Maccabi London Lions F.C.
association football club in England
Maccabi London Lions Football Club is a football club based in Barnet, London, England. The Saturday team of the Maccabi London Lions football club are currently members of the Southern League Division One Central and play at Rowley Lane in Arkley.
History
The club was established as MALEX in 1995 by Maccabi Association London who were seeking a new challenge beyond Sunday league football. The new club joined Division One of the Hertfordshire Senior County League. In 1999 they were renamed London Lions, but remained an all-Jewish club. Their first season under the new name saw them win the Division One title, earning promotion to the Premier Division. In 2006–07 the club won the Herts Senior Centenary Trophy, beating Metropolitan Police in the final.
Maccabi London Lions were Premier Division runners-up in 2008–09 and went on to win the league in 2009–10, resulting in promotion to Division One of the Spartan South Midlands League. They won the Herts Senior Centenary Trophy for a second time the following season with a 3–2 win over Letchworth Garden City Eagles in the final. In 2012–13 the club won the Division One title, resulting in promotion to the Premier Division.
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