Hapoel Umm al-Fahm F.C.

Hapoel Umm al-Fahm Football Club (Hebrew: מועדון כדורגל הפועל אום אל-פאחם) is an Israeli football club based in Umm al-Fahm. The club currently plays in the Liga Leumit.

Hapoel Umm al-Fahm
Full nameHapoel Umm al-Fahm Football Club
Short nameUmm Al Fahm
Founded1963; 61 years ago (1963)
GroundHaShalom Stadium
Capacity5,800
ChairmanMohamed Jabareen
ManagerVacant
LeagueLiga Leumit
2023–24Liga Leumit, 8th of 16

History

Established in 1963,[1] at the start of the 1990s the club was playing in Liga Alef. At the end of the 1998–99 season they were relegated to Liga Bet North B. In 2005 they returned to Liga Alef.

After finishing as runners-up in Liga Alef North in 2006–07 under the management of Samir Issah, the following season the club won Liga Alef North and were promoted to Liga Artzit (then the third division). In the 2008–09 season they were relegated to Liga Alef and folded.

However, four years later, in 2013, the club returned after Ahva Umm al-Fahm, which was founded two years earlier and promoted to Liga Bet in their first season, was renamed to Hapoel Umm al-Fahm.[2]

In 2016–17 season, the team promoted to Liga Alef, and two seasons later promoted to Liga Leumit.

In the eighth round of 2019–20 Israel State Cup the team defeated the champion Maccabi Tel Aviv 3–2 after Maccabi leaded 0–2, and qualified to the round of 16 there was defeated 0–1 to Maccabi Haifa.

Stadium

After the club promoted to Liga Leumit played temporarily his home matches in Afula Illit Stadium. In 2023 the renovations in HaShalom Stadium done and the club returned to play his home matches there.

On 20 January 2023 Umm al-Fahm hosted his [3]

Current squad

As to 11 February 2024
No.Pos. NationPlayer
17MF  ISRYarin Serdal
18DF  ISRNiv Serdal
21DF  ISRAhmed Jabarin
22GK  ISRArik Yanko
25DF  ISRAhmad Switat
26DF  ISRAdar Azruel
30GK  ISRYoav Arikha
31DF  BRAMarcus Diniz
51MF  ISRGal Levi
66DF  ISRTal Kachila
70MF  ISRWaheb Fares
77MF  ISRNoor Aladeen Jabarin
FW  ISRAmit Zenati
FW  PLEAli El-Khatib

Honours

HonourNo.Years
Fourth tier21978–79, 2007–08
Sixth Tier12011–12

References