Maccabi Shmuel Tel Aviv(Hebrew:מכבי שמואל תל אביב) was an Israeli football club based in theShabazineighborhood ofTel Aviv.The club played one season inLiga Alef,then the second tier ofIsraeli football league system.
| Full name | MaccabiShmuel Tel Aviv Football Club מכבי שמואל תל אביב |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1950 |
| Dissolved | 1970 |
| 1969–70 | Liga BetSouth A, 16th (Relegated) |
History
editThe club, a farm club ofMaccabi Tel Aviv,was founded in 1950, in memory ofShmuel Yefet,a former board member ofHaKochav Tel Aviv(the previous club which operated inShabazi neighborhood), who died in the1948 Arab-Israeli War.
The club started atLiga Gimel,the third tier ofIsraeli footballat the time. After two successive runners-up finish, Maccabi Shmuel won the Middle division in the1954–55 seasonand promoted toLiga Bet,which became the new third tier, following restructuring of theIsraeli football league system.After eight successive seasons playing at the third tier, Maccabi Shmuel finished third in Liga Bet South A division at the1962–63 seasonand promoted toLiga Alef.However, the club's spell in Liga Alef lasted only one season, as they finished second bottom at the South division in the1963–64 season,winning only four games, and relegated back to Liga Bet. The club played five more seasons in Liga Bet, until1969–70,in which the club was eventually folded before the end of the season,[1]Following which the club was merged withMaccabi Montefiore,that took Maccabi Shmuel's place inLiga Gimelunder the name Maccabi Shmuel Montifiore.[2]
Honours
edit- Liga Gimel:
- Winners(1):1954–55
References
edit- From now on – Grasping nails (Page 3)Hadshot HaSport, 27 June 1963, archive.football.co.il(in Hebrew)
- Maccabi Shmuel Tel AvivMaariv, 2 July 1963, Historical Jewish Press(in Hebrew)
- ^Maccabi Tel Aviv instead of Netanya in "Hapoel" bloc at Liga LeumitMaariv, 6 May 1970, Historical Jewish Press(in Hebrew)
- ^לוחות משחקי הליגה והגביע[League and Cup Fixtures](PDF)(in Hebrew). Tel Aviv: Israel Football Association. 1970. p. 132.