Year Founded: 1928
Stadium: Levita Stadium (5,800)
Head Coach: Felix Naim
The head coach has been with the club since 2013 and was able to help the club earn promotion last season after playing in the second division for seven years. The highlight of Naim’s career was guiding Kfar Saba to the Winner League after many seasons coaching in Israel’s lower divisions.
2007/8: המפגש האחרון מול כפ”ס
Players who left: Oran Nissim (retired), Ben Weitzman, Samir Abad Alachi, Branko Michelivic, Ben Ben Shushan and Itay Toaf
Players arrived: Dino Skvorc, Olanrewaju Kehinde, Ori Shitrit, Ben Rahav, Hugo Lopez, Mavis Tchibota, Ioannis Papadopoulos
Key player: Raz Itzhak
The striker who has played for a number of clubs over the past few years is now in his third season with the club, his second time around with Kfar Saba. Last campaign Itzhak scored 17 goals helping his team earn promotion while this year he has scored two.
How has their year been to date:
The newly promoted club is learning that life in the “Big Leagues” is not so simple. After 12 matches Naim’s team sits in 11th place just one point away from the relegation zone. Last Matchday they defeated Bnei Sakhnin for an important home win.
