Maccabi Holon F.C. (women)

Maccabi Holon is an Israeli women's football club from Holon competing in the Israeli First League and the Israeli Women's Cup. Maccabi dominated Israeli women's football through much of the 2000s, winning six championships and seven cups between 2003 and 2010, including five doubles in a row.[1] It has represented Israel in the UEFA Women's Cup in seven occasions. In recent years it has been surpassed by ASA Tel Aviv.

Maccabi Holon
Full nameMaccabi Holon Football Club
מכבי חולון
Founded1999
GroundMunicipal Stadium, Holon
Capacity3,500
ChairmanEfraim Reber
ManagerNetanela Hajaj
LeagueLigat Nashim
2019–206th

History

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The club was established in 1999 under the name Maccabi Ironi Holon[2] and joined the league in its second season, finishing 11th. In 2002, after the collapse of Maccabi Tel Aviv and Hapoel Tel Aviv, the club signed several of their top players, allowing it to challenge for titles, eventually winning both league and cup. The club signed more top players after the collapse of Maccabi Haifa a year later, and went on to win all league titles and cups until 2009, after which the club remained at the top of Israeli women's football, and managed to win two cups, in 2009–10 and 2012–13, while finishing as runners-up three times in the league.

Honours

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UEFA competitions record

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Season Competition Stage Result Opponent
2003–04 UEFA Women's Cup Qualifying Stage 0–4   Lehenda Chernihiv
1–6   Malmö
1–3   United Jakobstad
2004–05 UEFA Women's Cup Qualifying Stage 0–0   Clujana
1–1   Athletic Bilbao
2–2   Newtownabbey Strikers
2005–06 UEFA Women's Cup Qualifying Stage 6–0   AEK Kokkinochorion
1–8   Arsenal Kharkiv
0–1   Wroclaw
2006–07 UEFA Women's Cup Qualifying Stage 1–1   PAOK
5–0   AEK Kokkinochorion
0–3   Lehenda Chernihiv
2007–08 UEFA Women's Cup Qualifying Stage 5–1   AEK Kokkinochorion
0–3   Clujana
3–4   Sparta Prague
2008–09 UEFA Women's Cup Qualifying Stage 1–1   Slovan Duslo Šaľa
2–1   Cardiff City
0–9   Valur
2009–10 Champions League Qualifying Stage 0–4   Apollon Limassol
2–0   St. Francis
0–7   Rossiyanka


References

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  1. ^ List of champions in RSSSF.com
  2. ^ Women's Football History Avraham Kochan, Women's Football in Israel (in Hebrew)
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