The club's most notable result, which is considered to be the biggest upset in the history of Israeli football,[1] came at the Round of 16 of the 1962–63 Israel State Cup, when Hapoel Nahariya, which played in Liga Bet, the third tier of Israeli football at the time, defeated Maccabi Tel Aviv 1–0, with a late goal by Rafi Shushan. They were eliminated in the Quarter-finals, following a defeat of 3–5 to the Israeli champions at the time, Hapoel Petah Tikva.
Hapoel Nahariya spent 12 seasons in the second tier of Israeli football. They have reached the second tier for the first time in the 1953–54 season, where they placed fifth in the North division. In the following season, the club reached their best placing to date, after they finished third in Liga Alef North division. In the 1956–57 season they finished second bottom, and relegated to Liga Bet. The club returned to Liga Alef, after they finished third in the 1962–63 Liga Bet North A division, and relegated back to Liga Bet after another second bottom finish at the following season. Two seasons later, Hapoel won Liga Bet North A division, however, history repeated itself, and they were relegated in the following season (which was the "double season" of 1966–68), after yet another second bottom finish. In the 1969–70 season the club won Liga Bet North A division once again, and promoted to Liga Alef. This time, their return to Liga Alef was successful, as they finished the 1970–71 season in the fifth place in Liga Alef North, and remained in the second tier until 1976, when Liga Artzit was created and became the new second tier of Israeli football, whilst Liga Alef became the third tier. Hapoel played in Liga Alef until the 1981–82 season, when they finished bottom and relegated to Liga Bet. They did not return to the third tier of Israeli football ever since.
Currently, the club plays in Liga Gimel, the fifth and lowest tier of Israeli football, after they were relegated from Liga Bet in the 2010–11 season, following a defeat of 0–1 to Ihud Bnei Majd al-Krum in the relegation play-offs.[2]
Hapoel Zvi Nahariyaedit
Hapoel Zvi Nahariya was the club's reserve team, named after Harry Zvi Levi, which was on the club's board in its early years.[3] Later, the team was made of youth players and was assigned to the youth leagues, playing mainly in the northern district leagues.
Hapoel Nahariya 2014-07-18 at the Wayback Machine Israel Football Association (in Hebrew)
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^The biggest upset of all times Telesport, 26.2.2008 (in Hebrew)
^Liga Bet North A 2010/2011 2014-07-26 at the Wayback Machine The Israel Football Association (in Hebrew)
^Football 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine Zvi Israeli, Nahariya Museum (in Hebrew)
March 20, 2024
hapoel, nahariya, hapoel, nahariya, hebrew, הפועל, נהריה, israeli, football, club, based, nahariya, club, currently, plays, liga, gimel, upper, galilee, division, hapoel, nahariyafull, namehapoel, nahariya, football, clubהפועל, נהריהfounded1940sgroundmunicipal. Hapoel Nahariya Hebrew הפועל נהריה is an Israeli football club based in Nahariya The club currently plays in Liga Gimel Upper Galilee division Hapoel NahariyaFull nameHapoel Nahariya Football Clubהפועל נהריהFounded1940sGroundMunicipal Stadium NahariyaChairmanYossi BitonLeagueLiga Gimel2022 23Liga Gimel Upper Galilee 10thHome coloursAway colours Contents 1 History 2 Hapoel Zvi Nahariya 3 Honours 3 1 League 4 External links 5 ReferencesHistory editThe club s most notable result which is considered to be the biggest upset in the history of Israeli football 1 came at the Round of 16 of the 1962 63 Israel State Cup when Hapoel Nahariya which played in Liga Bet the third tier of Israeli football at the time defeated Maccabi Tel Aviv 1 0 with a late goal by Rafi Shushan They were eliminated in the Quarter finals following a defeat of 3 5 to the Israeli champions at the time Hapoel Petah Tikva Hapoel Nahariya spent 12 seasons in the second tier of Israeli football They have reached the second tier for the first time in the 1953 54 season where they placed fifth in the North division In the following season the club reached their best placing to date after they finished third in Liga Alef North division In the 1956 57 season they finished second bottom and relegated to Liga Bet The club returned to Liga Alef after they finished third in the 1962 63 Liga Bet North A division and relegated back to Liga Bet after another second bottom finish at the following season Two seasons later Hapoel won Liga Bet North A division however history repeated itself and they were relegated in the following season which was the double season of 1966 68 after yet another second bottom finish In the 1969 70 season the club won Liga Bet North A division once again and promoted to Liga Alef This time their return to Liga Alef was successful as they finished the 1970 71 season in the fifth place in Liga Alef North and remained in the second tier until 1976 when Liga Artzit was created and became the new second tier of Israeli football whilst Liga Alef became the third tier Hapoel played in Liga Alef until the 1981 82 season when they finished bottom and relegated to Liga Bet They did not return to the third tier of Israeli football ever since Currently the club plays in Liga Gimel the fifth and lowest tier of Israeli football after they were relegated from Liga Bet in the 2010 11 season following a defeat of 0 1 to Ihud Bnei Majd al Krum in the relegation play offs 2 Hapoel Zvi Nahariya editHapoel Zvi Nahariya was the club s reserve team named after Harry Zvi Levi which was on the club s board in its early years 3 Later the team was made of youth players and was assigned to the youth leagues playing mainly in the northern district leagues Honours editLeague edit Honour No YearsThird tier 1 1965 66 1969 70External links editHapoel Nahariya Archived 2014 07 18 at the Wayback Machine Israel Football Association in Hebrew References edit The biggest upset of all times Telesport 26 2 2008 in Hebrew Liga Bet North A 2010 2011 Archived 2014 07 26 at the Wayback Machine The Israel Football Association in Hebrew Football Archived 2016 03 04 at the Wayback Machine Zvi Israeli Nahariya Museum in Hebrew Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Hapoel Nahariya F C amp oldid 1129713753 Hapoel Zvi Nahariya, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
