Maccabi Petah Tikva F.C.
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| Full name | Maccabi Petah Tikva FC | ||
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| Founded | 1912 | ||
| Ground | Petah Tikva Municipal Stadium, Petah Tikva | ||
| Capacity | 7,500 | ||
| Chairman |  Amos Luzon | ||
| Manager | Guy Luzon | ||
| League | Ligat ha'Al ליגת העל (Premier League) | ||
| 2004-05 | Ligat ha'Al, 2nd | ||
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Maccabi Petah Tikva FC (Hebrew: מכבי פתח תקווה) is an Israeli football club, based in the city of Petah Tikva. It is part of the Maccabi sports club and currently plays in the top Israeli division. Throughout its history the club failed to win the Israeli league championship, however they won the State Cup twice (1935 and 1952) and the Haaretz Tournament cup in 1940. They have been making steady progress over the past few years, finishing third and second in the Israeli Premier League table in 2003/04 and 2004/05 (respectively).
The club was founded in 1912 by a group of Jewish students from Petah Tikva, who were studying in the Ottoman city of Constantinopol (many of them would later serve in the Ottoman army during the Great War). It is therefor the second oldest Jewish football club in Eretz Israel after Maccabi Tel-Aviv FC, formed in 1906. The club's local rivals, Hapoel Petah Tikva FC, were established in 1934.
The "Maccabi Petah Tikva Ground" was established in 1926, and the club played there until the late 1970s. They currently play in a 7,500 seats stadium.
Their greatest achievement to date was qualifying for the group stages of the 2005/06 UEFA Cup, following a stunning 5-2 away win over Serbian champions Partizan Belgrade on September 29, 2005.
The club is managed as well as owned by the Luzon brothers, including the chairman Amos, CEO Avi, and manager Guy. The Luzons were lavished with much praise following the stunning victory over Partizan, and were considered the next pioneers on the national football scene, as none of the other top clubs, Maccabi Tel-Aviv, champions Maccabi Haifa, Beitar Jerusalem, and Ashdod S.C. that were slated for competition in the Champions' League, UEFA Cup, or Intertoto Cup made it past the opening playoffs. This has been followed, however, by disappointing performances at home, including a recent loss to struggling crosstown rival Hapoel Petah Tikva, and two losses two Palermo and Brondby in the UEFA Cup.
Current first team squad
As of June 30, 2006 Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Squad changes for 06/07 season
In:
Emanuel Ebiede - signed from FC Ashdod- Blessing Kaku - signed from Maccabi Tel Aviv FC
- Ofir Azu - signed from Beitar Jerusalem FC
Out:
- Yaniv Mizrachi
- Salim Tuama - signed for Hapoel Tel Aviv FC
- Kfir Edri - signed for Maccabi Herzliya
UEFA Ranking
Current Club Ranking
- 186
Polonia Warsaw - 186
Sartid Smederevo - 187 Maccabi Petah-Tikva
- 188
APOEL Nicosia - 189
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Current National League Ranking
- 20 Serbian League
- 21 Polish League
- 22 Israeli League
- 23 Hungarian League
- 24
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External link
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