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  Maccabi Haifa FC
Maccabi Haifa FC Maccabi Haifa FC Welcome to the unofficial site of the best soccer club in Israel.
Maccabi Haifa has won the last 2 Israeli championships and became the first Israeli club that advanced to the best league in the world which is the European Champions League.
Maccabi Haifa nowadays called "the Israeli Manchester United" and one of the reasons for this name is the victory 3-0 over Manchester United in the European Champions League.
www.ucalgary.ca /~fisherm/maccabi_haifa_fc.html   (109 words)

  
  CNNSI.com - Soccer - Maccabi Haifa ready to enjoy moment in history - Tuesday September 17, 2002 03:07 AM
Posted: Tuesday September 17, 2002 3:07 AM JERUSALEM, Israel (Reuters) -- Maccabi Haifa have made history by becoming the first Israeli side to qualify for the Champions League group stages and their game against Manchester United on Wednesday is expected to bring the country to a standstill.
Haifa's success has been taken as proof of the improvement of Israeli soccer and is being hailed as the greatest achievement for the sport since Israel played in their only World Cup finals in Mexico 1970.
Haifa's annual operating budget is $8 million and the injection of cash from UEFA could increase that amount by some 50 percent, leaving even the other rich Israeli clubs, Hapoel Tel Aviv and Maccabi Tel Aviv, way behind.
sportsillustrated.cnn.com /soccer/news/2002/09/16/haifa_history_reut   (971 words)

  
 Maccabi Haifa F.C. - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Maccabi Haifa Football Club was established in 1913 in the port city of Haifa.
In 1992 Maccabi Haifa was purchased by Ya'akov Shahar, who became the owner and president of the club.
Haifa scored 7 points overall in the group table, finishing in the third place, allowing it a place in the UEFA Cup.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Maccabi_Haifa_F.C.   (1742 words)

  
 - Maccabi Haifa Football Club
The wordings "Maccabi Haifa" in Hebrew and in English and the club's emblem are printed in green the front side of the shirt.
The Maccabi Haifa football club, known also as the “Greens”, was founded in 1913.
Maccabi Haifa is also known as the best opportunity-making club in Israel for players to join the top leagues in Europe.
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 Maccabi Haifa Home Page   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
The 1995 season was not as good as the 1994 season for Maccabi Haifa but at least they won the cup and struggled on the championship untill the final week of the season.
Maccabi Haifa finished the last season without a defeat and it was obvious that it would be very difficult to keep this marvellous achivement.
The toto cup is similar to the league cup in Europe but it is less important.There are 4 groups,4 teams in each group,the winner of the group progresses to the second stage.Maccabi Haifa finished second in the group and didn't qualify.
www.snunit.k12.il /kidshp/1995.htm   (98 words)

  
 Maccabi Haifa Tickets - Buy / Sell Maccabi Haifa Tickets
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Maccabi Haifa FC, bent on continuing with the tradition of fielding more Nigerians, have gone for more of his type and are set to make hay in the coming season.
Maccabi Haifa nowadays are called the ‘Israeli Manchester United’;, and this came as a result of the victory 3–0 over Manchester United in the European Champions League.
Haifa's dominance was so complete they were effectively crowned champions, well before the season's halfway stage at the start of the year.
www.sunnewsonline.com /webpages/sports/2006/may/26/sports-26-05-2006-001.htm   (986 words)

  
 Maccabi-Health
Maccabi Healthcare Services is dedicated to the promotion of its members' health and the enhancement of their quality of life at all times, not only during illness.
In its vision, Maccabi, Israel's leading and most advanced healthcare service organization, undertakes to "promote the comprehensive health of its members, provide medical care which is customized to each member, and foster excellence in the quality of medicine, knowledge and service delivery".
At Maccabi we see you as a full partner in promoting your health, and we are at your service for an ongoing dialogue striving to achieve the shared goal of realizing Maccabi's vision - promoting your comprehensive health.
www.maccabi-health.co.il /english_site/index.html   (156 words)

  
 Scotsman.com Sport - Maccabi racked by trouble and strife   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Maccabi Haifa ended up sharing a training-ground with their rivals, Hapoel Haifa, at a hotel in Caesarea, a coastal resort midway between Haifa and Tel Aviv.
Haifa coach Roni Levy claimed, however, that good performances against Liverpool, in which they lost the first leg 2-1 and drew 1-1 in the return, were in some part down to the troubles.
The situation in Haifa has calmed down since a fragile ceasefire was announced in August, but at Maccabi Haifa, turmoil in its various forms looks likely to continue for a few more weeks.
sport.scotsman.com /index.cfm?id=1599962006   (1161 words)

