Full name |
Hapoel Kfar Saba Football Club מועדון כדורגל הפועל כפר סבא |
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Nickname(s) | The greens from the Sharon |
Founded | 1928 |
Ground | Levita Stadium, Kfar Saba |
Capacity | 5,800 |
Owner | Stav Shaham |
Chairman | Robi Regev |
Manager | Felix Naim |
League | Israeli Premier League |
2015–16 | Israeli Premier League, 10th |
Website | Club home page |
Hapoel Kfar Saba F.C. (Hebrew: מועדון כדורגל הפועל כפר סבא, Moadon Kaduregel Hapoel Kfar Saba) are an Israeli football club based in Kfar Saba. The club is currently a member of the Israeli Premier League and plays its home matches at Levita Stadium.
The club was established in 1928. In 1951–52 they won the South Division of Liga Bet to win promotion to Liga Alef (then the top division). Three years later they finished third from bottom and had to take part in promotion/relegation play-offs with the two top clubs from the second tier. They were unbeatnd during the play-offs and retained their place in Liga Leumit (which had replaced Liga Alef as the top division). However, in 1955–56, they finished bottom and were relegated.
Hapoel made an immediate return to Liga Leumit. They finished bottom in 1957–58, but avoided the drop as no clubs were relegated. However, they finished bottom again the following season and were relegated. The club returned to Liga Leumit in 1968. In 1975 they reached the State Cup final for the first time, beating Beitar Jerusalem 1-0. After several mid-table finishes, they were relegated at the end of the 1976–77 season. They made an immediate return to the top division, finishing third in Liga Artzit (the new second tier). In 1980 they reached the State Cup final again, beating Maccabi Ramat Amidar 4–1.