Maccabi Los Angeles
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| Full name | Maccabi (Maccabee) Los Angeles Soccer Club מכבי לוס אנג'לס |
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| Nickname(s) | Maccabees |
| Founded | 1971 (competitive) |
| Dissolved | 1982 |
| Stadium | Jackie Robinson Field |
| Capacity | 10,820 |
| League | GLASL |
Maccabi Los Angeles Soccer Club (Hebrew: מכבי לוס אנג'לס, MAH-KAH-Bee) was an American soccer club based in Los Angeles, California. The team competed in the professional GLASL and other National soccer competitions, including appearing in the National Challenge Cup (US Open Cup) final seven times in their eleven-year history most notably becoming only one of two teams along with Bethlehem Steel to win the competition five times.
Maccabi Los Angeles Soccer Club was formed by a group of Israeli expatriates to serve as a recreational Sunday soccer team, the primary activity of the Maccabee Athletic Club in Los Angeles, California. The team began playing competitively in 1971, with the addition of former Israeli national team players who had recently immigrated to the Los Angeles area. They were Triple Crown winners twice in 1977 and 1978 winning the GLASL,California State Cup and the US Open Cup. Maccabi played Bridgeport Vasco da Gama from Connecticut in the 1978 National Challenge Cup Final at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey in front of a crowd of over 30,000 people. The game was part of a double header with the New York Cosmos and the Tampa Bay Rowdies of the North American Soccer League. Maccabi ceased operations after the 1982 season but Maccabee Athletic Club is still in existence to this day.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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