  
 CNNSI.com - Soccer - Maccabi Haifa forfeits Champions League place - Friday August 03, 2001 10:48 AM
Haifa has three days in which to lodge an appeal against the ruling and indicated Thursday that they would do so if found guilty.
"Based on the communication received from the Israeli FA (Football Association), Maccabi Haifa was of the opinion that the player had served the suspension by missing the first leg match in Valkeakoski," the UEFA statement said.
Haifa had already decided to move next Wednesday's scheduled first leg from Haifa to the national stadium in Tel Aviv due to the huge interest in the match.
sportsillustrated.cnn.com /soccer/news/2001/08/03/maccabi_haifa   (459 words)

  
 uefa.com - UEFA Champions League - News & Features   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Maccabi Haifa had Rafi Cohen to thank for a convincing second qualifying round first-leg victory in the UEFA Champions League against FC Belshina Bobruisk in Cyprus.
The match took place in Nicosia after security concerns about playing the game in Israel, but the lack of crowd support failed to hinder Maccabi who were always in control and are now overwhelming favourites to progress to a tie against SK Sturm Graz for a place in the first group stage.
It was Maccabi that had the final say as substitute Oluwasegun Abiodun headed the Israeli team's fourth goal in the 86th minute, eight minutes after entering the action as a replacement for Yaniv Katan.
www.uefa.com /competitions/UCL/News/Kind=128/newsId=29170.html   (353 words)

  
 Gratz want to spoil the party at Haifa
Maccabi Haifa wants to be the first team, remember they have 2-0 lead from the first match.
Maccabi Haifa is already near the well, now all they need is to grab a bucket and start to drink.
Haifa: Yakobo- Man of the match against Gratz is in a very good shape.
www.geocities.com /isreng13/mh/sg_mh.htm   (652 words)

  
 FactsOfIsrael.com: Maccabi Haifa, an Israeli team, reaches the European Champions League
Maccabi Haifa yesterday muscled its way into history by clinching a spot in UEFA's Champions League group stages, after holding Sturm Graz to a 3-3 draw at Arnold Schwarzenegger Stadium in Graz, Austria.
Haifa's 1,500 fans who traveled from Israel and all over Europe began celebrating in the stands, as they all knew that Graz would have to score three more goals to deny them a historic birth in the Champions League.
Haifa who were ranked 41st prior to last night's return leg will also seemingly avoid facing Newcastle Utd who was seeded 26th and placed in the fourth-ranked pool.
www.factsofisrael.com /blog/archives/000322.html   (1812 words)

  
 Israel 1993/94
Maccabi Haifa 39 28 11 0 97-27 +70 95 Champions League 2.
Maccabi Ironi Ashdod 39 9 11 19 53-57 - 4 38 13.
Maccabi Yavne 30 13 4 13 34-32 + 2 43 8.
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 ESPNsoccernet - Europe - Maccabi Haifa win title for third straight year
Haifa's dominance was most significant at the beginning of the season when they notched 11 consecutive victories and led the standings by 15 points..
Haifa's hat-trick of titles and their fifth in the past six seasons has confirmed the club from the northern port city as the Israel's best outfit over the past two decades.
Haifa became the first Israeli club to make the group stages of the Champions League in 2002 and will play in the second or third qualifying round of the competition next season.
soccernet.espn.go.com /news/story?id=365680&cc=3888   (347 words)

  
 Maccabi Haifa Tries to Focus on the Ball - New York Times
Goalkeeper Nir Davidovich is a symbolic fixture in Haifa, a player bred in that port city and heroic in the sporting sense for coming through two severe injuries to claim his place as the nation's No. 1 keeper.
Maccabi is trying to repeat history, to do as it did in 2002, when it became the only Israeli side to reach the Champions League group phase.
Maccabi is a club popular with Israeli-Arabs, and much attention has centered on Abbas Suan, who represents that community and who has played 11 times for Israel.
www.nytimes.com /iht/2006/08/09/sports/IHT-09soccer.html   (1029 words)

  
 EJP | News | UK | Liverpool manager refuses to play Maccabi Haifa in Israel
Benitez said he was worried about the dangerous situation in Israel, as the country is currently in the midst of a violent conflict with Lebanese group Hezbollah with rockets being fired daily from either side of the border.
Maccabi Haifa president Yaakov Shachar said he is optimistic the game against the competition’s winners in 2005 be played in Israel.
Five years ago Maccabi were set to play Liverpool at this stage, however their victory against Finnish side, FC Haka was reversed as they had fielded an ineligible player.
www.ejpress.org /article/9952   (674 words)

  
 Maccabi Haifa triumphs in Toto Cup | Jerusalem Post   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Maccabi Haifa secured the first part of a possible trio of titles Wednesday evening, defeating Ashdod SC 3-0 in the Toto Cup final at the national stadium in Ramat Gan.
Maccabi is also in the last eight of the State Cup, a competition it hasn't won in eight years.
Haifa was two goals up as early as the 18th minute with helpless Ashdod unable to stop the Maccabi attacks or break down its opponents' defense.
www.jpost.com /servlet/Satellite?cid=1139395613593&pagename=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull   (705 words)

