Maccabi Kiryat Ekron F.C.

Maccabi Kiryat Ekron
Full name	Maccabi Kiryat Ekron Asher Football Club
Founded	1962 (original club); 2014 (re-establishment)
Dissolved	2008
Ground	Kiryat Ekron Stadium, Kiryat Ekron
Manager	Erez David
League	Liga Gimel Central
2015–16	4th
Home colours	Away colours

Maccabi Kiryat Ekron Football Club (Hebrew: מועדון כדורגל מכבי קריית עקרון אשר) is an Israeli football club based in Kiryat Ekron. The club plays in Liga Gimel, the fifth tier of the Israeli football league system.

History

The original club was established in 1962 and spent most of its years in the lower tiers of the Israeli football league system, rising, at its best, to Liga Bet, during the 1980s. In the Cup, the best performance by the club was in 1964–65, reaching the fourth round and losing 0–10 to Bnei Yehuda. The original club folded at the end of the 2007–08 season.

Re-establishment

In 2014 the club was re-established^[1] and was named after former Kiryat Ekron deputy mayor, Asher Okavi. The club registered to the Central division of Liga Gimel and played its first match on 19 September 2014, beating Hapoel Gedera 3–2 in the Cup.^[2]

Honours

Liga Gimel
- Central Division champions:
  - 1981–82
  - 1998–99

Notable former players

External links

Maccabi Kiryat Ekron Asher Israel Football Association (in Hebrew)

References

^ Maccabi Kiryat Ekron Resumed Activity Liot Lapuk, 5 August 2014, Doublepass (in Hebrew)
^ First Historical Victory to the Senior Team of Maccabi Ekron in Football: Ekron Have Beaten Gedera 3–2 in the Cup Mazkeret Batya, Ekron and the Moshavim News Site, 26 September 2014 (in Hebrew)
^ The Man Without Him Idan Shriki Would Have Been Working Today in Bezeq Assaf Margalit, 22 April 2011, one.co.il (in Hebrew)
^ The Singer Moshe Peretz Joined the Rehovot/Ekron Veterans Football Team and Even Scored Three Goals in the Four Training Matches of the Team So Far!! Mazkeret Batya, Ekron and the Moshavim News Site, 23 October 2012 (in Hebrew)

[nmke1-1] Maccabi Kiryat Ekron Resumed Activity Liot Lapuk, 5 August 2014, Doublepass (in Hebrew)

[nmke2-2] First Historical Victory to the Senior Team of Maccabi Ekron in Football: Ekron Have Beaten Gedera 3–2 in the Cup Mazkeret Batya, Ekron and the Moshavim News Site, 26 September 2014 (in Hebrew)

[ids-3] The Man Without Him Idan Shriki Would Have Been Working Today in Bezeq Assaf Margalit, 22 April 2011, one.co.il (in Hebrew)

[mop-4] The Singer Moshe Peretz Joined the Rehovot/Ekron Veterans Football Team and Even Scored Three Goals in the Four Training Matches of the Team So Far!! Mazkeret Batya, Ekron and the Moshavim News Site, 23 October 2012 (in Hebrew)

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v t e Liga Gimel
Upper Galilee	Bnei Maghar Hapoel Ihud Bnei Sumei F.C. Beit Jann Hapoel Mi'ilya Hapoel Nahef Hapoel Fassuta Ihud Bnei Majd al-Krum 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