Hapoel Bnei Nazareth ( he, הפועל בני נצרת), ( ar, شباب الناصرة) was an Israeli football club based in

Nazareth Nazareth ( ; ar, النَّاصِرَة, ''an-Nāṣira''; he, נָצְרַת, ''Nāṣəraṯ''; arc, ܢܨܪܬ, ''Naṣrath'') is the largest city in the Northern District of Israel. Nazareth is known as "the Arab capital of Israel". In ...

. The club is currently in

Liga Gimel Liga Gimel ( he, ליגה ג', lit. ''League C'') is the fifth and bottom division of Israeli Football League, a position it has held since 2009. From Liga Alef and downwards to this, each league is separated by region as well. History Liga Gimel ...

Jezreel division.

History

The club was founded in 1959 and joined

of the

Israel Football Association The Israel Football Association (IFA; he, ההתאחדות לכדורגל בישראל, ''HaHit'aḥdut leKaduregel beIsrael'', literally "The Association of Football in Israel") is the governing body of football in Israel. It organizes a variet ...

In 1960. In the 1962–63 season, the club have reached

Liga Bet Liga Bet ( he, ליגה ב', lit. ''League B'') is the fourth tier of the Israeli football league system. It is divided into four regional divisions. History League football started in Israel in 1949–50, a year after the Israeli Declaration of ...

, the third tier of Israeli football at the time and in the following season, finished third in Liga Bet North A division and were promoted to

Liga Alef Liga Alef ( he, ליגה א', , League A) is the third tier of the Israeli football league system. It is divided into two regional divisions, north and south. History League football began in Israel in 1949–50, a year after the Israeli Declar ...

following a victory of 8–0 against Beitar Kiryat Shmona, in front of more than 6,000 spectators. Thus, they became the second

Arab-Israeli The Arab citizens of Israel are the largest ethnic minority in the country. They comprise a hybrid community of Israeli citizens with a heritage of Palestinian citizenship, mixed religions (Muslim, Christian or Druze), bilingual in Arabic an ...

club to reach the second tier of Israeli football after Ahva Notzrit Haifa, which have played in the second tier until 1956. The club have played eleven consecutive seasons in the second tier, with their best placing was the ninth place in Liga Alef North division in both 1968–69 and 1970–71 seasons. In 1976, following the creation of

Liga Artzit Liga Artzit ( he, ליגה ארצית, lit. ''Country League'') is the defunct third division of Israeli Football League, beneath its highest division Premier League and the second division Liga Leumit. Before being cancelled in 2009, it was run b ...

, Liga Alef became the third tier of Israeli football, where the club continued to play after they finished tenth at the 1975–76 season. In the 1977–78 season the club finished second bottom, and relegated to Liga Bet (now the fourth tier). The club made an immediate return to Liga Alef, after they won Liga Bet North division in the following season. after another relegation in the 1984–85 season, the club bounced back to Liga Alef two seasons later, following a victory of 2–0 against Maccabi Acre in a decisive match which was held in

Daliyat al-Karmel Daliyat el-Karmel ( ar, دَالِيَةِ ٱلْكَرْمِل, he, דַלְיַת אֶל-כַּרְמֶל, "vineyards ( دالية) of Carmel") is a Druze town located on Mount Carmel in the Haifa District of Israel, around 20 km southeast ...

.Bnei Nazareth in Liga Alef
Maariv, 14.6.1987, Historical Jewish Press Bnei Nazareth played in Liga Alef until the 1989–90 season, in which they finished second bottom and relegated to Liga Bet. In the 2003–04 season, the club finished second bottom in Liga Bet North B division and relegated to Liga Gimel, the lowest tier of Israeli football. In the 2014–15 season of Liga Gimel Jezreel division, the club was punished with suspension of activity by the Israel Football Association and eventually folded.Decision of the Disciplinary Tribunal, File 91352
The Israel Football Association, 7.1.2015

Honours

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External links

Hapoel Bnei Nazareth
The Israel Football Association

References

{{Football in Israel

Association football clubs established in 1959 1959 establishments in Israel Association football clubs disestablished in 2015 2015 disestablishments in Israel