Hapoel Karmiel F.C.

Hapoel Karmiel
Full name	Hapoel Karmiel; הפועל כרמיאל
Founded	1960-2008,as Hapoel Karmiel; 2009-2016 as F.C. Karmiel Safed; 2019-Present as Hapoel Karmiel
Ground	Municipal Stadium, Karmiel
Capacity	700
Manager	Raffi Buskila
League	Liga Bet North A
2023–24	Liga Gimel Upper Galilee, 1st (promoted)

Hapoel Karmiel (Hebrew: הפועל כרמיאל) is an Israeli football club which represents the city of Karmiel . The club currently plays in Liga Gimel's North division.

The club has good reputation of being the most Fair Play club in Liga Alef^[1] for five consecutive seasons,^[2] and as a result, won the right to represent Israel in the UEFA Regions' Cup for the third consecutive time.

History

F.C. Karmiel Safed was formed in 2009 by a merger of Beitar Safed, which played in Liga Alef North division and Hapoel Karmiel, which played in Liga Bet North A division.^[3]

The best result of the club to date, was third-place finish in Liga Alef North at the 2013–14 season and qualification to the promotion play-offs, where they lost 0–2 in the first round to Hapoel Migdal HaEmek.

The club participated three times in the UEFA Regions' Cup. In the 2011 edition, they have reached the Intermediary round.

Honours

League

Honour	No.	Years
Fourth tier	1	1962–63¹
Fifth tier	1	2005–06¹
Sixth tier	1	1999–2000¹

¹Achieved by Beitar Safed

External links

Hapoel F.C. Karmiel Safed Archived 2016-01-21 at the Wayback Machine Israel Football Association (in Hebrew)

References

^ Liga Alef North Archived 2014-07-15 at the Wayback Machine The Israel Football Association (in Hebrew)
^ There is cup, there is Europe: Karmiel Safed will represent Israel in an amateur tournament in Hungary Archived 2014-07-02 at the Wayback Machine Best Ball (in Hebrew)
^ The union between Safed and Karmiel is underway Doublepass (in Hebrew)

[Liga_Alef_North-1] Liga Alef North Archived 2014-07-15 at the Wayback Machine The Israel Football Association (in Hebrew)

[There_is_cup,_there_is_Europe:_Karmiel_Safed_will_represent_Israel_in_an_amateur_tournament_in_Hungary-2] There is cup, there is Europe: Karmiel Safed will represent Israel in an amateur tournament in Hungary Archived 2014-07-02 at the Wayback Machine Best Ball (in Hebrew)

[The_union_between_Safed_and_Karmiel_is_underway-3] The union between Safed and Karmiel is underway Doublepass (in Hebrew)

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v t e Liga Bet
North A	Ahi Acre Ahli Tamra Ahva Kafr Manda Beitar Nahariya Bnei Maghar F.C. Bnei M.M.B.E. HaGolan VeHaGalil F.C. Shefa'-Amr F.C. Tzeirei Tamra Hapoel Bnei Bi'ina Hapoel Ihud Bnei Sumei Hapoel Karmiel Hapoel Kaukab Ironi Bnei Kabul Maccabi Abu Sna'an Maccabi Ahva Sha'ab Maccabi Bnei Jadeida Maccabi Ihud Bnei Ibtin
North B	Beitar Haifa Bnei Qalansawe F.C. Mashhad Hapoel Bnei Ar'ara 'Ara Hapoel F.C. Sandala Gilboa Hapoel Qalansawe Hapoel Ramot Menashe Megiddo Hapoel Tirat HaCarmel Hapoel Yafa Ihud Bnei Baqa Maccabi Ahi Iksal Maccabi Ahva Fureidis Maccabi Neve Sha'anan Eldad Maccabi Tirat HaCarmel Tzeirei Haifa Tzofey Haifa
South A	Beitar Kfar Saba Beitar Petah Tikva Beitar Ramat Gan Beitar Tel Aviv Bnei Jaffa F.C. HaMakhtesh Giv'atayim Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan Hapoel 1928 Kfar Saba Hapoel Azor Hapoel Bik'at HaYarden Hapoel Hod HaSharon Hapoel Kafr Qasim Shouaa Hapoel Kiryat Ono Hapoel Mahane Yehuda Ironi Beit Dagan Maccabi Gi'vat Shmuel Maccabi Ironi Amishav Petah Tikva
South B	Beitar Yavne Beitar Ironi Ma'ale Adumim Beitar Kiryat Gat Bnei Eilat F.C. Ramla F.C. Sderot F.C. Shikun HaMizrah Hapoel Ar'arat an-Naqab Hapoel Bnei Ashdod Hapoel Gedera Hapoel Segev Shalom Hapoel Yeruham Ironi Beit Shemesh Maccabi Be'er Sheva Maccabi Ironi Netivot Maccabi Kiryat Gat Maccabi Ramla
Seasons (fourth level)	1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25