Maccabi Petah Tikva F.C. (; "Maccabi Avshalom Ironi Petah Tikva F.C., ) is an Israeli professional

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club based in the city of

Petah Tikva Petah Tikva (, ), also spelt Petah Tiqwa and known informally as Em HaMoshavot (), is a city in the Central District (Israel), Central District of Israel, east of Tel Aviv. It was founded in 1878, mainly by Haredi Judaism, Haredi Jews of the Old Y ...

. It is part of the

Maccabi World Union Maccabi World Union is an international Jewish sports organisation spanning five continents (Africa, North America, South America, Australia, Europe) and more than 50 countries, with some 400,000 members. The Maccabi World Union organises the Macc ...

for international

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sports clubs. The club is the current

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holder, having beaten

Hapoel Be'er Sheva Hapoel Be'er Sheva Football Club (, ''Moadon HaKaduregel Hapoel Be'er Sheva'') is an Israeli professional association football, football club from the city of Beersheba, Be'er Sheva, that competes in the Israeli Premier League. The club was estab ...

1–0 in the

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for their third title.

History

1912: First steps in blue & white

The club was founded in 1912 by a group of

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ish students from Petah Tikva, who were studying in the Ottoman city of

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(many of them would later serve in the

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during

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), making it the second oldest Jewish football club in

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after

Maccabi Tel Aviv Maccabi Tel Aviv () is one of the largest sports clubs in Israel, and a part of the Maccabi association. Many sports clubs and teams in Tel Aviv are in association with Maccabi and compete in a variety of sports, such as football, basketball, j ...

, which was formed in 1906.Maccabi Petah Tikva: From 1908 to Today
Asher Goldberg, m-pt.co.il

1920s: Pre-independence

In 1921, after the death of founder member

Avshalom Gissin Avshalom Gissin (; 1896 – 5 May 1921) was a Jewish officer in the Ottoman Army and a Zionist Zionism is an Ethnic nationalism, ethnocultural nationalist movement that emerged in History of Europe#From revolution to imperialism (1789–19 ...

during the

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, the club added his name to the club's name, and the club was named "Maccabi Avshalom Petah Tikva".Maccabi Avshalom

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, 26 June 1928, Historical Jewish Press In 1927, the club moved to the Maccabi Petah Tikva Ground, where they would play until the 1970s.

1930s: First major title

In 1935 they won their first piece of silverware, beating Hakoah Tel Aviv 1–0 in the cup final.Israel – List of Cup Finals
RSSSF In 1939 they reached the

again, but lost 2–1 to

Hapoel Tel Aviv Hapoel Tel Aviv () is a sports club in Israel, founded in the 1920s, and part of the Hapoel association. It runs several sports clubs and teams in Tel Aviv which have competed in a variety of sports over the years, such as football, basketball, w ...

. The following year they won the

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tournament.

1950s: Second major title and goals galore

The club was included in the new Israeli League in 1949, and finished fifth in the inaugural post-

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league table.Israel – List of Final Tables
RSSSF In the next season ( 1951–52, there was no 1950–51 edition) they finished as runners-up to champions Maccabi Tel Aviv and also won the State Cup, beating Maccabi Tel Aviv 1–0. In 1953–54 (1952–53 was also not played) they also finished second with Eliezer Spiegel finishing as the league's top goalscorer on 16 goals from 22 matches.

1960s: The dark times

After several seasons of mid-table finishes, Maccabi finished bottom of the table in 1962–63 (a season in which the club were deducted 3 points due to suspicions of bribery during a game with

Maccabi Jaffa Maccabi Jaffa Football Club () is an Israeli football club from Jaffa, Tel Aviv. Founded in 2007 as a phoenix football club by fans of Maccabi Jaffa F.C., which was dissolved in 2000 and all previous attempts in the intervening years to revive it ...

