Maccabi Los Angeles is a semi-professional soccer club based in Los Angeles California that competes in the National Soccer League of Los Angeles.

History

The club was formed by a group of Israel

Israel

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i expatriates to serve as a simple Sunday kick around team. During the 1970s, the club improved dramatically with an influx of Israeli former national team players to the Los Angeles area

Greater Los Angeles Area

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. All the home matches were played at Jackie Robinson Stadium in Los Angeles. Along with Bethlehem Steel, Maccabi are the most successful team in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup

Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup

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, being 5-time champions.

Honours

• Lamar Hunt US Open Cup 5
• Champions 1973,1975,1977,1978,1981
• Finalists 1980,1982

• Triple crown winners 2 1977,1978 (National Soccer League,California State Cup,US Open Cup)

• National Soccer League
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• Champions 1972,1974,1975,1977,1978,1980,1981,1982

• CONCACAF Champions Cup
• 1974,1976,1978,1979,1982 (Qualified into the competition but withdrew)

Managerial history

• 1973   Max Wozniak Coach
• 1977   Zvi Friedman Coach
• 1978-1982   Azriel Arnaldes Coach
• 1973-1982    Bernie Rosenzweig Manager

US Open Cup 1973

US Open Cup 1977

US Open Cup 1978

US Open Cup 1980

US Open Cup 1981

Finals Results

• Lamar Hunt US Open Cup
• June 10 1973 Rancho La Cienga Stadium Los Angeles CA. (Maccabi Los Angeles 5 vs Cleveland Inter Italian 3)
• June 28 1975 International Stadium New York NY. (Maccabi Los Angeles 1 vs New York Inter Giuliana 0)
• June 22 1977 Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles CA. (Maccabi Los Angeles 5 vs Philadelphia German Hungarians 1)
• July 23 1978 Giants Stadium East Rutherford NJ. (Maccabi Los Angeles 2 vs Bridgeport Vasco da Gama 0)Overtime 2
• June 26 1980 Belson Stadium Jamaica NY. (New York Pancyprian-Freedoms 3 vs Maccabi Los Angeles 2)
• June 30 1981 John Dewey Stadium Brooklyn NY. (Maccabi Los Angeles 5 vs Brooklyn Dodgers 1)
• June 6 1982 Hanson Stadium Chicago IL. (New York Pancyprian-Freedoms 4 vs Maccabi Los Angeles 3)Overtime 2

Maccabi Trivia

• Maccabi Los Angeles played Bridgeport Vasco da Gama from Conneticut in the 1978 US Open Cup Final at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford NJ. in front of a crowd of over 30,000 people the game was part of a double header New York Cosmos vs Tampa Bay Rowdies the attendance was around 72,000 for the Cosmo's game.