Maccabi Ironi Amishav Petah Tikva F.C.

Maccabi Amishav Petah Tikva
Full name	Maccabi Ironi Amishav Petah Tikva Football Club; מכבי עירוני עמישב פתח תקוה
Founded	1997
Ground	Sportek Stadium, Kfar Sirkin
Chairman	Avihai Shitrit
Manager	Ohad Buzaglo
League	Liga Bet South A
2023–24	Liga Bet South A, 9th
Home colours	Away colours

Maccabi Ironi Amishav Petah Tikva (Hebrew: מכבי עירוני עמישב פתח תקוה) is an Israeli football club based in the Amishav neighbourhood of Petah Tikva.It currently competes in Liga Bet South A division, playing home matches at the Sportek Stadium in Kfar Sirkin.

History

Since the 1960s, the football club which have operated in the Amishav neighborhood was Hapoel Amishav Petah Tikva. however, they were folded after failed attempt of merging with other Petah Tikva clubs, Hapoel Mahane Yehuda and Beitar Petah Tikva. one season later, in 1997, Maccabi Amishav Petah Tikva was founded, and started in Liga Gimel, the lowest tier of Israeli football.

In the 2004–05 season, the club won Liga Gimel Sharon division, and promoted to Liga Bet, after 19 wins and one draw, scoring 88 goals and conceding 11. in their first season in Liga Bet, former Israeli top flight players, Liron Basis and Alon Mizrahi joined the club, and at the end of the season, Maccabi Amishav won Liga Bet South A division, and made another successive promotion, this time to Liga Alef. the club played two seasons in Liga Alef, and relegated back to Liga Bet at the 2007–08 season, after finished second bottom. in the following season in Liga Bet, the club finished second, and even though they lost in the promotion play-offs to the third bottom club in Liga Alef South, Hapoel Nahlat Yehuda, they were eventually promoted, as one spot in Liga Alef was vacated, after Hapoel Umm al-Fahm folded.

Following their return to Liga Alef, the club have also established a youth section.

Honours

Liga Bet South A:
- 2005–06
Liga Gimel Sharon:
- 2004–05

External links

Maccabi Ironi Amishav Petah Tikva Eli Israel Football Association (in Hebrew)

References

Interview with Amishav Petah Tikva chairman Avi Shitrit about everything from everything Doublepass, 2.7.2013 (in Hebrew)

v t e Liga Bet
North A	Ahi Acre Ahli Tamra Ahva Kafr Manda Beitar Nahariya Bnei Maghar F.C. Bnei M.M.B.E. HaGolan VeHaGalil F.C. Shefa'-Amr F.C. Tzeirei Tamra Hapoel Bnei Bi'ina Hapoel Ihud Bnei Sumei Hapoel Karmiel Hapoel Kaukab Ironi Bnei Kabul Maccabi Abu Sna'an Maccabi Ahva Sha'ab Maccabi Bnei Jadeida Maccabi Ihud Bnei Ibtin
North B	Beitar Haifa Bnei Qalansawe F.C. Mashhad Hapoel Bnei Ar'ara 'Ara Hapoel F.C. Sandala Gilboa Hapoel Qalansawe Hapoel Ramot Menashe Megiddo Hapoel Tirat HaCarmel Hapoel Yafa Ihud Bnei Baqa Maccabi Ahi Iksal Maccabi Ahva Fureidis Maccabi Neve Sha'anan Eldad Maccabi Tirat HaCarmel Tzeirei Haifa Tzofey Haifa
South A	Beitar Kfar Saba Beitar Petah Tikva Beitar Ramat Gan Beitar Tel Aviv Bnei Jaffa F.C. HaMakhtesh Giv'atayim Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan Hapoel 1928 Kfar Saba Hapoel Azor Hapoel Bik'at HaYarden Hapoel Hod HaSharon Hapoel Kafr Qasim Shouaa Hapoel Kiryat Ono Hapoel Mahane Yehuda Ironi Beit Dagan Maccabi Gi'vat Shmuel Maccabi Ironi Amishav Petah Tikva
South B	Beitar Yavne Beitar Ironi Ma'ale Adumim Beitar Kiryat Gat Bnei Eilat F.C. Ramla F.C. Sderot F.C. Shikun HaMizrah Hapoel Ar'arat an-Naqab Hapoel Bnei Ashdod Hapoel Gedera Hapoel Segev Shalom Hapoel Yeruham Ironi Beit Shemesh Maccabi Be'er Sheva Maccabi Ironi Netivot Maccabi Kiryat Gat Maccabi Ramla
Seasons (fourth level)	1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25