Ironi Nesher () is an Israeli football club based in

Nesher Nesher () is a city in the Haifa District of Israel. In it had a population of . It was founded in 1923 as a workers town for the Nesher Cement factory, the first cement factory in the country. History Nesher was founded in 1924 as a workers ...

. They are currently in

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and play home matches at the Nesher Stadium.

History

The club was founded in 2009 as a successor to Hapoel Tel Hanan, which was founded in 1954 and dissolved in 2009. Hapoel Tel Hanan was based in the Tel Hanan neighborhood of Nesher, and spent three seasons in the second tier of Israeli football, first in the 1975–76 season, where they were placed 14th in

Northern division, and later in the new second tier at the time,

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, where they were placed 13th in the 1981–82 season, and finished bottom in the following season and relegated to Liga Alef. their last season as Hapoel Tel Hanan was 2008–09, in the Samaria division of

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 ...

, the lowest tier of Israeli football, where they finished in the eighth place. The new club, Ironi Nesher, started the following season at the same division in Liga Gimel. Although they finished in the third place, they were eventually promoted to

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North B division, after one spot was vacated in this league, as Maccabi Beit She'an dissolved. In the 2013–14 season, the club won Liga Bet North B division,Liga Bet North B 2013/2014
The Israel Football Association and was promoted to Liga Alef. In the 2014–15 season, the club finished runners-up in Liga Alef North division, and qualified for the Promotion play-offs. After beating Hapoel Migdal HaEmek 4–3 on penalties (after 2–2) in the first round and Hapoel Beit She'an 2–1 in the second round, Ironi Nesher won 1–0 against the Liga Alef South play-off winner, Beitar Kfar Saba, and stood 180 minutes away from promotion to

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, when they faced the 14th placed in

2014–15 Liga Leumit The 2014–15 Liga Leumit was the 16th season as second tier since its re-alignment in 1999 and the 73rd season of second-tier football in Israel. A total of sixteen teams are contesting in the league, including eleven sides from the 2013–14 se ...

, Hapoel Nazareth Illit. Ironi Nesher lost 1–5 on aggregate (0–5, 1–0) and remained in Liga Alef. In the 2015–16 season, the club won Liga Alef North division and promoted to Liga Leumit.

Current squad

; As to 28 November 2024

Honours

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¹Achieved by Hapoel Tel Hanan.

External links

Ironi Nesher
The Israel Football Association

References

{{Liga Alef

Association football clubs established in 2009 2009 establishments in Israel