Hapoel Ramla F.C.
| Full name |
Hapoel Ramla Football Club הפועל רמלה |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1949 |
| Ground | Tzeirei Jaffa Ground, Jaffa |
| Chairman | Moshe Dabush |
| League | Liga Gimel Central |
| 2015–16 | 11th |
Hapoel Ramla (Hebrew: הפועל רמלה) is an Israeli football club based in Ramla. They are currently in Liga Gimel Central division, and play home matches at the Tzeirei Jaffa Ground in Jaffa.
The club was founded in 1949, and played their first season in Liga Meuhedet, the temporary second tier in the 1949–50 season, where they finished seventh out of nine in the Jerusalem and South division, and relegated to Liga Gimel. in the 1956–57 season, the club reached Liga Bet, the third tier of Israeli football at the time, and placed fourth. In the 1958–59 season the club won Liga Bet South division, and were promoted for the first time to Liga Alef, the second tier of Israeli football at the time. in the 1963–64 season, the club reached their best placing to date, after they finished sixth in Liga Alef South division. however, they were deducted four points that season, following a riot in their match with Hapoel Be'er Sheva, which were rivals with Hapoel Ramla at the time. in the following season, the club relegated to Liga Bet after second bottom finish
In the 1969–70 season, the club finished on top of Liga Bet South B division, but were not promoted, after the Israel Football Association disqualified the club, following suspicion of bribery in their match with Maccabi Dror Lod, which ended 13–0. afterwards, the club was transferred to South A division of Liga Bet, where they won that division in the 1971–72 season, and were promoted to Liga Alef. in 1976, following the creation of Liga Artzit, Liga Alef became the third tier of Israeli football, where the club continued to play after they finished 14th at the 1975–76 season.
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