Hapoel Kiryat Haim F.C.

Hapoel Kiryat Haim
Full name	Hapoel Kiryat Haim Football Club הפועל קרית חיים
Founded	1936 2016 (refounded)
Dissolved	1976
Ground	Thomas D'Alesandro Stadium, Kiryat Haim
Chairman	Amitay Ben Zaken
Manager	Reuven Be Arush
League	Liga Gimel Samaria

Hapoel Kiryat Haim (Hebrew: הפועל קרית חיים‎‎) is an Israeli football club based in the Haifa suburb of Kiryat Haim. The club played home matches at the Thomas D'Alesandro Stadium.

History

The club was founded in 1936. During its early days, Hapoel Kiryat Haim played mostly against other Haifa region teams and military teams.^[1]^[2]^[3]

In the first post-independence season, the club won the North Division of Liga Meuhedet, the temporary second tier in the 1949–50 season, and in the following season, 1951–52 (there was no league football in the 1950–51 season), they were placed in the North Division of Liga Bet. In the 1954–55 season, the club won Liga Bet North division and qualified for the promotion play-offs for the newly formed Israeli top division, Liga Leumit, where they faced the South division winners, Maccabi Jaffa and the 11th and 12th placed clubs in the 1954–55 Liga Alef, Beitar Jerusalem and Hapoel Kfar Saba. Hapoel Kiryat Haim were not promoted after they finished third in the play-offs, and were placed in Liga Alef, which became the second tier of Israeli football at the 1955–56 season. In Liga Alef, Hapoel Kiryat Haim finished runners-up in the 1955–56 and 1958–59 seasons, and third placed in the 1961–62, 1965–66 and 1966–68 seasons. At the end of the 1969–70 season, they finished second bottom in Liga Alef North division and relegated to Liga Bet. In 1970–71 The club made an immediate return to Liga Alef, after they won Liga Bet North B division. However, in the following season, they finished bottom in Liga Alef North and dropped back to Liga Bet. The club suffered further relegation in 1974–75, this time to Liga Gimel, after they finished second bottom in Liga Bet North A division.

The senior team folded in 1976, and all of its players were released and were free to join other clubs, although the youth section of the club was still maintained.^[4] In 1980, the youth section was the only football activity of Hapoel Kiryat Haim, when the sports club faced deep financial crisis and was on the verge of closure.^[5]^[6] In spite of that, the senior team was re-established at the summer of 1980, and was promoted to from Liga Dalet to Liga Gimel at the end of the season. However, at the summer of 1981, Hapoel Kiryat Haim merged with Liga Bet club, Hapoel HaTzair Haifa, to form Hapoel HaTzair Kiryat Haim.^[7] After several seasons playing in Liga Gimel, now the fifth and lowest tier of Israeli football, the merged club was also folded.^[8]

Honours

League

Honour	No.	Years
Second tier	2	1949–50, 1954–55
Third tier	1	1970–71
Fifth tier	1	1986–87¹

¹As Hapoel HaTzair Kiryat Haim

References

↑ A letter from Haifa Davar, 27.7.1936, Historical Jewish Press (Hebrew)
↑ Sport Davar, 25.1.1937, Historical Jewish Press (Hebrew)
↑ Kiryat Haim Davar, 5.7.1937, Historical Jewish Press (Hebrew)
↑ After 24 years Ronny Dora fulfills his dream to be at Maccabi Haifa Itzhak Haberman, Maccabi Haifa, 19.6.2000 (Hebrew)
↑ Kiryat Haim became "defunct" Maariv, 10.1.1980, Historical Jewish Press (Hebrew)
↑ Spiegler donates 5,000 IL to save the youth team of Hapoel Kiryat Haim Maariv, 11.2.1980, Historical Jewish Press (Hebrew)
↑ Football union in Haifa (Page 4) Hadshot HaSport, 1.7.1981, archive.football.co.il (Hebrew)
↑ The Ballad of Dabur Elikashvili Mati Sin Krona, Ynet, 18.7.2003 (Hebrew)

Football in Israel

Domestic leagues

Men	Premier League (2016–17) Liga Leumit (2016–17) Liga Alef (2016–17) Liga Bet (2016–17) Liga Gimel (2016–17) Noar Premier League (2016–17)

