Maccabi Haifa
Maccabi | |
Genre | Sports |
Founded | 1912 |
Headquarters | Haifa, Israel |
Key people | (President) Ya'akov Shahar |
Maccabi Haifa (Hebrew: מכבי חיפה) is one of the biggest sports club in Israel and a part of the Maccabi association. It runs several sports clubs and teams in Haifa which have competed in a variety of sports over the years, such as Football, Basketball, Weightlifting, swimming, Tennis, Table tennis, Volleyball, Team handball, Water polo, Ice hockey, Artistic gymnastics, Chess, Boxing, Fencing and others. Maccabi Haifa is well known for its green uniforms.
Teams
- Maccabi Haifa F.C. - football
- Maccabi Haifa F.C. (women) - football
- Maccabi Haifa B.C. - basketball[1]
- Maccabi Haifa W. - weightlifting
Notable members
- Eithan Urbach, Olympic backstroke swimmer
References
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