This is a list of seasons played by Maccabi Haifa Football Club in Israeli and European football, from 1949 (first edition of the Israeli League.) to the most recent completed season. It details the club's achievements in major competitions, and the top scorers for each season. Top scorers in bold were also the top scorers in the Israeli league that season. Records of minor cup competitions, such as the Lilian Cup and the Israel Super Cup are not included due to them being considered of less importance than the State Cup and the Toto Cup.
The club has won the League Championship thirteen times, the State Cup six times and the Toto Cup four times. The club has never been out of the top two divisions of Israeli football.
History Maccabi Haifa Football Club was established in 1913 in the port city of Haifa. It was a small, struggling club that spent most of its time bouncing between the Liga Leumit and the lower leagues. The club was given a bye to the final of a 1923 competition called The Hebrew Cup,Maccabi Haifa First Final Loss 24 May 2016, Kaduregel Vintage which it lost to Maccabi Nes Tziona 0–2.The Football "Hebrew Cup" Do'ar HaYom HaYom, 11 May 1923, Historical Jewish Press The Hebrew E.I. Cup in Football Do'ar HaYom HaYom 3 May 1923, Historical Jewish Press The Football During the British Mandate Era Asher Goldberg, 28 September 2010, IFA In 1942, the club reached the State Cup final, but was humiliated 12-1 by Beitar Tel Aviv in the final, which is the club's worst defeat ever. In 1962, the club won its only honour until the 80s, when the team defeated Maccabi Tel Aviv 5-2 in the State Cup final. In 1963 they reached the final again, but failed to defend their title losing to arch-rivals Hapoel Haifa 1-0.
Seasons
Table correct as of 23 July 2025 Season League State Cup Toto Cup Europe Top goalscorerDivisionPWDLFAPtsPos 1949/195024121116046247thDNPNot held DNP - Otto Schlefenberg91951-52Liga Alef22651133541710thDNP Not heldDNP - Jonny Hardy71953-54Liga Alef2283112551198thNot heldDNP - Zecharya Ben-Zvi61954-55Liga Alef2611695441288thSemi-finalsNot heldDNP - Yeshayahu Held201955-56Liga Leumit2211385129286thCancelledNot heldDNP - Shlomo Levi151956-57Liga Leumit188373427195thQuarter-finalNot heldDNP -Jonny Hardy81957-58Liga Leumit2212374224273rdNot heldDNP - Shlomo Levi101958-59Liga Leumit2214174724295thSemi-finalsNot heldDNP - Aharon Amar101959-60Liga Leumit2271054230245thCancelledNot heldDNP - Avraham Menchel181960-61Liga Leumit2211384033255thSemi-finalsNot heldDNP -121961-62Liga Leumit2211384534254thWinnerNot heldDNP - Avraham Menchel171962-63Liga Leumit228593641199thRunners-upNot heldDNP - Danny Shmulevich-Rom151963-64Liga Leumit28871323471913thSemi-finalsNot heldDNP - Danny Shmulevich-Rom121964-65Liga Leumit30881442442415thFourth RoundNot heldDNP - Yonatan Zvi101965-66Liga Alef302446669521stSemi-FinalNot heldDNP - Aharon Gershgoren Hasan Bustuni131966-68the league's season play it over two years as a play to combat corruption and increasing violence at matches, the cup games play separatelyLiga Leumit602615195543675thSeventh Round Sixth RoundNot heldDNP - Danny Shmulevich-Rom161968-69Liga Leumit30137103635335thQuarter-finalsNot heldDNP - Haim Forta81969-70Liga Leumit30101372924333rdNot heldDNP - Nathan Hirsch71970-71Liga Leumit306141020262612thRunners-upNot heldDNP - Yoav Levi81971-72Liga Leumit30101193133317thSemi-finalsNot heldDNP - Yehiam Sharabi91972-73Liga Leumit30813929362911thQuarter-finalsNot heldDNP - Moshe Agami81973-74Liga Leumit30961533412316thFifth RoundNot heldDNP - Moshe Agami131974-75Liga Alef3016953918411stQuarter-finalNot heldDNP - Moshe Adlar151975-76Liga Leumit34101592827359thRound of 16Not heldDNP - Baruch Maman Simon Kuzia61976-77Liga Leumit337101325422415thRound of 16Not heldDNP - Shaul Haik71977-78Liga Artzit2697103231256thQuarter-finalNot heldDNP - Menashe Mizrahi81978-79Liga Artzit30111093432325thRound of 16Not heldDNP - Menashe Mizrahi91979-80Liga Artzit30127112925317thQuarter-finalNot heldDNP - Menashe Mizrahi111980-81Liga Artzit3018845122443rdSemi-FinalNot heldDNP - Hilel Kaplan 131981-82Liga Leumit3091293232307thQuarter-finalNot heldDNP - Eli Miali 101982-83Liga Leumit3081483131386thSemi-FinalNot heldDNP - Moshe Selecter171983-84Liga