before the beginning of the 2008–09 season, some of maccabi jaffa's old fans gathered and reestablished the team under the name maccabi kabilio jaffa (the team is being called after its goalkeeper in the 1970s herzl kabilio who died from cancer at the age of 35). the club is a fan's club, and gains its money from the donations made by the fans. the team was registered for the 2008–09 season for the bottom league in israel, liga gimel.