Hapoel Afula ( he, הפועל עפולה) is a

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club based in Afula, Israel. It currently plays in the

Israeli National League Liga Leumit ( he, ליגה לאומית, lit. ''National League'') is the second division of the Israeli Football League, and below its Premier League. Structure There are 16 clubs in the league. At the end of each season, the two lowest-place ...

History

The club was established in 1968, and was a member of the top division during the 1970s and 1980s. A decline saw the club merge with Hapoel Gilboa to form

Hapoel Gilboa/Afula Hapoel Afula ( he, הפועל עפולה) was a basketball club in Israel. The club was formed by a merger of Hapoel Gilboa and Hapoel Afula B.C., Hapoel Afula. The club played in the Israeli Basketball Super League until 2008 when it was relegate ...

. The merged club played in the top division until 2008, when they were relegated after finishing bottom. In June 2008 the merged club was disbanded, and Hapoel Afula became an independent club again (while Hapoel Gilboa would receive the top-division license of Hapoel Galil Elyon to form a new team, Hapoel Gilboa Galil).The demise of Galil Elyon / 'And here, friends, once played a basketball team'
Haaretz, 15 June 2008 In their first season, Afula won the Liga Leumit play-off against Hapoel Lev HaSharon 3-1, and returned to the top division. After one season, the group returned to the second division because the management could not arrange a suitable budget.

Roster

Notable players

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References

Afula Basketball teams established in 1968 Afula Liga Leumit (basketball) teams Former Israeli Basketball Premier League teams {{Israel-basketball-team-stub