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Revision as of 19:56, 29 December 2012

הפועל תל אביב
Hapoel Tel-Aviv F.C logo
Full nameHapoel Tel Aviv Football Club
מועדון כדורגל הפועל תל אביב
Nickname(s)The Red Demons, The Workers
השדים האדומים, הפועלים
Founded31 May 1927; 97 years ago (31 May 1927)
GroundBloomfield Stadium, Tel Aviv
Capacity14,960[1]
OwnerHaim Ramon
ChairmanMoshe Bar Niv
ManagerYossi Abukasis
LeagueIsraeli Premier League
2011–122nd
Websitehttp://hapoelta-fc.co.il/en/about/
Current season

Hapoel Tel Aviv Football Club (Template:Lang-he, Moadon HaKaduregel Hapoel Tel Aviv) is an Israeli football club based in Tel Aviv. The club currently competes in the Israeli Premier League and plays its home matches at the Bloomfield Stadium. To date, the club has won thirteen championships and sixteen State Cups. In 1967 Hapoel Tel Aviv became the first club to win the Asian Club Championships. Since 1995 the club competes in European club competitions, and has the highest rank among all Israeli clubs, with some outstanding achievements, such as wins against Chelsea, Milan, Hamburg, Paris Saint-Germain, Rangers and Celtic.

History

Pre-independence

Hapoel Tel Aviv F.C. was originally established in 1923, but was disbanded soon after. The club was re-formed in 1925, and then for a third time in May 1926.[2] In 1927 the club merged with Allenby F.C., giving the club its modern form. It is part of the Hapoel sports association which was affiliated with the Histadrut trade union, and supporters of the club were often referred to as communists.[3]

In 1928 the club reached the Palestine Cup final (the first one to be recognised by the Israel Football Association). Although they beat Maccabi Hasmonean Jerusalem 2–0, Hapoel fielded an ineligible player, resulting in the cup being shared.[4]

The 1933–34 saw the club win the double,[5] finishing as champions of the Palestine League, winning every match, the only Israeli club to have achieved such a feat,[2] and winners of the cup, beating local rivals Maccabi Tel Aviv 3–2 in the final. The 1934–35 season saw Hapoel led the league table, but the championship was abandoned and they were not declared champions.[5] The 1937–38 season ended the same way, with Hapoel top of the league, but the season abandoned. In the meantime, the club won the cup again in 1937, 1938 and 1939, and remain the only club to have won the trophy in three successive seasons (although the Royal Air Force won it four years in a row between 1924 and 1927, pre-1928 wins are not recognised by the IFA).

In 1939–40 they won their second championship. The following season no national championships were held, but the club won the tournament for Hapoel-affiliated clubs. They won a third championship in the 1943–44 season, and in the following year won the northern region league,[5] as well as what became known as the "War Cup", which was boycotted by Beitar-affiliated clubs. In the cup final Hapoel were leading Hapoel Petah Tikva 1–0, but the match was abandoned on 89 minutes when a Petah Tikva player refused to leave the pitch after being sent off for insulting the referee.[4]

Post-independence

Pyrotechnics at the Tel Aviv derby, 2005–06

Following Israeli independence, Hapoel joined the new Israeli League. They won the title in 1956–57 and the State Cup in 1961, beating Hapoel Petah Tikva 2–1.

In the 1965–66 season Hapoel won the title, and qualified for the first Asian Club Championships. In the tournament Hapoel were given byes all the way to the final, where they beat Selangor 2–1 to become Asia's first club champions. The club also reached the State Cup final that year, but lost 2–1 to Maccabi Tel Aviv.

Hapoel won the title again in 1968–69, and again qualified for the Asian Club championships. Although they reached the final, they lost 2–1 to Iranian side Taj Club (in an era when Iran and Israel had diplomatic relations). They won the State Cup again in 1972, beating Hapoel Jerusalem 1–0 in the final, but did not win the title again until 1980–81, when they missed out on the double after losing the cup final 4–3 on penalties (after a 2–2 draw) to Bnei Yehuda. The following season they reached the cup final again, but lost 1–0 to Hapoel Yehud. A hat-trick of cup final defeats was avoided when they beat Maccabi Tel Aviv 3–2 in the 1982 final.

Another title was won in 1985–86, and another in 1987–88. However, the following season Hapoel finished bottom of the league (with a four point deduction for breaking budget rules) and were relegated to the second tier for the first time in their history.

The club made an immediate return to the top division as Liga Artzit runners-up, though they only beat Maccabi Yavne to the second promotion slot on goal difference.[6] In 1997–98 Hapoel finished second, and qualified for Europe for the second time. In the 1998–99 UEFA Cup Hapoel knocked out FinnPa, before losing on penalties to Strømsgodset. In the same season they won the State Cup, beating Beitar Jerusalem 3–1 on penalties after a 1–1 draw.

