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