Maccabi Akhi Nazareth F.C.

The club was formed in 1968, and played in Liga Gimel until 1975. In 1998 they were promoted to Liga Artzit (then the second tier), finishing eighth in the league. In 1999–2000 and 2000–01 they finished one place above the relegation zone.

The 2002–03 season saw the club claim the Liga Leumit title, despite being deducted three points for playing an ineligible player, under the leadership of Azmi Nassar. They were promoted to the Israeli Premier League for the first time in their history. Fellow Israeli Arab club Bnei Sakhnin were also promoted, marking the first time two Arab clubs had been in the top division.

However, in their first season in the top division, the club finished bottom and were relegated back to Liga Leumit. The following season they were relegated again (due to a two-point deduction), and dropped back into the third division. In 2005–06 they finished as Liga Artzit runners-up, to make an immediate return to Liga Leumit, where they have remained since.

In 2008–09, the club was promoted to the Israeli Premier League. After one of the worst seasons in the Israeli Premier League the club finished in the last spot of the league, In the last match she lost to Hapoel Ramat Gan 0–7 and were directly relegated to Liga Leumit for the 2010–11 season.

In the 2014–15 Israel State Cup, the club reached the Semi-finals for the first time in their history, after eliminating Maccabi Netanya, FC Ashdod, and Hapoel Kfar Saba. However, in the Semi-finals, they were beaten 0–3 by the eventual cup winners, Maccabi Tel Aviv in Teddy Stadium, Jerusalem.

As of 14 February 2024.

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
17	FW	ISR	Ron Arie
18	MF	ISR	Fahed Sharari
20	MF	ISR	Sfouan Hilo
21	DF	ISR	Ali Shadafna
22	GK	ISR	Roee Rabinovich
23	MF	ISR	Habiballah Jabarin
33	DF	ISR	Adham Abu Nasser
70	MF	ISR	Ryan Ashmuz
77	MF	ISR	Shalev Kaplan
82	DF	ISR	Bil Vertheim
99	FW	ISR	Yasser Abu Nasser
—	DF	ISR	Mohammed Nakhash
—	MF	ISR	Firas Talhmi

• Azmi Nassar
• Yehoshua Feigenbaum
• Michael Kadosh
• Eli Mahpud
• John Gregory
• Adham Hadiya
• Motti Ivanir
• Shlomi Dora
• Tal Banin

• Liga Alef:
  • Winners (1): 1997–98
• Liga Leumit:
  • Winners (1): 2002–03
• Liga Artzit:
  • Runners-up (1): 2005–06

• Maccabi Ahi Nazareth Israel Football Association (in Hebrew)