) and were due to be relegated to

Liga Alef Liga Alef () is the third tier of the Israeli football league system. It is divided into two regional divisions, north and south. History League football began in Israel in 1949–50, a year after the Israeli Declaration of Independence. Howe ...

. However, the

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decided to expand the league from 12 to 15 clubs and they were spared demotion. However, the club was relegated for the first time at the end of the 1965–66 season after finishing second from bottom. After two seasons in Liga Alef (one of which –

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– lasted for two years) the club won the Liga Alef Super Cup and returned to the top division in 1968–69 as Liga Alef champions for the first time.

1970s: We will be back!

At the end of the 1970–71 season the club was relegated again after finishing second from bottom, but made an immediate return as Liga Alef champions ( 1971–72) for the second time. At the beginning of 1972–73 season, the

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organized a third-tier stand-alone cup competition (considered below

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and the state cup) to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the

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. The

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was won by Maccabi Petah Tikva, who had beaten

Maccabi Haifa Maccabi Haifa () is one of the biggest sports clubs in Israel and a part of the Maccabi association. It runs several sports clubs and teams in Haifa which have competed in a variety of sports over the years, such as Football, Basketball, Weightl ...

4–2 on penalties (1–1 a.e.t.) in the final. In 1974–75 season, although Maccabi finished bottom, they were again reprieved from relegation due to league expansion. However, after a repeated performance in 1976–77 they did relegated for the third time. Following another immediate return to the top flight through a second place promotion ( 1977-78), the club maintained several mid-table finishes and have remained in top division for 10 seasons.

1980s: Mediocrity at its finest

At the beginning of 1982-83 season the

established

Lilian Cup The Lililan Cup (, ''Gvia Lililan''), which was also known as The League Cup (, ''Gvia HaLiga'') was an Israel, Israeli men's association football, football competition open to the top 4 clubs in Liga Leumit between 1981–82 Liga Leumit, 1981–8 ...

, a season opening tournament for the top 4 clubs in

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the year before, considered a third-tier league cup tournament (in parallel to the

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, which was played at the end of the season, and the

Toto Cup The Israel Toto Cup (, ''Gvia Ha'Toto'') is an association football tournament that features clubs in the two highest divisions in Israel: the Israeli Premier League Ligat ha'Al, Ligat Ha'Al; and the Israeli 2nd division Liga Leumit. Both of the ...

, which was played throughout the season, mostly on weekdays). Maccabi finished 1984–85 season in fourth place and gained a place in the 1985 Lilian Cup edition. The club reached the

, losing 3–1 ( a.e.t.) to

Beitar Jerusalem Beitar Jerusalem Football Club (), commonly known as Beitar Jerusalem () or simply Beitar (), is an Israeli professional football club based in the city of Jerusalem, that plays in the Israeli Premier League, the top tier in Israeli football ...

. The club finished 1987–88 season at the bottom of the table and relegated for the fourth time. In 1989–90 and 1990–91 the club won the

. After 3 seasons the club won the second-tier league championship for the third time ( 1990–91) and returned to the top division, remaining there for 21 seasons.

1990s: First steps in Europe

In 1991–92 season Maccabi finished seventh place, qualifying for the Intertoto Cup group for the first time (due to

Hapoel Petah Tikva Hapoel Petah Tikva F.C. () is an Israeli professional football club based in the city of Petah Tikva, currently playing in Israeli Premier League. Its most successful period was throughout the 1950s and 1960s, in which the club won six League C ...

qualification for the

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). The club played in the

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with Czech side

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, German top-club

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and the Israeli

Maccabi Netanya Maccabi Netanya F.C. () is an Israeli professional football club based in Netanya. Established in 1934, the club was a founding member of the Israeli League in 1949. After winning their first championship in 1971, the club's golden period last ...

