Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan F.C.

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Hakoah Maccabi Amidar Ramat Gan
Hakoah's emblem
Full nameHakoah Amidar Ramat Gan Football Club
מועדון כדורגל הכח עמידר רמת גן
Founded1959; 65 years ago (1959)
GroundWinter Stadium, Ramat Gan
Capacity8,000
OwnerNimrod Vered
ChairmanIsrael Sapir
ManagerDudu Halaf
LeagueLiga Alef South
2022–23Liga Alef South (Group B), 9th (relegated)

Hakoah Maccabi Amidar Ramat Gan Football Club (Hebrew: מועדון כדורגל הכח מכבי עמידר רמת גן) is an Israeli football club based in Ramat Gan. The club is currently in Liga Alef South division and plays at the Winter Stadium in Ramat Shikma, a neighbourhood of Ramat Gan.

History

The club was established in 1959 by a merger of Hakoah Tel Aviv and Maccabi Ramat Gan. The new club was based at Maccabi's Gali Gil stadium in Ramat Gan, but largely consisted of Hakoah players.

In 1962, the club was promoted to

1964–65 the club won its first championship, beating Hapoel Petah Tikva to the title on goal difference. In 1969, the club won its first State Cup, beating Maccabi Sha'arayim 1–0 in the final. Two seasons later they won the cup again, this time defeating Maccabi Haifa
2–1.

In

1974–75 they finished in the relegation zone again, but were reprieved after the Israel Football Association
decided to expand the league from 16 to 18 clubs.

At the end of the

following year
they finished fourth in Liga Artzit, a place below the promotion places.

In

1984–85 and were relegated for the third time in less than a decade. In 1987–88, the club had dropped into Liga Alef, the third tier, though they returned to the second division at the end of the 1990–91 season. In 1994, the club was involved in a match fixing scandal, and were punished by a points deduction, a fine and a ban on foreign players. They won the second division's Toto Cup
in 1996, 1997 and 1999.

At the end of the

first season
at the first attempt to immediately bounce back to Liga Leumit.

In 2005 Liga Artzit club

2007–08
to make an immediate return to the Premier League.

In

2008–09, the club was relegated to Liga Leumit
.

In 2014–15, the club was relegated to Liga Alef.

Colours

Despite the proximity, there were good ties between the clubs of Hakoah Vienna and Austria Vienna. When Hakoah Tel Aviv was founded, all kinds of equipment were required. Austria Vienna supplied their own shirts which were violet, which has remained the colour of the club. After the merger with Maccabi Ramat Amidar, the club incorporated yellow into their kits.

Current squad

As of 8 September 2021[1]
No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Israel ISR Stanislav Gontov
3 DF Israel ISR Aviv Levi
5 DF Israel ISR Assaf Eshbel
6 DF Israel ISR Or Hevroni
7 FW Israel ISR Aviram Hai
9 FW Israel ISR Yaniv Bornstein
10 MF Israel ISR Ahmad Fauzi
11 MF Israel ISR Or Giro
12 FW Israel ISR Gal Alterovich
15 MF Israel ISR Ron Shimoni
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 MF Israel ISR Nathaniel Nevet
18 MF Israel ISR Mohammed Salahia
20 MF Israel ISR Nehoray Zahavi
22 MF Israel ISR Ohad Mula
25 DF Israel ISR Shon Tzorani
99 GK Israel ISR Barak Abergel
GK Israel ISR Itzik Shoolmayster
DF Israel ISR Ben Briga
FW Israel ISR Rafi Segal

Honours

League

Honour No. Years
Israeli Championships 2 1964–651, 1972–731
Second tier 2 1978–791, 2007–08
Third tier 1 2002–031

Cup competitions

Honour No. Years
State Cup 2 1968–691, 1970–711
Toto Cup (second division) 3 1995–961, 1996–971, 1998–991

1Achieved by Hakoah Maccabi Ramat Gan
Achievements by Maccabi Ramat Gan, Maccabi Ramat Amidar and Hakoah Tel Aviv are listed in the clubs' individual articles

Notable former coaches

References

  1. ^ "Hakoach Maccabi Amidar Ramat Gan". Retrieved 2010-01-09.

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