Ihud Bnei Kafr Qara ( he, איחוד בני כפר קרע), ( ar, اتحاد أبناء كفرقرع) is an Israeli football club based in
Kafr Qara. The club is the result of the merger of two local rivals, Hapoel Kafr Qara and Maccabi Kafr Qara. They are currently in
Liga Bet North B division.
History
The club was founded in 2014 as the result of the merger of Hapoel Kafr Qara, which finished the
2013–14 season in the eighth place of
Liga Gimel Jezreel division, and Maccabi Kafr Qara, which finished the
2013–14 season in the fifth place of
Liga Bet North B division. The merged club inherited Maccabi's spot in Liga Bet.
Hapoel Kafr Qara
The club was founded in 1964 and joined
Liga Gimel. The club reached Liga Bet, the third tier of
Israeli football league system at the time, in the
1975–76 season. However, at the end of that season,
Liga Artzit was created as the new second tier and Liga Bet was demoted to the fourth tier. The club continued to play in Liga Bet until relegation to Liga Gimel at the end of the
1984–85 season and continued to play at the lower tiers of
Israeli football
Football ( he, כַּדוּרֶגֶל, ''Kaduregel'') is the most popular sport in Israel. Football as an organised sport, first developed in the United Kingdom, who controlled Mandatory Palestine during the days of the British Mandate.
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Maccabi Kafr Qara
The club, which was also known as Maccabi Kafr Qara Ironi,
Maccabi Kafr Qara Ironi
Israel Football Association was founded in 1982 and joined Liga Dalet. The club reached Liga Bet, the fifth tier of Israeli football league system at the time, in the 2001–02 season. In the 2007–08 season, the club won Liga Bet North B division and was promoted to Liga Alef. In the 2009–10 season, Liga Alef became the third tier of Israeli football, following the closure of Liga Artzit. In that season, the club reached its best placing ever, which was sixth in Liga Alef North division. However, in the following season, the club finished second bottom and relegated to Liga Bet.
After the merger
The club finished its first season as a merged club in the seventh place of Liga Bet North B division.
External links
Ihud Bnei Kafr Qara
The Israel Football Association
References
Kafr Qara
Association football clubs established in 2014
2014 establishments in Israel
Arab-Israeli football clubs
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