Full name |
Hapoel Holon Football Club הפועל חולון |
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Nickname(s) | Huloniya |
Founded | 1946 (2016 re-founded) |
Dissolved | 1985 |
1984–85 | Liga Artzit, 6th |
Full name | Moadon Kaduregel Holon Yaniv מועדון כדורגל חולון יניב |
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Nickname(s) | Huloniya |
Founded | 2014 |
Ground | Municipal Stadium, Holon |
Capacity | 3,000 |
Chairman | Rafi Arazi |
Manager | Shlomi Shlomo |
League | Liga Alef South |
2016–17 | Liga Bet South B, 1st (Promoted) |
Hapoel Holon (Hebrew: הפועל חולון) was an Israeli football club based in Holon. It ceased to exist in 1985 when it merged with Tzafririm Holon to form Hapoel Tzafririm Holon. In summer 2014 the club was resurrected by local businessmen.
In summer 2016 Hapoel Tzafririm Holon and F.C. Holon Yaniv merged to "Hapoel Holon" and the club refounded.
Founded in 1946, the club was placed in the Tel Aviv Division of Liga Meuhedet following independence in 1948.
The club was promoted to Liga Alef (then the second division) after winning Liga Bet South B division in the 1961–62 season. At the end of the 1969–70 season the club was promoted to Liga Leumit (then the top division) for the first time in their history, after winning 2–1 against Maccabi Ramat Amidar. However, they finished bottom in their first season in the top flight, and were relegated back to Liga Alef. In 1972–73 they narrowly missed out on promotion, finishing as runners-up to Bnei Yehuda. They missed out on promotion by a single place in 1978–79, but were relegated to Liga Alef at the end of the 1980–81 season. They returned to the second division at the end of the 1982–83 season after winning 3–0 against Maccabi Hadera in the Promotion play-offs.