The 1999–2000 season saw Hapoel win the double, claiming their first title in over a decade and winning the State Cup (beating Beitar Jerusalem on penalties again). However, they failed to reach the group stages of the Champions League after being beaten 5–1 on aggregate by Sturm Graz. They finished second in the league in 2000–01 and 2001–02 and third in 2002–03, qualifying for the UEFA Cup on each occasion. In the 2001–02 UEFA Cup Hapoel reached the quarter-finals after knocking out Chelsea, Lokomotiv Moscow and Parma. Although they beat A.C. Milan 1–0 in the home leg (a match which had to be played in the GSP Stadium in Cyprus as UEFA did not allow matches to be held in Israel due to security reasons), Hapoel lost the away leg 2–0.

In 2002 the club won its first Toto Cup. They won the State Cup in 2006, beating Bnei Yehuda 1–0 in the final, and also won it the following season, when they defeated second division Hapoel Ashkelon on penalties. They reached the final again in 2007–08, but lost 5–4 on penalties to Beitar Jerusalem after a 0–0 draw.

In 2009–10, the club won the double, claiming the State Cup after a 3–1 victory over Bnei Yehuda. The title was won after a dramatic game against Beitar Jerusalem on the final day of the season, with Eran Zahavi scoring the title winning goal two minutes into injury time. The club also had a successful season in the Europa League, winning their group, before losing to Rubin Kazan in the second round. The following season they reached the group stages of the Champions League for the first time,but failed to advance to the next round. at the same season the team reached to the second place and won the Israeli State Cup for the second time in row.

In the beginning of season 2011/2012 Most of the successful players of the team left and spread at Europe, also the Team's manager Eli Guttman left too. The club's legendary coach, Dror Kashtan, returned and new players came as part of the transfer of ownership of the club to Eli Tabib. During the season there was tension between the manager Dror Kashtan and Eli Tabib, which led to the manager's departure and current Manager was appointed in his place, Nitzan Shirazi, who led the team winning the Israeli State Cup for the third time in a row. After large-scale protests of the fans against the club's owner Tabib and his unprofessional conduct, he decided to leave the club afer one year and sold it to Haim Ramon and several other businessmen at summer 2012 for 12 million NIS (about $ 3 Million).

Stadium

Bloomfield Stadium
Main article: Bloomfield Stadium

After playing at three different stadiums, the club moved to Bloomfield Stadium in 1962. The stadium, located in Jaffa, is an upgraded version of the older stadium called "Basa". The first match at the new Bloomfield was played on 12 December 1962 against FC Twente, the game ending in a 1–1 draw. The stadium is currently shared with city rivals Maccabi (who moved to the ground in 2000) and Bnei Yehuda (since 2004).

Supporters and politics

The team is the standard-bearer of the Israeli left. It was the last club to cut formal links with politics, in this case the trade union movement and Labour party. At home matches the fans, known as ultras hapoel, unroll banners emblazoned with the face of Che Guevara,[7] and banners with the political slogan "Workers of the world, unite!". The club has relationships with FC St. Pauli, Omonia Nicosia and Standard Liège.

According to a survey conducted in 2010, Hapoel Tel Aviv is the most hated club in Israel, with approximately about 22.3% of Israeli football fans chose Hapoel to be their most hated football club.[8] A Haaretz poll published on June 2011 identified Hapoel Tel Aviv as the second most popular football team among Israeli Arabs, behind Maccabi Haifa.[9]

Another survey had been conducted in March 2012 by Yedioth showed that Hapoel is the fourth most popular team among Israeli football fans (19%). Same survey revealed that 32% of Tel Aviv residents support the team.[10]

Current squad

As of November 2012.[11][12]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Israel ISR Boris Klaiman
3 MF Israel ISR Nir Laks (eligible for youth team)
4 DF Israel ISR Mor Shushan
5 MF Israel ISR Hanan Maman
6 DF Israel ISR Tomer Ben Yosef
7 DF Israel ISR Eliran Danin
8 FW Israel ISR Eden Shrem (eligible for youth team)
9 FW Israel ISR Victor Merey
10 DF Israel ISR Walid Badir (captain)
11 MF Israel ISR Alroey Cohen
12 FW Israel ISR Tal Ben Haim
14 MF Israel ISR Gil Vermouth
15 MF Israel ISR Salim Toama
16 FW Israel ISR Omer Damari
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 DF Israel ISR Ze'ev Haimovich
18 MF Israel ISR Shay Abutbul
19 MF Cameroon CMR Eric Djemba-Djemba
20 DF Israel ISR Yigal Antebi
21 MF Israel ISR Roei Gordana
22 GK Israel ISR Ariel Talias
23 MF Israel ISR Yaniv Levi
24 DF Montenegro MNE Savo Pavićević
27 DF Israel ISR Kfir Eizenstein (eligible for youth team)
29 DF Israel ISR I'yad Hutba
30 GK Armenia ARM Édel Apoula
44 DF Ghana GHA John Paintsil
99 FW Israel ISR Toto Tamuz

