Hapoel Isfiya F.C.
Football club in Isfiya, Israel
Hapoel Isfiya (Hebrew: הפועל עוספיא) is a football club based in Isfiya in northern Israel. The club is currently in Liga Gimel, Jezreel division.
History
Hapoel Isfiya has played their entire history in the lower divisions of Israeli football.
A previous club named Hapoel Isfiya was in existence in 1973. Hapoel joined Liga Dalet, the lowest tier of Israeli football at the time, and reached Liga Gimel by 1976. The club folded, and a new club was founded in the village, Maccabi Isfiya, which in its prime have reached Liga Alef, the third tier of Israeli football.
Hapoel Isfiya were re-established after Maccabi Isfiya had folded at the end of the 2002–03 season, and upon its re-establishment, received the players from the defunct club and joined Liga Gimel, Samaria division. In the following season, the club was transferred to the Jezreel division, and achieved promotion to Liga Bet, after the division winners, Hapoel Kfar Kama, had folded.
In 2005, the club became known as Hapoel Ironi HaCarmel, named after the short-lived Carmel City, which was a merger of Isfiya and Daliyat al-Karmel. However, after the merger was canceled in 2008, the club was renamed back to Hapoel Isfiya.
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