F.C. Nazareth Illit

F.C. Nazareth Illit
Full name	Football Club Nazareth Illit
Founded	2012; 12 years ago
Ground	Green Stadium, Nazareth Illit
Capacity	4,000
Chairman	Sharon Swisa
Manager	Roman Zolo
League	Liga Gimel Jezreel
2015–16	6th
Home colours	Away colours

Football Club Nazareth Illit (Hebrew: מועדון כדורגל נצרת עילית חנן אוחיון, Moadon Kaduregel Natzrat Illit) is an Israeli football club based in the city of Nazareth Illit.

History[edit]

Several clubs named Maccabi Nazareth Illit existed, mostly playing the lower ranks of the Israeli football league system.^[1]

In 2007 the club was re-established^[2] and played for several seasons in Liga Gimel,^[3] before folding after the 2010–11 season.

The current club was established in July 2012^[4] and was placed in the Jezreel division of Liga Gimel, finishing third in its first and second seasons. In the Cup, the club twice progressed to the third round before falling, in both occasions to Hapoel Sandala Gilboa.

At the beginning of the 2014–15 season the club was ordered to pay the Nazareth Illit municipality a sum of 40,000 NIS for using Green Stadium^[5] and, as a result, was facing closure. After negotiations with the municipality, the sum was waived and the club registered with the IFA.^[6]

The club was named after Israel Prison Service Sergeant, Hanan Ohayon, who perished in the Mount Carmel forest fire.^[7] However, his name was removed from the club's name at the request of the family in 2016.

Stadium[edit]

The club plays its home games at the Green Stadium.

References[edit]

^ 10 Liga Gimel and Liga Dalet Clubs Qualified to the Second Round Without a Match Ma'ariv, 20 August 1969, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)
^ Maccabi Nazareth Illit Looking for a Home Itzhak Solomon, 31 October 2007, walla.co.il (in Hebrew)
^ Maccabi Nazareth Illit football.org.il (in Hebrew)
^ Starting from Nothing Guy Goldfarb, doublepass.sport5.co.il, 28 July 2012 (in Hebrew)
^ Nazareth Illit Municipality to Sharon Swisa: Pay for Using the Stadium Kobi Portal, 13 August 2014, doublepass.sport5.co.il (in Hebrew)
^ Maccabi Nazareth Illit Opened Its Season, Zulu: "It's an Experience to Work Here"; Swisa: "We'll Be at the Top" Avi Revivo, 29 August 2014, best-ball.co.il (in Hebrew)
^ Meishar Hanan Ohayon gal-ed.co.il (in Hebrew)

External links[edit]

F.C. Nazareth Illit – Israel Football Association (in Hebrew)

[69cup-1] 10 Liga Gimel and Liga Dalet Clubs Qualified to the Second Round Without a Match Ma'ariv, 20 August 1969, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)

[mni07-2] Maccabi Nazareth Illit Looking for a Home Itzhak Solomon, 31 October 2007, walla.co.il (in Hebrew)

[mni-3] Maccabi Nazareth Illit football.org.il (in Hebrew)

[mni12-4] Starting from Nothing Guy Goldfarb, doublepass.sport5.co.il, 28 July 2012 (in Hebrew)

[green-5] Nazareth Illit Municipality to Sharon Swisa: Pay for Using the Stadium Kobi Portal, 13 August 2014, doublepass.sport5.co.il (in Hebrew)

[green2-6] Maccabi Nazareth Illit Opened Its Season, Zulu: "It's an Experience to Work Here"; Swisa: "We'll Be at the Top" Avi Revivo, 29 August 2014, best-ball.co.il (in Hebrew)

[hanan-7] Meishar Hanan Ohayon gal-ed.co.il (in Hebrew)

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Upper Galilee	Bnei Maghar Hapoel Mi'ilya Hapoel Nahef F.C. Beit Jann Hapoel Fassuta Hapoel Ihud Bnei Sumei Hapoel Shlomi Ihud Bnei Majd al-Krum Maccabi Sektzia Ma'alot-Tarshiha Tzeirei Sakhnin
Lower Galilee	Beitar Kafr Kanna Beitar Kiryat Ata Bnei Kafr Yasif F.C. Kabul F.C. Kafr Yasif Hapoel Bnei Dir al-Asad Hapoel Ironi Ibli'in Maccabi Basmat Tab'un Maccabi Ihud Bnei Ibtin Tzeirei Kafr Manda
Jezreel	Beitar Umm al-Fahm Bnei Daburiyya Bnei Umm al-Fahm F.C. Kafr Kama F.C. Mash'ad Hapoel Daliyat al-Karmel Hapoel Ein as-Sahala Hapoel Ramot Menashe Megido Hapoel Reineh Hapoel Tzeirei Nazareth Maccabi Ironi Barta'a Tzeirei Iksal
Samaria	Beitar Pardes Hanna F.C. Kababir F.C. Kiryat Haim F.C. Pardes Hanna-Karkur F.C. Or Akiva F.C. Karmel Haifa Hapoel Bnei Jasr a-Zarqa Hapoel Ihud Bnei Jatt Hapoel Kiryat Haim Maccabi Barkai Tzeirei Haifa Tzofey Haifa
Sharon	Beitar Kfar Saba Beitar Mate Binyamin Beitar Tubruk Bnei Jaljulia Bnei Tira F.C. Bnei Ra'anana F.C. Bnei Zemer F.C. Giv'at Shmuel F.C. Kafr Qasim Nibrass F.C. Ironi Ariel Hapoel 1928 Kfar Saba Hapoel Oranit Hapoel Pardesiya Ironi Rosh HaAyin Maccabi Ironi Kfar Yona Maccabi HaSharon Netanya Shimshon Bnei Tayibe
Tel Aviv	Agudat Sport Holon Beitar Ezra Beitar Jaffa Bnei Herzliya Bnei Yehud Dizengoff Tel Aviv Elitzur Jaffa Tel Aviv Elitzur Yehud Yotel F.C. Tel Aviv Hakoah Gil Ramat Gan Hapoel Neve Golan Hapoel Ramat Yisrael Hapoel Tzafririm Holon Maccabi Giv'at Shmuel Maccabi Hashikma Ramat Hen Maccabi Ironi Or Yehuda Maccabi Pardes Katz Maccabi Spartak Ramat Gan Maccabi Yehud-Monosson Shikun Vatikim Ramat Gan
Central	Ashdod City Beitar Gan Yavne Beitar Gedera Bnei Ramla Bnei Yeechalal Rehovot Beitar Ironi Ma'ale Adumim F.C. Be'er Ya'akov F.C. Rishon LeZion Hapoel Mevaseret Zion Hapoel Tirat Shalom Ihud Tzeirei Abu Gush Ironi Beit Shemesh Maccabi Be'er Ya'akov Maccabi Bnei Abu Gush Macccabi Kiryat Ekron Tzeirei Lod
South	Bnei Yeruham F.C. Be'er Sheva F.C. Be'er Sheva Haim Levy F.C. Meitar Hapoel Bnei Kuseife Hapoel Rahat Maccabi Ashkelon Maccabi Be'er Sheva Maccabi Ironi Hura Otzma Be'er Sheva Tzeirei Rahat
Seasons (fifth tier)	1958–59 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24
Seasons (sixth tier)	1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09

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