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Hapoel Ramat Gan Givatayim F.C.

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Hapoel Ramat Gan Givatayim F.C.(Hebrew:מועדון כדורגל הפועל רמת-גן גבעתיים,Moadon Kaduregel Hapoel Ramat Gan Givatayim) is an Israelifootballclub fromRamat GanandGivatayim.They currently play inLiga Leumit,the second tier of Israeli football. Home matches are played atRamat Gan Stadium,which has a capacity of 13,370. Their regular home strip is all-red.

Hapoel Ramat Gan Givatayim
Full nameHapoel Ramat Gan Givatayim Football Club
מועדון כדורגל הפועל רמת גן גבעתיים
Nickname(s)Urduns
Founded1927;97 years ago(1927)
GroundRamat Gan Stadium,Ramat Gan
Capacity13,370 (permitted seats)
OwnerYehuda Doliner
ManagerOri Guttman
LeagueLiga Leumit
2023–24Liga Leumit,11th of 16

History

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The club was founded in 1927 during theMandate erabyJewishsettlers in Ramat Gan. Afterindependence,the club were placed in thetop division.

After a series of mid-table finishes, they were relegated to the second division in1959–60after finishing bottom. In 1962–63, the club were promoted back to the top division, and followed it up by becoming the first team to win the championship in theirfirst seasonafter promotion. The championship-winning match againstHapoel Petah Tikvawas watched by the club's record crowd of 9,000. However, this success proved to be their zenith, as they were overtaken by city rivalsHakoahwho were champions in the following season, and were relegated at the end of the1968–69 season.

The early 1980s was ayo-yoera, as the club were promoted and immediately relegated twice in succession from 1979–80 to1982–83.In 1988–89 they won promotion again, but were againimmediately relegated,this being their last period of time in the top flight.

By the end of the 1990s, the club had sunk intoLiga Artzit,the third division, though they did pick up some silverware by winning theToto Cupfor third division teams in 1999–2000. In thesame season,they were promoted back to the second division.

In 2002–03, Hapoel Ramat Gan became the first team from outside the top division to win theState Cup,when they beatHapoel Be'er Sheva5–4 on penalties after a 1–1 draw. The win also meant the club qualified for theUEFA Cup.

Hapoel were drawn againstLevski SofiaofBulgariain the first round. However, because of aUEFAban on matches in Israel at the time (due to the security situation), the club had to play their home match inDunajská Streda,Slovakia.The "home" match attracted a crowd of just 300, and Hapoel lost the tie 5–0 on aggregate (1–0, 4–0).

Thefollowing season,the costs of playing in Europe and the loss of many of the best players saw the club finish bottom of the table, resulting in relegation back to the third level. A 9-point deduction for financial issues at the start of the2005–06 seasonresulted in another season of struggle, with the club finishing one place above relegation. Thefollowing seasonthey won the league, and were promoted back to Liga Leumit.

In2008–09,the club was promoted to theIsraeli Premier League.

At the end of the regular games of 2009/2010 season the team was ranked in 11th place, but after turning half points system offset various management problems is down to 14th place, promising only the remaining league playoff game against Hapoel Kfar Saba 0–1 after it increased. Summer 2010 was characterized by economic uncertainty following professional financial obligations. On June 30, the owner Yaron Koris announced that the team will continue to play after the coverage obligations by its sponsors, and that he leaves the group after four years. Group management was transferred to the management group headed by Shahar Ben Ami gave Datner. In addition, Yuval Naim left after five years as coach and was replaced by Shlomi Dora. On 15 November 2010, Dora was sacked as due to team's league ranking in the last place in the Israeli Premier League for a long time. He was replaced by Zvika Zemach. and now managed byFreddy David,who led the team to win theToto Cup Leumittrophy in 2011.

Hapoel Ramat Gan finished the regular 2010–11 season at the bottom of the Israeli Premier Division, with just eight points – seventeen points adrift of the penultimately placedBnei Sakhnin.They had already been deducted four points due to double contracts with players and staff from the previous year. They then finished at the foot of the Bottom Play-Offs mini-table and so were relegated into the Liga Leumit along withHapoel Ashkelon.

In2012–13,they were relegated from the Premier League and yet still won their secondState Cupas they defeatedHapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona4–2 on penalties after a 1–1 draw.

Current squad

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As of 11 June 2024
No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK ISR Or Moseri
2 DF ISR Ronny Laufer
4 DF GHA Mohammed Adams
5 DF ISR Matan Levi
6 MF ISR Moshe Meir
7 MF ISR Mor Simantov
8 MF ISR Tom Aida
9 FW ISR Yaniv Mizrahi
10 MF ISR Sagi Dror
11 DF ISR Adar Ratner
12 MF ISR Amit Meir
14 FW ISR Hod Messika
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 DF ISR Raz Nachmias
16 DF ISR Omri Shamir
17 FW ISR Yakir Zilberman
20 MF ISR Guy Aviv
21 MF ISR Dagach Worko
22 GK ISR Itamar Israeli
26 MF ISR Gidi Kanyuk
27 DF ISR Mor Buskila
30 DF ISR Itay Ozeri
37 DF ISR Ido Mizrahi
55 GK ISR Amit Reif
90 FW NGA Daniel Chinomso

European record

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Season Competition Round Opponents 1st Leg 2nd Leg Aggregate
2003–04 UEFA Cup First round Levski Sofia 0–1 0–4 0–5
2013–14 UEFA Europa League Third qualifying round Estoril 0–0 0–1 0–1

Honours

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League

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Honour No. Years
Championships 1 1963–64
Second tier 3 1962–63,1988–89,2011–12
Third tier 3 1993–94,1999–2000,2006–07

Cups

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Honour No. Years
State Cup 2 2002–03,2012–13
Toto Cup (second division) 1 2011–12
Toto Cup (third division) 3 1999–2000,2005–06,2006–07

Records

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Managers

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Source:[1]

References

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  1. ^List of All ManagersArchived2018-10-30 at theWayback MachineHaMakhtesh(in Hebrew)
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