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 ...
Petah Tikva F.C. ( he, הפועל פתח תקווה) is an
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 ...
i
football club based in the city of
Petah Tikva, currently playing in 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 ...
.
Its most successful period was throughout the 1950s and 1960s, in which the club won six
League Championships and one
State Cups. The club holds to this day the record for most consecutive championships - five - and was ranked in the top three of the league for 14 years between 1954 to 1968. Hapoel Petah Tikva did not win the championship since 1963, and its last titles were the State Cup in 1992, and the
Toto Cup
The Israel Toto Cup ( he, גביע הטוטו, ''Gvia Ha'Toto'') is an association football tournament that features clubs in the two highest divisions in Israel: the Israeli Premier League (Ligat Ha'Al), and the second division Liga Leumit.
F ...
in 2005.
History
Pre-independence
Hapoel Petah Tikva was founded in
1926
Events January
* January 3 – Theodoros Pangalos declares himself dictator in Greece.
* January 8
**Abdul-Aziz ibn Saud is crowned King of Hejaz.
** Crown Prince Nguyễn Phúc Vĩnh Thuy ascends the throne, the last monarch of Viet ...
, and its football division was established in
1934
Events
January–February
* January 1 – The International Telecommunication Union, a specialist agency of the League of Nations, is established.
* January 15 – The 8.0 Nepal–Bihar earthquake strikes Nepal and Bihar with a maxi ...
. The club made it to the second league in
1938 and its first season in the top tier was
1941/42, two years after a new stadium was built in Abarbanel street. In
1945
1945 marked the end of World War II and the fall of Nazi Germany and the Empire of Japan. It is also the only year in which Nuclear weapon, nuclear weapons Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, have been used in combat.
Events
Below, ...
the club first came close to winning a title after beating Maccbi Petah Tikva 7:0 in the Cup semi final, but lost 0:1 to Hapoel Tel Aviv in the final.
Some of the leading players in the 1940s were
Meir Nevenhoiz,
Amichai Shoham
Amichai Shoham (1922 – 25 May 2021) was an Israeli footballer who played as a forward for Hapoel Petah Tikva between 1941 and 1954, as well as the Israel national team, before becoming a youth coach at Hapoel Petah Tikva.
References
19 ...
,
Eliyahu Kroshar,
Yaakov Visoker and
Moshe Varon.
The Golden Age - 1954-1968
Hapoel Petah Tikva won its first championship in
1955, becoming the first team outside
Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv-Yafo ( he, תֵּל־אָבִיב-יָפוֹ, translit=Tēl-ʾĀvīv-Yāfō ; ar, تَلّ أَبِيب – يَافَا, translit=Tall ʾAbīb-Yāfā, links=no), often referred to as just Tel Aviv, is the most populous city in the ...
to do so. The team was coached by
Moshe Varon and the top scorer was the young rising star,
Nahum Stelmach
Nahum Stelmach ( he, נחום סטלמך; – ) was an Israeli footballer and manager.
Biography
Stelmach was born in Petah Tikva, British Mandate of Palestine (now Israel), to a Jewish family. He was chosen third by '' Yediot Aharonots greatest ...
, with 28 goals in 26 games. A chance to win a
double
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Double, The Double or Dubble may also refer to:
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* ...
was missed out after making it to the Cup final, but losing 1:3 to
Maccbi Tel Aviv.
Two year later, in
1957
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, Hapoel Petah Tikva won its first state cup after beating
Maccbi Yaffo 2:1 in the final. In
1959
Events January
* January 1 - Cuba: Fulgencio Batista flees Havana when the forces of Fidel Castro advance.
* January 2 - Lunar probe Luna 1 was the first man-made object to attain escape velocity from Earth. It reached the vicinity of E ...
, after three consecutive years in second place, the team finally won its second championship. This was the first out of five back to back championships, a record no team in Israel has achieved again. Some of the leading players during these years were
Nahum Stelmach
Nahum Stelmach ( he, נחום סטלמך; – ) was an Israeli footballer and manager.
Biography
Stelmach was born in Petah Tikva, British Mandate of Palestine (now Israel), to a Jewish family. He was chosen third by '' Yediot Aharonots greatest ...
,
Yaakov Visoker,
Boaz Koffman
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,
Zakharia Ratzabi
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* Zechariah (Hebrew prophet), author of the Book of Zechariah
* Zechariah (New Testament figure), father of John the Baptist
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People
*Zechariah ...
