Palestine - List of Foundation Dates


Until 1948




Arab clubs
Name                        Translation              Year City/Region
Nadi Al-Rawtha              Rawtha Club              1908 Jerusalem (Al-Quds)
Arab Orthodox Club                                   1924 Jerusalem (Al-Quds)
Nadi Islami Jaffa Jaffa     Islamic Sports Club      1926 Jaffa
Nadi Medrasa Al-Salziyan    Salziyan School SC       1927 Haifa 
Nadi Rowdha                 Rawda Club               1932 Jerusalem (Al-Quds)     
Nadi Shabab Al-Arab         Arab Youth SC            1933 Jaffa
Nadi Gaza Al-Riyadhi        Gaza Sports Club         1934 Gaza
Nadi Maqdisi                Maqdisi Club             1937 Upper Baqa'a
Nadi Orthodox               Orthodox SC              1937 Haifa
Nadi Al-Arabi Al-Riyadhi    Arab Sports Club         1938 Gaza
Nadi Shabab Al-Khalil       Khalil Youth SC          1944 Galilee
Nadi Orthodox               Orthodox SC              1944 Gaza
Nadi Al-Jenin               Jenin SC                 1945 Jenin
Nadi Ittihad Al-Arab        Arab Union SC            1946 Gaza
Homentmen                   Homentmen                194? Jerusalem (Al-Quds)
Nadi Shabab Al-Arab         Arab Youth SC                 Haifa
Nadi Al-Dajani              Al-Dajani SC                  Jerusalem (Al-Quds)
Nadi Al-Istiklal            Independence SC               Akka
Nadi Islami Haifa           Haifa Islamic SC              Haifa
Nadi Al-Tersana             Arsenal SC                    Haifa
Nadi Al-Ahly                Al-Arabi National SC          Jerusalem (Al-Quds)
Nadi Islami Al-Jafa         Jafa Islamic SC               Jaffa 
Jamia Al-Shaban Al-Masihe   YMCA                          Jerusalem (Al-Quds)
Nadi Al-Nahda               Renaissance SC                Al-Nasreh
Al-Ittihad Orthodox         Orthodox Union SC             Jerusalem (Al-Quds)
Nadi Al-Dubai               Al-Dubai SC                   Nablus
Nadi Al-Ittihad Al-Riyadhi  Union Sports Club             Nablus
Nadi Al-Riyadhi Tulkarem    Tulkarem SC                   Tulkarem
Nadi Al-Shabab Al-Arabi     Arab Youth SC                 Beersheba
Nadi Ossama Bin Zeid        Ossama Bin Zeid SC            Akka
Nadi Al-Qomi Akka                                         Akka
Al-Karmal                   Karmal SC                     Haifa
Nadi Muadhafen              Employees' SC                 Jaffa
Nadi Al-Natouni             Natouni SC                    Jaffa
Nadi Rowdha                                               Al-Nasreh
Orthodox Al-Nasreh          Nasreh Orthodox               Al-Nasreh
Nadi Akka Al-Riyadhi        Akka Sports Club              Akka
Al-Qorwi                                                  Jerusalem (Al-Quds)
Nadi Al-Akhwan Al-Muslameen Muslim Brothers SC 
Al-Ansar Al-Fadhila 
Nadi Al-Tahdeb
Al-Muassat Al-Katholiya     Catholic 
Hoetshamen 
Nadi Jamaa Amal Al-Arab     Arab Worker’s Group Club
Nadi Islami Al-Ramli 
Nadi Shabab Al-Jatmae 

