The city's main football club, Maccabi Ironi Kiryat Ata, plays in Liga Leumit, the second tier of Israeli football.
Maccabi Haifa F.C. | Maccabi Tel Aviv B.C. | Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona F.C. | ATA Airlines | ATA | Maccabi Ahi Nazareth F.C. | Kiryat Ono | Parallel ATA | Maccabi Ramat Gan | Maccabi Petah Tikva F.C. | Maccabi Ironi Kiryat Ata F.C. | Sâhib Ata | Maccabi Ramat Gan F.C. | Maccabi Netanya F.C. | Kiryat Gat | Kiryat Bialik | Te Ata Fisher | Simeon Rabban Ata | Malik Ata Muhammad Khan | Maccabi Kafr Kanna F.C. | Maccabi Ironi Ashdod F.C. | Kiryat Ye'arim | Kiryat Shmona massacre | Kiryat Motzkin Railway Station | Kiryat Ata | Kiryat Anavim | Ata-Zhurt | Ata Turab | Ama Ata Aidoo | Abba Yäm'ata |
Maccabi Ironi Kiryat Ata and Hapoel Jerusalem were relegated to Liga Artzit.
Abergil previously played in Maccabi Ironi Kiryat Ata, Hapoel Herzliya and Ironi Tiberias.