Hapoel Hapoel ( he, הפועל, lit. ''the worker'') is an Israeli Jewish sports association established in 1926 by the Histadrut Labor Federation. History During the British Mandate of Palestine period Hapoel had a bitter rivalry with Maccabi and org ...

Holon ( he, הפועל חולון) was an Israeli football club based in Holon. It ceased to exist in 1985 when it merged with Tzafririm Holon to form

Maariv ''Maariv'' or ''Maʿariv'' (, ), also known as ''Arvit'' (, ), is a Jewish prayer service held in the evening or night. It consists primarily of the evening ''Shema'' and '' Amidah''. The service will often begin with two verses from Psalms ...

, 3 October 1985, Historical Jewish Press In summer 2014 the club was resurrected by local businessmen. In summer 2016

Hapoel Tzafririm Holon Hapoel Tzafririm Holon F.C. ( he, הפועל צפרירים חולון) is an Israeli football club based in the city of Holon. The club was founded in 1985 by a merger of Hapoel Holon and Tzafririm Holon.F.C. Holon Yaniv merged to "Hapoel Holon" and the club refounded.קמה לתחייה: הפועל חולון גם בכדורגל
Michael Wasierman, 7 July 2016

History

Founded in 1946, the club was placed in the Tel Aviv Division of Liga Meuhedet following

independence Independence is a condition of a person, nation, country, or state in which residents and population, or some portion thereof, exercise self-government, and usually sovereignty, over its territory. The opposite of independence is the statu ...

in 1948. The club was 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 ...

(then the second division) after winning

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 ...

South B division in the 1961–62 season. At the end of the 1969–70 season the club was promoted to

Liga Leumit Liga Leumit ( he, ליגה לאומית, lit. ''National League'') is the second division of the Israeli Football League, and below its Premier League. Structure There are 16 clubs in the league. At the end of each season, the two lowest-place ...

(then the top division) for the first time in their history, after winning 2–1 against Maccabi Ramat Amidar.Hapoel Holon beat Amidar 2:1 – and promoted to Liga Leumit

Davar ''Davar'' ( he, דבר, lit. ''Word'') was a Hebrew-language daily newspaper published in the British Mandate of Palestine and Israel between 1925 and May 1996. It was relaunched in 2016, under the name ''Davar Rishon'' as an online outlet by th ...

, 31 May 1970, Historical Jewish Press However, they finished bottom in their first season in the top flight, and were relegated back to

. In 1972–73 they narrowly missed out on promotion, finishing as runners-up to Bnei Yehuda. They missed out on promotion by a single place in 1978–79, but were relegated to

at the end of the 1980–81 season. They returned to the second division at the end of the 1982–83 season after winning 3–0 against Maccabi Hadera in the Promotion play-offs.Hapoel Holon returned to Artzit, defeated Maccabi Hadera 3:0

, 13 July 1983, Historical Jewish Press In 1985 the club merged with Liga Alef club Tzafririm Holon to form

F.C. Holon Yermiyahu

In summer 2014 local businessmen Itzik Sasson and Ofer Delian, who are also the sponsors of Ironi Holon of the

Israeli Beach Soccer League The Israeli Beach Soccer League ( he, הליגה הישראלית בכדורגל חופים), currently known as Ligat Bank Yahav ( he, ליגת בנק יהב) for sponsorship reasons, is the top division in the Israeli Beach Soccer league. In Jul ...

, initiated the re-establishment of the club. The club was due to start the 2014–15 season 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 ...

. Shlomi Shlomo has been appointed as head coach. Due to naming dispute with

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 varie ...

under the name of F.C. Holon "Yaniv" (Hebrew: מועדון כדורגל חולון יניב), Moadon Kaduregel Holon "Yaniv", lit. Football Club Holon "Yaniv" (or in short Hebrew: מ.כ. חולון יניב Mem Kaf Holon "Yaniv", lit. F.C. Holon "Yaniv"). On 20 October 2014, the club won the Israel State Cup for Liga Gimel Central division, following a victory of 2–1 against Maccabi Kiryat Ekron. The club continued its success in the

2014–15 Israel State Cup The 2014–15 Israel State Cup ( he, גביע המדינה, ''Gvia HaMedina'') was the 76th season of Israel's nationwide football cup competition and the 61st after the Israeli Declaration of Independence. The competition began on 10 September 20 ...

, after they eliminated on penalties two clubs from

, Maccabi Sha'arayim and Hapoel Asi Gilboa, and qualified for the

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, in which they were defeated 1–4 by Maccabi Sektzia Ma'alot-Tarshiha. The club finished their first season as F.C. Holon Yaniv, on top of Liga Gimel Central, and won promotion to

. On 7 July 2016 the club merged with

Hapoel Tzafririm Holon Hapoel Tzafririm Holon F.C. ( he, הפועל צפרירים חולון) is an Israeli football club based in the city of Holon. The club was founded in 1985 by a merger of Hapoel Holon and Tzafririm Holon. At the end of 2016–17 season, the club promoted to

, But Tzafririm retired from the club and the club changed his name to F.C. Holon Yermiyahu named the former player Haim Yermiyahu who died one year before.מחווה מרגשת: יניב החליפה את שמה לירמיהו חולון
Shmulik Mizrahi, 13 August 2017

Current squad

; As 16 February 2022

Honours

League

Cup competitions

¹Achieved by F.C. Holon Yaniv

Notable former managers

Ya'akov Hodorov Ya'akov "Yankele" Hodorov (Hebrew: יעקב חודורוב) (16 June 1927 – 31 December 2006) was an Israeli football goalkeeper in the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s. He is one Israel's best goalkeepers of all time and the leading goalkeeper of his ...

* Itche Menahem

References

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