The club was founded in 1912, among the first football clubs to be formed in Palestine.Who Taught Atatürk to Play Football Dr. Haim Kaufman, Et-Mol, July 2006 During its early years the club played matches against nearby clubs, such as Maccabi Hadera, Maccabi Haifa and clubs from nearby settlements, such as Binyamina and Giv'at Ada. The club took part in the 1929 and 1930 editions of the Palestine Cup, reaching the semi-finals in 1929, before falling to Maccabi Tel Aviv.
