Hapoel HaNamal Haifa ( he, הפועל הנמל חיפה), also called Hapoel Namal Haifa, was an Israeli football club based in

Haifa Haifa ( he, חֵיפָה ' ; ar, حَيْفَا ') is the third-largest city in Israel—after Jerusalem and Tel Aviv—with a population of in . The city of Haifa forms part of the Haifa metropolitan area, the third-most populous metropol ...

History

The club was established in 1949 by workers of the

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. The club joined Liga Mehuedet, a second-tier league created especially for this season. The club finished as runners-up in the Samaria Division and was placed in Liga Bet, once league activities resumed in fall 1951. During their second season in the league, the club's players rioted during a match with local rivals Hakoah Haifa, and the club was suspended from activities. Following the suspension, the club quit the

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and folded, its players moving to play for Hapoel Kiryat Haim. A team representing the Haifa harbour operated in later years in the regional Workers Leagues, winning the Prime Minister Cup for workplace clubs in 1963.Dignitaries and Institutes
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, the club enrolled to the 1949 competition, but forfeited their first round tie against

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without playing a match. The following season, the club defeated

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and Hapoel Zikhron Ya'akov to reach the quarter-finals stage, losing to eventual finalists, Maccabi Tel Aviv 0–2.

References

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