Maccabi Tzur Shalom () is an Israeli football club based in the Tzur Shalom neighbourhood of

Kiryat Bialik Kiryat Bialik (, also Qiryat Bialik) is a city in the Haifa District in Israel. The city was established on July 18, 1934, during the Fifth Aliyah. It is one of the five Krayot suburbs to the north of Haifa. In it had a population of . The city ...

. The club plays in

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 ...

North, and played home matches at the Tzur Shalom Stadium in

History

The club played mostly in the lower divisions of Israeli football. However, they started a period of success after they won

Liga Gimel Liga Gimel (, lit. ''League C'') is, since 2009, the fifth and bottom division of Israeli football league system, Israeli Football League. From Liga Alef and downwards, including Liga Gimel, each league is separated by region. History Liga Gimel ...

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division in the 1999–2000 season, and were promoted to

Liga Bet Liga Bet () is the fourth tier of the Israeli football league system. It is divided into four regional divisions. History League football started in Israel in 1949–50, a year after the Israeli Declaration of Independence. However, the financial ...

. Two seasons later, in the 2001–02 season, they won Liga Bet North B division, and were promoted to

, and three seasons later, in the 2004–05 season, they won Liga Alef North, and were promoted to

Liga Artzit Liga Artzit (, lit. ''Country League'') is the defunct third division of Israeli Football League, beneath its highest division Premier League and the second division Liga Leumit. Before being cancelled in 2009, it was run by the Israel Football A ...

, the third tier of Israeli football at the time. However, their spell in Liga Artzit lasted one season, as they finished second bottom at the 2005–06 season with 7 wins out of 33 matches, and were relegated back to Liga Alef (now as third tier, following the closure of Liga Artzit in 2009), where they last played. The club represented Israel at the

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. On 27 July 2020, they merged with

Maccabi Ironi Kiryat Ata Maccabi Ironi Kiryat Ata () is an Israeli football club, located in Kiryat Ata. They play in Liga Alef and play at the Kiryat Ata Municipal Stadium. History The club was originally based in Acre and named Maccabi Acre. In the 1989–90 season ...

.איחוד היסטורי בין הקבוצות מכבי צור שלום ומכבי קרית אתא הוליד קבוצה משותפת
Haim Krayot website, 27 July 2020

Honours

* Liga Alef North **2004–05 * Liga Bet North B **2001–02 * Liga Gimel Haifa **1984–85, 1999–00

References

External links

Maccabi Tzur Shalom
Israel Football Association Tzur Shalom Tzur Shalom Association football clubs established in 1972 1972 establishments in Israel {{Israel-footyclub-stub