  
 FIFA.com The Official web site of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association
Maccabi Haifa and Ashdod SC will contest the final of Israel's Toto Cup after comfortable wins over their semi-final opponents on Wednesday.
Haifa's victory means that they remain on course to win all three domestic titles, a feat which has never been achieved before.
Maccabi's second-string goalkeeper Guy Haimov was sent off in the 69th minute for bringing down Idan Shriki in the area.
www.fifa.com /en/print/article/0,4039,114738,00.html   (250 words)

  
 Case of the unnamed Maccabi Haifa player, Israel
A player for Maccabi Haifa, one of Israel's leading soccer teams, was arrested Sunday on suspicion that he sexually assaulted the 20-year-old girlfriend of a friend of his.
In a separate off-the-field development, the Maccabi Haifa player suspected of sexual abuse and assault will appear again today before the Netanya Magistrate's Court for a remand hearing.
The court is expected to agree to the defense's request to release the player from police custody, and place him under house arrest.
www.theawarenesscenter.org /HaifaPlayer.html   (549 words)

  
 ESPN.com Soccernet Europe: News - UEFA not going back on Maccabi Haifa home ban
Haifa face AEK Athens in the third round of the UEFA Cup, playing the first leg on November 28 in Greece, with the return two weeks later, probably in Cyprus.
Haifa, the first Israeli club to play in the Champions League, hosted their three Champions League group matches at the GSP Stadium in Nicosia.
Haifa also recorded a 4-0 win over Belshina Bobruisk of Belarus in the Champions League second qualifying round at the same stadium.
www.soccernet.com /europe/news/2002/1120/20021120maccabiban.html   (406 words)

  
 Maccabi Haifa - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Maccabi Haifa is a sports club in Israel, and part of the Maccabi association.
It runs many sports clubs and teams in Haifa, which compete in a variety of sports, such as association football (soccer), weightlifting, swimming, and others.
Maccabi Haifa is well known for its green uniforms.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Maccabi_Haifa   (107 words)

  
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Maccabi Haida participated in the 1st group stages in Champions Leage two years ago, and won against Olympiakos and a B-side from Manchester United.
Three years ago, Maccabi Haifa was knocked out by Finnish team Haka Valkeakoski in the qualifying stages for the Champions League, while two years ago they were squashed by Greek club AEK Athens with a combined 1-8 in the 3rd round of the UEFA cup.
Maccabi Haifa's star player for the moment is the Croatian international Giovanni Rosso.
www.rbkweb.com /vis/2906   (378 words)

  
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 Football | Maccabi Haifa v Manchester United
Fair play to Haifa though they defended hard throughout and scored a couple of sublime goals.
Haifa are playing at 'home', that currently being up a hill somewhere in Cyprus.
Maccabi Haifa: Awat, Zautatas, Harazi, Benado, Badir, Keisi, Ayegbini, Rosso, Zano, Katan, Pralija.
football.guardian.co.uk /print/0,3858,4534644-103,00.html   (1388 words)

  
 Maccabi Haifa [R], UEFA Cup, 2006/07 - BigSoccer
Maccabi Haifa will enter this weeks draw directly in the 3rd round of qualifying meaning they only need to get through one home and away fixture to make it into the group stage.
I have been a big fan of Maccabi Haifa since the summer of 2000, so I am really excited about their success in the UEFA Champions league.
I wouldn't count maccabi haifa out if we can get an away goal at anfield or hold out for a draw we have a great chance of going through.
www.bigsoccer.com /forum/showthread.php?t=385854&page=19   (1167 words)

  
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In their much anticipated first European home game played in Israel since Israeli teams were barred from hosting games due to the war in the north, Maccabi Haifa dominated the French side with an explosive offense and tight defense as Alain Masudi, scored the first goal for the greens in the 13th minute.
Haifa's next match in the UEFA Cup tournament will take place in two weeks against their Scottish rivals in an exciting away game.
In contrast to the joy in Haifa, Hapoel Tel-Aviv had lost their first match in the group round against Panathinaikos of Greece 2-0 in the empty Olympic stadium in Athens.
www.ynetnews.com /articles/0,7340,L-3317304,00.html   (377 words)

  
 Maccabi Haifa, Ashdod reach Toto Cup final - Haaretz - Israel News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Maccabi Haifa and Ashdod SC will face off in the Toto Cup final after comfortable wins over their semifinal opponents yesterday.
Former Maccabi player Blessing Kako restored Ashdod's advantage just before halftime, blasting a shot straight at Maccabi's second-string goalkeeper Guy Haimov, who failed to hold on to the ball and was left to watch it roll into the net.
Maccabi coach Ton Caanen reportedly gave his players a severe dressing down, screaming at them that with the exception of Duarte, they had put him to shame.
www.haaretz.co.il /hasen/pages/ShArt.jhtml;?itemNo=683433&contrassId=2&subContrassId=6&sbSubContrassId=0   (664 words)

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