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 ...

Holon () was an Israeli football club based in

Holon Holon (, ) is a city in the Tel Aviv District of Israel, located south of Tel Aviv. Holon is part of the Gush Dan, Gush Dan metropolitan area. In , it had a population of , making it the List of cities in Israel, tenth most populous city in Isra ...

. It ceased to exist in 1985 when it merged with Tzafririm Holon to form Hapoel Tzafririm Holon.Liga Alef kicks-off in storm

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, 3 October 1985, Historical Jewish Press In summer 2014 the club was resurrected by local businessmen. In summer 2016 Hapoel Tzafririm Holon and F.C. Holon Yaniv merged to "Hapoel Holon" and the club refounded.קמה לתחייה: הפועל חולון גם בכדורגל
Michael Wasierman, 7 July 2016

History

Founded in 1946, the club was placed in the Tel Aviv Division of Liga Meuhedet following

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in 1948. The club was promoted to

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 ...

(then the second division) after winning

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 ...

South B division in the 1961–62 season. At the end of the 1969–70 season the club was promoted to

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(then the top division) for the first time in their history, after winning 2–1 against Maccabi Ramat Amidar.Hapoel Holon beat Amidar 2:1 – and promoted to Liga Leumit

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, 31 May 1970, Historical Jewish Press However, they finished bottom in their first season in the top flight, and were relegated back to

. In

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they narrowly missed out on promotion, finishing as runners-up to Bnei Yehuda. They missed out on promotion by a single place in 1978–79, but were relegated to

at the end of the 1980–81 season. They returned to the second division at the end of the 1982–83 season after winning 3–0 against Maccabi Hadera in the Promotion play-offs.Hapoel Holon returned to Artzit, defeated Maccabi Hadera 3:0

, 13 July 1983, Historical Jewish Press In 1985 the club merged with Liga Alef club Tzafririm Holon to form Hapoel Tzafririm Holon.

F.C. Holon Yermiyahu

In summer 2014 local businessmen Itzik Sasson and Ofer Delian, who are also the sponsors of Ironi Holon of the

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, initiated the re-establishment of the club. The club was due to start the 2014–15 season in

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 ...

. Shlomi Shlomo has been appointed as head coach. Due to naming dispute with Hapoel Tzafririm Holon, the club registered at the

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under the name of F.C. Holon "Yaniv" (Hebrew: מועדון כדורגל חולון יניב), Moadon Kaduregel Holon "Yaniv", lit. Football Club Holon "Yaniv" (or in short Hebrew: מ.כ. חולון יניב Mem Kaf Holon "Yaniv", lit. F.C. Holon "Yaniv"). On 20 October 2014, the club won the

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for Liga Gimel Central division, following a victory of 2–1 against Maccabi Kiryat Ekron. The club continued its success in the

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, after they eliminated on penalties two clubs from

, Maccabi Sha'arayim and Hapoel Asi Gilboa, and qualified for the

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, in which they were defeated 1–4 by Maccabi Sektzia Ma'alot-Tarshiha. The club finished their first season as F.C. Holon Yaniv, on top of Liga Gimel Central, and won promotion to

. On 7 July 2016 the club merged with Hapoel Tzafririm Holon to "Hapoel Holon". At the end of 2016–17 season, the club promoted to

, But Tzafririm retired from the club and the club changed his name to F.C. Holon Yermiyahu named the former player Haim Yermiyahu who died one year before.מחווה מרגשת: יניב החליפה את שמה לירמיהו חולון
Shmulik Mizrahi, 13 August 2017

Current squad

; As to 12 February 2025

Honours

League

Cup competitions

¹Achieved by F.C. Holon Yaniv

Notable former managers

Ya'akov Hodorov Ya'akov "Yankele" Hodorov (; 16 June 1927 – 31 December 2006) was an Israeli football goalkeeper in the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s. He is one Israel's best goalkeepers of all time and the leading goalkeeper of his generation. Football career Hod ...

Itche Menahem Itche Menahem (; 1939 – 18 June 2014) was an Israeli football player and manager who played and managed in Hapoel Tel Aviv F.C., Hapoel Tel Aviv. From 2003 to 2007 he was the president of the Israel Football Association. Honours Hapoel Tel Avi ...

References

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Tzafririm Holon F.C.

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