Hapoel Yeruham ( he, הפועל ירוחם) is an Israeli football club based in Yeruham. The club is currently in Liga Bet Sout B division.

History

The club was founded in 1958 as Hapoel Kfar Yeruham and became Hapoel Yeruham in 1962, after the town's name was changed to Yeruham. The club have reached Liga Bet, which was the third tier of Israeli football at the time, for the first time in the 1971–72 season. Hapoel Yeruham remained four seasons in Liga Bet until relegation in the 1974–75 season. Hapoel Yeruham returned to the third tier (now Liga Alef), after they won Liga Bet South B division in the 1980–81 season and played six seasons in Liga Alef South division, until they finished bottom in the 1986–87 season and relegated to Liga Bet. By the 1989–90 season, Hapoel Yeruham were dropped to

Liga Gimel Liga Gimel ( he, ליגה ג', lit. ''League C'') is the fifth and bottom division of Israeli Football League, a position it has held since 2009. From Liga Alef and downwards to this, each league is separated by region as well. History Liga Gimel ...

, the fifth and lowest tier of Israeli football. Nevertheless, the club made history after they became the first and only Liga Gimel club to reach the Quarter-finals 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 ...

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Shai Mogilevsky, NRG, 6.1.2011 after a sensational six goal hammering of Hapoel Lod in the 1/8 finals of the

1989–90 Israel State Cup The 1989–90 Israel State Cup ( he, גביע המדינה, ''Gvia HaMedina'') was the 51st season of Israel's nationwide football cup competition and the 36th after the Israeli Declaration of Independence. The competition was won by Hapoel Kfar S ...

. In the Quarter-finals, Hapoel Yeruham were narrowly beaten 0–1 in both home and away legs by top flight club,

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 cl ...

. By the mid-1990s the club had returned to Liga Alef. In the 1994–95 season, they finished sixth in Liga Alef South and hosted the Israeli champions of that season, Maccabi Tel Aviv in the 1/16 finals of the

, in front of 2,500 spectators at the Yeruham Municipal Stadium. Hapoel Yeruham were beaten by a result of 0–3. Hapoel Yeruham remained in Liga Alef until the 1998–99 season, where they finished second bottom and relegated to Liga Bet. The club did not return to Liga Alef ever since and folded after the 2004–05 season as a result of major financial problems. In 2010, football returned to Yeruham, as F.C. Maccabi Yeruham was founded. the club played two seasons in Liga Gimel Central-South division, until the 2011–12 season. In the following season, F.C. Hapoel Yeruham replaced F.C. Maccabi Yeruham in Liga Gimel Central-South division and returned to Israeli football after seven years. In the 2013–14 season, the club have won the Israel State Cup for Liga Gimel South division, following a victory of 1–0 against Maccabi Ashkelon. The club repeated the feat in the following season, following a victory of 4–3 against Maccabi Segev Shalom. In the 2016–17 season, the club have won again the Israel State Cup for Liga Gimel South division, following a victory of 4–0 against

F.C. Arad F.C. Arad ( he, מועדון כדורגל ערד), ''Moadon Kaduregel Arad'', lit. ''Football Club Arad'' (or in short he, מ.כ. ערד, ''Mem Kaf Arad'', lit. ''F.C. Arad'') was an Israeli football club based in Arad. The club last played in ...

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Eyoya, 7.10.2016 at the end of the season, the club Promoted to liga bet (From the first place).

Honours

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Cups

External links

F.C. Hapoel Yeruham
The Israel Football Association

References

{{Liga Bet Yeruham Yeruham Association football clubs established in 1958 1958 establishments in Israel Association football clubs established in 2012 2012 establishments in Israel Association football clubs disestablished in 2005 2005 disestablishments in Israel