Hapoel Bnei Zalafa () is an
Arab-
Israeli football club based in
Zalafa. The club currently plays in .
History
The club was founded in 2010 and registered to play in
Liga Gimel, where it was placed in the Jezreel division, where it played for five seasons, until it was promoted just before the beginning of the
2015–16 season, as
F.C. Givat Olga
F.C. Givat Olga ( he, מועדון ספורט גבעת אולגה), ''Moadon Sport Givat Olga'', lit. ''Givat Olga Sport Club'' (or in short he, מ.ס. גבעת אולגה ''Mem Samekh Givat Olga'', lit. ''F.C. Givat Olga'') was an Israeli footba ...
and
Hapoel Hadera
Hapoel Hadera–Giv'at Olga "Shulem Schwarz" F.C. ( he, מועדון כדורגל הפועל חדרה–גבעת אולגה שולם שוורץ) is an Israeli football club from Hadera.
They currently play in the Israeli Premier League, and have ...
merged, leaving an available spot in
Liga Bet, which was given to the club as the third best runners-up in
Liga Gimel (as the two best runners-up,
Maccabi Bnei Nahf and
Ahi Bir al-Maksur were already promoted during the summer break). The club finished 4th in its first season in Liga Bet and qualified to the promotion play-offs, losing to
Hapoel Umm al-Fahm in the divisional finals on penalties.
Liga Be: Bu'eine vs. U.E. Fahm, Tira vs. F.C. B.S.
Michael Weisserman and Eli Shmueli, 2 May 2016, DoublePass
References
External links
Hapoel Bnei Zalafa
The Israel Football Association
{{Liga Alef
Zalafa
Association football clubs established in 2010
2010 establishments in Israel
Hapoel football clubs
Arab-Israeli football clubs