Maccabi Ironi Acre F.C.

This article is about the club founded in 2008. For the original club which relocated to Kiryat Ata in 2000 and renamed, see Maccabi Ironi Kiryat Ata F.C..
Maccabi Ironi Acre
Full name Maccabi Ironi Acre Football Club
מכבי עירוני עכו
Founded 2008
Ground Acre Municipal Stadium, Acre
Capacity 5,000
Chairman Asher Ben Hamo
Manager Nissim Edri
League Liga Bet North A
2013–14 10th

Maccabi Ironi Acre (Hebrew: מכבי עירוני עכו) is an Israeli football club based in Acre. The club is currently in Liga Bet North A division and play at the Acre Municipal Stadium.

History

The club was founded in 2008 and is different from the club which was known in the past as Maccabi Acre, as the original club relocated to Kiryat Ata eight years earlier[1] and renamed to Maccabi Ironi Kiryat Ata.

In their first season of existence, the club finished runners-up in Liga Gimel Upper Galilee division,[2] and were promoted to Liga Bet, where they play since. The club's best placing to date came at the 2011–12 season, when they finished seventh in Liga Bet North A division.

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References

  1. Maccabi Acre resurrected mynet, 7.8.2008 (Hebrew)
  2. Liga Gimel Upper Galilee 2008/2009 The Israel Football Association (Hebrew)