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| Full name | Maccabi Jaffa Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | The Bulgarians | ||
| Founded | 1949 | ||
| Dissolved | 2000 | ||
| Ground | Gaon Stadium, Tel Aviv | ||
| 1999–2000 | Liga Alef South, 9th | ||
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Maccabi Jaffa Football Club was one of the first football teams in Israel. It was founded in 1950 as "Zionist association of Maccabi Jaffa," by Jewish immigrants from Bulgaria.
The team played for 32 seasons in the Israeli Top Division, though its only title was The Israeli Toto Cup for the Second Division. Maccabi Jaffa finished three times at the second place in the Israeli First Division (in the seasons of 1962, 1964 and 1977). In 1957, Maccabi Jaffa played at the final of the Israeli State Cup, but lost to Hapoel Petah Tikva.
The club disbanded in 2000. In 2007, a phoenix club Maccabi Kabilio Jaffa was founded by their fans after 7 years of other unsuccessful attempts to revive the club.