Hapoel Hapoel (, ) is an Israeli Jewish sports association established in 1926 by the Histadrut Labor Federation. History During the Mandate for Palestine, British Mandate of Palestine period Hapoel had a bitter rivalry with Maccabi World Union, Maccab ...

Asi Gilboa is an Israeli football club based in

Prazon Prazon () is a moshav in northern Israel. Located in the Ta'anakh region, it falls under the jurisdiction of Gilboa Regional Council. In it had a population of . History The village was founded in 1953 by immigrants to Israel from Kurdistan on t ...

Mount Gilboa Mount Gilboa (; ''Jabal Jalbūʿ'' or ''Jabal Fuqqāʿa''), sometimes referred to as the Mountains of Gilboa, is the name for a mountain range in the West Bank. It overlooks the Harod Valley (the eastern part of the larger Jezreel Valley) to ...

. The club last played in the North division of

Liga Alef Liga Alef () is the third tier of the Israeli football league system. It is divided into two regional divisions, north and south. History League football began in Israel in 1949–50, a year after the Israeli Declaration of Independence. Howe ...

, but is defunct as of 2020.

History

Hapoel Asi Gilboa founded in 1994 by David Daniel, in honour of his nephew, Asi Daniel, which fell during his line of duty. previously, the club played in regional leagues as Asi Ta'anakh. With the support of the Gilboa head of regional council at the time,

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, the club made a progress by winning

Liga Gimel Liga Gimel (, lit. ''League C'') is, since 2009, the fifth and bottom division of Israeli football league system, Israeli Football League. From Liga Alef and downwards, including Liga Gimel, each league is separated by region. History Liga Gimel ...

Samaria division in 1997, and promotion to

Liga Bet Liga Bet () is the fourth tier of the Israeli football league system. It is divided into four regional divisions. History League football started in Israel in 1949–50, a year after the Israeli Declaration of Independence. However, the financial ...

. in 2001, the club won the

North B division and was promoted to Liga Alef, where the club play today. In recent years, the club battled for promotion to

Liga Leumit The Israeli Liga Leumit (, HaLiga HaLeumit, ) is the second division of the professional Israeli association football (soccer) league system. This second-tier league is placed directly below the Israeli Premier League. Structure There are 16 ...

, and in the 2011–12 season, the club won Liga Alef North. However, that season, the

Israel Football Association The Israel Football Association (IFA; , ''HaHit'aḥdut leKaduregel beIsrael'', ) is the governing body of football in Israel. It organizes a variety of association football leagues where the highest level is the Israeli Premier League; as well a ...

decided to reduce the number of clubs in the

Israeli Premier League The Israeli Premier League (, Ligat HaAl, ) is a professional association football league in Israel and the highest level of the Israeli football league system. The league is contested by 14 clubs, and operates on a system of promotion and rele ...

from 16 to 14, and as a result, decided that only one club will be promoted from Liga Alef to Liga Leumit. Hapoel Asi Gilboa had to face the winner of Liga Alef South,

Maccabi Yavne Maccabi "Zvi" Yavne () is an Israeli football club based in Yavne. They currently play in Liga Alef. History The club was founded in 1962 and played in Liga Gimel, the lowest tier of Israeli football, up until the 1971–72 season, when they ...

in a two legged promotion play-off. first leg in Yavne ended in 0–0 draw, and the second leg, played in the Gush Yael Stadium, ended in 2–2 draw, thus, Maccabi Yavne won on

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and promoted to Liga Leumit, whilst Hapoel Asi Gilboa remained in Liga Alef. In the 2014–15 season, Hapoel Asi Gilboa finished third bottom and were surprisingly relegated to Liga Bet, after they were defeated 0–1 by Hapoel Iksal in the

Relegation play-offs Promotion and relegation is used by sports leagues as a process where teams can move up and down among divisions in a league system, based on their performance over a season. Leagues that use promotion and relegation systems are sometimes call ...

. However, they were eventually reprieved from relegation, following the merger between Hapoel Hadera and F.C. Givat Olga.History: Hapoel Hadera and Givat Olga merged
Doublepass, 9 September 2015

Honours

League

External links

Hapoel Asi Gilboa
Official website
Hapoel Asi Gilboa
Israel Football Association

References

{{Football in Israel Asi Gilboa Asi Gilboa Association football clubs established in 1994 Association football clubs disestablished in 2020 1994 establishments in Israel Gilboa Regional Council