Hapoel Tiberias ( he, הפועל טבריה) was a

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club from

Tiberias Tiberias ( ; he, טְבֶרְיָה, ; ar, طبريا, Ṭabariyyā) is an Israeli city on the western shore of the Sea of Galilee. A major Jewish center during Late Antiquity, it has been considered since the 16th century one of Judaism's Fo ...

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. The club spent several seasons in the top division of Israeli football in the 1960s, making one additional appearance in the top flight in 1988 before relegating back to the lower leagues and dissolving.

History

The earliest documented match by the club was played in May 1929 against members of

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group that lived in

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, which later became Hapoel Afikim. Hapoel Tiberias lost the match 0–1. During the British Mandate The team competed in the northern district of the second division of the

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,Football League Committee in the Northern District
Davar, 03.02.36, Historical Jewish Press Of the Scandal in Maccabi Hadera Ground
Davar, 03.04.38, Historical Jewish Press as well as in local competitions. After the

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, the club was re-established in 1953,The Tiberians Jump Through
Zvi Lavi, Ma'ariv, 19 May 1961, Historical Jewish Press and played for several years in

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, before gaining promotion to

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. At the end of 1958–59 season, the club finished top of Liga Bet, North Division and was promoted to

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. During this period, the club competed in Gvia HaHit'achadut, a cup competition dedicated to the 10th anniversary of

, and won the cup, beating

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 ...

7–1 in the final.Hapoel Tiberias won Gvia HaHit'achadut, beat Hapoel Be'ers Sheva with a score of 7:1
Davar, 16.11.58, Historical Jewish Press In their first season in the top flight they finished third, with Yitzhak Nizri being joint top scorer with 16 goals. After two seasons of mid-table finishes, Hapoel ended the 1964–65 season bottom of the table, and were relegated to

. The Club remained in the lower leagues until 1987–88, when they returned to

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. However, they finished third from bottom in 1988–89 and made an immediate return to the second tier. Financial difficulties caused the club to drop to

, and being demoted to

Honours

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Cup competitions

References

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