,
Avshalom Ratzabi,
Reuven Yeffet and
Jerry Haledy. The coaches were all foreign -
Jackie Gibbons (England),
Ignác Molnár (Hungary) and
Miodrag Jovanović (Yugoslavia).
The streak ended in
1964
Events January
* January 1 – The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland is dissolved.
* January 5 - In the first meeting between leaders of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches since the fifteenth century, Pope Paul VI and Patriarc ...
, but in the following years Hapoel Petah Tikva was still one of the strongest teams in Israel. The last season of this era was
1968
The year was highlighted by protests and other unrests that occurred worldwide.
Events January–February
* January 5 – " Prague Spring": Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia.
* Janu ...
, where the team ranked second and lost in the Cup Final to
Bnei Yehuda. During the 14 years period, Hapoel Petah Tikva won six championships, never dropped below the third place, and made it to five cup finals (one win and four losses).
The Descent - 1969-1987
In
1969
This year is notable for Apollo 11's first landing on the moon.
Events January
* January 4 – The Government of Spain hands over Ifni to Morocco.
* January 5
**Ariana Afghan Airlines Flight 701 crashes into a house on its approach to ...
Hapoel Petah Tikva found itself at the lower part of the table for the first time since making it to the first league. The leading players have retired, and during the first half of the 1970s was no longer a contender and even faced danger of relegation a couple of times. The only chance for a title during these year was in
1974, when the team made it to the cup final but lost to
Hapoel Haifa
Hapoel Haifa Football Club ( he, מועדון הכדורגל הפועל חיפה, ''Moadon HaKaduregel Hapoel Haifa'') is an Israeli football club located in the city of Haifa. The club won one championship (1998–99) and 4 Israeli cups (1 ...
. The semi final against
Beitar Jerusalem
Beitar Jerusalem Football Club ( he, מועדון כדורגל בית"ר ירושלים, Moadon Kaduregel Beitar Yerushalayim), commonly known as Beitar Jerusalem () or simply as Beitar (), is an Israeli football club based in the city of Jerus ...
, which took place in Petah Tikva one week earlier, was one of the most violent ones in the history of Israeli Football, with the supporters of Beitar invading the pitch and attacking Hapoel players and supporters.
In
1976
Events January
* January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force.
* January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea.
* January 11 – The 1976 ...
Hapoel Petah Tikva dropped to the second league for the first time ever. This was an extremely unlucky relegation - the only time in the Israeli League with four teams relegating, and Hapoel was the fourth one after an extremely close race and losing in the final match of the season.
The club spent three long years in the second league until finally promoting back to the first league 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 ...
. Three years later, in
1982, Hapoel Petah Tikva was ranked last in the league and relegated again. This time it took two year until the promotion in
1984
Events
January
* January 1 – The Bornean Sultanate of Brunei gains full independence from the United Kingdom, having become a British protectorate in 1888.
* January 7 – Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeas ...
. Around this time the club first showed signs of recovering, with
Giora Spiegel and
Dror Bar Nur as managers building a firm base for the upcoming years.
Recovery - 1988-2002
Towards the end of the 80s, Hapoel Petah Tikva became once again one of the leading football clubs in Israel.
Avram Grant
Avraham "Avram" Grant ( he, אברהם "אברם" גרנט; born Avraham Granat; ) is an Israeli professional football manager. He has spent the majority of his career coaching and managing in Israel, winning a number of national league and cup ...
led the team for five seasons, starting at
1987
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. Between
1989
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to
1991
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Hapoel was on the brink of winning a seventh championship after over 25 years, but ended up in second place three times in a row. In 1991 it was an extremely close call, with one point missing to top
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 the following year the team dropped to the fourth place, but finally won a major trophy again, after beating
Maccabi Tel Aviv
Maccabi Tel Aviv ( he, מכבי תל אביב) is one of the largest sports clubs in Israel, and a part of the Maccabi association. Many sports clubs and teams in Tel Aviv are in association with Maccabi and compete in a variety of sports, such ...
in the state cup final, 3:1. Following that Hapoel Petah Tikva became the first Israeli team to participate in
UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup. It also became the first Israeli team to beat a major European club in any UEFA contest, with a 2:1 victory over
Feyenoord
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(but knocked out due to a 0:1 loss in the away game).
In 1996 the club was purchased by the businessman Meir Shamir. In
1997
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Hapoel Petah Tikva was ranked second in the league once again, and competed in
UEFA Cup
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for the first time.
Another good season was in
2000
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, where the team competed for the championship, but ended up ranking third.
