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Maccabi Tel Aviv מכבי תל-אביב
Full name	Maccabi Tel Aviv Football Club מועדון כדורגל מכבי תל אביב
Nickname(s)	The Maccabees
Founded	1906, as HaRishon LeZiyyon - Yafo
Ground	Bloomfield Stadium, Tel Aviv, Israel (Capacity c. 15,478)
Chairman	Alex Shnaider
Manager	Nir Levine
League	Ligat ha'Al ליגת העל (Premier League)
2006-07	3rd place
Home colours 　 Away colours

Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C. is an Israeli football (soccer) club, part of the Maccabi Tel Aviv sports club. Maccabi Tel Aviv is one of the oldest clubs in Israeli football.

It is the most decorated club in Israeli football history with 19 championships, 22 national cups, 2 Asian Champions Cups and 2 Toto cups. Maccabi have won the championship and the cup in the same season (referred to as winning the "double") seven times.

Maccabi Tel Aviv is the only team in Israel to have never played in lower divisions, having always played in the Premier League. Maccabi Tel Aviv is one of the two only teams in Israel to get an historical appearance on Group-Stage of Champions-League.

Contents 1 Supporters & Rivals 2 Honours 3 Current team squad 3.1 Squad changes for 07/08 season 4 Foreigners 2007/2008 5 Season-by-season 6 Notable former and present players 6.1 Retired number 7 UEFA Ranking 8 External links

Maccabi is notably famous for its "Maccabism", the club spirit, which generally refers to the desire for first place on any occasion, expecting a win no matter how strong the rivals are or how weak Maccabi is. Club supporters and players who are identified with it are often called "Maccabists".

While being the most supported club in Israel, Maccabi is also considered one of the most hated clubs in the country, due to its success and because of what is perceived by other clubs fans as arrogance of the Maccabists.

Naturally the main rival club is Hapoel Tel Aviv, city rivals who are Israel's second most successful club and like Maccabi attract many fans and media attention. The matches between the teams gain a lot of attention in the Israeli public and are referred to as the "Big Tel-Aviv Derby" (as opposed to the "Small Tel-Aviv Derby", matches between Bnei Yehuda and Maccabi or Hapoel). Other rivalries include, to a lesser extent, those with Beitar Jerusalem and Maccabi Haifa.

Israeli Championship

18 (1936/37, 1938/39, 1940/41, 1946/47, 1949/50, 1951/52, 1953/54, 1955/56, 1957/58, 1967/68, 1969/70, 1971/72, 1976/77, 1978/79, 1991/92, 1994/95, 1995/96, 2002/03)

Israeli Cup

22 (1928/29, 1929/30, 1932/33, 1940/41, 1945/46, 1946/47, 1953/54, 1954/55, 1957/58, 1958/59, 1963/64, 1964/65, 1966/67, 1969/70, 1976/77, 1986/87, 1987/88, 1993/94, 1995/96, 2000/01, 2001/02, 2004/05)

Asian Club Championship

2 (1968/69, 1970/71)

Toto Cup

2 (1992/93, 1998/99)

As of June 2007

No. Position Player 1 GK Dragoslav Jevrić 2 DF Kobi Musa 3 DF Avi Yehiel 4 DF Yuval Spungin 5 MF Moshe Mishaelov 6 DF Milan Martinović 7 MF Rudy Haddad 8 MF Avi Nimni 9 FW Yaniv Azran 10 FW Yannick Kamanan 11 MF Erez Mesika 13 DF Adar Cohen 14 MF Yossi Shivhon 15 FW Dudu Biton 16 MF Lior Jan

No. Position Player 17 FW Omri Ron 18 DF Amiran Shekalim 19 DF Oz Yifrach 20 FW Omer Peretz 21 MF Shiran Yeini 22 GK Guy Solomon 23 DF Aviv Haddad 24 MF Orel Edri 25 DF Nisso Kapiloto 26 DF Ori Shitrit 27 MF Dan Roman 28 DF Dor Malul 30 MF Ravid Gazal 31 GK Mike Hen

In:

• Yannick Kamanan - signed from Maccabi Herzliya
• Dudu Biton - signed from Beitar Nes Tubruk
• Aviv Haddad - signed from Hapoel Ashkelon
• Dan Roman - signed from Hakoah Ramat Gan
• Amiran Shekalim - promoted from youth squad
• Adar Cohen - promoted from youth squad
• Dragoslav Jevrić - signed from Ankaraspor
• Orel Edri - signed from Maccabi Yavne
• Oz Yifrach - signed from Hapoel Be'er Sheva
• Yaniv Azran - signed from Ashdod S.C.
• Rudy Haddad - signed from Paris-Saint Germain
• Ramalho - signed from Beitar Jerusalem
• Ravid Gazal - signed from Maccabi Haifa

Out:

• Tvrtko Kale - transferred to Beitar Jerusalem for $350,000
• Miljan Mrdaković - signed for Vitória S.C.
• Giovanni Rosso - signed for Maccabi Haifa
• Dejan Ilić - Free agent
• Roy Dayan - Free agent
• Moshe Biton - signed for Bnei Yehuda

For more Israeli transfers, see List of Israeli football transfers 2007-08

Only up to five non-Israeli nationals can be on an Israeli club. Those with Jewish ancestry (i.e. Rudy Haddad), married to an Israeli or have played in Israel for an extended period of time can claim a passport or permanent residency, which would allow them to play with Israeli status.

• Milan Martinović
• Yannick Kamanan
• Dragoslav Jevrić

The table below chronicles the achievements of Maccabi Tel Aviv every season, from 1949 (the first season after Israeli Independence) to the present day.

