Wikipedia's first sentence called it “one of the top football clubs in israel”. Today it says “israeli professional football club based in the city of haifa”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “Football club Current season”. It now reads “Association football club in Israel Football club Current season”.
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The opening as it read in 2005
(MHFC) is one of the top football clubs in Israel .1It was founded in 1913 .2Maccabi Haifa is a sports association in Haifa , Israel. It operates sports teams, most notably soccer and basketball .3
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Football club Maccabi Haifa Football Club ( , Moadon HaKaduregel Maccabi Haifa ) is an Israeli football team from the city of Haifa , a section of Maccabi Haifa sports club.The club was founded in 1913, and is the first Israeli club to qualify for the group stage of the UEFA Champions League .
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Football club Current season Maccabi Haifa Football Club ( , Moadon HaKaduregel Maccabi Haifa ) is an Israeli professional football club , based in City of Haifa , a section of Maccabi Haifa sports club. that plays in the Israeli Premier League .Maccabi Haifa home games are played at Sammy Ofer Stadium .The stadium, which is shared with rivals Hapoel Haifa , is the second largest in israel football, with a total capacity of 30,820.Maccabi Haifa is one of four clubs in the "Big Four" in Israeli football .It has won twelve League titles , five State Cups and four Toto Cups .Maccabi has won the championship and the cup in the same season (referred to as winning the "double") one time, and was the First Israeli club to qualify for the group stage of the UEFA Champions League .
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Football club Current season Maccabi Haifa Football Club ( , Moadon HaKaduregel Maccabi Haifa ) is an Israeli professional football club, based in City of Haifa , a section of Maccabi Haifa sports club. The club plays in the Israeli Premier League . Maccabi Haifa home games are played at Sammy Ofer Stadium . The stadium, which is shared with rivals Hapoel Haifa , is the second largest in Israel football, with a capacity of 30,780. Maccabi Haifa is one of four clubs in the "Big Four" in Israeli football . It has won twelve League titles , Six State Cups and four Toto Cups . Maccabi has won the championship and the cup in the same season (referred to as winning the "double") one time, and was the First Israeli club to qualify for the group stage of the UEFA Champions League .
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Association football club in Israel Football club Current season Maccabi Haifa Football Club ( ) is an Israeli professional football club, based in the city of Haifa, Israel, a section of Maccabi Haifa sports club. The club plays in the Israeli Premier League . Maccabi Haifa home games are played at Sammy Ofer Stadium . The stadium, which is shared with rivals Hapoel Haifa , is the second largest in Israeli football, with a capacity of 30,942 Maccabi Haifa is one of the "Big Four" clubs in Israeli football .The meaning of the name Maccabi – 'there is no one like you among the gods' – also refers to the Star of David in the team's logo.The side has won fifteen league titles , second only to the club's biggest rivals, Maccabi Tel Aviv , six State Cups and five Toto Cups .Maccabi Haifa has won the championship and the cup in the same season (referred to as winning the "double") once, and was the first Israeli club to qualify for the group stage of the UEFA Champions League , in the 2002–03 UEFA Champions League season .Maccabi Haifa holds the record, for the most Champions League group stage qualifications for an Israeli team in three occasions.In 2020–21 , Maccabi Haifa won the Israeli Premier League, their first championship in a decade.The club won the next two titles on their way to three consecutive championships.Maccabi Haifa is currently coached by Messay Dego , who joined the team after several successful seasons with Barak Bakhar that has gone on to guide the club to three league titles in a row along with qualification for the Champions League group stages in 2022.
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Association football club in Israel Football club Current season Maccabi Haifa Football Club ( Hebrew : מועדון הכדורגל מכבי חיפה , romanized : Moadon haKaduregel Makabi Ḥefa ) is an Israeli professional football club based in the city of Haifa , Israel , a section of Maccabi Haifa sports club. The club plays in the Israeli Premier League . Maccabi Haifa home games are played at Sammy Ofer Stadium . The stadium, which is shared with rivals Hapoel Haifa , is the second largest in Israeli football, with a capacity of 30,942. Maccabi Haifa is one of the "Big Four" clubs in Israeli football . The meaning of the name Maccabi – 'there is no one like you among the gods' – also refers to the Star of David in the team's logo. The side has won fifteen league titles , second only to the club's biggest rivals, Maccabi Tel Aviv , six State Cups and five Toto Cups . Maccabi Haifa has won the championship and the cup in the same season (referred to as winning the "double") once, and was the first Israeli club to qualify for the group stage of the UEFA Champions League , in the 2002–03 UEFA Champions League season . Maccabi Haifa holds the record, for the most Champions League group stage qualifications for an Israeli team in three occasions. In 2020–21 , Maccabi Haifa won the Israeli Premier League, their first championship in a decade. The club won the next two titles on their way to three consecutive championships. Maccabi Haifa is currently coached by Barak Bakhar , who returned to the team after a short journey in the Serbian League , the same coach the led the club to three league titles in a row along with qualification for the Champions League group stages in 2022.
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Wikipedia's first sentence called it “one of the top football clubs in israel”. Today it says “israeli professional football club based in the city of haifa”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “Football club Current season”. It now reads “Association football club in Israel Football club Current season”. Read the current article and compare.
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one of the top football clubs in israel
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israeli professional football club based in the city of haifa
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