Ironi Tiberias () is an Israeli professional

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club based in

Tiberias Tiberias ( ; , ; ) is a city on the western shore of the Sea of Galilee in northern Israel. A major Jewish center during Late Antiquity, it has been considered since the 16th century one of Judaism's Four Holy Cities, along with Jerusalem, Heb ...

. The club is not connected to Hapoel Tiberias, a former club which spent several seasons in the top division of Israeli football in the 1960s and the 1980s, making its last appearance in the top flight in 1989.

History

Football was played in

before the

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. The first club in the city, Maccabi Tiberias, was formed in 1925News from the World of Sport in Eretz Israel and Abroad

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, 16.10.1925, Historical Jewish Press and was playing football as early as 1927.Opening of the Maccabi Ground in Tiberias

, 23.10.27, Historical Jewish Press A year later, Maccabi Tiberias competed in the first ever edition of the

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. The best known club from Tiberias was Hapoel Tiberias, which played in the top division of the Israeli football in the 1960s, from 1961–62 to 1964–65, and again in 1988–89. A third club operating in Tiberias during these years was Beitar Tiberias, although it mainly played in the lower levels of the Israeli league, its best performance being reaching

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 third tier in the late 1960s and the 1970s. By the late 1990s both Maccabi and Hapoel has folded, and the only active club was Beitar Tiberias. In 2001 the club was merged with Hapoel Mo'atza Ezorit Galil Tahton to form Hapoel Galil Tahton/Tiberias.Hapoel Tiberias
Nana.co.il, 28.08.02 in 2007 the club changed its name to Ironi Tiberias. In 2006–07 the club finished 2nd in

North B and was promoted through play-offs. After several season 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, the club qualified to the promotion play-off at the end of the

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season, falling in first round to Hapoel Asi Gilboa. The following season the club finished 2nd in

, but didn't take part in the promotion play-offs, which involved only the league winner, Hapoel Asi Gilboa. The club finished 2nd once again in 2013–14 and qualified to the promotion play-offs, and after beating Maccabi Daliyat al-Karmel,

Hapoel Migdal HaEmek Hapoel Migdal HaEmek () is an Israeli football club based in Migdal HaEmek. The club currently plays in Liga Alef North division. History The club was founded in 1959, and in the 1963–64 season appeared for the first time in Liga Bet, the thi ...

and Hapoel Azor, faced Hapoel Katamon Jerusalem in the decisive promotion/relegation play-offs. Tiberias won 5–1 on aggregate (3–0, 2–1), and promoted 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 ...

. However, the club's spell in Liga Leumit lasted only one season, as they finished second bottom in the 2014–15 season and relegated back to Liga Alef.

Current squad

:''As of 10 February 2025''PlayersIroni Tiberias
Israel Football Association

Honours

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¹As Beitar Tiberias

References

{{Israeli Premier League

Association football clubs established in 2006

2006 establishments in Israel Sport in Tiberias