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| Full name | Hapoel Ramat Gan Givatayim Football Club מועדון כדורגל הפועל רמת גן גבעתיים | ||
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| Nickname | Urduns (TheJordanians) | ||
| Founded | 1927; 98 years ago (1927) | ||
| Ground | Ramat Gan Stadium,Ramat Gan | ||
| Capacity | 13,370 (permitted seats) | ||
| Owner | Yehuda Doliner | ||
| Manager | Messay Dego | ||
| League | Liga Leumit | ||
| 2024–25 | Liga Leumit, 3th of 16 | ||
Hapoel Ramat Gan Givatayim F.C. (Hebrew:מועדון כדורגל הפועל רמת-גן גבעתיים,Moadon Kaduregel Hapoel Ramat Gan Givatayim) is an Israelifootball club fromRamat Gan andGivatayim. They currently play inLiga Leumit, the second tier of Israeli football. Home matches are played atRamat Gan Stadium, which has a capacity of 13,370. Their regular home strip is all-red.[1]
The club was founded in 1927 during theMandate era byJewish settlers in Ramat Gan. Afterindependence, the club were placed in thetop division.
After a series of mid-table finishes, they were relegated to the second division in1959–60 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 theirfirst season after promotion. The championship-winning match againstHapoel 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 rivalsHakoah who were champions in the following season, and were relegated at the end of the1968–69 season.
The early 1980s was ayo-yo era, as the club were promoted and immediately relegated twice in succession from 1979–80 to1982–83. In 1988–89 they won promotion again, but were againimmediately relegated, this being their last period of time in the top flight.
By the end of the 1990s, the club had sunk intoLiga Artzit, the third division, though they did pick up some silverware by winning theToto Cup for third division teams in 1999–2000. In thesame season, they were promoted back to the second division.
In 2002–03, Hapoel Ramat Gan became the first team from outside the top division to win theState Cup, when they beatHapoel Be'er Sheva 5–4 on penalties after a 1–1 draw. The win also meant the club qualified for theUEFA Cup.
Hapoel were drawn againstLevski Sofia ofBulgaria in the first round. However, because of aUEFA ban on matches in Israel at the time (due to the security situation), the club had to play their home match inDunajská Streda,Slovakia. The "home" match attracted a crowd of just 300, and Hapoel lost the tie 5–0 on aggregate (1–0, 4–0).
Thefollowing season, the costs of playing in Europe and the loss of many of the best players saw the club finish bottom of the table, resulting in relegation back to the third level. A 9-point deduction for financial issues at the start of the2005–06 season resulted in another season of struggle, with the club finishing one place above relegation. Thefollowing season they won the league, and were promoted back to Liga Leumit.
In2008–09, the club was promoted to theIsraeli Premier League.
At the end of the regular games of 2009/2010 season the team was ranked in 11th place, but after turning half points system offset various management problems is down to 14th place, promising only the remaining league playoff game against Hapoel Kfar Saba 0–1 after it increased . Summer 2010 was characterized by economic uncertainty following professional financial obligations. On June 30, the owner Yaron Koris announced that the team will continue to play after the coverage obligations by its sponsors, and that he leaves the group after four years. Group management was transferred to the management group headed by Shahar Ben Ami gave Datner. In addition, Yuval Naim left after five years as coach and was replaced by Shlomi Dora. On 15 November 2010, Dora was sacked as due to team's league ranking in the last place in the Israeli Premier League for a long time. He was replaced by Zvika Zemach. and now managed byFreddy David, who led the team to win theToto Cup Leumit trophy in 2011.
Hapoel Ramat Gan finished the regular 2010–11 season at the bottom of the Israeli Premier Division, with just eight points – seventeen points adrift of the penultimately placedBnei Sakhnin. They had already been deducted four points due to double contracts with players and staff from the previous year. They then finished at the foot of the Bottom Play-Offs mini-table and so were relegated into the Liga Leumit along withHapoel Ashkelon.
In2012–13, they were relegated from the Premier League and yet still won their secondState Cup as they defeatedHapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona 4–2 on penalties after a 1–1 draw.
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| Season | Competition | Round | Opponents | 1st Leg | 2nd Leg | Aggregate |
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| 2003–04 | UEFA Cup | First round |  Levski Sofia | 0–1 | 0–4 | 0–5 |
| 2013–14 | UEFA Europa League | Third qualifying round |  Estoril | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 |
| Honour | No. | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Championships | 1 | 1963–64 |
| Second tier | 3 | 1962–63,1988–89,2011–12 |
| Third tier | 3 | 1993–94,1999–2000,2006–07 |
| Honour | No. | Years |
|---|---|---|
| State Cup | 2 | 2002–03,2012–13 |
| Toto Cup (second division) | 1 | 2011–12 |
| Toto Cup (third division) | 3 | 1999–2000,2005–06,2006–07 |
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