Hapoel Acre F.C.
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| Full name | Hapoel Acre Football Club | ||
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| Founded | 1946 | ||
| Ground | Napoleon Stadium, Acre | ||
| Capacity | 5,000 | ||
| Chairman |  Tzion Weitzman | ||
| Manager | Yaron Hochenboim | ||
| League | Premier League | ||
| 2008-09 | Liga Leumit, 2nd (promoted) | ||
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Hapoel Acre F.C. (Template:Lang-he, Hapoel Akko) is an Israeli football club based in Acre. The club is currently in the Premier League and plays in dark blue shirts with white sleeves, dark blue shorts and white socks.
History
Founded in 1946, the club dwelt in the lower leagues until the 1970s. In 1973-74, they finished high enough in the second division (then known as Liga Alef) to take part in a promotion play-off to reach the top division (then known as Liga Leumit). However, after finishing in 5th position (out of 6), they were not promoted.
In the summer of 1974 Liga Artzit replaced Liga Alef as the second division of Israeli football (Liga Alef became the third division). In 1975-76, Hapoel finished second in the new league and were promoted to the top division for the first time. After finishing 11th (out of 16) in their first season, they won only two matches the next season, and were relegated. This proved to be their last appearance in the top division to date.
By the 1990s the club had dropped into Liga Alef, the third tier at the time. In 1998-99 they were promoted to Liga Artzit (the new third level due to the creation of the Israeli Premier League that summer). However, in 2003-04, the club finished as runners up, and were promoted back to Liga Leumit. In 2005-06, the club won their first ever piece of silverware, picking up the second division's Toto Cup after beating Hapoel Be'er Sheva 5-3 on penalties after a 0-0 draw. In 2008-09, the club was promoted to the Premier League.
Stadium
The club's traditional ground is the Napoleon Stadium in Acre, which is currently undergoing construction work to convert it to a 5,000-seat stadium.[1] Whilst the ground is being refurbished, the club plays in Nahariya at a stadium shared with Hapoel Bnei Jadeidi and Hapoel and Beitar Nahariya.
Current squad
As of June 2009. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Honours
- Toto Cup
- Liga Leumit winners 2006