Full name | Hapoel Kiryat Ono Football Club הפועל קרית אונו | ||
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Founded | 1952 | ||
Ground | Kiryat Ono Stadium,Kiryat Ono | ||
Chairman | Yaniv Buchnik | ||
Manager | Udi Kabudi | ||
League | Liga Bet South A | ||
2023–24 | Liga Bet South A, 4th | ||
Hapoel Kiryat Ono (Hebrew:הפועל קריית אונו) is an Israeli football club based inKiryat Ono. They are currently inLiga Bet South A division.
The club was founded in 1952 asHapoel Kfar Ono.[1] In 1954, asRegional council Kfar Ono becameLocal council Kiryat Ono, and as also in the same year, the club merged with Hapoel Bnei Brak,[2] they were known asHapoel Bnei Brak\Kiryat Ono. The club played under that name until the1955–56 season, when they were promoted toLiga Bet, the third tier ofIsraeli football at the time. Since the1956–57 season, the club is playing under its current name.
In the1962–63 season, the club finished runners-up in Liga Bet North B division, and were promoted for the first time toLiga Alef, the second tier of Israeli football at the time, where they played for nine seasons in the South division, until they were relegated to Liga Bet at the end of the1972–73 season. During their spell in Liga Alef, Hapoel achieved their best placing to date, which was the fourth place in the1970–71 season.
In the1977–78 season the club returned to Liga Alef. However, asLiga Artzit came into existence in the previous season, Liga Alef became the third tier of Israeli football. Hapoel played in the South division of Liga Alef until they were relegated at the end of the1997–98 season.
In 1991, the club reached the semi-final of theIsrael State Cup, where they lost 2–4 toHapoel Petah Tikva.[3]
Hapoel returned to Liga Alef after they won Liga Bet South A division in the1998–99 season.[4] However, they were relegated back to Liga Bet, after they finished third bottom in the2001–02 season.[5] In the2006–07 season the club finished second bottom in Liga Bet South A division, and dropped toLiga Gimel, the lowest tier of Israeli football. At the end of the2008–09 season, the club bounced back to Liga Bet, where they play now, after they finished runners-up in Liga Gimel Tel Aviv division.[6]
The club was close to make a return to Liga Alef at the end of the2014–15 season, when they finished fourth in Liga Bet South A division and qualified for the Promotion play-offs. After beatingHapoel Kafr Qasim Shouaa,Beitar Ramat Gan andIroni Modi'in, they faced the 14th-placed club inLiga Alef South division,Maccabi Kabilio Jaffa, in the decisive promotion/relegation play-offs. Kiryat Ono lost 0–2 and remained in Liga Bet.[7]
Honour | No. | Years |
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Fourth tier | 2 | 1976–77,1998–99 |