The Maccabi Haifa and Hapoel Haifa soccer teams play in the city of Haifa, but they are not the only soccer teams in the city of Haifa. Another of the oldest soccer clubs in Israel, established in Haifa for over 60 years, is the "Maccabi Neve Sha'anan Eldad" soccer club, which plays in the A-League North of the Israel Football Association starting this season.
As part of the 10th round of the A League North of the Football Association, Maccabi Neve Sha'anan went out on Friday (5/12/2025) for a tough away game against the M. K. Tzeirei Tamra team. It should be noted that Tzeirei Tamra is coached by Patricio Sage, a former player for the Maccabi Haifa team.
At the start of the first half, the home team Tamra was in slight control of the field, when in the 32nd minute it was Mari Bachar who scored the opening goal, making it 0:1 for Tamra! The players of Haneve Sha'ananim coach Omri Biton did not give up. They outdid themselves and fought for every ball on the pitch, with a lot of determination and sacrifice, when 8 minutes later, in the 40th minute, Kassem came on, scoring the opponent's goal, equalizing and making the score 1:1.
After the break, Neve Shaanan took to the field and showed complete control of the game, attacking, wave after wave, Tamra's goal. In the 59th minute, it was Yishai Bozorgy, who scored, and then again in the 76th minute, it was Kasem Hilf, who completed a brace. Towards the end of the game, in added time in the 92nd minute, it was Davidovich Yarin Harel, who scored a goal and also determined the final result of the game, an impressive 4:1 away victory for Maccabi Neve Shaanan Eldad!
We should also note that "Maccabi Neve Sha'anan Eldad" showed the character of a great team on the pitch today and is recording its sixth victory, with 21 league points already in its possession, thus moving up to second place at the top of the League A North table.
Meanwhile, it should be noted that the "Maccabi Neve Sha'anan Eldad" football club was founded and established in 1965, this is its 61st year of existence, and is one of the oldest in Israeli football. "Maccabi Neve Sha'anan Eldad" was only promoted to League A this year, the long-time owner of the club is former Maccabi Haifa player Sagi Gonen, and the team manager is Or Gonen. Also on the club's management is Avi Fox. This year's team is coached by Omri Biton, who also coached it last season and promoted it to League A. The team is sponsored by "Sagi Gonen Insurance Agency". The Maccabi Neve Sha'anan team is named after the late Israeli soldier Eldad Regev, who fell in 2006, when he was kidnapped along with the late Ehud Goldwasser on the Lebanese border.
In 2009, he was the founder of the Maccabi Neve Sha'anan club. The late Yosef Shariki, who decided in a noble act to change the name of the team to "Maccabi Neve Sha'anan Eldad" after the late Israeli hero, soldier Eldad Regev, who once played for the club. Not many know this, but the late soldier Eldad Regev, who was kidnapped and murdered by Hezbollah, was an avid soccer fan and an active player on the Maccabi Neve Sha'anan team, then in League C of the "Israel Football Association."
The beautiful values of the Maccabi Neve Sha'anan Eldad football club, which has always had a spirit of mutual support, have been known in Israel for many years. The implementation of the verse "Love your neighbor as yourself," the love of people regardless of race, religion, or gender, and the education of love for others and those who are different are a beacon for its feet, because they too have a place of honor in Israeli society, love for the country, and the desire to always reach as high as possible.
Meanwhile, it should be noted that Doron Ben-Dor, who served as a professional manager at the time, recently returned to the "Maccabi Neve Sha'anan Eldad" football club after 6 years and has recently reached the level of sports manager of the entire club, including the youth department, all with the aim of upgrading the club to a greater level of achievement. The team of the "Hai Fa Tagid Al-Hadaya" news website wishes you, Doron, much success in your new role.
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