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 ...
Jerusalem Football Club ( he, מועדון כדורגל הפועל ירושלים, ''Mo'adon Kaduregel Hapoel Yerushalayim'') is an Israeli
football club from
Jerusalem
Jerusalem (; he, יְרוּשָׁלַיִם ; ar, القُدس ) (combining the Biblical and common usage Arabic names); grc, Ἱερουσαλήμ/Ἰεροσόλυμα, Hierousalḗm/Hierosóluma; hy, Երուսաղեմ, Erusałēm. i ...
, playing in the
Israeli Premier League
The Israeli Premier League ( he, ליגת העל, ''Ligat Ha`Al'', ), is a professional association football league which operates as the highest division of the Israeli Football League – the state's league of Israel. The league is contested b ...
. The team was founded in 1926. The team's record achievement is winning the
State Cup and third place in the First League in 1973.
As a protest against the conduct of the club's owners since the 1990s, the
Hapoel Katamon Jerusalem football club was established in 2007, the first football club in
Israel
Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...
owned by its fans. The club was named after Katamon Stadium, which was formerly used by Hapoel Jerusalem. The club existed in parallel with Hapoel Jerusalem for 12 years.
In 2019, Hapoel Jerusalem was disbanded and in August 2020, Hapoel Katamon acquired the rights to the name Hapoel Jerusalem and officially became Hapoel Jerusalem.
The club is owned by its fans and is managed by a board of seven members.
The team colors are red and black and it hosts its games at the
Teddy Stadium
Teddy Stadium ( he, אצטדיון טדי) is a sports stadium in the Malha neighborhood of Jerusalem. Three football teams currently use the stadium: Beitar Jerusalem, Hapoel Jerusalem, and the Israel national football team for select home mat ...
in the capital city of
Jerusalem
Jerusalem (; he, יְרוּשָׁלַיִם ; ar, القُدس ) (combining the Biblical and common usage Arabic names); grc, Ἱερουσαλήμ/Ἰεροσόλυμα, Hierousalḗm/Hierosóluma; hy, Երուսաղեմ, Erusałēm. i ...
, which has a capacity of 31,733 seats.
History
Hapoel Jerusalem Club was established in 1926 and played in the
inaugural season of the
EIFA league, playing the league's first match against local rivals
Maccabi Hasmonean Jerusalem. The club played in the league for its first three seasons, however, the club was restricted to playing mainly in the Jerusalem area due to travelling difficulties. The club participated occasionally in the
Palestine Cup
The Palestine Cup is the main national association football competition in Palestine. It is sanctioned by the Palestinian Football Association. Past competitions were more expansive including clubs from all tiers of Palestinian football. For th ...
, reaching the cup final in
1943
Events
Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix.
January
* January 1 – WWII: The Soviet Union announces that 22 German divisions have been encircled at Stalingrad, with 175,000 killed and 137,650 captured.
* January 4 ...
, losing to a team from the
Royal Artillery
The Royal Regiment of Artillery, commonly referred to as the Royal Artillery (RA) and colloquially known as "The Gunners", is one of two regiments that make up the artillery arm of the British Army. The Royal Regiment of Artillery comprises t ...
1–7.
After the
establishment of Israel, the club registered to play in the makeshift second-tier league,
Liga Meuhedet, in the Jerusalem-Central division, which the club won. The club continued to play in the second division (
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 ...
until 1956 and
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 ...
afterwards), until it was promoted to the top division at the end of the
1956–57 season, after finishing second in promotion play-offs. Following the promotion, the club stayed in the top division for 21 seasons, achieving its best position, 3rd, in
1972–73. In
1971–72 the club reached the
State Cup final, losing to
Hapoel Tel Aviv 0–1.
A season later, the club reached the cup final again, this time winning the cup.
The club was relegated to the second division in
1979
Events
January
* January 1
** United Nations Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim heralds the start of the '' International Year of the Child''. Many musicians donate to the '' Music for UNICEF Concert'' fund, among them ABBA, who write the so ...
, but bounced back the
following season. The club continued to yo-yo between the two top divisions in the following seasons, playing his last season at the top division in
1999–2000. In
1998
1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''.
Events January
* January 6 – The ''Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for frozen water, in soil in permanently s ...
, the club reached its fourth cup final, but lost to
Maccabi Haifa
Maccabi Haifa ( he, מכבי חיפה) is one of the biggest sports clubs in Israel and a part of the Maccabi association. It runs several sports clubs and teams in Haifa which have competed in a variety of sports over the years, such as Football ...
in
extra time.
