Hapoel Jerusalem F.C.

Hapoel Jerusalem F.C.
Full name	Hapoel Jerusalem Football Club; מועדון כדורגל הפועל ירושלים
Founded	1926
Dissolved	2019
Home colours	Away colours

Hapoel Jerusalem Football Club (Hebrew: מועדון כדורגל הפועל ירושלים‎, Mo'adon Kadouregel Hapoel Yerushalayim) was an Israeli football club in which existed from 1926 til 2019.

Hapoel used to play at Teddy Stadium in Malha, Jerusalem. The Club has won the Cup title on 1973.

History

Hapoel Jerusalem Club was established in 1926 and played in the inaugural season of the EIFA league, playing the league's first match against local rivals Maccabi Hasmonean Jerusalem.[1][2] The club played in the league for its first three seasons, however, the club was restricted to playing mainly in the Jerusalem area due to travelling difficulties. The club participated occasionally in the Palestine Cup, reaching the cup final in 1943, losing to a team from the Royal Artillery 1–7.[3]

After the establishment of Israel, the club registered to play in the makeshift second tier league, Liga Meuhedet, in the Jerusalem-Central division, which the club won. The club continued to play in the second division (Liga Bet until 1956 and Liga Alef afterwards), until it was promoted to the top division at the end of the 1956–57 season, after finishing second in promotion play-offs. Following the promotion, the club stayed in the top division for 21 seasons, achieving its best position, 3rd, in 1972–73. In 1971–72 the club reached the State Cup final, losing to Hapoel Tel Aviv 0–1. A season later, the club reached the cup final again, this time winning the cup.[4]

The club was relegated to the second division in 1979, but bounced back the following season. The club continued to yo-yo between the two top divisions in the following seasons, playing his last season at the top division in 1999–2000. In 1998, the club reached its fourth cup final, but lost to Maccabi Haifa in extra time.

In the early 1990s, the club was transferred to businessmen Yossi Sassi and Victor Yona. The two ran the team together until falling out, leading to a long business and legal dispute[5] which lasted until 2009, when Yona left the club.[6] During the dispute, a group of supporters, tired of the feuding between the two businessmen, decided to establish a group, first in an attempt to purchase control of the club, and then in a bid to establish a fan-owned club, Hapoel Katamon Jerusalem. The fan-based club was established in 2009 (after a short period of existence as a merged club with Hapoel Mevaseret Zion) and progressed to the Liga Leumit in 2013–14, where the two clubs met for the first time.

The club played in the third tier Liga Aleph after being relegated from the second tier Liga Leumit in the 2016–17. On 26 August 2019 the Israeli Football Federation refused to list the club for 2019–20 season due to financial problems.

Stadiums

Since the establishment of Israel, the club played in three stadiums, YMCA stadium, in which the club played between 1949 and 1955, when the club moved to its own Katamon Stadium, in the neighborhood of Katamon. Katamon Stadium was razed in 1982, with the intention to build a bigger modern stadium in its place, and in the meantime the club returned to play in YMCA stadium. The new stadium in Katamon was never built, and instead Teddy Stadium was built in the Malha neighborhood, to which the club moved in 1992.

Support

During the early years, support of the club came mostly from the labour organizations in Israel. City rivals Beitar were identified with the right-wing nationalist organizations. All this played out to create the Jerusalem derby. To this day the rivalry exists, though it is not nearly as heated as when both clubs played in the top division of Israeli football. In 2007 a large majority of fans, unhappy with the management of the club, defected and founded Hapoel Katamon Jerusalem F.C., the first fully fan-owned club in the country.

Honours

League

Honour	No.	Years
Second tier	3	1949–50, 1979–80, 1987–88
Third tier	3	2001–02, 2007–08, 2010–11

Cups

Honour	No.	Years
State Cup	1	1973

Other titles

Honour	No.	Years
Raghib al-Nashashibi Cup	1	1929[7]

External links

Club website (in Hebrew)

References

Maccabi Hashmonai Hapoel Jerusalem 8 – 0 (2–0) Do'ar HaYom, 13 November 1931, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)
80 Years to the Israeli League Archived 8 September 2017 at the Wayback Machine Asher Goldberg, 17 November 2011, IFA (in Hebrew)
Gunners Team Won the War Cup 1943 HaBoker, 17 October 1943 (in Hebrew)
Jerusalem's First Cup! Pinhas Zahavi, 21 June 1973, Hadshot HaSport, p. 1 (in Hebrew)
So What If Constructor Victor Yona Owes 6 Million NIS to Hapoel Jerusalem and Its Creditors? No'am Sharvit, 17 August 2008, Globes (in Hebrew)
Victor Yona: I Hope My Resignation Will Help the Team Lee Nof, 8 October 2009, One (in Hebrew)
Palestine from Day to Day – Hapoel Wins Nashashibi Cup The Palestine Bulletin, 26 April 1929, Historical Jewish Press

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[1] Maccabi Hashmonai Hapoel Jerusalem 8 – 0 (2–0) Do'ar HaYom, 13 November 1931, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)

[2] 80 Years to the Israeli League Archived 8 September 2017 at the Wayback Machine Asher Goldberg, 17 November 2011, IFA (in Hebrew)

[3] Gunners Team Won the War Cup 1943 HaBoker, 17 October 1943 (in Hebrew)

[4] Jerusalem's First Cup! Pinhas Zahavi, 21 June 1973, Hadshot HaSport, p. 1 (in Hebrew)

