Hapoel Nir Ramat HaSharon Football Club () is an Israeli

football club In association football, a football club (or association football club, alternatively soccer club) is a sports club that acts as an entity through which association football teams organise their sporting activities. The club can exist either as ...

based in

Ramat HaSharon Ramat HaSharon (, ) is an affluent city located on Israel's central coastal strip in the south of the Sharon, Israel, Sharon region, bordering the cities of Tel Aviv to the south, Hod HaSharon, Hod-HaSharon to the east, and Herzliya and kibbutz ...

. Founded in 1957, the club is currently competing in

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 plays its home matches at

Grundman Stadium Grundman Stadium (, ''Itztadion Grundman'') is a football stadium in Tel Aviv District city of Ramat HaSharon, Israel. It is the home stadium of Ironi Nir Ramat HaSharon. The stadium holds 4,300 and was built in 1998 and been renovated in 2012. ...

History

The club was founded in 1957 as Hapoel Ramat HaSharon, the club was 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 ...

(The second division back then) in 1984. In the 1984–85 season they narrowly missed out on promotion to

(then the top division), after losing 1–0 to

Hapoel Jerusalem Hapoel Jerusalem is a sport organization in Jerusalem as a local branch of the Hapoel movement. The branch was established in the 1920s and represents the city in more sports than any other sport organization in Jerusalem. Today, the club's lead ...

on the final day of the season; had they won, they would have been promoted in Jerusalem's place. The following season they were relegated 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 ...

, and two seasons later 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 1996 the club returned to

and in summer 1997 merged with Maccabi Nir Ramat HaSharon, a club which was named after Nir Itzhaki, by his brother and the club's chairmen,

Meir Itzhaki Meir Itzhaki () is a former Israeli footballer who from 1997 owned Ironi Nir Ramat HaSharon Hapoel Nir Ramat HaSharon Football Club () is an Israeli football club based in Ramat HaSharon. Founded in 1957, the club is currently competing in Li ...

, after Maccabi was refused funding by the local council.HCJ: A Local Council Can Choose to Fund Only One Football Team
Amat Shmiel Daklo, 25 November 1996, Globes The merged club took the name Hapoel Ironi Nir Ramat HaSharon. In 1999–2000 they finished second in their division. Due to

Beitar Tel Aviv Beitar Tel Aviv Football Club (Hebrew: מועדון כדורגל בית"ר תל אביב) was an Israeli football club based from Tel Aviv. The club merged in 2000 with Shimshon Tel Aviv to create Beitar Shimshon Tel Aviv,Shimshon Tel Aviv Shimshon Tel Aviv F.C. (, ''Moadon Kaduregel Shimshon Tel Aviv'') is an Israeli football club based in Tel Aviv. In 2000 it merged with Beitar Tel Aviv to create Beitar Shimshon Tel Aviv.

merging, the club was promoted to Liga Artzit (now the third tier) to fill the vacancy. In 2002–03 they narrowly avoided relegation, finishing one place above the relegation zone. The following season they won the league to earn promotion back to the second division. In the same season they also won the Liga Artzit

Toto Cup The Israel Toto Cup (, ''Gvia Ha'Toto'') is an association football tournament that features clubs in the two highest divisions in Israel: the Israeli Premier League Ligat ha'Al, Ligat Ha'Al; and the Israeli 2nd division Liga Leumit. Both of the ...

. The club escaped relegation in 2004–05 after

Maccabi Ahi Nazareth Maccabi Akhi Nazareth Football Club (; ) is an Israeli football club based in Nazareth. The club is currently in the and plays at the Ilut Stadium in Ilut on the outskirts of the city. History The club was formed in 1968, and played in Liga ...

had two points deducted. The following season they finished third from bottom again, but avoided the drop. In the 2009–10 season the club made one of its biggest achievements in the club's history when the team reached the semi-final of the

Israel State Cup The Israel State Cup (, ''Gvia HaMedina''), is a knockout cup competition in Israeli football, run by the Israel Football Association (IFA). The State Cup was first held in 1928 as the People's Cup. Because it involves clubs of all standards ...

. In the 2010–11 season the club won the Toto Cup Leumit and got promoted to 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 ...

for the first time in the history of the club after they finished as champions of

. In June 2013, the club changed its name from Ironi Nir Ramat HaSharon to Hapoel Nir Ramat HaSharon and changed its logo. In the 2012–13 season, the club achieved its best placing to date, when they finished sixth in the Israeli Premier League. However, in the following season, the club finished second bottom and relegated to Liga Leumit.

Current squad

; As of 8 February 2025

Honours

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Cups

Managers

Tzvika Tzemah Tzvika Tzemah () is an Israeli football coach. He had coached three clubs: Hapoel Nir Ramat HaSharon F.C. (2004-08), Hapoel Ra'anana A.F.C. (2010), and Hapoel Ramat Gan Givatayim F.C. (2010-11). References Israeli football managers Israel ...

(July 1, 2004 – July 30, 2008) * Eran Kulik (2010) * Guy Levy (July 1, 2010 – June 30, 2011) *

Meni Koretski Menahem Koretski (; born 4 April 1974) is an Israeli football coach (association football), football manager and former players who manages Israeli Premier League club Bnei Sakhnin F.C., Bnei Sakhnin. Club career Koretski began his playing ca ...

''(interim)'' (2011) *

Yehoshua Feigenbaum Yehoshua "Shiye" Feigenbaum (; born 5 December 1947) is a former Israeli football player. As a striker, he holds many records with Israel national football team. Honours As a Player *Israeli Premier League (2): **1965–66, 1968–69 *Israel ...

(Dec 5, 2011 – May 13, 2012) * Nissan Yehezkel (May 14, 2012 – Sept 4, 2012) * Benny Tabak (Sept 4, 2012 – June 30, 2013) * Rafi Cohen (born 1965) (July 1, 2013 – Oct 7, 2013) *

Haim Shabo Haim Shabo () is a former Israeli footballer and current manager. He is of a Tunisian-Jewish descent. Honours *Liga Artzit Liga Artzit (, lit. ''Country League'') is the defunct third division of Israeli Football League, beneath its highest ...

(Oct 8, 2013 – Jun 8,2015) * Lior Zada (Jun 8, 2015–2016) *

(2016) *

(2016–2018) * Oren Rotem (2018) *

Eli Cohen Eliyahu Ben-Shaul Cohen (‎; ‎; 26 December 1924 – 18 May 1965) was an Egyptian-born Israeli spy. He is best known for his espionage work in Syria between 1961 and 1965, where he developed close relationships with the Syrian poli ...

(2018–2019) * Noam Shoham (2019-)

References

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Association football clubs established in 1957 1957 establishments in Israel