Hapoel Hod HaSharon F.C.

Hapoel Hod HaSharon
Full name	Hapoel Hod HaSharon Ironi Football Club; הפועל הוד השרון
Founded	1965
Ground	Neve Hadar Stadium, Hod HaSharon
Chairman	Ilan Breuer
Manager	Yaniv Luzon
League	Liga Bet South A
2023–24	Liga Bet South A, 13th
Home colours	Away colours

Hapoel Hod HaSharon (Hebrew: הפועל הוד השרון) is an Israeli football club based in Hod HaSharon. They are currently in the south division of Liga Alef.

History

The club was founded in 1965.^[1] A Previous club, Hapoel Hadar Ramatayim, which represented the settlements that merged to create Hod HaSharon in 1964, was active until the 1962–63 season.

Hapoel Hod HaSharon reached Liga Bet for the first time in 1975–76 season, where they finished second from bottom in Liga Bet South A division, and were relegated back to Liga Gimel where they played until promoted back to Liga Bet in the 1990s. The club finished second bottom in the Liga Bet South A division 2008–09 season, and were relegated to Liga Gimel where they spent two seasons, until finishing runners-up in the 2010–11 season whilst playing in the Liga Gimel Sharon division,^[2] being promoted back to Liga Bet. In the 2013–14 season, the club finished runners-up in Liga Bet South A division^[3] and qualified to the promotion play-offs. After beating Hapoel Bik'at HaYarden, Maccabi Ironi Kfar Yona, and Hapoel Rahat, they faced Maccabi Be'er Sheva in the decisive promotion/relegation play-offs. Hapoel Hod HaSharon won 1–0, with a goal by Itay Menachem in the 89th minute,^[4] gaining promotion to Liga Alef.

The team played in the Liga Alef for 4 seasons, and at the end of the 2017–18 season was relegated to the Liga Bet. Their fourth season in the Liga Alef was particularly bad, during which the team lost its first 24 games and eventually finished the season with one point, which it achieved in the 25th game of the season.

Prominent players at the club

Idan Srur and Yaniv Luzon, who at the same time coached the club's youth team, which was previously coached by Alon Bromer. In the past, Tal Banesh and Matan Barashi played for the club.

Location

Honours

Cup competitions

Honour	No.	Years
Liga Bet South A Division Cup	1	2013–14
Liga Gimel Sharon Division Cup	2	2009–10, 2010–11

References

^ 22 New teams (Page 4) Hadshot HaSport, 2 September 1965, archive.football.co.il (in Hebrew)
^ Liga Gimel Sharon 2010/2011 Archived 2014-11-29 at the Wayback Machine The Israel Football Association (in Hebrew)
^ Liga Bet South A 2013/2014 Archived 1 August 2014 at the Wayback Machine The Israel Football Association (in Hebrew)
^ Hapoel Hod HaSharon Ironi 1–0 Maccabi Be'er Sheva Archived 17 May 2014 at the Wayback Machine The Israel Football Association (in Hebrew)

External links

Hapoel Hod HaSharon Ironi Israel Football Association (in Hebrew)

[22_New_teams-1] 22 New teams (Page 4) Hadshot HaSport, 2 September 1965, archive.football.co.il (in Hebrew)

[2] Liga Gimel Sharon 2010/2011 Archived 2014-11-29 at the Wayback Machine The Israel Football Association (in Hebrew)

[3] Liga Bet South A 2013/2014 Archived 1 August 2014 at the Wayback Machine The Israel Football Association (in Hebrew)

[4] Hapoel Hod HaSharon Ironi 1–0 Maccabi Be'er Sheva Archived 17 May 2014 at the Wayback Machine The Israel Football Association (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
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