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unusual facts about Hapoel



1924 in Mandatory Palestine

24 April - The football team "Hapoel Haifa" is established, the first football team to belong to the "Hapoel" sport association.

Allan McGregor

After Barry Ferguson's second goal, Italian referee Matteo Trefoloni gave a straight red card to McGregor for allegedly headbutting Hapoel substitute Luciano De Bruno.

Ashkelon Sports Arena

The arena opened in 1999 and is home to the Ironi Ashkelon basketball club and Hapoel Ashkelon fencing and rhythmic gymnastics teams.

Binyamin Weinberg

In the beginning of the 1974-75 season, Weinberg was transferred to city rivals Hapoel for a sum of 50,000 and the proceeds from a friendly between the two clubs.

Bloomfield Stadium

The stadium officially opened on 13 December 1962 on a friendly match between Hapoel and Dutch club Sportclub Enschede.

F.C. Ashdod

The unorthodox name of the team (no association, i.e. Hapoel, Maccabi, Beitar etc.) is the result of the union of two city rivals, Hapoel Ashdod and Maccabi Ironi Ashdod.

Guma Aguiar

Aguiar has managed the teams and is in contact with the general managers of both Betar (Itzik Kornfein) and Hapoel (Dani Klein).

Hapoel Bnei Jadeidi F.C.

During their spell in Liga Artzit, they played at the Municipal Stadium in Nahariya, in which they shared with Hapoel Nahariya, Beitar Nahariya.

Hapoel Lod F.C.

A new club, Hapoel Maxim Lod was established soon afterwards (named after a former Lod mayor, Maxim Levy).

Hapoel Rishon LeZion

Hapoel Rishon LeZion is an Hapoel sports club in the city of Rishon LeZion, Israel.

Irad Young

Young was signed by Hapoel Haifa of the Israel Premier League, the same club his father, Roby Young captained and starred throughout the 1960s, for the 1993–94 Liga Leumit season.

Maccabi Ironi Ashdod F.C.

After two consecutive twelfth-placed finishes, the club merged in May 1999 with local rivals Hapoel, to Moadon Sport Ashdod.

Rifaat Turk

After leaving Hapoel Tel Aviv in 1984, Turk signed for Hapoel Jerusalem.

Yehoshua Rozin

During his career he also coached Hapoel Givat-Yagur, Hapoel Holon, Hapoel Givat Brenner, Elitzur Tel Aviv, Hapoel Haifa, Hapoel Jerusalem, Maccabi Ramat Gan, and Hapoel Tel Aviv.


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