FC Ahva Kfar Manda
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Wikipedia - F.C. Ahva Kafr Manda
F.C. Ahva Kafr Manda (Hebrew: מועדון כדורגל אחווה כפר מנדא) is an Arab-Israeli football club based in Kafr Manda. The club currently plays in Liga Bet North A division.
History
The club was founded in 2006 and registered to play in Liga Gimel, where it was placed in the Upper Galilee division. In its first season, the club finished as runners-up and promoted to Liga Bet as best runner-up. The club was placed in North A division, where it still plays today. In 2010–11, the club finished 3rd and qualified to promotion play-offs, falling at the divisional finals. The clubs qualified again to the promotion play-offs in 2013–14, after finishing 4th, but lost in the divisional semi-finals in penalties.
In the cup, the club won the Liga Gimel Upper Galilee divisional state cup in 2006–07 and qualified to the 7th round, where it had lost 2–4 to Hapoel Bnei Tamra (from Liga Artzit). In the following seasons, the club didn't advanced beyond the 4th round.
Ahva Kfar Manda er en af de mest succesfulde arabiske fodboldklubber i Israel og har vundet det israelske mesterskab i Liga Leumit to gange, i sæsonerne 2002-03 og 2004-05. Klubben har også vundet Toto Cup Leumit, pokalturneringen for klubber i Liga Leumit, to gange, i 1999-00 og 2002-03.
Ahva Kfar Manda har repræsenteret Israel i europæiske konkurrencer tre gange, i UEFA Intertoto Cup i 2003, 2004 og 2005. Klubben nåede anden runde i turneringen i 2004 og 2005.
Ahva Kfar Manda spiller sine hjemmekampe på Kfar Manda Stadium, som har en kapacitet på 5.000 tilskuere. Klubbens fans er kendt for deres lidenskab og de skaber en fantastisk atmosfære til kampene.
Ahva Kfar Manda er en vigtig del af det israelske fodboldlandskab og repræsenterer arabernes bidrag til fodbolden i Israel. Klubben er et symbol på sameksistens og fredelig sameksistens mellem forskellige kulturer og religioner i Israel.