Hapoel Ironi Safed F.C.
| Full name |
Hapoel Ironi Safed Football Club הפועל עירוני צפת |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1951 as Hapoel Safed 2011 as Hapoel Ironi Safed |
| Dissolved | 2015 |
| Ground | Municipal Stadium, Safed |
| 2014–15 | Liga Bet North A, 11th |
Hapoel Ironi Safed (Hebrew: הפועל עירוני צפת) was an Israeli football club based in Safed.
An Hapoel branch operated in Safed during the British Mandate, as early as 1932 After the establishment of Israel, the club was reorganized and a football section was founded in 1951 and at first played in regional leagues in the Upper Galilee, before joining Liga Gimel in 1954. The club won its Liga Gimel division in 1955–56, but remained in Liga Gimel after losing in the promotion play-offs. A season later, following a merge with another local club, HaChalutz Safed, the club once again won its division and won through the promotion playoffs to secure a promotion to Liga Bet.
They were promoted to the second tier for the first time, after they won Liga Bet North A division in the 1961–62 season. They were relegated back to Liga Bet after second bottom finish in the following season, however, they made an immediate return to Liga Alef, after winning Liga Bet North A division in the 1963–64 season. The club spent three more seasons in Liga Alef, until they finished bottom in the "double season" of 1966–68, and relegated Liga Bet.
In spite of their league placing, the club made a remarkable run in the 1967–68 Israel State Cup, after they eliminated top flight clubs, Hapoel Haifa, by a result of 2–1 after extra time, and Hapoel Be'er Sheva, by a result of 4–3 on penalties, after the match ended in 1–1 draw and reached the Quarter-finals, where they lost 0–1 to Hapoel Petah Tikva.
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