Sakhnin Football Club

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Bnei Sakhnin F.C., an Israeli football club based at the Doha Stadium in Sakhnin. They are the most successful Israeli Arab club in the country, having won the State Cup in 2004.
The club was formed by a merger of Maccabi Sakhnin and Hapoel Sakhnin in 1996, taking the names Ihoud (Hebrew: איחוד‎, United) and Bnei (Hebrew: בני‎, Sons of) in the process. Despite dropping the names Maccabi and Hapoel, UEFA still refers to the club as Hapoel Bnei Sakhnin.
The fan base of Bnei Sakhnin is smaller in comparison to other Israeli clubs. The majority of fans of Bnei Sakhnin are Arab Israelis, but the club also has many Jewish Israeli fans from the neighbouring kibbutzim.