Season	League/Division	League Finishing Position	Israeli Cup	Toto Cup	European Cup / UEFA Champions League / Major Cups	Team's Top Scorer
1949-1950	Israeli League1	1st (champions)
1950-1951	Suspended
1951-1952	Liga Alef	1st (champions)	Final			Shiye Glazer (27)
1952-1953	Suspended
1953-1954	Liga Alef2	1st (champions)	Cup
1954-1955	Liga Leumit	2nd	Cup
1955-1956	Liga Leumit	1st (champions)	Cup
1956-1957	Liga Leumit	3rd
1957-1958	Liga Leumit	1st (champions)	Cup			Rafi Levi (14)
1958-1959	Liga Leumit	3rd	Cup
1959-1960	Liga Leumit	2nd				Rafi Levi (19)
1960-1961	Liga Leumit	4th
1961-1962	Liga Leumit	10th	Final
1962-1963	Liga Leumit	7th
1963-1964	Liga Leumit	5th	Cup
1964-1965	Liga Leumit	4th	Cup
1965-1966	Liga Leumit	2th
1966 - 1968	Liga Leumit	1st (champions)	Cup(67)
1968-1969	Liga Leumit	2nd			Asian Club Championship
1969-1970	Liga Leumit	1st (champions)	Cup
1970-1971	Liga Leumit	10th			Asian Club Championship
1971-1972	Liga Leumit	1st (champions)
1972-1973	Liga Leumit	4th
1973-1974	Liga Leumit	2nd
1974-1975	Liga Leumit	4th
1975-1976	Liga Leumit	7th	Final
1976-1977	Liga Leumit	1st (champions)	Final			Vicky Peretz (17)
1977-1978	Liga Leumit	3rd
1978-1979	Liga Leumit	1st (champions)	Final
1979-1980	Liga Leumit	5th	Quarter-Finals
1980-1981	Liga Leumit	8th	3rd Round
1981-1982	Liga Leumit	8th	4rd Round
1982-1983	Liga Leumit	5th	Final
1983-1984	Liga Leumit	5th	Semi-Finals
1984-1985	Liga Leumit	7th	4th Round
1985-1986	Liga Leumit	3rd	4th Round
1986-1987	Liga Leumit	3rd	Cup
1987-1988	Liga Leumit	12th	Cup
1988-1989	Liga Leumit	8th	4th Round			Beni Tabak (18)
1989-1990	Liga Leumit	4th	4th Round			Uri Malmilian (16)
1990-1991	Liga Leumit	5th	4th Round
1991-1992	Liga Leumit	1st (champions)	Final	Final		Avi Nimni (15)
1992-1993	Liga Leumit	2nd	Final	Cup	First qualifying round, Champions League	Meir Melika (17)
1993-1994	Liga Leumit	2nd	Cup		First round, UEFA Cup	Avi Nimni (11)
1994-1995	Liga Leumit	1st (champions)		Final	First round, UEFA Cup	Eli Driks (16)
1995-1996	Liga Leumit	1st (champions)	Cup		First qualifying round, Champions League	Eli Driks (15)
1996-1997	Liga Leumit	6th	Final		First qualifying round, Champions League	Avi Nimni (12)
1997-1998	Liga Leumit	6th		Final		Eli Driks (14)
1998-1999	Liga Leumit	2th		Cup		Andrzej Kubica (21)
1999-2000	Liga Leumit	6th			First round, UEFA Cup	Dedi Ben Dayan (11)
2000-2001	Liga Leumit3	4th	Cup			Avi Nimni (25)
2001-2002	Ligat ha'Al	3rd	Cup		Second round, UEFA Cup	Rodrigo Goldberg (13)
2002-2003	Ligat ha'Al	1st (champions)	Semi-Finals			Avi Nimni (14)
2003-2004	Ligat ha'Al	2nd	Quarter-Finals			Bruno Lino Reis (5)
2004-2005	Ligat ha'Al	8th	Cup		UEFA Champions League group stage	Barukh Dego (5)
2005-2006	Ligat ha'Al	6th			Second qualifying round, UEFA Cup	Avi Nimni (10)
2006-2007	Ligat ha'Al	3rd				Avi Nimni (10)
1 When league football resumed in 1951 the top division was renamed Liga Alef. 2 In 1954 Liga Leumit replaced Liga Alef as the top division. 3 In 2001 Ligat ha'Al replaced Liga Leumit as the top division.

Tal Banin Menahem Bello Tal Ben Haim Eyal Berkovic Gadi Brumer Avi Cohen Eli Driks Eli Fuchs Bonni Ginzburg Yehoshua Glazer Motti Ivanir Nir Klinger Rafi Levi Haim Levin Uri Malmilian Moshe Marcus Avi Nimni Vicki Peretz Zvi Rosen Uri Saliman Armando Dely Valdes

Amir Shelah Giora Spiegel Benni Tabak Itzik Zohar Bruno Lino Reis Cyril Makanaky Émile M'Bamba Mauricio Aros Rodrigo Goldberg Giovanni Rosso John Pantsil Ferenc Horváth Andrejs Prohorenkovs Michael Emenalo Andrzej Kubica Grzegorz Wędzyński Andrey Tikhonov Alexander Polokarov Alexander 'Shura' Uvarov Andriy Bal Dragoslav Jevrić

• 12: Meni Levi

Current Club Ranking

• 141 Standard Liège
• 142 Viking Stavanger
• 143 Maccabi Tel Aviv
• 144 Krylya Sovetov Samara
• 145 Mladá Boleslav
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Current National League Ranking

• 17 Swiss League
• 18 Norwegian League
• 19 Ligat ha'Al
• 20 Serbian League
• 21 Danish League
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Preceded by Hapoel Tel Aviv	Champions of Asia 1969	Succeeded by Taj
Preceded by Taj	Champions of Asia 1971	Succeeded by Daewoo Royals

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