List of Maccabi Netanya F.C. seasons

This is a list of seasons played by Maccabi Netanya Football Club in Israeli and European football, from 1937–38 (when the club first competed in the league) to the most recent completed season. It details the club's achievements in major competitions, and the top scorers for each season. Top scorers in bold were also the top scorers in the Israeli league that season. Records of minor competitions such as the Lilian Cup are not included due to them being considered of less importance than the State Cup and the Toto Cup.

History

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Maccabi Netanya was established in 1934 and was first promoted to the top division ahead of the 1943–44 season. The club stayed at the top division until the end of the 1961–62 season. After returning to the top division two seasons later, the club went on to win 5 championships. In 1994–95 The club finished bottom of Liga Leumit and were relegated to Liga Artzit, returning to the top division in 1998–99. However, the club was relegated again in 2003–04 after finishing second from bottom, though they made an immediate return to the top division after finishing as Liga Leumit runners-up the following season. The club finished as runners-up in the league in 2006–07 and 2007–08, but as the club met financial difficulties, it went into administration and relegated to the second division.

Seasons

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Season League State Cup League Cup International (Asia/Europe) Top goalscorer[nb 1]
Division P W D L F A Pts Pos Name Goals
1937–38 Gimel
South
9 5 1 3 26 11 1 3rd[1]
1938–39 Samaria Lge. 10 4 2 4 12 16 10 3rd
1939–40 Bet Samaria 18 5 3 10 31 47 13 7th
1940–41 R2
1941–42 Bet North 12 11 0 1 45 4 22 1st[nb 2] QF
1942–43 Round of 16
1943–44 Pal. League 20 11 5 4 47 38 27 6th QF[nb 3]
1944–45 Pal. League
Northern
12 3 0 9 21 40 6 7th
1945–46 R2
1946–47 Pal. League 26 9 6 11 47 62 24 9th R2
1947–48 Pal. League
[nb 4]
4 1 0 3 8 13 2 10th
1948–49 [nb 5]
1949–50 Isr. League 24 7 3 14 43 73 17 9th
1950–51
1951–52 Alef 22 6 5 11 36 46 17 9th R3
1952–53 Final
1953–54 Alef 22 7 5 10 23 36 19 7th
1954–55 Alef 26 13 7 6 54 43 33 4th R4 Max Cohen 14
1955–56 Leumit 22 9 2 11 31 44 20 8th Itzhak Caspi 20
1956–57 Leumit 18 6 2 10 20 27 14 7th R5
1957–58 Leumit 22 5 11 6 21 23 21 4th R7
1958–59 Leumit 22 7 5 10 22 36 19 9th R6 QF
1959–60 Leumit 22 8 3 11 30 47 19 8th QF
1960–61 Leumit 22 6 2 14 19 33 14 10th
1961–62 Leumit 22 4 5 13 23 41 13 12th R6
1962–63 Alef 30 18 3 9 76 28 39 4th R4
1963–64 Alef North 26 22 3 1 86 17 47 1st SF
1964–65 Leumit 30 14 3 13 46 56 31 8th QF
1965–66 Leumit 30 13 8 9 49 35 34 4th R6
1966–67 Leumit 60 20 20 20 82 68 60 8th QF
1967–68 SF
1968–69 Leumit 30 16 9 5 71 32 41 3rd Round of 16 Group
1969–70 Leumit 30 7 14 9 29 30 28 11th Final
1970–71 Leumit 30 20 7 3 44 18 47 1st Round of 16
1971–72 Leumit 30 15 7 8 44 29 37 4th QF
1972–73 Leumit 30 8 10 12 28 39 26 13th Round of 16 Group
1973–74 Leumit 30 13 11 6 32 19 37 1st Round of 16
1974–75 Leumit 30 14 9 7 39 29 37 2nd QF
1975–76 Leumit 34 14 9 11 58 39 37 4th QF QF
1976–77 Leumit 30 12 9 9 40 34 3 5th SF
1977–78 Leumit 26 15 8 3 50 21 38 1st Winners
1978–79 Leumit 30 12 12 6 47 33 36 3rd Round of 16
1979–80 Leumit 30 19 8 3 53 23 46 1st R7
1980–81 Leumit 30 9 12 9 31 30 30 10th Round of 16
1981–82 Leumit 30 17 7 6 63 29 41 2nd Round of 16
1982–83 Leumit 30 18 7 5 54 31 61 1st QF
1983–84 Leumit 30 11 9 10 52 49 42 4th SF
1984–85 Leumit 30 9 11 10 53 40 38 8th Round of 16 Group
1985–86 Leumit 30 11 6 13 34 35 39 9th Round of 16 SF
1986–87 Leumit 30 12 8 10 30 30 44 7th QF Final
1987–88 Leumit 33 16 12 5 56 35 60 2nd SF SF
1988–89 Leumit 31 14 10 7 36 33 52 3rd Round of 16 Final
1989–90 Leumit 32 9 12 11 31 31 39 7th Round of 16 Group
1990–91 Leumit 32 10 10 12 41 39 40 4th QF Group
1991–92 Leumit 32 8 11 13 32 46 35 6th QF Group
1992–93 Leumit 33 11 6 16 35 57 39 8th SF Group
1993–94 Leumit 39 13 10 16 64 71 49 6th Round of 16 SF
1994–95 Leumit 30 7 9 14 33 50 30 16th SF Group
1995–96 Artzit 30 9 12 9 38 28 39 9th R8 Final
1996–97 Artzit 30 16 7 7 53 35 55 3rd R8 Group
1997–98 Artzit 30 11 11 8 43 43 44 5th 8 Group
1998–99 Artzit 30 18 11 1 54 20 65 1st R8 Group
1999–2000 Premier 39 9 13 17 37 64 40 11th QF QF
2000–01 Premier 38 13 10 15 63 61 49 7th QF R2
2001–02 Premier 33 11 7 15 41 44 40 7th R8 R2
2002–03 Premier 33 15 9 9 47 36 54 4th R8 Group
2003–04 Premier 33 8 7 18 28 52 31 11th QF SF Intertoto, R1
2004–05 Leumit 33 14 11 8 44 31 53 2nd Round of 16 Winners
2005–06 Premier 33 11 8 14 40 45 41 7th R9 Group
2006–07 Premier 33 15 12 6 37 25 57 2nd R9 Group Samed Abdul Awudu 11
2007–08 Premier 33 16 10 7 40 24 58 2nd SF QF UEFA Cup, 2QR Itay Shechter 9
2008–09 Premier 33 14 12 7 40 32 54 4th SF QF UEFA Cup, 2QR Dedi Ben Dayan 9
2009–10 Premier 33 10 9 14 44 47 21[nb 6] 10th R8 Group EL, 3QR Ahmad Saba'a 11
2010–11 Premier 35 12 13 10 47 47 27
[nb 7]
6th SF QF Ahmad Saba'a 17
2011–12 Premier 37 17 8 12 54 48 58 4th QF Group Ahmad Saba'a 22
2012–13 Premier 33 8 11 14 37 47 35 13th R8 SF EL, 2QR Ahmad Saba'a 11
2013–14 Leumit 37 24 9 4 67 35 81 1st Final Eran Levy 16
2014–15 Premier 33 11 8 14 46 54 41 9th R8 Group Larry Kayode 13
2015–16 Premier 33 1 9 23 14 50 12 14th R8 QF Gael Margulies
Hamza Barry
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Champions Runners-up Promoted Relegated

