F.C. Kafr Qasim

F.C. Kafr Qasim (Hebrew: מועדון ספורט כפר קאסם‎), Moadon Sport Kafr Qasim, lit. Kafr Qasim Sport Club (or in short Hebrew: מ.ס. כפר קאסם‎, Mem Samekh Kafr Qasim, lit. F.C. Kafr Qasim) is an Israeli football club based in Kafr Qasim. The club currently plays in Liga Leumit, they play home matches at the Lod Municipal Stadium in Lod.

F.C. Kafr Qasim
Full nameMoadon Sport Kafr Qasim
מועדון ספורט כפר קאסם
Founded2002
GroundLod Municipal Stadium, Lod
Capacity4,000
ChairmanTariq Sarsour
ManagerTomer Kashtan
LeagueLiga Leumit
2019–20Liga Leumit, 5th

History

The club was formed in 2002 by a merger of two city rivals, Hapoel Kafr Qasim and Maccabi Kafr Qasim. in the new club's first season, they won the 2002–03 Liga Bet South A division, and were promoted to Liga Alef,[1] where they spent three seasons, up until relegation in the 2005–06 season.

In the 2012–13 season, the club finished runners-up in Liga Bet South A division and qualified to the promotion play-offs.[2] After four successful promotion play-offs matches against F.C. Bnei Jaffa Ortodoxim, Hapoel Bik'at HaYarden, F.C. Shikun HaMizrah and Hapoel Arad, the club won promotion to Liga Alef, exactly ten years after they did so in the previous time.[3]

Kafr Qasim finished the 2013–14 season in Liga Alef South in the sixth place, four points short of the promotion play-offs.

In the two consecutive seasons 2015-2016 and 2016-2017 in Liga Alef FC. Kafr Qasim reached the Final game of the Promotion playoffs to the Liga Leumit against 14th Place sides from Liga Leumit, but failed to win promotion in both cases.

They were promoted to the second division Liga Leumit in 2019 automaticly from 1st place of Liga Alef South.

Stadium

During the second decade of the twentieth century the club played in different stadiums like Lod Municipal Stadium and Winter Stadium.

These days, Kfar Qassem Football Stadium undergoing renovations and will contain 8,000 seats.

Current squad
As to 23 July 2020
No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  ISR Tzlil Hatuka
3 DF  ISR Dean Akafi
4 DF  ISR Tal Adler
5 DF  ISR Idan Adheneny
8 FW  GUI Gideon Akuowua
9 FW  ISR Mor Fadida
11 FW  NGA Benjamin Kuku
10 FW  ISR Samah Mar'ab
12 MF  ISR Ben Khawaz
13 GK  ISR Tamir Lalou
14 DF  ISR Mohammed Farij
15 MF  ISR Amran El Krenawy
17 FW  ISR Himnot Zerihon
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 FW  ISR Yuval Avidor
21 DF  ISR Alon Azugi
22 GK  ISR Yarden Krishtul
26 MF  ISR Itay Elkaslasy
27 FW  POR Rafael Victor
30 DF  ISR Ashraf Rabah
70 MF  ISR Phillip Manneh
99 MF  ISR Ahmad Taha
— DF  ISR Sagiv Cohen
— DF  ISR Itzik Shoolmayster
— MF  ISR Omri Shekel
— FW  ISR Eden Shrem

Honours

League
Honour No. Years
Fourth tier 2 1966–681, 1977–781
Fifth tier 1 2002–03

1Achieved by Hapoel Kafr Qasim

References
  1. Kafr Qasim: Every team will remember our crowd Goler1, 7.9.2013 (in Hebrew)
  2. Liga Bet South A 2012/2013 The Israel Football Association (in Hebrew)
  3. Kafr Qasim after 10 years is back in Liga Alef Doublepass, 12.5.2013 (in Hebrew)
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