. The whole stage was scheduled for

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with Maccabi playing its first two matches in

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, losing 1–3 against Slavia and winning 3–2 against

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. The next two games were against

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, Maccabi drew 0–0 in

Netanya Stadium Miriam Stadium (), commonly known as The Diamond Stadium, is a multi-use stadium in Netanya, Israel. It is used as the permanent home ground of Maccabi Netanya F.C., Maccabi Netanya, and it has been used as the temporary homeground of Hapoel Ha ...

and 2–2 at

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. At the following matches Maccabi was defeated 0–3 by Slavia in

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and drew 1–1 against

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. However, the club finished only third place in the

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with five points. In 1994-95 season the club reached the top division's

final for the first time, beating 2–1

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. In 1996–97 season Maccabi finished fourth place, qualifying for the Intertoto Cup group stage for the second time. The whole stage was scheduled for

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, with Maccabi losing 1–3 to German side

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and deafeting the Austrian side

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1–0 in

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. The club also drew 0–0 twice, first against the Irish

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and then against the Belgian giants

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. Eventually, the club finished second place in the

with five points and failed to advance for the

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2000s: European glory nights

In 2000–01 season the club made a 3–2 (a.e.t) sensational win over

and reached the cup final for the first time in 49 years (fourth time overall), losing 3–0 to

. The 2004–05 season marked the first time the club competed in UEFA Cup qualifiers after finishing third place of the league in the previous season. Maccabi began its way in the

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against Cyprus side

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, losing the first-leg 0–3 in

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. Two weeks later, the club enjoyed a moment of European glory, winning the second-leg 4–0 in

and advancing to the UEFA Cup first round after 4–3 on aggregate. However, the first-leg of the tie against Dutch side

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in Israel was cancelled by

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due to a

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s strike, and the club lost the second-leg 5–0 (also on aggregate) in

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. Maccabi's most significant achievement of the decade came in the 2004–05 season when the club finished second in the league and reached the

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of the

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. In the

the club defeated

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side FK Baskimi 5–0 in Skopje stadium and 6–0 in

, advancing to the

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after 11–0 on aggregate. Maccabi entered as an unseeded team due to low coefficient rating ( 7.218), and drawn a seeded team such as

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with much higher coefficient rating ( 30.012). The

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side won the first-leg 2–0 in

. Two weeks later, at the second-leg in

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, Maccabi has made the impossible – in contrary to all assessments and expectations, with a lot off faith and ability above all, they won 5–2 and 5–4 on aggregate. In a sensational comeback with striker

Omer Golan Omer Golan (; born 4 October 1982) is a former Israeli footballer. He played as a striker for his home club Maccabi Petah Tikva and for Lokeren. Club career Maccabi Petah Tikva Golan played in the youth ranks of Maccabi Petah Tikva, before b ...

scoring a hat-trick (21', 44', 48'). The victory sent Maccabi to be a member of

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, along with

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, Brøndby,

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and

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. However, these elite clubs proved to be too much for Maccabi to handle, and the club lost all four group stage matches, scoring just 1 goal while conceding 9.

2020s: It's been 72 years...

After a defeat to Hapoel Beer Sheva in the 2020 cup final, the club reached the

again during the

campaign. Once more facing Hapoel Beer Sheva, the club managed to lift the trophy, securing their third cup win after 72-years drought.

Players

Current squad

Out on loan

Other people under contract

Retired numbers

* 4 – Murad Magomedov,

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, Played in club 1995–2013.

Stadium

The club played at the Maccabi Petah Tikva ground between 1926 and the 1970s. Since they left the old Maccabi Petah Tikva ground they shared the 6,768-capacity

with city rivals

Hapoel Hapoel (, ) is an Israeli Jewish sports association established in 1926 by the Histadrut Labor Federation. History During the Mandate for Palestine, British Mandate of Palestine period Hapoel had a bitter rivalry with Maccabi World Union, Maccab ...

. At the end of 2011, the club moved to

HaMoshava Stadium The HaMoshava Stadium (), also known as Petah Tikva Stadium, is a football stadium in Petah Tikva, Israel completed in 2011. It is used mainly for football matches and is home to both Hapoel Petah Tikva and Maccabi Petah Tikva. The stadi ...

