Hapoel Bnei Hurfeish ( he, הפועל בני חורפיש) is an Israeli football club based in the

Hurfeish Hurfeish ( ar, حرفيش; he, חֻרְפֵישׁ; lit. "milk thistle"Vilnay, 1964, p501/ref> or possibly from "snake" Palmer, 1881, p72/ref>) is a Druze town in the Northern District of Israel. In it had a population of . History The town i ...

. The club currently plays in Liga Gimel Upper Galilee division.

History

The club was established in 2013 as a revival of a defunct club, Hapoel Hurfeish, which operated until 2003, and in its best played in Liga Alef. The new club was placed in the Upper Galilee division of Liga Gimel, and finished 11th in its first season in the league, and 6th in its second season. In the cup, the club's best achievement is the fourth round, which doubles as the league cup final, where they lost in 2014–15 to Maccabi Nahf 1–5.

Home ground

The club plays his home matches in the nearby village of

Peki'in Peki'in (alternatively Peqi'in) ( he, פְּקִיעִין) or Buqei'a ( ar, البقيعة), is a Druze in Israel , Druze–Arab citizens of Israel, Arab town with Local council (Israel), local council status in Israel's Northern District (Is ...

, as the old football stadium in the village, which was built in 1978, deemed unfit. Work on the renovation of the stadium began in 2013, but work was halted in early 2014 as the budget ran out, due to inadequate planning.Work Halting in The Football Stadium
Sharaf Sharaf, 16 March 2014, Horfesh.net

References

External links

Hapoel Bnei Hurfeish
Israel Football Association
Horfesh.net (Sport section)

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Association football clubs established in 2013