Hapoel Ramat Gan Givatayim F.C. ( he, מועדון כדורגל הפועל רמת-גן גבעתיים, ''Moadon Kaduregel Hapoel Ramat Gan Givatayim'') is an Israeli
football club from
Ramat Gan
Ramat Gan ( he, רָמַת גַּן or , ) is a city in the Tel Aviv District of Israel, located east of the municipality of Tel Aviv and part of the Tel Aviv metropolitan area. It is home to one of the world's major diamond exchanges, and man ...
and
Givatayim
Givatayim ( he, גִּבְעָתַיִים, lit. "two hills") is a city in Israel east of Tel Aviv. It is part of the metropolitan area known as Gush Dan. Givatayim was established in 1922 by pioneers of the Second Aliyah. In it had a population ...
. They currently play in
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 ...
, the second tier of Israeli football. Home matches are played at
Ramat Gan Stadium
Ramat Gan Stadium ( he, אצטדיון רמת גן, ''Itztadion Ramat Gan'') is a football stadium in the Tel Aviv District city of Ramat Gan, Israel. It served as the national stadium of Israel until 2014.
Overview
Completed in 1951 and serving ...
, which has a capacity of 13,370. Their regular home strip is all-red.
History
The club was founded in 1927 during the
Mandate era by
Jew
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ish settlers in Ramat Gan. After
independence
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, the club were placed in the
top division.
After a series of mid-table finishes, they were relegated to the second division in
1959–60 after finishing bottom. In 1962–63, the club were promoted back to the top division, and followed it up by becoming the first team to win the championship in their
first season after promotion. The championship-winning match against
Hapoel Petah Tikva was watched by the club's record crowd of 9,000. However, this success proved to be their zenith, as they were overtaken by city rivals
Hakoah who were champions in the following season, and were relegated at the end of the
1968–69 season.
The early 1980s was a
yo-yo
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era, as the club were promoted and immediately relegated twice in succession from 1979–80 to
1982–83. In 1988–89 they won promotion again, but were again
immediately relegated, this being their last period of time in the top flight.
By the end of the 1990s, the club had sunk into
Liga Artzit
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, the third division, though they did pick up some silverware by winning 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 ...
for third division teams in 1999–2000. In the
same season, they were promoted back to the second division.
In 2002–03, Hapoel Ramat Gan became the first team from outside the top division to win the
State Cup, when they beat
Hapoel Be'er Sheva
Hapoel Be'er Sheva Football Club ( he, מועדון הכדורגל הפועל באר שבע, ''Moadon HaKaduregel Hapoel Be'er Sheva'') is an Israeli football club from the city of Be'er Sheva, that competes in the Israeli Premier League. The c ...
5–4 on penalties after a 1–1 draw. The win also meant the club qualified for the
UEFA Cup
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.
Hapoel were drawn against
Levski Sofia
Levski Sofia ( bg, Левски София) is a Bulgarian professional association football club based in Sofia, which competes in the First League, the top division of the Bulgarian football league system. The club was founded on 24 May 1914 ...
of
Bulgaria
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in the first round. However, because of a
UEFA
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ban on matches in Israel at the time (due to the security situation), the club had to play their home match in
Dunajská Streda
Dunajská Streda (; hu, Dunaszerdahely; german: Niedermarkt; he, דונהסרדהיי) is a town located in southern Slovakia ( Trnavský kraj). Dunajská Streda is the most culturally significant town in the Žitný ostrov area. The town has a ...
,
Slovakia
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. The "home" match attracted a crowd of just 300, and Hapoel lost the tie 5–0 on aggregate (1–0, 4–0).
The
following season, the costs of playing in Europe and the loss of many of the best players saw the club finish bottom of the table, resulting in relegation back to the third level. A 9-point deduction for financial issues at the start of the
2005–06 season resulted in another season of struggle, with the club finishing one place above relegation. The
following season they won the league, and were promoted back to Liga Leumit.
In
2008–09, the club was promoted to 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 ...
.
At the end of the regular games of 2009/2010 season the team was ranked in 11th place, but after turning half points system offset various management problems is down to 14th place, promising only the remaining league playoff game against Hapoel Kfar Saba 0–1 after it increased . Summer 2010 was characterized by economic uncertainty following professional financial obligations. On June 30, the owner Yaron Koris announced that the team will continue to play after the coverage obligations by its sponsors, and that he leaves the group after four years. Group management was transferred to the management group headed by Shahar Ben Ami gave Datner. In addition, Yuval Naim left after five years as coach and was replaced by Shlomi Dora. On 15 November 2010, Dora was sacked as due to teams league ranking in the last place in the Israeli Premier League for a long time. He was replaced by Zvika Zemach. and now managed by
Freddy David, who led the team to win the
Toto Cup Leumit trophy in 2011.
Hapoel Ramat Gan finished the regular 2010–11 season at the bottom of the Israeli Premier Division, with just eight points – seventeen points adrift of the penultimately placed
Bnei Sakhnin
Bnei Sakhnin F.C. ( ar, اتحاد أبناء سخنين, he, איחוד בני סכנין, ''Ihud Bnei Sakhnin''; ''Ittihad Abna Sakhnin'', ) is an Israeli football club based at the Doha Stadium in Sakhnin. They are the most successful clu ...
. They had already been deducted four points due to double contracts with players and staff from the previous year. They then finished at the foot of the Bottom Play-Offs mini-table and so were relegated into the Liga Leumit along with
Hapoel Ashkelon
Hapoel Ashkelon F.C. ( he, מועדון כדורגל הפועל אשקלון, ''Moadon Kaduregel Hapoel Ashkelon'') is an Israeli football club based in Ashkelon. The club currently competes in Liga Alef and plays at the 5,250-capacity Sala Sta ...
.
