Hapoel Iksal (, ) was an Israeli football club based in
Iksal
Iksal (, , ''Kislot Tavor'') is an Arab local council in northern Israel, about southeast of Nazareth. It has an area of 9,000 dunams and a population of primarily Muslim inhabitants.
Name
The name of the town is believed to derive from Kisl ...
.
History
The club played mostly in the lower divisions of
Israeli football. In the
1998–99 season, the club finished third in
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 ...
North division and promoted to
Liga Artzit
Liga Artzit (, lit. ''Country League'') is the defunct third division of Israeli Football League, beneath its highest division Premier League and the second division Liga Leumit. Before being cancelled in 2009, it was run by the Israel Football A ...
, which became the third tier of
Israeli football due to the formation of the
Israeli Premier League
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in that season. Hapoel Iksal's spell in Liga Artzit lasted one season, as they finished bottom at the
1999–2000 season with only 2 wins out of 33 matches and relegated to back Liga Alef. In the
following season, the club finished bottom in Liga Alef North and suffered subsequent relegation, this time 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 ...
, the fifth tier of Israeli football at the time.
In the
2007–08 season, the club finished runners-up in Liga Bet North B division and qualified for the Promotion play-offs. However, the club was eventually expelled from the play-offs, following an attempt for
match fixing
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, prior to their match with
Beitar Haifa. As a result, the club was punished by 15 points deduction in the
following season (which later became 17).
In the
2012–13 season, the club finished third in Liga Bet North B (now as the fourth tier) and qualified once more for the Promotion play-offs. After beating
F.C. Tzeirei Tur'an
F.C. Tzeirei Tur'an () is an Arab-Israeli football club based in Tur'an. The club currently plays in Liga Bet North B division.
History
The club was founded in 2009, following the closure of Maccabi Tur'an, at the end of the 2007–08 season a ...
,
Maccabi Ahi Iksal and
Hapoel Kaukab, they faced
Maccabi Kafr Kanna in the decisive promotion/relegation play-offs. After 1–1 draw in 120 minutes, Iksal lost in
penalties and remained in Liga Bet.
In the
2014–15 season, the club finished third in Liga Bet North B, and this time had a successful Promotion play-offs. After beating
Maccabi Ein Mahil,
Hapoel Daliyat al-Karmel and
Maccabi Ironi Acre, Hapoel Iksal faced
Hapoel Asi Gilboa in the decisive
promotion/relegation play-offs. Iksal won 1–0 and were promoted to Liga Alef. In the
2017–18 season Iksal finished 1st and were promoted to Liga Leumit for the first time in the Club history.
In the
2018-19 Liga Leumit season, the club finished last and were relegated back to Liga Alef, after winning 7 matches and 31 points in 37 matches.
In 2020 the club were promoted back to Liga Leumit after the
2019-20 Liga Alef season was stopped abruptly, before the league finished, due to the
COVID-19 pandemic in Israel
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.
Ahead of the
2021-22 Liga Leumit season, Iksal was not authorized by the budget supervision authority to play in Liga Leumit, and was relegated to Liga Alef.
On March 29, 2022, the team suffered the biggest defeat in its history, 2–13 to
Maccabi Kafr Kanna. The club went on to be relegated to Liga Bet. On April 6 the football association court ruled that the club's operations will be suspended until 31 July 2022.
During the 2022–23 season, the club was dissolved.
Honours
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Cups
External links
Hapoel Iksal Imad The Israel Football Association
References
{{Liga Alef
Iksal
Iksal (, , ''Kislot Tavor'') is an Arab local council in northern Israel, about southeast of Nazareth. It has an area of 9,000 dunams and a population of primarily Muslim inhabitants.
Name
The name of the town is believed to derive from Kisl ...
Iksal
Iksal (, , ''Kislot Tavor'') is an Arab local council in northern Israel, about southeast of Nazareth. It has an area of 9,000 dunams and a population of primarily Muslim inhabitants.
Name
The name of the town is believed to derive from Kisl ...
Association football clubs established in 1971
1971 establishments in Israel
Arab-Israeli football clubs