Jewish clubs
Name                                                 Year
Maccabi Rishon LeZion–Yafo                           1906 [*1]
Maccabi Rehovot                                      1909
Maccabi Hashmonai Jerusalem                          1911
Maccabi Petah-Tikva                                  1912
Maccabi Haifa                                        1919
Hapoel Haifa                                         1924
Hapoel Jerusalem                                     1925
Hapoel Tel-Aviv                                      1927
Hapoel Petah-Tikva                                   1930
Bnei Yehuda Tel-Aviv                                 1935
Hapoel Kfar Saba                                     1936
Beitar Jerusalem                                     1936
Hakaoh Tel Aviv                                      1938 [*2]
Beitar Jerusalem                                     1939
Hapoel Irony Rishon LeZion                           1940
Maccabi Netanya                                      1942
Beitar Tel-Aviv 
Maccabi Nes-Ziona 
Hapoel Ramat-Gan 
Hapoel Rishon-LeZion 
Maccabi Rishon-LeZion 
Maccabi Jaffa 
Hapoel Drom Tel-Aviv 
Hapoel Rishon LeZion 

[*1] later merged with Maccabi Reihovot to form Maccabi Tel-Aviv 
[*2] merged in 1959 with Maccabi Ramat-Gan to form Hakoah Ramat-Gan

Since 1948

Name                        Translation               Year City/Region
Nadi Shabab Balatah         Balatah Youth Club        1950 Nablus
Kadamat Al-Rafah            Rafah Services Club       1951 Rafah
Nadi Kadamat Al-Maghazi     Al-Maghazi Services Club  1951 
Shabab Al-Rafah                                       1953
Nadi Muadhafen              Employees’ Club      [*1] 1955 Jerusalem (Al-Quds)
Nadi Al-Hattein             Hattein SC                1959 Nablus
IBAL Sports Club                                      1959 Nablus 
Shabab Khan Younis                                    1960 Khan Younis
Shabab Al-Bireh                                       1964 Ramallah
Orthodox Bei Sahur          Orthodox Club Bei Sahur   1965 Bethlehem
Kadamat Khan Younis         Khan Younis Services Club 1965 Gaza
Nadi Al-Owasi Al-Riyadhi    Al-Owaisi Sports Club     1968 Jerusalem (Al-Quds)
Nadi Al-Jayyous             Jayyous Sports Club       1969 West Bank
Nadi Al-Arabi               Arab Sports Club          1969 Beit Safafa
Al-Hilal Al-Quds            Al-Hilal                  1972 Jerusalem (Al-Quds)
Shabab Akabat Jaber         Shabab Akabat Jaber       1974 Jericho
Wadi Al-Neiss YC            Wadi Al-Neiss YC          1974 Bethlehem
Islami Sahwan               Sahwan Islamic Club       1976 Bethlehem
Tariq Bin Ziyad             Tariq Bin Ziyad SC        1977 Hebron (Khalil)
Shabab Ahly Al-Naserat                                1977 Naserat
Nadi Al-Azoun Azoun SC                                1978 Qalqiliyah
Shabab Al-Zewaida                                     1979 Zewaida
Nadi Al-Zaytoun             Zaytoun SC                1982 Gaza
Shabab Khan Younis          Khan Younis Youth SC [*2] 1982 Gaza
Nadi Al-Quds                Al-Quds Club              1990 Jerusalem (Al-Quds)
Shabab Beit Amt             Shabab Beit Amt           1992 Hebron (Khalil)
Nadi Silwan                 Silwan Sports Club        1992 Jerusalem (Al-Quds)
Shabab Al-Karas             Shabab Al-Karas          1998? Hebron (Khalil)
Shabab Al-Sahel                                       1993 Zewaida
Jamaa El-Salah Islami                                 1993 Deir Baleh
Al-Aqsa                                               1993 Al-Naserat
Palestine                                             1994 Gaza
Nadi Ahly Al-Bareej                                   1994 Bareej
Nadi Al-Wahda Al-Riyadhi    Wahda Sports Club         1995 Rafah

[*1] from Nadi Nahda and Arabi  
[*2] known as Al-Rahiaa until 1987

About this document

Partial source: Issam Khalidi, "Body and Ideology - Early Athletics in Palestine (1900-1948)"

With thanks to Hans Schöggl for earlier version of file

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Author: Hassanin Mubarak (Iraqifootball@yahoo.com)
Last updated: 20 Feb 2014

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