Hapoel Isfiya F.C.

Hapoel Isfiya

Full name

Hapoel Isfiya Football Club
הפועל עוספיא

Founded

1973
2003 (Refounded)

Ground

Isfiya Ground, Isfiya

Chairman

Slimane Marzok

Manager

Slimane Abu Rukun

League

Liga Gimel Samaria

2013–14

Liga Bet North B, 12th (Relegated)

Home colours

Away colours

Hapoel Isfiya (Hebrew: הפועל עוספיא‎) is a football club based in Isfiya in northern Israel. The club is currently in Liga Gimel Samaria division.

History

Hapoel Isfiya played their entire history in the lower divisions of Israeli football.

A previous club named Hapoel Isfiya, was in existence in 1973,^[1] Hapoel joined Liga Dalet, the lowest tier of Israeli football at the time, and reached Liga Gimel by 1976.^[2] The club had folded, and a new club was founded in the village, Maccabi Isfiya, which in its prime have reached Liga Alef, the third tier of Israeli football.

Hapoel Isfiya were re-established after Maccabi Isfiya had folded at the end of the 2002–03 season, and upon its re-establishment, received the players from the defunct club and joined Liga Gimel Samaria division.^[3] In the following season, the club was transferred to the Jezreel division,^[4] and achieved promotion to Liga Bet, after the division winners, Hapoel Kfar Kama, had folded.

In 2005, the club became known as Hapoel Ironi HaCarmel, named after the short-lived city, Carmel City, which was a merger of Isfiya and Daliyat al-Karmel. However, after the merger was canceled in 2008, the club was renamed back to Hapoel Isfiya.^[5]

Hapoel Isfiya finished at the fifth place of Liga Bet North B division In both 2009–10 and 2010–11 seasons, and qualified for the Promotion play-offs, where in both occasions, they lost 0-2 in the first round to Hapoel Iksal and F.C. Givat Olga respectively. In 2012–13, the club finished 13th and avoided relegation after beating F.C. Bu'eine 4-0 in the first round of the Relegation play-offs. However, in the following season, the club finished 12th and relegated to Liga Gimel after losing in the Relegation play-offs 2-3 to Hapoel Umm al-Ghanem Nein and 0-1 to F.C. Tzeirei Tur'an in the decisive match.

In Popular Culture

Hapoel Isfiya appeared at the 34th episode, "Football", of Israeli TV series, Hafuch, when Anat (played by Einat Weitzman),^[6] became richer following an investment at the Stock exchange market, until she mistakenly bought Hapoel Isfiya.^[7] However, it has to be noted that Hapoel Isfiya was a fictional football club at the time, since the TV series were filmed between 1996 and 1999, while the club came into existence in 2003.

External links

Hapoel Isfiya Israel Football Association (Hebrew)

References

↑ Tomorrow the second round of the State Cup Davar, 7.9.1973, Historical Jewish Press (Hebrew)
↑ Liga Gimel Maariv, 3.10.1976, Historical Jewish Press (Hebrew)
↑ Hapoel Isfiya 2003/2004 Israel Football Association (Hebrew)
↑ Hapoel Isfiya 2004/2005 Israel Football Association (Hebrew)
↑ The FA approved Hapoel Isfiya is the official name HaCarmel Portal, 21.9.2008 (Hebrew)
↑ Hafuch (1996–1999) IMDb
↑ Everything about Hafuch Eli Eshed, e-mago.co.il, 9.8.2006 (Hebrew)

Liga Gimel

Upper Galilee	Beitar Kafr Kanna Bnei Kafr Yasif F.C. Aramshe Danun F.C. Hatzor HaGlilit F.C. Julis Hapoel Bnei Hurfeish Hapoel Bnei Peki'in Hapoel Bnei Rameh Hapoel Jat Yanuh HaGlilit Hapoel Merom HaGalil Hapoel Nahariya Hapoel Tarshiha Maccabi Ahva Yarka Maccabi Bnei Nahf

Lower Galilee	Ahi Bir al-Maksur F.C. Bnei Arraba F.C. Halat al-Sharif F.C. Kfar Kama F.C. Tzeirei Bir al-Maksur F.C. Tzeirei Ibtin F.C. Tzeirei Kafr Kanna F.C. Tzeirei Tamra Hapoel Bnei Deir al-Asad Ironi Bnei Sha'ab Maccabi Bnei Deir Hanna Maccabi Ironi Tamra Maccabi Kafr Manda Maccabi Tzeirei Shefa-'Amr

Jezreel	Beitar Afula Beitar al-Amal Nazareth Beitar Ein Mahil Beitar Umm al-Fahm Bnei Umm al-Fahm F.C. Nazareth Illit Hanan Ohayon Hapoel Bnei Ar'ara 'Ara Hapoel Bnei Fureidis Hapoel Bnei Musmus Hapoel Bnei Nazareth Hapoel Bnei Zalafa Hapoel al-Ittihad Nazareth Hapoel Ka'abiyye Ihud Bnei Baqa Maccabi Isfiya

Samaria	Beitar Hadera Beitar Pardes Hanna F.C. Haifa Ruby Shapira F.C. Hapoel Kiryat Yam Hapoel Ahva Haifa Hapoel Bnei Jisr az-Zarqa Hapoel Halissa Hapoel Ihud Bnei Jatt Hapoel Ironi Or Akiva Hapoel Isfiya Hapoel Tirat HaCarmel Maccabi Ironi Barta'a Maccabi Ironi Tirat HaCarmel Maccabi Neve Sha'anan Eldad

Sharon	Beitar Ironi Ariel Beitar Nes Tubruk F.C. Bnei Qalansawe F.C. Kafr Qasim Nibrass F.C. Netanya Hapoel Aliyah Kfar Saba Hapoel Jaljulia Hapoel Kafr Bara Hapoel Oranit Hapoel Pardesiya Noam Hapoel Tzeirei Qalansawe Maccabi HaSharon Netanya Shimshon Bnei Tayibe Shimshon Kafr Qasim

Tel Aviv	Beitar Ezra Beitar Jaffa Zion Bnei Yehud Brit Sport Ma'of Elitzur Jaffa Tel Aviv Elitzur Yehud F.C. Mahanaim Ramat Gan Hapoel Abirei Bat Yam Hapoel Kiryat Shalom Hapoel Neve Golan Ironi Beit Dagan Maccabi Hashikma Hen Maccabi Ironi Or Yehuda Maccabi Pardes Katz Maccabi Spartak Ramat Gan Shikun Vatikim Ramat Gan

Central	Agudat Sport Nordia Jerusalem F.C. Holon Yaniv F.C. Rishon LeZion Hapoel Antonio Ortodoxim Jaffa Hapoel F.C. Hevel Modi'in Hapoel Ironi Gedera Hapoel Matzliah Hapoel Mevaseret Zion Hapoel Ramla Hapoel Tirat Shalom Ironi Lod Maccabi Kiryat Ekron Maccabi Rehovot Shimshon Tel Aviv

South	Bnei al-Salam Rahat Elitzur Ironi Yehuda F.C. Be'er Sheva Haim Levy F.C. Hapoel Yeruham F.C. Ironi Kuseife F.C. Tzeirei al-Hoshla Hapoel Tel Sheva Hapoel Tzeirei al-Mahdi Maccabi Ironi Hura Maccabi Ironi Sderot Maccabi Segev Shalom

Seasons (fifth level)	1958–59 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 2014–15

Seasons (sixth level)	1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09