[5] So What If Constructor Victor Yona Owes 6 Million NIS to Hapoel Jerusalem and Its Creditors? No'am Sharvit, 17 August 2008, Globes (in Hebrew)

[6] Victor Yona: I Hope My Resignation Will Help the Team Lee Nof, 8 October 2009, One (in Hebrew)

[nashcup-7] Palestine from Day to Day – Hapoel Wins Nashashibi Cup The Palestine Bulletin, 26 April 1929, Historical Jewish Press

Hapoel Jerusalem Football Club
Honours Players Managers Records Seasons Current season
History	History of Hapoel Jerusalem
Home stadium	Jerusalem International YMCA (1949–1955, 1982–1992) Katamon Stadium (1955–1982) Teddy Stadium (1992–)

Liga Gimel
Upper Galilee	Hapoel Bnei Ba'ana Hapoel Bnei Dir al-Asad Hapoel Deir Hanna Hapoel Ironi Safed Hapoel Karmiel Hapoel Nahariya Hapoel Shlomi Hapoel Tarshiha Maccabi Ahva Sha'ab Maccabi Aramsha Danon Maccabi Bnei Abu Sna'an Maccabi Bnei Jadeida Maccabi Ironi Yafa
Lower Galilee	Ahli Tamra Beitar Kafr Kanna F.C. Bu'eine Nujeidat F.C. Salama Misgav Hapoel Ironi Arraba Ihud Bnei Kafr Yasif Ihud Bnei Shefaram Ironi Bnei Saha'ab Maccabi Basmat Tab'un Maccabi Ironi Yafa Maccabi Tabash Tzeirei Tur'an
Jezreel	Ahi Bir al-Maksur Beitar Afula Beitar Umm al-Fahm Beitar Ein Mahil Bnei Musheirifa Baiada Bnei Umm al-Fahm Bnei Yafa F.C. Kfar Kama Hapoel Al-Batuf Hapoel Al-Ittihad Nazareth Hapoel Ein as-Sahala Maccabi Ahva Fureidis Tzeirei Iksal Maccabi Ein Mahil
Samaria	Beitar Haifa Beitar Kiryat Ata Beitar Pardes Hanna Bnei Qalansawe Hapoel Bnei Jasr a-Zarqa Hapoel Daliyat al-Karmel Hapoel Ironi Or Akiva Hapoel Kiryat Yam Hapoel Yokneam Maccabi Barkai Maccabi Ironi Tirat HaCarmel Maccabi Isfiya Maccabi Kiryat Yam Tzeirei Haifa
Sharon	Beitar Samaria Bnei Tira Beitar Tubruk F.C. Bnei Ra'anana F.C. Ironi Ariel F.C. Kafr Qasim Nibrass F.C. Netanya Hapoel Oranit Hapoel Pardesiya Maccabi HaSharon Netanya Maccabi Ironi Kfar Yona Sporting Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv	A.S. Holon Beitar Ezra Beitar Jaffa Bnei Yehud Elitzur Jaffa Tel Aviv Elitzur Yehud Yotel F.C. Ru'ah Tel Aviv Hapoel Neve Golan Hapoel Ramat Yisrael Hapoel Tzafririm Holon Inter Aliyah Tel Aviv Maccabi Hashikma Hen Maccabi Ironi Or Yehuda Maccabi Pardes Katz Maccabi Spartak Ramat Gan Shikun Vatikim Ramat Gan
Central	Beitar Ashdod Beitar Gan Yavne Beitar Gedera Beitar Giv'at Ze'ev Bnei Yeechalal Rehovot F.C. Ashdod City F.C. Jerusalem F.C. Ramla F.C. Rishon LeZion F.C. Tzeirei Lod Hapoel Bnei Ashdod Hapoel Mevaseret Zion Hapoel Nahlat Yehuda Hapoel Ramla Hapoel Tirat Shalom Maccabi Kiryat Ekron
South	F.C. Arad F.C. Be'er Sheva Haim Levy F.C. Tzeirei al-Hoshla Hapoel Mate Yehuda Hapoel Merhavim Hapoel Rahat Hapoel Sderot Hapoel Segev Shalom Ironi Beit Shemesh Maccabi Ashkelon Maccabi Be'er Sheva Maccabi Dimona Maccabi Ironi Hura Maccabi Yeruham Otzma Be'er Sheva Tzeirei Lakiya
Seasons (fifth level)	1958–59 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19
Seasons (sixth level)	1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09

Israeli Premier League
Clubs	Beitar Jerusalem Bnei Yehuda F.C. Ashdod Hapoel Be'er Sheva Hapoel Hadera Hapoel Haifa Hapoel Kfar Saba Hapoel Ra'anana Hapoel Tel Aviv Ironi Kiryat Shmona Maccabi Haifa Maccabi Netanya Maccabi Tel Aviv Sektzia Nes Tziona
Stadiums	Bloomfield Stadium Kiryat Shmona Stadium Levita Stadium Netanya Stadium Sammy Ofer Stadium Teddy Stadium Turner Stadium Yud-Alef Stadium
Former clubs	Bnei Sakhnin Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan Hapoel Acre Hapoel Ashkelon Hapoel Jerusalem Hapoel Nof HaGalil Hapoel Petah Tikva Hapoel Ramat Gan Hapoel Ramat HaSharon Hapoel Rishon LeZion Hapoel Tzafririm Holon Maccabi Ahi Nazareth Maccabi Herzliya Maccabi Kiryat Gat Maccabi Petah Tikva
Competition	Champions Foreign players Players with 100+ goals Records All-time table
Seasons	1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20