Maccabi Haifa F.C.
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Maccabi Haifa Football Club מועדון הכדורגל מכבי חיפה |
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| Nickname(s) | (The Greens) הירוקים, (The Green Locomotive) הקטר הירוק |
| Founded | 1913 |
| Ground | Sammy Ofer Stadium, Haifa |
| Capacity | 30,870 |
| Owner | Ya'akov Shahar |
| Chairman | Asaf Ben Dov |
| Manager | Guy Luzon |
| League | Israeli Premier League |
| 2015–16 | Israeli Premier League, 4th |
| Website | Club home page |
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| Football (Men's) | Football JT (Men's) | Football (Women's) |
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| Basketball (Men's) | Weightlifting | Swimming |
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| Handball | Tennis | Volleyball |
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| Table tennis | Chess | Water polo |
Maccabi Haifa Football Club (Hebrew: מועדון הכדורגל מכבי חיפה, Moadon HaKaduregel Maccabi Haifa) is an Israeli professional football club, based in City of Haifa, a section of Maccabi Haifa sports club. The club plays in the Israeli Premier League. Maccabi Haifa home games are played at Sammy Ofer Stadium. The stadium, which is shared with rivals Hapoel Haifa, is the second largest in Israel football, with a total capacity of 30,820.
Maccabi Haifa is one of four clubs in the "Big Four" in Israeli football. It has won twelve League titles, Six State Cups and four Toto Cups. Maccabi has won the championship and the cup in the same season (referred to as winning the "double") one time, and was the First Israeli club to qualify for the group stage of the UEFA Champions League.
Maccabi Haifa Football Club was established in 1913 in the port city of Haifa, in present-day Israel. It was a small, struggling club that spent most of its time shifting between Liga Leumit and the lower leagues. The club was overshadowed by its city rival Hapoel Haifa. But even in its first years the club adapted a very adventurous and offensive style of play based on technique and short passes.
In 1942, the club reached the Israel State Cup final, but was defeated 12–1 by Beitar Tel Aviv in the final.
In 1962, the team defeated Maccabi Tel Aviv 5–2 in the State Cup final, and won the first title of the club. In 1963 it reached the final again, but lost to Hapoel Haifa 1–0 in the first Haifa derby in State Cup final.
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