Overall the club seemed to be in a strong position in that era, being ranked at the top half of the league in 14 out of 15 seasons, with a strong players base and good youth teams. However, that did not last much longer.
Bankruptcy and Relegations - 2003-2015
Starting at
2003 the team became gradually weaker. Homegrown players were being sold to other clubs, and every year a larger portion of the squad was being replaced. In
2007 Hapoel Petach Tikva was relegated to the second league after 23 consecutive years in the first league. The club managed to get promoted the following year, but was extremely poorly managed at this point.
In the summer of 2011 the poor management proved to be even worse than expected, when large debts were discovered and the club filed for bankruptcy. The team started the season with a 9 points deduction, which led to another relegation. In
2014
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the team was promoted back, but faced relegation once again in the following season.
Second League and Fans Ownership - 2016-Present Day
The following years were even worse, with the team struggling in the second league. In the summer of 2018, seven years after the first time, the club declared bankruptcy once again. Therefore the team started the
2019
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season with a point deduction of 11 points, but still managed to avoid relegation.
In March 2019 Hapoel Petah Tikva became a fans-owned team, after the supporters' trust named The Blue bought the club. This did not prevent an awful season in
2021
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which ended with a relegation to the third league for the first time in history. However, the team ended up staying in the second league due to financial trouble in
Hapoel Iksal.
Stadium
The home ground of Hapoel Petah Tikva is
HaMoshava Stadium
The HaMoshava Stadium ( he, אִצְטַדְיוֹן הַמוֹשָׁבָה), also known as Petah Tikva Stadium, is a football stadium in Petah Tikva, Israel. It was completed in 2011, and is used mainly for football matches and is home to ...
which opened at the end of 2011, and replaced
Petah Tikva Municipal Stadium
The Petah Tikva Municipal Stadium, commonly known as HaUrva Stadium ( he, אצטדיון האורווה, ''Itztadion HaUrva'', lit. ''Livery Stable Stadium'') was a multi-use stadium in the central Israeli city of Petah Tikva, and is now a place ...
as the home ground of the team.
Current squad
Honours
League
Cup competitions
Managers
*
David Wagner (1934–36)
*
Shimon Ratner (1937–39)
*
Morris Elazar (1939–41)
*
Shlomo Poliakov (1942–46)
*
Moshe Poliakov (1947–52)
*
Moshe Varon (1952–53)
*
Moshe Poliakov (1953)
*
Moshe Varon (1953–54)
*
Moshe Poliakov (1954)
*
Moshe Varon (1954–56)
*
Jackie Gibbons (1956–57)
*
Eliezer Spiegel (1957–58)
*
Jackie Gibbons (1958–60)
*
Ignác Molnár (1960–61)
*
Miodrag Jovanović (1961–63)
*
Slavko Milošević (1963–64)
*
Edmond Schmilovich (1964–66)
*
Béla Pálfi
Béla Pálfi ( sr-Cyrl, Бела Палфи, Bela Palfi; 16 February 1923 – 9 September 1995) was a Serbian footballer of Hungarian ethnicity who was part of Yugoslavia national football team at the 1950 FIFA World Cup. He later became a mana ...
(1966–67)
*
Nahum Stelmach
Nahum Stelmach ( he, נחום סטלמך; – ) was an Israeli footballer and manager.
Biography
Stelmach was born in Petah Tikva, British Mandate of Palestine (now Israel), to a Jewish family. He was chosen third by '' Yediot Aharonots greatest ...
(1967–69)
*
Milovan Beljin (1969–72)
*
Rehavia Rosenbaum (1972–73)
*
Boaz Kofman (1973–75)
*
Arie Redler (1975–76)
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Boaz Kofman (1976–77)
*
Aharon Kapitolnik (1977–78)
*
Amnon Raz (1978)
*
Michael Sheinfeld (1978–79)
*
Zvi Singel (1979–80)
*
Shimon Shenhar Shimon ( he, שמעון) is the original Hebrew pronunciation of the names Simon and Simeon. Among individuals, Shimon can refer to:
Given names
* Shimon Agranat (1906-1992), Israeli judge and President of the Israeli Supreme Court
* Shimon Amsal ...
(1980)
*
Amatzia Levkovic (1980–81)
*
Itzhak Schneor (1981–82)
*
Boaz Kofman (1982)
*
Aharon Kapitolnik (1982–83)
*
Giora Spiegel (1983–86)
*
Avram Grant
Avraham "Avram" Grant ( he, אברהם "אברם" גרנט; born Avraham Granat; ) is an Israeli professional football manager. He has spent the majority of his career coaching and managing in Israel, winning a number of national league and cup ...
