Football Club Nazareth Illit , is an Israel

Israel

The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...

i football club based in the city of Nazareth Illit

Nazareth Illit

Nazareth Illit is a city in the North District of Israel. At the end of 2007 it had a population of 40,800.Nazareth Illit was founded in the 1950s. Foundations were laid in 1954 and first residents moved in two years later...

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History

Founded in 1962, the club was in Liga Artzit, then the second tier, in 1980-81

Liga Artzit 1980-81

The 1980–81 Liga Artzit season saw Beitar Tel Aviv win the title and win promotion to Liga Leumit. Beitar Jerusalem and Maccabi Haifa were also promoted.-Final table:-References:* Maccabi Haifa...

. In 1983-84

Liga Artzit 1983-84

The 1983–84 Liga Artzit season saw Hapoel Haifa win the title and promotion to Liga Leumit. Hapoel Kfar Saba and Hapoel Petah Tikva were also promoted.Hapoel Beit She'an, Hapoel Nazareth Illit and Hapoel Beit Shemesh were all relegated to Liga Alef....

 they finished second from bottom, and were relegated to Liga Alef

Liga Alef

-History:League football began in Israel in 1949–50, a year after independence. However, the financial and security crises gripping the young nation caused the 1950–51 season to be abandoned before it had started. When football resumed in 1951–52, the new top division went by the name of Liga Alef...

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In 1998-99

Liga Alef 1998-99

The 1998–99 Liga Alef season was held between 11 September 1998 and 29 May 1999. It was the last season in which Liga Alef was the third tier of Israeli football, as the creation of the Israeli Premier League in the summer of 1999 meant that it became the fourth tier.Due to the restructuring, two...

 they finished as runners-up in Liga Alef North, and were promoted back to Liga Artzit, which was now the third tier following the formation of the Israeli Premier League in 1999. After narrowly avoiding relegation in 2000-01

Liga Artzit 2000-01

The 2000–01 Liga Artzit season saw Hapoel Ra'anana win the title and promotion to Liga Leumit alongside runners-up Maccabi Kafr Kanna. Maccabi Ashkelon and Maccabi Sha'arayim were relegated to Liga Alef.-Final table:...

 when they finished one place above the relegation zone, the club finished as runners-up the following season

Liga Artzit 2001-02

The 2001–02 Liga Artzit season saw Hapoel Jerusalem win the title and promotion to Liga Leumit alongside runners-up Hapoel Nazareth Illit. Hapoel Tayibe and Maccabi Yavne were relegated to Liga Alef.-Final table:...

, and were promoted back to the second tier. In 2003-04

Liga Leumit 2003-04

The 2003–04 Liga Leumit season saw Hapoel Haifa win the title and promotion to the Premier League. Runners-up Hapoel Nazareth Illit were also promoted to the Premier League for the first time in their history....

 they finished as runners-(on goal difference), and were promoted to the Premier League for the first time in their history.

In their first season in the Premier League the club finished fifth. Home matches were initially played at Maccabi Ahi Nazareth's Ilut Stadium

Ilut Stadium

The Ilut Stadium is a football stadium in Ilut, located near Nazareth in northern Israel. The stadium is the home ground of Maccabi Ahi Nazareth....

, whilst their home ground had floodlights installed. They returned home in February 2005. However, the following season, 2005-06, they finished second from bottom (on goal difference), and returned to Liga Leumit. In 2007-08 they finished bottom of Liga Leumit, and were relegated to Liga Artzit.

Despite only finishing seventh in Liga Artzit in 2008-09, F.C. Nazareth Illit were promoted back to Liga Leumit as restructuring meant the top seven clubs were automatically promoted.

Current squad

Notable former players

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