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Hapoel Tel Aviv

Full name

Hapoel Tel Aviv Football Club
מועדון כדורגל הפועל תל אביב

Nickname(s)

The Red Demons

Founded

1923

Ground

Bloomfield Stadium, Jaffa, Israel

Capacity

15473

Chairman

Moni Harel

Manager

Nir Levin

League

Ligat ha'Al ליגת העל
(Premier League)

2005-06

Ligat ha'Al, 2nd





Home colours





Away colours

Hapoel Tel Aviv (Hebrew: הפועל תל-אביב‎) is an Israeli football club,The club is competing in Ligat ha'Al, the primary Israeli football league. During the years, the club has won 13 championship titles and 11 state cup titles.

It is politically associated with the socialist, left-wing ideology and with the Histadrut, Israel's largest trade union, although in recent years this association has been diminished.

1 History
2 Stadium
3 Current Squad
4 Foreigners 2006/2007
- 4.1 Squad changes for 06/07 season
- 4.2 Notable Former players
5 Honours
6 UEFA Ranking
7 Notes
8 External links

[edit] History

"Hapoel Tel Aviv FC" was formed in 1923, but soon broke apart. The team was formed again in 1925 and then for a third and final time in 1926, and remained active since. In 1927 another football club, "Alenbi FC", joined Hapoel Tel Aviv FC to give it its final form. In 1928 Hapoel Tel Aviv won the first ever Israeli cup. Hapoel won an additional Israeli cup in 1934 and three consecutive cups between 1937 and 1939. In 1934-1936 it won three consecutive championships, in a league that also contained teams of the British occupation forces. Hapoel Tel Aviv won three additional championships in 1938, 1940 and 1943, although there is still debate about the later.

[edit] 50's and 60's

After the Israeli declaration of independence in 1948, Hapoel Tel Aviv had to wait 9 years before it won its first championship, in 1957. Then, it won another championship in 1966, and the first Asian champions cup in 1967, after a 2-1 victory over Selengur of Malaysia. Hapoel has been crowned again as the Israeli champion in 1969, ending a fruitful decade.

[edit] 70's and 80's

Hapoel did not win a single championship throughout the 70's. The 80's proved much more successful, with championships in 1981, 1986 and 1988, and a national cup in 1983. In 1989, however, the team was relegated to the second division, mainly due to disorders in the management of the club and clashes between the players and management.

[edit] 90's to present days

The team returned to the first league after one year, but failed to win any title during the 90's, besides a national cup in 1999. A major event in this decade happened in 2/5/1998 is the loss of the championship to Beitar Jerusalem, after Beitar won the penultimate match of the season in a highly controversial game, called "Mischak Hasrochim" (the shoe lace game), where at stoppage time the players of Betar's rival team stopped playing and tied their boots during a corner for Beitar, that resulted in an unopposed winning goal for Beitar and allegations of fixing the game and the championship.

In 2000 Hapoel won a double, both a championship and a national cup. In 2001 Hapoel went up till the quarter final of the UEFA cup, losing to AC Milan 2:0 away after a 1:0 victory at home. In the way to the quarter final Hapoel passed teams such as Lokomotiv Moscow, Chelsea FC and Parma FC.

On Thursday the 24 of November 2006 Hapoel achieved one of its great wins against the tough French side, Paris Saint-Germain. After a few weeks, with a tie with FK Mlada Boleslav, Hapoel secured their spot in the round of 32 since its amaizing run in 2001 in the UEFA cup.

In 2006, Hapoel finished 3rd in their group in the UEFA Cup and were drawn to face Rangers from Scotland in the last 32 of the competition.

On the 14th of Feb, Hapoel was able to beat Glasgow Rangers 2-1.

In the second leg, Hapoel were defeated 4-0 at Glasgow and were relegated from the UEFA cup.

[edit] Stadium

Hapoel Tel Aviv plays at the "Bloomfield" stadium in Jaffa. Hapoel supporters occupy gates 2, 5, 7 and 13, with the Ultras sitting at gate 5. Rival teams supporters seat at gates 8 and 11.

