With less support in the stands the club was unable to remain in the top division and dropped to the lower rungs of Israeli football.

To this day the rivalry exists, though it is not nearly as heated as when both clubs played in the top division of Israeli football.

In the 2010-11 season, He was voted 'player of the year' in the Israeli football.

He is widely regarded as having been one of the best free kick takers in Israeli football.

The transfer price was US $90,000, which was a rather large amount in Israeli football at the time.

He was considered to be a big prospect in 2001/2002 Israeli football and was named the discovery-of-the-year.

It is one of the oldest clubs in Israeli football.

The top division of Israeli football is the Premier League.

A League) is the third tier of Israeli football, a position it has held since 2009.

C League) is the fifth and bottom tier of Israeli football, a position it has held since 2009.