Hapoel Hod HaSharon ( he, הפועל הוד השרון) is an Israeli football club based in

Hod HaSharon Hod HaSharon ( he, הוֹד הַשָּׁרוֹן, lit. "Splendor of the Sharon, Israel, Sharon plain") is a city in the Central District (Israel), Central District of Israel. The city is located approximately east of the Mediterranean coastline, s ...

. They are currently in the south division of

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 ...

History

The club was founded in 1965.22 New teams (Page 4)
Hadshot HaSport, 2 September 1965, archive.football.co.il A Previous club, Hapoel Hadar Ramatayim, which represented the settlements that merged to create

in 1964, was active until the 1962–63 season. Hapoel Hod HaSharon 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 ...

for the first time in 1975–76 season, where they finished second from bottom in Liga Bet South A division, and were relegated back to

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 ...

where they played until promoted back to Liga Bet in the 1990s. The club finished second bottom in the

South A division 2008–09 season, and were relegated to

where they spent two seasons, until finishing runners-up in the 2010–11 season whilst playing in the

Sharon division, being promoted back to

. In the 2013–14 season, the club finished runners-up in

South A division and qualified to the promotion play-offs. After beating Hapoel Bik'at HaYarden, Maccabi Ironi Kfar Yona, and Hapoel Rahat, they faced Maccabi Be'er Sheva in the decisive promotion/relegation play-offs. Hapoel Hod HaSharon won 1–0, with a goal by Itay Menachem in the 89th minute,Hapoel Hod HaSharon Ironi 1–0 Maccabi Be'er Sheva
The Israel Football Association gaining promotion to

. The team played in the

for 4 seasons, and at the end of the 2017–18 season was relegated to the

. Their fourth season in the

was particularly bad, during which the team lost its first 24 games and eventually finished the season with one point, which it achieved in the 25th game of the season.

Prominent players at the club

Idan Srur and Yaniv Luzon, who at the same time coached the club's youth team, which was previously coached by Alon Bromer. In the past, Tal Banesh and Matan Barashi played for the club.

Location

Honours

Cup competitions

References

External links

Hapoel Hod HaSharon Ironi
Israel Football Association {{Liga Bet

Association football clubs established in 1965 1965 establishments in Israel Hod HaSharon