In the early 1990s, the club was transferred to businessmen
Yossi Sassi and
Victor Yona. The two ran the team together until falling out, leading to a long business and legal dispute which lasted until 2009, when Yona left the club.
Victor Yona: I Hope My Resignation Will Help the Team
Lee Nof, 8 October 2009, One During the dispute, a group of supporters, tired of the feuding between the two businessmen, decided to establish a group, first in an attempt to purchase control of the club, and then in a bid to establish a fan-owned club, Hapoel Katamon Jerusalem. The fan-based club was established in 2009 (after a short period of existence as a merged club with Hapoel Mevaseret Zion) and progressed to the 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 ...
in 2013–14, where the two clubs met for the first time.
The club played in the third tier Liga Aleph after being relegated from the second tier 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 ...
in the 2016–17. On 26 August 2019 the Israeli Football Federation refused to list the club for 2019–20 season due to financial problems.
On August 9, 2020, the club has been officially recreated, as Hapoel Katamon renamed to Hapoel Jerusalem.
On April 30, 2021, Hapoel Jerusalem won against Sektzia Nes Ziona, thereby securing promotion to the top flight
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Background
Bred in Kentucky by the very prominent horseman Harry ...
, after an absence of 21 years from the top flight.
Stadiums
Since the establishment of Israel, the club played in three stadiums, YMCA stadium, in which the club played between 1949 and 1955, when the club moved to its own Katamon Stadium, in the neighborhood of Katamon
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. Katamon Stadium was razed in 1982, with the intention to build a bigger modern stadium in its place, and in the meantime the club returned to play in YMCA stadium. The new stadium in Katamon was never built, and instead Teddy Stadium
Teddy Stadium ( he, אצטדיון טדי) is a sports stadium in the Malha neighborhood of Jerusalem. Three football teams currently use the stadium: Beitar Jerusalem, Hapoel Jerusalem, and the Israel national football team for select home mat ...
was built in the Malha
Malha is a neighborhood in southwest Jerusalem, between Pat, Ramat Denya and Kiryat Hayovel in the Valley of Rephaim. Before 1948, Malha was an Arab village known as al-Maliha ( ar, المالحة).
History Antiquity
Excavations in Malha revea ...
neighborhood, to which the club moved in 1992.
Support
During the early years, support of the club came mostly from the labour organizations in Israel. City rivals Beitar were identified with the right-wing nationalist organizations. All this played out to create the Jerusalem derby. To this day the rivalry exists, though it is not nearly as heated as when both clubs played in the top division of Israeli football. In 2007 a large majority of fans, unhappy with the management of the club, defected and founded Hapoel Katamon Jerusalem F.C., the first fully fan-owned club in the country.
Current squad
Former players
; Hapoel Jerusalem (1926–2019)
* Viktor Paço
* Matías Martín
* Shay Aharon
* Zahi Armeli
Zahi Armali ( ar, زاهي أرملي, he, זאהי ארמלי, born 25 October 1957) is a former Arab-Israeli footballer. He started his career at Maccabi Shefa-'Amr, and a holder of many records at Maccabi Haifa.
Early life and career
Armali ...
* Ofir Azu
* Jacob Buzaglo
* Eli Ben Rimoz
* Rafi Cohen (born 1965)
* Dudu Dahan
* Michele Dayan
* Ehud Kachila
Ehud Kachila ( he, אהוד כחילה; born July 13, 1968) is a former Israeli professional footballer who played as a centre-back. Kachila is the father of the footballer Tal Kachila.
Club career
Kachila was born in Katamon neighborhood in Je ...
* Zion Marili
* Moti Ohayon
* Dan Roman
* Liran Strauber
Liran Strauber (or Shtrauber, he, לירן שטראובר; born 20 August 1974) is a former Israeli association footballer who played as a goalkeeper. At international level, Strauber was capped at under-17 and under-21, and played eight time ...
* Nahum Ta-Shma
* Idan Tal
Idan Tal ( he, עידן טל; born 13 September 1975, in Beersheba) is a former Israeli professional footballer.
Tal was born in Beersheba, Israel, and is Jewish. He lives in Haifa, is married to Doreen, and has two children, Miron and Amit.
Cl ...
* Assi Tubi
; Hapoel Katamon (2007–2020)
* Shay Aharon
* Aviram Baruchyan
* Idan Shemesh
Coaching staff
Honours
League
Cups
Other titles
External links
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References
{{Israeli Premier League
Jerusalem
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Football
Association football clubs established in 1926
1926 establishments in Mandatory Palestine