Maccabi Los Angeles

Maccabi Los Angeles

Full name	Maccabi Los Angeles מכבי לוס אנג'לס
Home colours Away colours

Maccabi Los Angeles (Hebrew: מכבי לוס אנג'לס‎, MAH-KAH-Bee) is a semi-professional soccer club based in Los Angeles, California that competes in the National Soccer League.

History

The club was formed by a group of Israeli expatriates to serve as a simple Sunday kick around team. During the 1970s, the club improved dramatically with an influx of Israeli former national team players to the Los Angeles area. All the home matches were played at Jackie Robinson Stadium in Los Angeles. Along with Bethlehem Steel, Maccabi are the most successful team in the National Challenge Cup, being 5-time champions and 2-time finalists.

Honours

• National Challenge Cup 5
• Champions 1973,1975,1977,1978,1981
• Finalists 1980,1982

• Triple crown winners 2 1977,1978 (National Soccer League, California State Cup, National Challenge Cup)

• National Soccer League 8
• Champions 1972,1974,1975,1977,1978,1980,1981,1982

• CONCACAF Champions Cup
• 1974,1976,1978,1979,1982 (Qualified into the competition but withdrew)

Managerial history

• 1973 Max Wozniak Coach
• 1977 Zvi Friedman Coach
• 1978-1982 Azriel Arnaldes Coach
• 1973-1982 Bernie Rosenzweig Manager

Notes

Notable players

• 1980-1982Remon Deouk
• 1975-1980 Meir Segal
• 1975-1982 Eduardo Chantre
• 1977-1982 Russell Hulse
• 1975-1979 Abraham Cohen
• 1973-1978 Benny Binshtock
• 1977 Guy Newman
• 1977-1980 Joseph Mizrahi
• 1980-1982 Tony Douglas
• 1973-1975 Yarone Schnitman
• 1980 Ole Mikkelsen

National Challenge Cup 1973

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player 10 MF Yarone Schnitman 3 DF Benny Binshtock

No. Position Player 7 MF Fesseha Emanuel

National Challenge Cup 1975

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player 1 GK Eduardo Chantre 3 DF Benny Binshtock 7 MF Abraham Cohen 9 FW Meir Segal

No. Position Player 10 MF Yarone Schnitman 8 MF Fesseha Emanuel 2 DF Moshe Hoftman

National Challenge Cup 1977

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player 1 GK Eduardo Chantre 2 DF Elii Marmur 3 DF Leo Kulinczenko 4 DF Russell Hulse 11 FW Meir Segal 10 MF Manuel Mena 17 FW Guy Newman 8 MF Abraham Cohen

No. Position Player 12 DF Joseph Mizrahi 15 FW David Samorli 10 MF Oscar Pizzaro 7 MF Carlos Roveri 12 MF Benny Binshtock 5 DF Moshe Hoftman

National Challenge Cup 1978

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player 1 GK Eduardo Chantre 4 DF Russell Hulse 3 DF Leo Kulinczenko 2 DF Eli Marmur 14 MF Peter Gonzales 5 DF Joseph Mizrahi 8 MF Abraham Cohen

No. Position Player 11 FW Meir Segal 7 MF Carlos Roveri 9 FW Izhar Mozik 12 MF Benny Binshtock 6 MF Ramon Sandounh 15 FW Toni Moran

National Challenge Cup 1980

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player 1 GK Eduardo Chantre 17 GK Larry Draluck 2 DF Michael Callan 4 DF Russell Hulse 5 DF Joseph Mizrahi 12 MF Alejo Escos

No. Position Player 6 MF Yarone Schnitman 7 MF Jehuda Gagir 8 MF Remon Douek 9 FW Ole Mikkelsen 10 FW Meir Segal 11 FW Tony Douglas

National Challenge Cup 1981

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player 1 GK Eduardo Chantre 17 GK Larry Draluck 2 DF Michael Callan 3 DF Charles Fisher 5 DF Derrick Mossiah 6 MF Jacob Drach 7 MF Jehuda Gagir 8 MF Russell Hulse

No. Position Player 9 MF Alejo Escos 10 MF Shy Matatiahu 11 FW Remon Douek 12 FW Danny Efargan 13 FW Tony Douglas 14 FW Eyal Afgin 15 FW Fitzroy Samoth 16 FW Igor Beyder

National Challenge Cup 1982

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player 1 GK Eduardo Chantre 17 GK Larry Draluck 2 DF Michael Callan 3 DF Charles Fisher 5 DF Derrick Mossiah 6 MF Jacob Drach 7 MF Jehuda Gargir 8 MF Russell Hulse 9 MF Alejo Escos

No. Position Player 10 MF Shy Matatiahu 11 FW Remon Douek 13 FW Tony Douglas 16 FW Igor Beyder

Finals Results

• National Challenge Cup
• June 10, 1973 Rancho La Cienga Stadium Los Angeles CA. Maccabi Los Angeles 5 vs Cleveland Inter Italian 3
• June 28, 1975 International Stadium New York NY. Maccabi Los Angeles 1 vs New York Inter Giuliana 0
• June 22, 1977 Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles CA. Maccabi Los Angeles 5 vs Philadelphia United German-Hungarians 1
• July 30, 1978 Giants Stadium East Rutherford NJ. Maccabi Los Angeles 2 vs Bridgeport Vasco da Gama 0 OT 2
• June 26, 1980 Belson Stadium Jamaica NY. New York Pancyprian-Freedoms 3 vs Maccabi Los Angeles 2
• June 30, 1981 John Dewey Stadium Brooklyn NY. Maccabi Los Angeles 5 vs Brooklyn Dodgers 1
• June 6, 1982 Hanson Stadium Chicago IL. New York Pancyprian-Freedoms 4 vs Maccabi Los Angeles 3 OT 2

Maccabi Trivia

• Maccabi Los Angeles played Bridgeport Vasco da Gama from Connecticut in the 1978 National Challenge Cup Final at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford NJ. in front of a crowd of over 30,000 people the game was part of a double header with the New York Cosmos and the Tampa Bay Rowdies of the North American Soccer League which featured Cosmo's players Pele, Franz Beckenbauer, Giorgio Chinaglia and Tampa's Rodney Marsh the attendance was around 72,000 for the Cosmo's game.

External links

• Official Website