Maccabi Bnei Reineh F.C.

Maccabi Bnei Reineh
Full nameMaccabi Bnei Reineh Football Club
Founded2016
GroundGreen Stadium, Nof HaGalil
Capacity5,200
OwnerSaeed Basoul
ChairmanSaeed Basoul
ManagerSharon Mimer
LeagueIsraeli Premier League
2024–25Israeli Premier League, 8th of 14
Websitemaccabibneireineh.com

Maccabi Bnei Reineh (Hebrew: מכבי בני ריינה; Arabic: مكابي ابناء الرينة) is an Israeli football club based in Reineh. The club played its home matches at the Municipal Stadium. They were promoted to play with Bnei Sakhnin in the Israeli Premier League as its second Arab-Israeli football club for the 2022–23 season.

History

In the 1990s and 2000s, Maccabi Bnei Reineh played in Liga Gimel and didn't achieve significant achievements. In 2008 the club was folded. In 2016, the club refounded by a local businessman named Saeed Basul, and at the end of the 2016–17 season, the team finished in first place in Liga Gimel Jezreel, and promoted to Liga Bet.

At 2019–20 Israel State Cup qualified to the round of 16, there loss 1–3 to Beitar Jerusalem. At the end of the season promoted to Liga Alef. On 23 September 2020, the club IFA's tribunal ruled, Reineh will play in the next season in Liga Alef, after the previous season stopped due to the COVID-19 epidemic.[1]

On 6 May 2022 the club promoted to the Israeli Premier League at the first time in the history of the team after 1–0 win against Hapoel Umm al-Fahm.[2] In doing so, the team completed three consecutive league promotions in three seasons.

On 3 October 2022 the club achieved his first win in the Israeli Premier League after the 3–2 win against Beitar Jerusalem. In this season, it was the only club who neither lost nor conceded a goal from the champions Maccabi Haifa.

Stadium

Until 2021, Reineh played in the Municipal Stadium in Reineh. After the club was promoted to Liga Leumit, it moved to Green Stadium, Nof HaGalil because the Municipal Stadium wasn't approved to host matches in Liga Leumit. The stadium us still used by the club for its home matches in the Israeli Premier League.

Current squad

As to 25 July 2025

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Israel ISR Gad Amos
3 DF Israel ISR Mor Barami
5 DF Israel ISR Ayid Habshi
6 MF Israel ISR Firas Abu Akel
7 FW Romania ROU Antonio Sefer
8 MF Israel ISR Sa'ar Fadida
9 FW Israel ISR Qays Ghanem
11 FW Nigeria NGA Ezekiel Henty
14 DF Palestine PLE Abdallah Jaber
16 FW Israel ISR Mohammed Shaker
17 FW Israel ISR Asil Kna'ani
19 DF Israel ISR Nevo Shedo
21 MF Israel ISR Noor Aladeen Othman
No. Pos. Nation Player
23 MF Israel ISR Iham Matar
29 DF Israel ISR Eyad Hutba
30 MF Serbia SRB Aleksa Pejić
31 GK Israel ISR Lior Gliklich
40 DF Nigeria NGA Junior Pius
51 FW Israel ISR Omri Altman
55 MF Israel ISR Roei Shukrani
66 DF Serbia SRB Miladin Stevanović
77 FW Israel ISR Idan Goren
MF Israel ISR Evyatar Barak
MF Israel ISR Ihab Ghanayem
MF Zambia ZAM Emmanuel Banda

Honours

Coaching staff

As of 7 September 2022
Position Staff
Manager Israel Sharon Mimer
Assistant Manager Israel Oded Kouter
Goalkeeper Coach Israel Rami Nasseradin
Fitness Coach Israel Tarek Natour
Physiotherapist Israel Guy Tadmor
Masseur Israel Dror Shino

References

  1. ^ "בית הדין החליט: בני ריינה תשחק בליגה א'" (in Hebrew). ONE. 23 September 2020. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  2. ^ "בני ריינה לראשונה אי פעם בליגת העל, גם סקציה נס ציונה עלתה" (in Hebrew). Walla! sport. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 23 January 2023.