Leumit3016954828571stRound of 16Not heldDNP - Zahi Armeli141984-85Liga Leumit3320555720651stRunners-upGroup stageDNP - Zahi Armeli171985-86Liga Leumit3016954718572ndQuarter-finalGroup stageDNP - Zahi Armeli141986-87Liga Leumit3091293428399thRunners-upGroup stageDNP - Zahi Armeli141987-88Liga Leumit31138105633499thRound of 16Group stageDNP - Zahi Armeli261988–89Liga Leumit31151424919571stRunners-upGroup stageDNP - Zahi Armeli151989-90Liga Leumit32148104029303rdRound of 16Group stageDNP - Offer Mizrahi131990-91Liga Leumit3222555628711stWinnerSemi-FinalDNP - Reuven Atar171991-92Liga Leumit32146125143483rdSemi-FinalGroup stageDNP - Itay Mordehai141992-93Liga Leumit331211105546455thWinnerGroup stageDNP - Ivan Hetsko151993-94Liga Leumit39281109727951stRound of 16WinnerWinners' Cup2RAlon Mizrahi351994-95Liga Leumit3017676834582ndWinnerWinnerChampions LeagueQRHaim Revivo201995-96Liga Leumit3019927431662ndSemi-FinalRunners-upWinners' Cup1RHaim Revivo301996-97Liga Leumit3013984834485thQuarter-finalSemi-FinalUEFA CupPR Hezi Shirazi141997-98Liga Leumit3015784934524thWinnerGroup stageIntertoto CupGSAlon Mizrahi251998-99Liga Leumit3019386224603rdQuarter-finalGroup stageWinners' CupQFAlon Mizrahi211999-00Ligat HaAl3922928635522ndSemi-FinalRunners-upIntertoto CupFRRafi Cohen222000-01Ligat HaAl38241046828821stSemi-FinalUEFA Cup1RYossi Benayoun152001-02Ligat HaAl3322937232751stRunners-upQuarter-finalChampions LeagueQR2awarded 0–3 against them for fielding a suspended player.Yakubu Aiyegbeni162002-03Ligat HaAl3321667542692ndSemi-FinalWinner UEFA CupGS Michael Zandberg172003-04Ligat HaAl3319685425631stQuarter-finalRunners-upUEFA CupWalid Badir142004-05Ligat HaAl3321846627711stRound of 16Semi-Final UEFA CupQR3 1R Roberto Colautti192005-06Ligat HaAl3323646525751stSemi-FinalWinnerChampions LeagueQR2 Roberto Colautti 162006-07Ligat HaAl33149104539515thQuarter-finalGroup stage UEFA CupQR3 R16 Roberto Colautti 132007–08Ligat HaAl33138123827475thRound of 16WinnerIntertoto Cup2R Thembinkosi Fanteni72008–09Ligat HaAl33191044924671stRunners-upQuarter-finalDNP - Thembinkosi Fanteni162009–10Ligat HaAl3528347216872ndRound of 16Semi-FinalChampions LeagueGSShlomi Arbeitman302010-11Ligat HaAl3524836328451stRunners-upQuarter-finalEuropa League3RTomer Hemed162011-12Ligat HaAl371610115644585thRunners-upGroup stage Europa LeaguePO GSWeaam Amasha212012-13Ligat HaAl36191074120672ndSemi-FinalQuarter-FinalDNP -Dino Ndlovu 152013-14Ligat HaAl36158134946535thRound of 32CancelledEuropa LeagueGSAlon Turgeman 192014-15Ligat HaAl36148145137505thRound of 16Runners-upDNP - Rubén Rayos 122015-16Ligat HaAl361411114542534thWinnerQuarter-finalDNP - Glynor Plet 152016-17Ligat HaAl36129153441456thRound of 32Quarter-finalEuropa LeagueQR2 Eliran Atar 72017-18Ligat HaAl331081538393810thQuarter-finalSemi-finalDNP - Nikita Rukavytsya152018-19Ligat HaAl361610104641582ndRound of 16Runners-upDNP - Nikita Rukavytsya122019-20Ligat HaAl3622777332732ndQuarter-final7thEuropa LeagueQR2 Nikita Rukavytsya242020-21Ligat HaAl3624757229791stSemi-final6thEuropa LeaguePO Nikita Rukavytsya232021-22Ligat HaAl3624667927781stRunners-upWinnerChampions League Conference LeagueFirst qualifying round Group stage Omer Atzili 272022-23Ligat HaAl362736763481Maccabi Haifa had 3 points deducted1stQuarter-finals5thChampions LeagueGroup stage Omer Atzili262023-24Ligat HaAl362376752874 Maccabi Haifa had 2 point deducted2ndQuarter-finalsRunners-upChampions League Europa League Conference LeaguePlay off round Group stage R16 Dean David202024-25Ligat HaAl3618810685461 Maccabi Haifa had 1 point deducted3rdQuarter-finalsRunners-upConference LeagueQR2 Dia Saba162025-26Ligat HaAl361510116647555thSemi-finals8thConference LeagueQR3 Guy Melamed18Total2,3131,1225815873,6472,4173,525
Key
P = Played W = Games won D = Games drawn L = Games lost F = Goals for A = Goals against Pts = Points Pos = Final position
R32 = Round 1 R16 = Round 2 QF = Quarter-finals SF = Semi-finals
UCL = UEFA Champions League UEL = UEFA Europa League UCP = UEFA Cup ECW = UEFA Cup Winners' Cup INT = UEFA Intertoto Cup
Group = Group stage QR1 = First Qualifying Round QR2 = Second Qualifying Round QR3 = Third Qualifying Round QR4 = Fourth Qualifying Round
ChampionsRunners-upPromotedRelegated
Notes and references