(July 1, 1986 – June 30, 1991)
*
Ze'ev Seltzer (1991–92)
*
Ján Pivarník (1992–93)
*
David Schweitzer (1993)
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Moshe Meiri (1993–94)
*
Dov Remler (1994)
*
Guy Levy (July 1, 1994 – June 30, 1996)
*
Nir Levine
Nir Levine ( he, ניר לוין; born March 4, 1962) is an Israeli former football player, former caretaker manager of Maccabi Tel Aviv, and former director of football of Maccabi Tel Aviv youth team. In 2019 he was appointed as the coach ...
(1996–98)
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Giora Spiegel (1998–99)
*
Nir Levine
Nir Levine ( he, ניר לוין; born March 4, 1962) is an Israeli former football player, former caretaker manager of Maccabi Tel Aviv, and former director of football of Maccabi Tel Aviv youth team. In 2019 he was appointed as the coach ...
(1999–00)
*
Eli Cohen (July 1, 2000 – June 30, 2001)
*
Eli Guttman
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(2001–02)
*
Nir Levine
Nir Levine ( he, ניר לוין; born March 4, 1962) is an Israeli former football player, former caretaker manager of Maccabi Tel Aviv, and former director of football of Maccabi Tel Aviv youth team. In 2019 he was appointed as the coach ...
(2002)
*
Freddy David (2003–05)
*
Dror Kashtan
Dror Kashtan ( he, דרור קשטן, born 1 October 1944) is an Israeli former football player and manager. As a player, he represented the Israeli national team three times. As a manager, he took charge of numerous clubs as well as the Israel ...
(July 1, 2004 – June 30, 2005)
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Rafi Cohen (2005)
*
Nir Levine
Nir Levine ( he, ניר לוין; born March 4, 1962) is an Israeli former football player, former caretaker manager of Maccabi Tel Aviv, and former director of football of Maccabi Tel Aviv youth team. In 2019 he was appointed as the coach ...
(2005–06)
*
Eyal Lahman (2006–07)
*
Uri Malmilian
Uri Malmilian ( he, אורי מלמיליאן; born April 24, 1957) is an Israeli former football player and current manager.
Early life and playing career
Born in the neighbourhood of Mamilla in West Jerusalem, Malmilian had a memorable playi ...
(2007–08)
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Eli Mahpud (Feb 20, 2008 – April 9, 2009)
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Danny Nir'on (July 1, 2009 – Nov 23, 2009)
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Shavit Elimelech (Nov 22, 2009 – Dec 16, 2009)
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Eli Mahpud (Dec 16, 2009 – Oct 16, 2010)
*
Yuval Naim (Oct 16, 2010 – April 13, 2011)
*
Gili Landau
Gili Landau ( he, גילי לנדאו; born 7 May 1958) is an Israeli former footballer and currently a manager, coaching the Israel women's national football team.
Early life
Landau was born in Bat Yam, Israel.
He played soccer as a str ...
(Aug 17, 2011 – May 13, 2012)
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Eli Mahpud (Aug 14, 2012–13)
*
Alon Mizrahi
Alon Mizrahi ( he, אלון מזרחי; born 22 November 1971) is an Israeli former professional footballer who played for clubs including Nice, Maccabi Tel Aviv, Hapoel Tel Aviv, Hapoel Be'er Sheva, Maccabi Haifa and Beitar Jerusalem.
His ni ...
(2013)
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Nissan Yehezkel (2013–14)
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Idan Bar-On (2014–15)
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Meni Koretski (2015–16)
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Guy Tzarfati (2016)
*
Felix Naim (2016)
* Asaf Nimni (2016)
*
Yaron Hochenboim (2016–2017)
* Oren Krispin (2017)
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Dani Golan (2017–2018)
* Tomer Kashtan (2018)
*
Messay Dego (2018–2019)
* Amir Nussbaum (2019–2020)
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Messay Dego (2020)
* Haim Shabo (2020–2021)
* Klemi Saban (2021)
* Ofer Talsepapa (2021–)
References
External links
Academy WebSite Hapoel Petach Tikva Museum
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Hapoel Petah Tikva F.C.,
Association football clubs established in 1934
Football clubs in Israel, Petah Tikva
Hapoel football clubs, Petah Tikva
1934 establishments in Mandatory Palestine
Sport in Petah Tikva