Hapoel Lod F.C.

Hapoel Lod
Full name	Hapoel Lod Football Club
Founded	1949; 2017 (re-founded)
Dissolved	2002
Ground	Lod Municipal Stadium, Lod
Manager	Avivi Zohar
League	Liga Bet South B
2019–20	Liga Bet South B, 14th
Home colours	Away colours

Hapoel Lod (Hebrew: הפועל לוד‎) was an Israeli football club based in Lod. The club spent several seasons in the top division in the 1960s and 1980s, and won the State Cup in 1984. After several relegations, they folded in 2002.

History

The club was established in 1949.[1] In 1963 they were promoted to Liga Leumit (then the top division) for the first time. However, in their first season in the league, they finished bottom and were relegated back to Liga Alef.

They returned to Liga Leumit in 1983, finishing seventh in their first season back in the top division, and reaching the State Cup final for the first time. In the final they beat Hapoel Be'er Sheva 3–2 on penalties after a 0–0 draw.[2]

The club was relegated back the second tier at the end of the 1984–85 season, in which they finished second from bottom. The following season they finished third in Liga Artzit (then the second division) and made an immediate return to Liga Leumit.

In 1986–87 Hapoel finished fourth, their highest ever league position. However, the following season they finished second bottom and were relegated again. In 1989–90 they finished bottom of Liga Artzit and were relegated to Liga Alef.

They returned to Liga Artzit in 1997, but in 1998–99 finished 14th, and were due to be relegated to the third tier. However, after their budget was not approved by Israel Football Association, the club was demoted a further division, to Liga Alef.[3] At the end of the 2001–02 season the club were relegated to Liga Bet, and folded.

A new club, Hapoel Maxim Lod was established soon afterwards (named after a former Lod mayor, Maxim Levy). In 2006 the new club won the South B division of Liga Bet, and in 2007 won the South Division of Liga Alef to earn promotion to Liga Artzit. However, the new club folded in the summer of 2007 and Hapoel Kfar Shalem were promoted in their place.

Honours

Hapoel Lod 1969–70

League

Honour	No.	Years
Second tier	1	1981–82
Third tier	3	1959–60, 1961–62, 1996–97
Fourth tier	3	1955–56, 1976–77, 2006–07¹
Fifth tier	1	2005–06¹
Sixth tier	1	2004–05¹

¹Achieved by Hapoel Maxim Lod

Cup competitions

Honour	No.	Years
State Cup	1	1983–84
Super Cup	1	1984

References

In the Field of Football Davar, 1 July 1949, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)
Israel – List of Cup Finals RSSSF
Israel Third Level 1999/2000 RSSSF

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[1] In the Field of Football Davar, 1 July 1949, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)

[2] Israel – List of Cup Finals RSSSF

[3] Israel Third Level 1999/2000 RSSSF

Liga Gimel
Upper Galilee	Bnei Deir Hanna Hapoel Bnei Ba'ana Hapoel Ihud Bnei Sumei Hapoel Nahariya Hapoel Nahef Hapoel Shlomi Hapoel Tarshiha Maccabi Bnei Abu Sna'an Maccabi Bnei Jadeida Abirei HaTzafon Kisra-Sumei
Lower Galilee	Ahli Tamra Beitar Kafr Kanna F.C. Kafr Yasif F.C. Salama Misgav F.C. Shefaram Hapoel Bnei Dir al-Asad Hapoel Deir Hanna Ironi Bnei Saha'ab Maccabi Basmat Tab'un Maccabi Ahva Sha'ab
Jezreel	Beitar Umm al-Fahm Bnei Umm al-Fahm Hapoel Al-Batuf Hapoel Al-Ittihad Nazareth Hapoel Daliyat al-Karmel Hapoel Yafa Maccabi Ironi Barta'a Tzeirei Iksal Maccabi Ahva Fureidis Tzeirei Umm al-Fahm
Samaria	Beitar Kiryat Ata Beitar Pardes Hanna F.C. Karmel Haifa Hapoel Bnei Jasr a-Zarqa Hapoel Yokneam Hapoel Ironi Or Akiva Hapoel Kiryat Haim Hapoel Kiryat Yam Maccabi Barkai Maccabi Isfiya Maccabi Kiryat Yam Tzeirei Haifa
Sharon (Group A)	Beitar Mate Binyamin Bnei Herzliya F.C. Bnei Ra'anana F.C. Kafr Qasim Nibrass Hakoah Gil Ramat Gan Hapoel Oranit Maccabi Giv'at Shmuel
Sharon (Group B)	Beitar Tubruk Bnei Qalansawe Bnei Tira F.C. Ironi Ariel F.C. Netanya Maccabi HaSharon Netanya Maccabi Ironi Kfar Yona Tzeirei Tira
Tel Aviv (Group A)	Beitar Jaffa Elitzur Yehud Yotel HaMakhtesh Giv'atayim Hapoel Neve Golan Inter Aliyah Football Club Maccabi Hashikma Hen Maccabi Pardes Katz
Tel Aviv (Group B)	A.S. Holon Beitar Ezra Bnei Yehud Elitzur Jaffa Tel Aviv Hapoel Ramat Yisrael Maccabi Ironi Or Yehuda Maccabi Spartak Ramat Gan Shikun Vatikim Ramat Gan
Central (Group A)	Ashdod City Beitar Giv'at Ze'ev F.C. Ramla Hapoel Mazliah Hapoel Mevaseret Zion Maccabi Ramla Tzeirei Lod
Central (Group B)	Beitar Ashdod Bnei Yeechalal Rehovot F.C. Rishon LeZion Hapoel Bnei Ashdod Hapoel Brener Hapoel Nahlat Yehuda Hapoel Tirat Shalom Hapoel Ramla
South (Group A)	Bnei Yeruham F.C. Tzeirei al-Hoshla Hapoel Masos Segev Shalom Maccabi Be'er Sheva Maccabi Dimona Maccabi Ironi Hura Maccabi Yeruham Otzma Be'er Sheva
South (Group B)	F.C. Be'er Sheva Haim Levy Hapoel Bnei Kuseife Hapoel Mate Yehuda Hapoel Rahat Hapoel Sderot Ironi Beit Shemesh Maccabi Ashkelon Maccabi Kiryat Gat
Seasons (fifth level)	1958–59 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19
Seasons (sixth level)	1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09