Maccabi Ahi Iksal F.C.

Maccabi Ahi Iksal (Hebrew: מכבי אחי איכסל) is an Israeli football club based in Iksal. The club is currently in Liga Bet North B division.

Maccabi Ahi Iksal
Full nameMaccabi Ahi Iksal Football Club
מכבי אחי איכסל
Founded2006
GroundIksal Ground, Iksal
ChairmanFahim Darawshe
ManagerMouad Nasir al-Din
LeagueLiga Bet North B
2023–24Liga Bet North B, 5th

The club is based almost entirely on local players.[1][2]

History

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The club was founded in 2006 and joined Liga Gimel Samaria division, where they won the division cup in their first season of existence.[1] In 2008–09, the club moved to the Jezreel division, where they finished on top of the division at the end of the season, and achieved promotion to Liga Bet.[3]

In their first season in Liga Bet, the club finished fourth in the North B division and qualified for the promotion play-offs, where they lost in the first round to Hapoel Ramot Menashe Megiddo on penalties. In the 2012–13 season, the club finished runners-up and returned to the promotion play-offs, where they lost in the second round 0–1 to local rivals, Hapoel Iksal. In the following season, the club finished fourth and qualified once more for the promotion play-offs. After winning 1–0 against Hapoel Iksal and 4–2 against Hapoel Baqa al-Gharbiyye, the club advanced to the regional final, where they lost 1–3, after extra time, to Maccabi Sektzia Ma'alot-Tarshiha. In the following season, the club finished fifth and qualified for the fourth time for the promotion play-offs, where they lost in the first round 1–2 to Hapoel Daliyat al-Karmel.

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References

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  1. ^ a b Maccabi Ahi Iksal on the way to historic double Boaz Ravid, Doublepass, 23.4.2009 (in Hebrew)
  2. ^ Maccabi Ahi Iksal's project Kobi Portal, Doublepass, 14.10.2014 (in Hebrew)
  3. ^ Liga Gimel Jezreel – 2008/2009 The Israel Football Association (in Hebrew)