F.C. Netanya


F.C. Netanya is an Israeli football club based in Netanya. The club currently plays in Liga Gimel Sharon division.

History

The club was founded in 2012 by Eli Cohen, who previously worked with Maccabi [HaSharon Netanya F.C.|Maccabi HaSharon Netnaya] and named the club after his late mother. The club joined Liga Gimel#Liga [Gimel Sharon|Liga Gimel Sharon division], where they played since, finishing in 8th position in 2014–15 [Liga Gimel|2015], its best finish to date.
In the State Cup, the club's best achievement is reaching the fourth round, the divisional final, in 2015–16, after beating F.C. [Kafr Qasim Nibrass] in the divisional semi-final 5–2. The club met Hapoel Ihud [Bnei Jatt F.C.|Hapoel Ihud Bnei Jatt] in the divisional final and lost 1–2.
At youth levels, the club operate Under-19 and Under 17 teams, which play in the regional lower divisions of their youth group.