Hapoel Ironi Baqa al-Gharbiyye ( he, הפועל עירוני בקה אל גרבייה) is an Israeli football club based in
Baqa al-Gharbiyye. The club currently plays in
Liga Alef North division.
History
The club was founded in 2010, eight years after the previous Hapoel Baqa al-Gharbiyye club had folded at the end of the
2001–02 season, after last played in
Liga Bet North B division.
The club finished the
2010–11 season on top of
Liga Gimel Samaria division and achieved promotion to Liga Bet. The club's best placing to date, was achieved in the
2013–14 season, when they finished runners-up in the North B division, missing out on promotion to
Liga Alef by a single point, to
Ironi Nesher. The club qualified for the
Promotion play-offs, where they beat
Maccabi Kafr Qara 2–1 in the first round. However, in the second round, they lost 2–4 to
Maccabi Ahi Iksal and remained in Liga Bet. At the same season, the club have qualified to the
round of 32
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of the
Israel State Cup
The Israel State Cup ( he, גביע המדינה, ''Gvia HaMedina''), is a knockout cup competition in Israeli football, run by the Israel Football Association (IFA).
The State Cup was first held in 1928 as the People's Cup. Because it involve ...
, in which clubs from the
Israeli Premier League have entered the competition. However, they were drawn against
Maccabi Sektzia Ma'alot-Tarshiha which played in Liga Bet North A division, and lost the match by a result of 2–4.
In the
2014–15 season, the club won Liga Bet North B division and made historic promotion to the third tier,
Liga Alef.
Ilut painted in red: Hapoel Baqa in Liga Alef
Guy Goldfarb, Doublepass, 25.4.2015
Honours
League
Cups
External links
Hapoel Ironi Baqa al-Gharbiyye
Israel Football Association
References
Football clubs in Israel
Hapoel football clubs
Association football clubs established in 1966
Association football clubs established in 2010
1966 establishments in Israel
2010 establishments in Israel
Arab-Israeli football clubs
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