Maccabi Yavne F.C.

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position = 5th
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Maccabi Yavne ( _he. מכבי יבנה) is an Israeli football club based in Yavne. They currently play in the South Division of Liga Alef.

History

The club was promoted to Liga Leumit (then the top division) for the first time in 1982. In 1985 they won the Toto Cup, beating Beitar Jerusalem 2-1 in the final. After several lower-mid table finishes, the club were relegated at the end of the 1986-87 season in which they finished 14th.

They narrowly missed out on returning to the top division in 1989-90, when they finished third, level on points with second-placed Hapoel Tel Aviv, but with a goal difference which was two worse. The following season they were promoted, but were relegated at the end of the 1991-92 season, having finished second from bottom.

After a narrow escape in the 1996-97 season (in which they finished one place and one point above the relegation zone), Maccabi were relegated to Liga Alef (then the third tier) at the end of the 1997-98 season, in which they won only one match and gained eight points all season. Due to league restructuring, at the end of the following season they dropped into the fourth tier.

In 2000-01 Maccabi won the South Division of Liga Alef and were promoted back to Liga Artzit. However, they finished bottom of the league in 2001-02 and were relegated back to Liga Alef, where they have remained since.

Honours

*Toto Cup
**Winners 1985
*Liga Alef
**South Division champions 2000-01