Women	Women's League (2016–17)

Other	Beach Soccer League ('16) ('17) Futsal League

Domestic cups

Men	State Cup (2016–17) Super Cup Toto Cup (2016–17 Al, 2016–17 Leumit) Youth State Cup (2016–17)

Women	Israeli Women's Cup (2016–17)

Defunct competitions

National teams

Men	National team (History Players Records) U-21 U-19 U-18 U-17 Mandatory Palestine

Women	National team U-19 U-17

Other	National beach team National futsal team

Related to national team

International tournaments

Other articles

Lists and categories

Israel Football Association (IFA)

Liga Gimel

Upper Galilee	F.C. Aramshe Danun F.C. Bnei M.M.B.E. HaGolan VeHaGalil F.C. Tzeirei Tamra Hapoel Bnei Bi'ina Hapoel Bnei Hurfeish Hapoel Bnei Tuba-Zangariyye Hapoel Bnei Peki'in Hapoel Bnei Rameh Hapoel Merom HaGalil Hapoel Nahariya Hapoel Tarshiha Maccabi Ahva Yarka Maccabi Ahva Sha'ab

Lower Galilee	Ahi Bir al-Maksur Beitar Kiryat Ata F.C. Halat al-Sharif Bnei Arraba F.C. Kfar Kama F.C. Tzeirei Bir al-Maksur Hapoel Bnei Deir al-Asad Hapoel Ironi Bni I'billin Maccabi Bnei Nujidat Ironi Bnei Sha'ab Maccabi Kafr Manda Maccabi Ironi Tamra

Jezreel	Beitar Afula Beitar Ein Mahil Beitar Umm al-Fahm Bnei Musheirifa Baiada F.C. Nazareth Illit Hapoel Bnei Ar'ara 'Ara Hapoel Bnei Musmus Hapoel Ein as-Sahala Ihud Bnei Baqa Maccabi Bnei Reineh Maccabi Basmat Tab'un

Samaria	Beitar Pardes Hanna Hapoel Ahva Haifa F.C. Pardes Hanna-Karkur Hapoel Bnei Fureidis Hapoel Halissa Hapoel Kiryat Haim Hapoel Ironi Or Akiva Hapoel Isfiya Hapoel Menashe Maccabi Neve Sha'anan Eldad Maccabi Isfiya Maccabi Ironi Barta'a

Sharon	Beitar Tubruk Bnei Qalansawe F.C. Bnei Ra'anana F.C. Ironi Ariel F.C. Kafr Qasim Nibrass F.C. Netanya F.C. Tzeirei Tira Hapoel Jaljulia Hapoel Oranit Hapoel Kafr Bara Maccabi HaSharon Netanya Shimshon Bnei Tayibe Shimshon Kafr Qasim

Tel Aviv	Beitar Ezra Beitar Jaffa Bnei Yehud Elitzur Jaffa Tel Aviv Elitzur Yehud Yotel Inter Aliyah Tel Aviv Hapoel Kiryat Shalom Hapoel Neve Golan Maccabi Hashikma Hen Maccabi Ironi Or Yehuda Maccabi Pardes Katz Maccabi Spartak Ramat Gan Otzma F.C. Holon Shikun Vatikim Ramat Gan Shimshon Tel Aviv Sporting Tel Aviv

Central	A.S. Ashdod Beitar Ashdod F.C. Rishon LeZion F.C. Tzeirei Lod Hapoel Abirei Bat Yam Hapoel Bnei Ashdod Hapoel Ironi Gedera Hapoel Mevaseret Zion Hapoel Matzliah Hapoel Ramla Hapoel Tirat Shalom Ironi Lod Maccabi Kiryat Ekron Maccabi Rehovot

South	A.S. Ashkelon Beitar Kiryat Gat Elitzur Ironi Yehuda F.C. Arad F.C. Be'er Sheva Haim Levy F.C. Ironi Kuseife F.C. Tzeirei al-Hoshla Hapoel Ar'arat an-Naqab Hapoel Merhavim Hapoel Rahat Hapoel Yeruham Maccabi Dimona Maccabi Ironi Hura

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 2015–16 2016–17

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

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