Ahva Arraba F.C.

Ahva Arraba

Full name

Ahva Arraba Football Club
מועדון כדורגל אחווה עראבה

Founded

2004

Ground

Doha Stadium, Sakhnin

Capacity

8,500

Chairman

Mohammad Wael

Manager

Abed Rabah

League

Liga Gimel Lower Galilee

2015–16

2nd

Home colours

Away colours

Ahva Arraba F.C. (Hebrew: אחווה עראבה‎, Arabic: الأخوة عرابة‎), is an Israeli football team based in Arraba.

History

The club was founded in 2004 and succeeded the previous club of the local council, Hapoel Arraba, which last played in Liga Bet North A division at the 2003–04 season and finished 12th.^[1] Ahva Arraba loaned the previous club players,^[2] and started in Liga Gimel Western Galilee division at the 2004–05 season, where they finished runners-up,^[3] and promoted to Liga Bet. In 2006–07 the club finished runners-up in the North A division and qualified for the Promotion play-offs, where they lost to Ironi Tiberias. Ahva Arraba won the North A division in 2007–08 and promoted to Liga Alef North. The following season they also finished as champions, with a margin of 20 points over the second placed club and earned promotion to the newly-restructured second tier, Liga Leumit, jumping four levels in three seasons. The club's best placing to date came at the 2009–10 season, when they finished ninth in Liga Leumit. However, in the following season, the club finished bottom and relegated to Liga Alef.

In 2013–14, the club finished bottom in Liga Alef North and relegated to Liga Bet.

In 2014–15, the club finished third bottom in Liga Bet North A and further relegated, to Liga Gimel, after losing in the Relegation play-offs 0-1 to Hapoel Kaukab and 1-2 to Hapoel Bnei Maghar in the decisive match.

Honours

League

Honour	No.	Years
Fourth tier	1	2008–09
Fifth tier	1	2007–08

External links

F.C. Ahva Arraba Israel Football Association (Hebrew)

References

↑ Liga Bet North, 03-04 One (Hebrew)
↑ F.C. Ahva Arraba 2004/2005 Israel Football Association (Hebrew)
↑ Liga Gimel - Western Galilee go4score, 25 May 2007, The Internet Archive (Hebrew)

Liga Gimel

Upper Galilee	Bnei Ma'alot Tarshiha F.C. Aramshe Danun F.C. Bnei M.M.B.E. HaGolan VeHaGalil F.C. Hatzor HaGlilit F.C. Julis Hapoel Bnei Bi'ina Hapoel Bnei Hurfeish Hapoel Bnei Peki'in Hapoel Bnei Rameh Hapoel Jat Yanuh HaGlilit Hapoel Merom HaGalil Hapoel Nahariya Hapoel Tarshiha Maccabi Ahva Yarka

Lower Galilee	Ahva Arraba Bnei Arraba F.C. Halat al-Sharif F.C. Tzeirei Ibtin Khawaled F.C. Tzeirei Tamra Hapoel Bnei Deir al-Asad Hapoel Bnei Nujidat Hapoel Ironi Bni I'billin Ironi Bnei Sha'ab Maccabi Basmat Tab'un Maccabi Bnei Deir Hanna Maccabi Kafr Manda Maccabi Ironi Tamra Maccabi Tzeirei Shefa-'Amr

Jezreel	Beitar Afula Beitar al-Amal Nazareth Beitar Ein Mahil Beitar Umm al-Fahm Bnei Musheirifa Baiada F.C. Kfar Kama F.C. Nazareth Illit Hapoel al-Ittihad Nazareth Hapoel Bnei Ar'ara 'Ara F.C. Hapoel Bnei Fureidis Hapoel Bnei Musmus Hapoel Isfiya Maccabi Ahi Ar'ara 'Ara

Samaria	Beitar Hadera Beitar Pardes Hanna F.C. Hapoel Kiryat Yam Hapoel Ahva Haifa Hapoel Bnei Jisr az-Zarqa Hapoel Ein as-Sahala Hapoel Halissa Hapoel Ironi Or Akiva Hapoel Tirat HaCarmel Maccabi Neve Sha'anan Eldad Maccabi Ironi Barta'a Maccabi Ironi Tirat HaCarmel Maccabi Isfiya

Sharon	Beitar Tubruk Hapoel Ihud Bnei Jatt Hapoel Jaljulia Hapoel Kafr Bara Hapoel Oranit F.C. Bnei Qalansawe F.C. Bnei Ra'anana F.C. Ironi Ariel F.C. Kafr Qasim Nibrass F.C. Netanya Maccabi HaSharon Netanya Shimshon Bnei Tayibe Shimshon Kafr Qasim

Tel Aviv	Beitar Ezra Beitar Jaffa Zion Bnei Yehud Elitzur Jaffa Tel Aviv Elitzur Yehud Yotel Hapoel Kiryat Shalom Hapoel Neve Golan Maccabi Hashikma Hen Maccabi Ironi Or Yehuda Maccabi Pardes Katz Maccabi Spartak Ramat Gan Otzma F.C. Holon Shikun Vatikim Ramat Gan Shimshon Tel Aviv

Central	A.S. Nordia Jerusalem F.C. Rishon LeZion F.C. Tzeirei Lod Hapoel Abirei Bat Yam Hapoel F.C. Hevel Modi'in Hapoel Ironi Gedera Hapoel Matzliah Hapoel Mevaseret Zion Hapoel Ramla Hapoel Tirat Shalom Ironi Lod Maccabi Kiryat Ekron

South	A.S. Ashdod A.S. Ashkelon Bnei al-Salam Rahat Elitzur Ironi Yehuda F.C. Arad F.C. Be'er Sheva Haim Levy F.C. Hapoel Bnei Ashdod F.C. Hapoel Yeruham F.C. Ironi Kuseife F.C. Maccabi Ashdod F.C. Tzeirei al-Hoshla Hapoel Tzeirei al-Mahdi Maccabi Dimona Maccabi Ironi Hura Maccabi Ironi Sderot

Seasons (fifth level)	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

Seasons (sixth level)	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

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