Hapoel Migdal HaEmek F.C.

Hapoel Migdal HaEmek

Full name

Hapoel Migdal HaEmek Football Club
הפועל מגדל העמק

Founded

1959

Ground

Municipal Stadium, Migdal HaEmek

Capacity

1,000

Chairman

Henry Ifergan

Manager

Rafi Buskila

League

Liga Alef North

2014–15

5th

Home colours

Away colours

Hapoel Migdal HaEmek (Hebrew: הפועל מגדל העמק‎) is an Israeli football club based in Migdal HaEmek. The club currently plays in Liga Alef North division.

History

The club was founded in 1959, and in the 1963–64 season appeared for the first time in Liga Bet, the third tier of Israeli football at the time. In the 1970–71 season, the club won Liga Bet North A division, and made historic promotion to Liga Alef, the second tier of Israeli football at the time. Their debut season in Liga Alef, appeared to be their most successful season to date, as they finished the league in the fifth place, and also had success in the Israel State Cup, by eliminating top division club, Hapoel Kfar Saba with a score of 5-2.^[1] in the 1973–74 season the club finished bottom in Liga Alef North division, and relegated to Liga Bet after finishing bottom in the relegation play-offs.

Ever since, the club had spells in Liga Alef (now the third tier) in the early 1980s and in the late 1990s until the early 2000s, which ended in relegation to Liga Bet. In the 2011–12 season the club returned to Liga Alef, following a successful promotion play-off victory over Tzeirei Bir al-Maksur after penalties.^[2]

In their comeback season to Liga Alef, the club finished in the third place, and qualified to the promotion play-offs, where they won 3-0 against Hapoel Asi Gilboa, and 2-1 against Hapoel Herzliya. Migdal HaEmek were eliminated in the third round, after losing 0-1 to the Liga Alef South play-offs winner, Beitar Kfar Saba. In the following season, the club finished fourth, and once again qualified to the promotion play-offs, where they won in the first round 2-0 against F.C. Karmiel Safed, and were eliminated in the second round, after losing on penalties 3-5 to Ironi Tiberias, after the match ended in 1-1 draw. In the following season, the club finished fifth and qualifierd to the promotion play-offs for the third successive time. However, they were eliminated in the first round, after losing on penalties 3-4 to Ironi Nesher, after the match ended in 2-2 draw.

External links

Hapoel Migdal HaEmek Israel Football Association (Hebrew)

References

Team in a day: Hapoel Migdal HaEmek Doublepass (Hebrew)

↑ Heavy defeat for Kfar Saba in Migdal HaEmek Maariv, 20.4.72, Historical Jewish Press (Hebrew)
↑ Hapoel Migdal HaEmek 0-0 F.C. Tzeirei Bir al-Maksur The Israel Football Association (Hebrew)

Third Level Israeli football leagues seasons

North	F.C. Karmiel Safed Hapoel Asi Gilboa Hapoel Beit She'an Hapoel Hadera Hapoel Herzliya Hapoel Iksal Hapoel Ironi Baqa al-Gharbiyye Hapoel Kafr Kanna Hapoel Migdal HaEmek Ihud Bnei Majd al-Krum Ironi Nesher Ironi Tiberias Maccabi Daliyat al-Karmel Maccabi Ironi Kiryat Ata Maccabi Sektzia Ma'alot-Tarshiha Maccabi Tzur Shalom

South	Beitar Kfar Saba Bnei Eilat F.C. Kafr Qasim F.C. Shikun HaMizrah Hakoah Ramat Gan Hapoel Azor Hapoel Bik'at HaYarden Hapoel Hod HaSharon Hapoel Kfar Shalem Hapoel Mahane Yehuda Hapoel Marmorek Hapoel Morasha Maccabi Amishav Petah Tikva Maccabi Jaffa Kabilio 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 2014–15 2015–16

See also: Liga Artzit

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