Notable coaches

* Eliezer Spiegel (1955 – 1957) * Jack Fairbrother (1958 – 1959)A Romanian Manager to Maccabi P.T.
Ma'ariv, 11 January 1959, Historical Jewish Press * Alexander Vogel (1959 – 1960) * Eliezer Spiegel (1960 – 1961) *

Eli Fuchs Eli Fuchs (; 1924–1992) was an Israeli international football player and manager of Maccabi Haifa. Aside from managing in Israel, he has managed clubs in South Africa and Cyprus Cyprus (), officially the Republic of Cyprus, is ...

(1961 – 1962) *

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(1962 – 1963) *

Dror Kashtan Dror Kashtan (; 1 October 1944 – 15 January 2024) was an Israeli football player and manager. Biography Dror Kashtan was born in Petah Tikva during the British Mandate for Palestine. Sports career As a player, he represented the Israel nati ...

(1991 – 1992) *

Yehoshua Feigenbaum Yehoshua "Shiye" Feigenbaum (; born 5 December 1947) is a former Israeli football player. As a striker, he holds many records with Israel national football team. Honours As a Player *Israeli Premier League (2): **1965–66, 1968–69 *Israel ...

(1994 – 1995) * Moshe Sinai (1 June 1997 – 1 Feb 1998) *

Eyal Lahman Eyal Lahman (; born 29 September 1965) is an Israeli football manager. Biography Born in Petah Tikva, Lahman joined the Hapoel Petah Tikva youth system, but left the club at 16 to join Petah Tikva-based Hapoel Mahane Yehuda. He returned to H ...

(1998 – 1999) *

Yossi Mizrahi Yossi Mizrahi (; born 1953) is a retired Israeli goalkeeper and is a current manager. Early life Yosef (Yossi) Mizrahi was born in West Jerusalem on April 4, 1953. He grew up in Katamon and studied at Ma'aleh state religious school. As a teenag ...

(1 July 1999 – 30 June 2001) *

Eli Ohana Eliyahu "Eli" Ohana (; born ) is an Israeli former professional footballer and the former chairman of Israeli club Beitar Jerusalem. He played as a forward or attacking midfielder for Beitar Jerusalem, KV Mechelen, S.C. Braga, and the I ...

(1 Jan – 30 June 2001) *

Guy Luzon Guy Igal Luzon (; born 7 August 1975) is an Israeli football manager and former player who manages the Israel national under-21 football team, Israel national under-21 team. Club career Guy Luzon was a graduate of the Maccabi Petah Tikva F.C., M ...

(1 Jan 2002 – 30 June 2007) *

(1 July – 5 Nov 2007) *

(16 Jan – 30 April 2008) * Guy Azouri (21 Aug – 23 Dec 2008) * Roni Levi (22 Dec 2008 – 21 Nov 2009) * Freddy David (22 Nov 2009 – 8 May 2011) * Marco Balbul (28 May – 17 Oct 2011) *

(18 Oct 2011 – 21 Jan 2012) * Moshe Sinai (22 Jan 2012 – 24 Nov 2013) * Yitav Luzon (24 Nov 2013 – 14) * Kobi Refua (19 Dec 2013 – 14) *

Ran Ben Shimon Ran Ben-Shimon (; born ) is a former Israeli football player and current manager, who serves as the head-coach of the Israel national team. As a footballer, he has played as a center-back. Early and personal life Ben-Shimon was born and rais ...

(11 June 2014 – 29 Feb 2016) * Dani Golan (2 Mar – 16 May 2016) * Kobi Refua (31 May 2016 – 17 September 2017) * Sharon Mimer (17 September 2017 – 2018) * Elisha Levy (23 May 2018 – 6 January 2019) *

(20 January 2019 – 28 December 2021) *

Benyamin Lam Benny Lam (; born 9 April 1959) is a former Israeli footballer who works as the manager of Hapoel Petah Tikva. Honours As a Player National *Israeli Premier League (3): ** 1977–78, 1979–80, 1982–83 * Israeli Supercup (2): **1980, 1983 * ...

