the team third in the Ligat ha Al.

Stadium

The club plays its home games opened in 1962 and renovated in 2000 Bloomfield Stadium in Jaffa. The stadium has a capacity of 17,500 seats. The club shares the stadium with local rivals Hapoel use and Bnei Yehuda.

The stadium is named after the Bloomfield fund, out of which was to finance the construction. The opening match denied on October 12, 1962 Hapoel and FC Twente Enschede in the Netherlands. Maccabi uses the stadium since 1968.

The stadium is also used for music events such as concerts by Phil Collins, Scorpions and the Black Eyed Peas.

Title

  • Asian Champion Club: 1968, 1971
  • Master of Israel: ( 19x) 1937, 1939, 1941, 1947, 1950, 1952, 1954, 1956, 1958, 1968, 1970, 1972, 1977, 1979, 1992, 1995, 1996, 2003, 2013
  • Cup of Israel: ( 22x) 1929, 1930, 1933, 1941, 1946, 1947, 1954, 1955, 1958, 1959, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1970, 1976/77, 1986/87, 1987/88, 1994, 1996, 2001, 2002, 2005
  • League Cup by Israel: 1993, 1999, 2009

Known player

Paulo Sousa Maccabi Tel Aviv B.C. AFC Champions League Hapoel Tel Aviv F.C. 1992–93 UEFA Champions League Valletta F.C. 2004–05 UEFA Champions League Hapoel Haifa F.C. Maccabi Haifa F.C. Beitar Jerusalem F.C. Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona F.C. Hapoel Ramat Gan Giv'atayim F.C. Hapoel Nir Ramat HaSharon F.C. Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv F.C.
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