Hapoel Herzliya F.C.

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Hapoel Herzliya

Full name

Hapoel Herzliya Football Club

Ground

Herzliya Municipal Stadium, Herzliya

Capacity

8,100

Chairman

Nir Shitrit

Manager

Tal Benaya

League

Liga Alef

2012–13

5th

Home colours

Away colours

Hapoel Herzliya (Hebrew: הפועל הרצליה‎) is an Israeli football club based in Herzliya. The club is currently in Liga Leumit and play their home matches at the Herzliya Municipal Stadium.

History

Prior to the Israeli Declaration of Independence, the club played five seasons at the top flight, and appeared for the last time in the 1946–47 Palestine League season, where the club relegated.

Following Israeli independence in 1949, the club was placed in Liga Bet, the second division. In 1953–54 they were relegated. the club returned to Liga Alef in the 1960–61 season, and relegated after one season to Liga Bet. However, in the Israel State Cup, the club made history, after they eliminated Maccabi Jaffa, Beitar Jerusalem and Beitar Tel Aviv, and reached the Semi-finals, where they lost to the Israeli champions at the time, Hapoel Petah Tikva, in a result of 0-4.^[1] in the 1962–63 season, they returned to Liga Alef after winning promotion play-off against Beitar Haifa. Hapoel remained in the second tier for the next 13 seasons, and their best placing came in the 1969–70 season, in which they finished as runners-up after Hapoel Hadera, which were promoted to the Liga Leumit.

In 1975-76, which was the last season of Liga Alef prior to the creation of Liga Artzit, Hapoel finished only in the fourteenth place, which was not enough to secure a place in the newly formed second tier, thus, the club relegated to the new Liga Alef (now as third tier).

After three seasons in the third tier, the club promoted to Liga Artzit in the 1978-79 season after finishing second in Liga Alef North, and then by winning promotion play-off against Maccabi Kiryat Gat. however, in the following season, their spell in Liga Artzit lasted only one season. as they finished bottom and relegated back to Liga Alef. two seasons later, they finished bottom in Liga Alef South, and relegated to the fourth tier, Liga Bet, where they remained for the next 18 seasons.

In 2000 the club won the South A Division of Liga Bet to win promotion to Liga Alef. In 2003 Hapoel won the North Division of Liga Alef and were promoted to Liga Artzit. At the end of the 2006–07 season they finished second from bottom and were relegated back to Liga Alef.

In 2009–10 the club won the South Division of Liga Alef to win promotion to Liga Leumit. in 2011–12 the club finished bottom in Liga Leumit and relegated to Liga Alef, where they play today.

Honours

Third tier (2):
- 1959-60 Liga Bet
- 2009–10 Liga Alef

Fourth tier (1):
- 2002-03 Liga Alef

Fifth tier (1):
- 1999-2000 Liga Bet

External links

Hapoel Herzliya Ironi Israel Football Association (Hebrew)

References

↑ Hapoel Petah Tikva 4 - Hapoel Hertzliya 0 Hapoel Petah Tikva Museum (Hebrew)

v t e Liga Alef

North	Ahva Arraba Beitar Nahariya F.C. Givat Olga F.C. Karmiel Safed Hapoel Asi Gilboa Hapoel Beit She'an Hapoel Daliyat al-Karmel Hapoel Hadera Hapoel Herzliya Hapoel Kfar Saba Hapoel Migdal HaEmek Ironi Tiberias Maccabi Daliyat al-Karmel Maccabi Ironi Kiryat Ata Maccabi Kafr Kanna Maccabi Tzur Shalom

South	Beitar Kfar Saba Bnei Eilat F.C. Kafr Qasim Hapoel Azor Hapoel Kfar Shalem Hapoel Mahane Yehuda Hapoel Marmorek Maccabi Be'er Sheva Maccabi Be'er Ya'akov Maccabi Amishav Petah Tikva Maccabi Ironi Bat Yam Maccabi Jaffa Kabilio Maccabi Kiryat Gat Maccabi Kiryat Malakhi Maccabi Sha'arayim Sektzia Nes Tziona

Seasons (third level)	1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14

See also: Liga Artzit

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