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, Jezreel
2014–15	3rd
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, Jezreel division.

History[edit]

Hapoel Isfiya has 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 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 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 in fifth place of Liga Bet, North B division in both the 2009–10 and 2010–11 seasons, and qualified for the Promotion play-offs, where on 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 was 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.

Honours[edit]

League[edit]

Honour	No.	Years
Sixth tier	1	2004–05

In popular culture[edit]

Hapoel Isfiya appeared in the 34th episode, "Football", of the Israeli TV series Hafuch, when Anat (played by Einat Weitzman),^[6] became richer following an investment in the stock 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 was filmed between 1996 and 1999, while the club came into existence in 2003.

External links[edit]

Hapoel Isfiya Archived 2015-04-04 at the Wayback Machine Israel Football Association (in Hebrew)

References[edit]

^ Tomorrow the second round of the State Cup Davar, 7.9.1973, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)
^ Liga Gimel Maariv, 3.10.1976, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)
^ Hapoel Isfiya 2003/2004 Archived 2015-02-08 at the Wayback Machine Israel Football Association (in Hebrew)
^ Hapoel Isfiya 2004/2005 Archived 2015-02-08 at the Wayback Machine Israel Football Association (in Hebrew)
^ The FA approved Hapoel Isfiya is the official name Archived 2015-02-08 at the Wayback Machine HaCarmel Portal, 21.9.2008 (in Hebrew)
^ Hafuch (1996–1999) IMDb
^ Everything about Hafuch Eli Eshed, e-mago.co.il, 9.8.2006 (in Hebrew)

[1] Tomorrow the second round of the State Cup Davar, 7.9.1973, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)

[2] Liga Gimel Maariv, 3.10.1976, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)

[3] Hapoel Isfiya 2003/2004 Archived 2015-02-08 at the Wayback Machine Israel Football Association (in Hebrew)

[4] Hapoel Isfiya 2004/2005 Archived 2015-02-08 at the Wayback Machine Israel Football Association (in Hebrew)

[5] The FA approved Hapoel Isfiya is the official name Archived 2015-02-08 at the Wayback Machine HaCarmel Portal, 21.9.2008 (in Hebrew)

[6] Hafuch (1996–1999) IMDb

[7] Everything about Hafuch Eli Eshed, e-mago.co.il, 9.8.2006 (in Hebrew)

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v t e Liga Gimel
Upper Galilee	Bnei Maghar Hapoel Mi'ilya Hapoel Nahef F.C. Beit Jann Hapoel Fassuta Hapoel Ihud Bnei Sumei Hapoel Shlomi Ihud Bnei Majd al-Krum Maccabi Sektzia Ma'alot-Tarshiha Tzeirei Sakhnin
Lower Galilee	Beitar Kafr Kanna Beitar Kiryat Ata Bnei Kafr Yasif F.C. Kabul F.C. Kafr Yasif Hapoel Bnei Dir al-Asad Hapoel Ironi Ibli'in Maccabi Basmat Tab'un Maccabi Ihud Bnei Ibtin Tzeirei Kafr Manda
Jezreel	Beitar Umm al-Fahm Bnei Daburiyya Bnei Umm al-Fahm F.C. Kafr Kama F.C. Mash'ad Hapoel Daliyat al-Karmel Hapoel Ein as-Sahala Hapoel Ramot Menashe Megido Hapoel Reineh Hapoel Tzeirei Nazareth Maccabi Ironi Barta'a Tzeirei Iksal
Samaria	Beitar Pardes Hanna F.C. Kababir F.C. Kiryat Haim F.C. Pardes Hanna-Karkur F.C. Or Akiva F.C. Karmel Haifa Hapoel Bnei Jasr a-Zarqa Hapoel Ihud Bnei Jatt Hapoel Kiryat Haim Maccabi Barkai Tzeirei Haifa Tzofey Haifa
Sharon	Beitar Kfar Saba Beitar Mate Binyamin Beitar Tubruk Bnei Jaljulia Bnei Tira F.C. Bnei Ra'anana F.C. Bnei Zemer F.C. Giv'at Shmuel F.C. Kafr Qasim Nibrass F.C. Ironi Ariel Hapoel 1928 Kfar Saba Hapoel Oranit Hapoel Pardesiya Ironi Rosh HaAyin Maccabi Ironi Kfar Yona Maccabi HaSharon Netanya Shimshon Bnei Tayibe
Tel Aviv	Agudat Sport Holon Beitar Ezra Beitar Jaffa Bnei Herzliya Bnei Yehud Dizengoff Tel Aviv Elitzur Jaffa Tel Aviv Elitzur Yehud Yotel F.C. Tel Aviv Hakoah Gil Ramat Gan Hapoel Neve Golan Hapoel Ramat Yisrael Hapoel Tzafririm Holon Maccabi Giv'at Shmuel Maccabi Hashikma Ramat Hen Maccabi Ironi Or Yehuda Maccabi Pardes Katz Maccabi Spartak Ramat Gan Maccabi Yehud-Monosson Shikun Vatikim Ramat Gan
Central	Ashdod City Beitar Gan Yavne Beitar Gedera Bnei Ramla Bnei Yeechalal Rehovot Beitar Ironi Ma'ale Adumim F.C. Be'er Ya'akov F.C. Rishon LeZion Hapoel Mevaseret Zion Hapoel Tirat Shalom Ihud Tzeirei Abu Gush Ironi Beit Shemesh Maccabi Be'er Ya'akov Maccabi Bnei Abu Gush Macccabi Kiryat Ekron Tzeirei Lod
South	Bnei Yeruham F.C. Be'er Sheva F.C. Be'er Sheva Haim Levy F.C. Meitar Hapoel Bnei Kuseife Hapoel Rahat Maccabi Ashkelon Maccabi Be'er Sheva Maccabi Ironi Hura Otzma Be'er Sheva Tzeirei Rahat
Seasons (fifth tier)	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 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24
Seasons (sixth tier)	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