Hapoel Nahlat Yehuda ( he, הפועל נחלת יהודה) is an Israeli football club based in the Nahlat Yehuda neighbourhood of

Rishon LeZion Rishon LeZion ( he, רִאשׁוֹן לְצִיּוֹן , ''lit.'' First to Zion, Arabic: راشون لتسيون) is a city in Israel, located along the central Israeli coastal plain south of Tel Aviv. It is part of the Gush Dan metropolitan ar ...

. The club currently plays in

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 ...

South A division.

History

The club was founded in 1976, and played in the lower divisions of Israeli football until the 1990s, when the club reached

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 ...

, the third tier of Israeli football. Following the creation of 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 ...

in 1999, Liga Alef was the fourth tier, up until 2009, when

Liga Artzit Liga Artzit ( he, ליגה ארצית, lit. ''Country League'') is the defunct third division of Israeli Football League, beneath its highest division Premier League and the second division Liga Leumit. Before being cancelled in 2009, it was run b ...

(then the third tier) was closed, and Liga Alef regained its status as the third tier. the closest the club came to achieve promotion to Liga Artzit, was in the 2006–07 season, when they finished third in Liga Alef South division, one point behind Hapoel Kfar Shalem, which were eventually promoted, as the league winners, Hapoel Maxim Lod, were folded. The club played in Liga Alef until the 2010–11 season, when they finished third bottom, and relegated to

, following a defeat of 0–3 to F.C. Ortodoxim Lod in the Relegation play-offs.Hapoel Moadon Sport Ortodoxim Lod – Hapoel Nahlat Yehuda Rishon LeZion
The Israel Football Association

Honours

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Cups

References

External links

Hapoel Nahlat Yehuda Rishon LeZion
Israel Football Association {{Liga Gimel Nahlat Yehuda Nahlat Yehuda Association football clubs established in 1976 1976 establishments in Israel Sport in Rishon LeZion