| Full name | Maccabi Ironi Amishav Petah Tikva Football Club מכבי עירוני עמישב פתח תקוה | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Founded | 1997 | ||
| Ground | Sportek Stadium,Kfar Sirkin | ||
| Chairman | Avihai Shitrit | ||
| Manager | Eli Michaeli | ||
| League | Liga Bet South A | ||
| 2024–25 | Liga Bet South A, 8th | ||
Maccabi Ironi Amishav Petah Tikva (Hebrew:מכבי עירוני עמישב פתח תקוה) is an Israeli football club based in the Amishav neighbourhood ofPetah Tikva.It currently competes in theLiga Bet South A division, playing home matches at the Sportek Stadium inKfar Sirkin.
Since the 1960s, the football club which have operated in the Amishav neighborhood wasHapoel Amishav Petah Tikva. however, they were folded after failed attempt of merging with other Petah Tikva clubs,Hapoel Mahane Yehuda andBeitar Petah Tikva. one season later, in 1997,Maccabi Amishav Petah Tikva was founded, and started inLiga Gimel, the lowest tier ofIsraeli football.
In the 2004–05 season, the club won Liga GimelSharon division, and was promoted toLiga Bet, after 19 wins and one draw, scoring 88 goals and conceding 11. in theirfirst season in Liga Bet, formerIsraeli top flight players,Liron Basis andAlon Mizrahi joined the club, and at the end of the season, Maccabi Amishav won Liga Bet South A division, and made another successive promotion, this time to Liga Alef. the club played two seasons in Liga Alef, and was relegated back to Liga Bet at the2007–08 season, after finished second bottom. in thefollowing season in Liga Bet, the club finished second, and even though they lost in the promotion play-offs to the third bottom club in Liga Alef South,Hapoel Nahlat Yehuda, they were eventually promoted, as one spot in Liga Alef was vacated, afterHapoel Umm al-Fahm folded.
Following their return to Liga Alef, the club have also established a youth section.
