In 2000 the club's owner Barukh Ofir decided to move the club to Kiryat Ata (whose previous club, Hapoel Kiryat Ata, had folded) and rename it Maccabi Ironi Kiryat Ata. In the club's first season in its new guise, they were relegated to Liga Artzit (now the third tier).
In 2000, Barukh Ofir decided to transfer the club to Kiryat Ata and rename it Maccabi Ironi Kiryat Ata. During their initial campaign under this new identity, they were relegated to Liga Artzit (now the third tier).