Players out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK Israel ISR Galil Ben Shanan (at Hapoel Be'er Sheva until 30 June 2013)
— GK Israel ISR Arik Yanko (at Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan until 30 June 2013)
— DF Israel ISR Yehuda Huta (at Sektzia Nes Tziona until 30 June 2013)
— DF Israel ISR Yaniv Azaria (at Hapoel Herzliya until 30 June 2013)
— DF Israel ISR Omri Cohen (at Beitar Tel Aviv Ramla until 30 June 2013)
— DF Israel ISR Daniel Borcal (at Ironi Nir Ramat HaSharon until 30 June 2013)
— DF Israel ISR Ben Bitton (at Nazareth Illit until 30 June 2013)
— DF Israel ISR Shahar Yamin (at Hapoel Arad until 30 June 2013)
— MF Israel ISR Mahmoud Abbas (at Bnei Sakhnin until 30 June 2013)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Israel ISR Itay Elkaslasi (at Hapoel Rishon LeZion until 30 June 2013)
— MF Israel ISR Messay Dego (at Hapoel Ashkelon until 30 June 2013)
— MF Israel ISR Alex Basok (at Hapoel Herzliya until 30 June 2013)
— MF Israel ISR Moshe Denenbaum (at Maccabi Jaffa until 30 June 2013)
— MF Israel ISR Sean Malka (at Hapoel Petah Tikva until 30 June 2013)
— MF Israel ISR Arthur Atzianov (at Hapoel Ramat Gan until 30 June 2013)
— FW Israel ISR Maor Asor (at Hapoel Rishon LeZion until 30 June 2013)
— FW Israel ISR Gil Gilkarov (at Hapoel Herzliya until 30 June 2013)

Foreigners 2012–13

Only up to five non-Israeli nationals can be in an Israeli club squad. 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.

Coaching staff

Position Staff
General Manager Israel Nitzan Shirazi
First Team Manager Israel Yossi Abukasis
Assistant Manager Israel Asi Domb
Goalkeeper Trainer Israel Yom-tov Talias
Fitness Trainer Israel Dror Shimshoni
Equipment Manager Israel Mordi Dadun
Club Doctor Israel Dr. Moshe Lweinkoff
Physio Israel Ronen Tzafrir
Physio Israel Gili Poterman
Head Scout Israel Ya'akov Hillel
President of Youth Department Israel Meir Orenstein
Director of Youth Israel Ze'ev Seltzer
Youth Coach Israel Morris Jano
Youth Coach's assistant Israel Rafi Samuel

Honours

Domestic

  • Israeli Supercup (1956/7-1989/90)
    • Winners (5): 1956–57, 1965–66, 1968–69, 1969–70, 1980–81
  • Toto Cup
    • Winners : 2002

International

Record in Europe

Managers

Notable former players

Category:Hapoel Tel Aviv F.C. players

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2000's:

Captains

Walid Badir is the currect Captain of the club from 2007, since the previous Captain Yossi Abuksis retired in 2007.

Years Captain
1951 Israel Shimon Zimerman (MF)
1967 Israel Haim Nurieli (MF)
1971 Israel Shimon Ben Yehonathan (DF)
1972-1978 Israel Yehoshua Feigenbaum (FW)
1983-1987 Israel Moshe Sinai (MF)
1990 Israel Yaakov Ekhoiz (DF)
1993–1994 Israel Haim Revivo (MF)
1994–1995 Israel Ya'akov Schwartz (MF)
1995–1997 Israel Guy Sharabi (DF)
1997–1999 Israel Felix Halfon (DF)
1999–2006 Israel Shimon Gershon (DF)
2006–2007 Israel Yossi Abuksis (MF)
2007–present Israel Walid Badir (DF)

References

  1. ^ http://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Download/EuroExperience/competitions/UEFACup/01/67/58/86/1675886_DOWNLOAD.pdf
  2. ^ a b [1] Hapoel Tel Aviv F.C.
  3. ^ Hapoel Tel-Aviv Football Club (Israel) Flags of the World
  4. ^ a b Israel – List of Cup Finals RSSSF
  5. ^ a b c Israel – List of Champions RSSSF
  6. ^ Israel 1989/90 RSSSF
  7. ^ The not-so-beautiful Game of Football in Israel Financial Times, 2 January 2010
  8. ^ Most popular: Maccabi Haifa, Hated: Hapoel Tel Aviv Sport 5, 1 September 2010 Template:He icon
  9. ^ Soccer-mad, pro-'Hatikva'
  10. ^ Kuper, Uri. "The real national team?" (in Hebrew). one.co.il.
  11. ^ Roster Hapoel Tel Aviv
  12. ^ Hapoel Tel Aviv Israel Football ASsociation
  13. ^ Trophies list – Hapoel Tel Aviv Israel Football Association 
 14 ^Hapoel Tel Aviv wins the Israeli Cup in UEFA.com by Boaz Goren
Achievements
Preceded by
Inaugural Champions
 Champions of Asia
1967 		Succeeded by

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