Hapoel Karmiel F.C.

Hapoel Karmiel
Full nameHapoel Karmiel
הפועל כרמיאל
Founded1960-2008,as Hapoel Karmiel
2009-2016 as F.C. Karmiel Safed
2019-Present as Hapoel Karmiel
GroundMunicipal Stadium, Karmiel
Capacity700
ManagerRaffi Buskila
LeagueLiga Bet North A
2023–24Liga 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

References

  1. ^ Liga Alef North Archived 2014-07-15 at the Wayback Machine The Israel Football Association (in Hebrew)
  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)
  3. ^ The union between Safed and Karmiel is underway Doublepass (in Hebrew)