(26 December 2022 – 2 January 2024) * Ran Kojok (4 January – 2 June 2024) * Dan Roman (3 June 2024 – )

Honours

Domestic competitions

League

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** ''Runners-up (3):'' 1951–52, 1953–54, 2003–04 *

(level II) ** Champions (6): 1968–69, 1971–72, 1990–91,

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, 2019–20,

2022–23 The dash is a punctuation mark consisting of a long horizontal line. It is similar in appearance to the hyphen but is longer and sometimes higher from the baseline. The most common versions are the endash , generally longer than the hyphen ...

** ''Runners-up (1): 1977–78

Cups

* State Cup ** Winners (3):

1935 Events January * January 7 – Italian premier Benito Mussolini and French Foreign Minister Pierre Laval conclude an agreement, in which each power agrees not to oppose the other's colonial claims. * January 12 – Amelia Earhart ...

, 1951–52, 2023–24 ** ''Runners-up (3):''

1939 This year also marks the start of the World War II, Second World War, the largest and deadliest conflict in human history. Events Events related to World War II have a "WWII" prefix. January * January 1 ** Coming into effect in Nazi Ger ...

, 2000–01, 2019–20 *

** Winners (4): 1994–95, 1999–2000, 2003–04, 2015–16 ** ''Runners-up (1):''

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* Toto Cup Artzit (level II) ** Winners (2): 1989–90, 1990–91 * Israeli Super Cup ** ''Runners-up (1):''

2024 The year saw the list of ongoing armed conflicts, continuation of major armed conflicts, including the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Myanmar civil war (2021–present), Myanmar civil war, the Sudanese civil war (2023–present), Sudane ...

* Israeli Super Cup Liga Alef (level II) ** Winners (1): 1968–69 * League Cup ** Winners (1): 1973 (25th Anniversary Cup) ** ''Runners-up (1):'' 1985 (Lilian Cup)

European competitions

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** ''Group Stage:'' 2005–06 ** ''First Round:'' 2004–05 *

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** ''Runners-up:''

2006 2006 was designated as the International Year of Deserts and Desertification. Events January * January 1– 4 – Russia temporarily cuts shipment of natural gas to Ukraine during a price dispute. * January 12 – A stampede during t ...

** ''Group stage:''

1992 1992 was designated as International Space Year by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 – Boutros Boutros-Ghali of Egypt replaces Javier Pérez de Cuéllar of Peru as United Nations Secretary-General. * January 6 ** The Republ ...

1997 Events January * January 1 – The Emergency Alert System is introduced in the United States. * January 11 – Turkey threatens Cyprus on account of a deal to buy Russian S-300 missiles, prompting the Cypriot Missile Crisis. * January 1 ...

Other

*Magen Shimshon ** ''Runners-up:'' 1925 *Magen

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** Winners: 1941

Youth Division

* Israeli Youth Premier League ** Winners (2): 2018–19, 2023–24 ** ''Runners-up (2):''

2020–21 The dash is a punctuation mark consisting of a long horizontal line. It is similar in appearance to the hyphen but is longer and sometimes higher from the baseline. The most common versions are the endash , generally longer than the hyphen ...

, 2021–22 * Israeli Youth State Cup ** Winners (3): 1975–76, 2003–04, 2024–25 ** ''Runners-up (3):'' 1987–88,

, 2021–22 *

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** ''Second Round:'' 2019–20

European record

Matches

;Key: * P = preliminary round * Q = qualification round * R = round * PO = Play-off round * KOPO = Knockout round play-off

By competitions

*''Correct as of 16 August 2024''

References

External links

* * {{Israeli Premier League Association football clubs established in 1912

1912 establishments in the Ottoman Empire Sport in Petah Tikva