Hapoel Ramat Gan
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Hapoel Ramat Gan Givatayim Football Club מועדון כדורגל הפועל רמת גן גבעתיים |
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| Nickname(s) | Urduns |
| Founded | 1927 |
| Ground | Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan |
| Capacity | 41,583 |
| Owner | Yehuda Doliner |
| Chairman | Einav Hazenvald |
| Manager | Arik Benado |
| League | Liga Leumit |
| 2015–16 | Liga Leumit, 3rd |
Hapoel Ramat Gan Givatayim F.C. (Hebrew: מועדון כדורגל הפועל רמת גן גבעתיים, Moadon Kaduregel Hapoel Ramat Gan Givatayim) is an Israeli football club from Ramat Gan and Givatayim. They play in the Liga Leumit, having been relegated from the Israeli Premier League at the end of the 2012–13 season. Home matches are played at Ramat Gan Stadium, which has a capacity of 41,583. Their regular home strip is all-red.
The club was founded in 1927 during the Mandate era by Jewish settlers in Ramat Gan. After independence, the club were placed in the top division.
After a series of mid-table finishes, they were relegated to the second division in 1959–60 after finishing bottom. In 1962–63, the club were promoted back to the top division, and followed it up by becoming the first team to win the championship in their first season after promotion. The championship-winning match against Hapoel Petah Tikva was watched by the club's record crowd of 9,000. However, this success proved to be their zenith, as they were overtaken by city rivals Hakoah who were champions in the following season, and were relegated at the end of the 1968–69 season.
The early 1980s was a yo-yo era, as the club were promoted and immediately relegated twice in succession from 1979–80 to 1982–83. In 1988–89 they won promotion again, but were again immediately relegated, this being their last period of time in the top flight.
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