Notes

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  1. ^ Goals in all competitions (Liga Leumit or Liga Al, State Cup, Toto Cup and European) are counted.
  2. ^ Maccabi Natanya competed for promotion against South division winners Hapoel Rehovot, winning the first match 3–1,[2] and losing won the return leg 0–2.[3] A deciding match was never played, as the EIFA decided to promote both teams to Liga Alef.
  3. ^ The 1944 cup competitions began on 5 February 1944 and was completed during the following season, on 13 January 1945.
  4. ^ The 1947–48 league was abandoned due to the 1948 Arab–Israeli War.
  5. ^ The 1949 cup competition was delayed by appeals after the completion of the quarter-finals. After settling the appeals three further matches were played in February 1951, and the competition was abandoned.
  6. ^ Maccabi Netanya scored 36 points in the regular season, which were halved at the beginning of the play-offs. The club scored 3 more points during the play-offs for a total of 39 points.
  7. ^ Maccabi Netanya scored 44 points in the regular season, which were halved at the beginning of the play-offs. The club scored 5 more points during the play-offs for a total of 49 points.

References

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  1. ^ Protocol No. 38/15 IFA, hpt.co.il (in Hebrew)
  2. ^ A Match for Promotion to Liga Alef HaBoker, 14 June 1942, via archive.football.org.il (in Hebrew)
  3. ^ Return Match for Promotion to Liga Alef HaBoker, 21 June 1942, via archive.football.org.il (in Hebrew)