In
2012–13
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, they were relegated from the Premier League and yet still won their second
State Cup as they defeated
Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona 4–2 on penalties after a 1–1 draw.
Current squad
; As of 4 October 2022
European record
Honours
League
Cups
Records
* Attendance: 9,000 vs Hapoel Petah Tikva (28 March 1964)
* Win: 10–0 vs
Beitar Netanya (18 May 1940)
* Goalscorer:
Reuven Cohen, 85 goals (1955–68)
Managers
*
Moshe Poliakov (1935)
*
Haim Reich
Haim Reich ( he, חיים רייך; 9 April 1911 – 23 January 1965) was a football player who played on teams and internationally in Mandatory Palestine, and manager for teams in the region before and after independence as Israel in 1948. As a ...
(1939)
*
Isidor Singer (1939–45)
*
Haim Reich
Haim Reich ( he, חיים רייך; 9 April 1911 – 23 January 1965) was a football player who played on teams and internationally in Mandatory Palestine, and manager for teams in the region before and after independence as Israel in 1948. As a ...
(1946)
*
Shlomo Poliakov (1947–50)
*
Emmanuel Galili (1951)
*
Zvi Erlich (1951–53)
*
Emmanuel Galili (1953)
* Jack Schtakovnik (1953–54)
*
Emmanuel Galili (1954–55)
*
Monia Goshen (1955)
*
Haim Reich
Haim Reich ( he, חיים רייך; 9 April 1911 – 23 January 1965) was a football player who played on teams and internationally in Mandatory Palestine, and manager for teams in the region before and after independence as Israel in 1948. As a ...
(1955–56)
*
Moshe Varon (1956–59)
*
Herzl Fritzner (1959–61)
*
Moshe Varon (1961–62)
*
David Schweitzer (1962–65)
*
Moshe Litvak (1965–66)
*
David Schweitzer (1966–68)
*
Yechiel Mor (1968–69)
*
Reuven Cohen (1969–70)
*
Avraham Bendori (1970–71)
*
David Farkash (1971–72)
*
Amnon Raz (1972–73)
*
Nissim Bachar (1973–75)
*
Benny Conforti (1975)
*
Uri Weinberg (1975–76)
*
Shimon Ben Yehonatan (1976–77)
*
Hanoch Mordechovich (1977–78)
*
Shmuel Baruch (1978–79)
*
Leon Konstantinovski (1979–81)
*
Eliezer Spiegel (1981–82)
*
Shimon Ben Yehonatan (1982–83)
*
Nissim Bachar (1983–84)
*
Itzhak Vissoker
Itzhak Vissoker ( he, יצחק ויסוקר; born 18 September 1944) is an Israeli former international footballer who competed at the 1970 FIFA World Cup, as well as at the 1976 Summer Olympics
Events January
* January 3 – The Int ...
(1984–85)
*
Amir Kopler (1985–86)
*
Shimon Ben Yehonatan (1986)
*
Ronny Levy (1986)
*
Michael Kadosh (1986–87)
*
Moshe Meiri (1987–88)
*
Leon Konstantinovski (1988–89)
*
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 ...
(1989–90)
*
David Schweitzer (1990–91)
*
Moshe Meiri (1991–92)
*
Dror Bar Nur (1992–93)
*
Aharon Kapitolnik (1993)
*
Avi Buchsenbaum (1993–95)
*
Reuven Cohen (1995–96)
*
Asher Messing (1996–97)
*
David Karako (1997–98)
*
Janos Pas and
Ilan Harpaz (1998)
*
Eli Cohen (1998–2001)
*
Motti Ivanir
Motti Ivanir ( he, מוטי איוניר; born March 18, 1964) represented Israel at national level football player and is currently a manager.
Playing career Club
Ivanir became the first professional Israeli footballer in the Netherlands when ...
(2001–02)
*
Eli Cohen (2002–04)
*
Yaron Hochenboim (2004)
*
Itzik Baruch (2004)
*
Itzik Ovadia (2004–05)
*
Rafi Buskila (2005)
* Nissim Cohen (2005)
*
Yuval Naim (2005–10)
*
Shlomi Dora (2010)
*
Tzvika Tzemah (2010–11)
*
Itzik Baruch (2011)
*
Yaron Hochenboim (2011)
*
Freddy David (2011–12)
*
Eli Cohen (2012–13)
*
Arik Gilrovich
Arik Gilrovich is a former Israeli footballer and manager.
Managerial statistics
References
External linksOfficial website
1960 births
Living people
Israeli Jews
Israeli men's footballers
Hapoel Ramat Gan Givatayim F.C. players
Maccabi S ...
(2013)
*
Guy Levy (2013–14)
*
Tamir Ben Ami (2014)
*
Dani Golan (2014–16)
*
Patricio Sayegh (2016)
*
Lior Zada (2016–17)
*
Arik Benado
Ariel "Arik" Benado ( he, אריאל "אריק" בנאדו ; born 5 December 1973) is an Israeli football manager and former player who played as a centre-back.
Playing career
Benado was a second generation player at Maccabi Haifa; his fathe ...
(2017)
*
Itzik Baruch (2017-2018)
*
Dani Golan (2018)
*
Nir Berkovic
Nir Berkovic ( he, ניר ברקוביץ; born 16 November 1982) is an Israeli former football player and currently the head coach of Ironi Kiryat Shmona. He is the younger brother of former Manchester City player Eyal Berkovic.
Berkovic born ...
(2018–2019)
Source:List of All Managers
HaMakhtesh
References
External links
Official SiteFansite
{{Israeli Premier League
Ramat Gan Givatayim
Ramat Gan Givatayim
Sport in Ramat Gan
Sport in Givatayim
Association football clubs established in 1927
1927 establishments in Mandatory Palestine