[edit] Current Squad

No.	Position	Player
1	GK	Shavit Elimelech
3	DF	Tal Hen
6	MF	Bibras Natkhu
7	MF	Wellington
8	MF	Yossi Abukasis
9	MF	Baruch Dego
10	MF	Walid Badir
11	FW	Elyaniv Barda
12	DF	Dani Bondar
14	MF	Gil Vermout
13	FW	Manuel Neira

No.	Position	Player
15	MF	Salim Tuama
18	MF	Shay Abutbul
19	MF	Luciano De Bruno
20	DF	Igal Antebi
21	DF	Maor Perez
22	GK	Galil Ben Sha'anan
24	FW	Ibezito Ogbonna
26	DF	Javier Páez
27	FW	Ivan Jolić
29	DF	Rami Duani
33	GK	Neal Abarbanel

[edit] Foreigners 2006/2007

Only up to five non-Israeli nationals can be on an Israeli club. Those with Jewish ancestry, married to an Israeli or have played in Israel for an extended period of time can claim a passport or permanent residency, which would allow them to play with Israeli status.

[edit] Squad changes for 06/07 season

Pyrotechnic at the Tel Aviv derby, 2005/06 (http://www.ultrashapoel.com)

In:

Manuel Neira - signed from Unión Española
Ivan Jolić - signed from NK Varteks
Maor Peretz - signed from FC Ashdod
Luciano De Bruno - signed from Club Atlético Tiro Federal Argentino
Tomer Haliva - signed from Beitar Jerusalem FC
Salim Tuama - transferred from Maccabi Petah Tikva FC
Javier Páez - signed from Olimpo de Bahía Blanca

Out:

Ilya Yavruyan - signed with Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona
Nir Rahmin - signed with Hakoah Ramat Gan
Asi Domb - signed with Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv
Shimon Gershon - signed with Beitar Jerusalem FC
Omer Peretz - signed with Maccabi Tel Aviv FC
John Paintsil - signed with West Ham United
Kfir Udi retired

[edit] Notable Former players

Ya'akov Hodorov
Rehavia Rosenboim
Moshe Sinai
Yeshayau Feigenboim
Rifaat Turk
Pini Balili
Shimon Gershon
Ben Sahar
Milan Osterc
Sebastjan Cimirotič
John Paintsil
Gábor Halmai
Istvan Pisont
Gil Landau

[edit] Honours

Old Liga Leumit/Ligat ha'Al^[1] titles: 13

1933/34 1934/35 1935/36 1937/38 1939/40 1942/43 1956/57 1965/66 1968/69 1980/81 1985/86 1987/88 1999/00

State Cup: 11

1927/28 1933/34 1936/37 1937/38 1938/39 1960/61 1971/72 1982/83 1998/99 1999/00 2005/06

Toto Cup (Ligat ha'Al/Liga Leumit): 1
- 2001/02
AFC Champions League: 1
- 1967

[edit] UEFA Ranking

Current Club Ranking

116 Brøndby IF
117 FC Lovech
118 Hapoel Tel Aviv
119 FK Teplice
120 Vitória Guimarães
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Current National League Ranking

17 Swiss League
18 Norwegean League
19 Israeli League
20 Serbian League
21 Danish League
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[edit] Notes

^ Up until 1999, the top division of Israeli football was the Liga Leumit; since then, it has been Ligat ha'Al.

[edit] External links

Football:

http://www.UltrasHapoel.com - Ultras Hapoel Tel Aviv site.
http://www.HapoelTA.com - Fans site.
http://www.Red-Fans.com - Fans site.
http://www.Shedim.com - Fans forum.
http://www.fanatical.hu/category/hapoel/ - Clips.

Basketball:

http://www.hapoelta.org.il/

Hapoel Tel Aviv FC - Current Squad

1 Elimelech \| 3 Hen \| 6 Natcho \| 7 Wellington \| 8 Abuksis \| 9 Dego \| 10 Badir \| 11 Barda \| 12 Bondar \| 14 Vermout \| 13 Neira \| 15 Tuama \| 18 Abutbul \| 19 De Bruno \| 20 Antebi \| 21 Perez \| 22 Ben Sha'anan \| 24 Ogbonna \| 26 Páez \| 27 Jolić \| 31 Duani \| 33 Abarbanel \| Manager: Levin

UEFA Cup 2006-07

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Israel's Ligat ha'Al (Premier League) Clubs
FC Ashdod \| Beitar Jerusalem \| Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv \| Hapoel Kfar Saba \| Hapoel Petah Tikva \| Hapoel Tel Aviv \| Hakoah Ramat Gan \| Maccabi Haifa \| Maccabi Herzliya \| Maccabi Netanya \| Maccabi Petah Tikva \| Maccabi Tel Aviv
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