List of Hapoel Haifa F.C. seasons

This is a list of seasons played by Hapoel Haifa Football Club in Israeli and European football, from 1928 (when the club joined the newly founded EIFA) to the most recent completed season. It details the club's achievements in major competitions, and the top scorers for each season. Top scorers in bold were also the top scorers in the Israeli league that season. Records of minor competitions such as the Lilian Cup are not included due to them being considered of less importance than the State Cup and the Toto Cup.

The club has won the League championship Once, the State Cup 3 times and the Toto Cup (for top division clubs) twice, as well as the Israeli 10th Anniversary Cup. The club has never been out of the two top divisions of Israeli football.

History

Hapoel Haifa Football Club was established on 24 April 1924 in Haifa. In 1928 the club joined the EIFA and competed in its competitions ever since. The club played in the top division until the end of the 1980–81 season,when the club relegated to the second division for the first time in its existence. In 1998–99, the club won its first league championship.

Seasons

Season League State Cup League Cup Super Cup Europe Top goalscorer[nb 1]
Division P W D L F A Pts Pos Name Goals
1927–28 SF
1928–29 SF
1929–30 R1 (A team)
QF (B team)
[nb 2]
1930–31 Pal. League
[nb 3]
512261046th
1931–32 Pal. League128223315183rdFinal
1932–33 SF
1933–34 Pal. League114432318124thSF
1934–35 Pal. League
[nb 4]
6204101347thSF
1935–36 Pal. League
[nb 5]
104241613104th [nb 6]
1936–37 QF
1937–38 Pal. League8215132254thSF
1938–39 Pal. League
[nb 7]
8413151794th
1939–40 Pal. League145272234125thQF
1940–41 R2
1941–42 Pal. League
Haifa
[nb 8]
31026624th2R
1942–43 QF
1943–44 QF [nb 9]
1944–45 Pal. League
Northern
125342419133rd
1945–46 QF
1946–47 Pal. League2697105744258thR2
1947–48 Pal. League
[nb 10]
321014957th
1948–49 Isr. League
[nb 11]
2416445330363rdFinal [nb 12]
1949–50
1950–51
1951–52 Alef2214174626293rdRound of 16
1952–53 SF
1953–54 Alef2274112637189th
1954–55 Alef2696114055249thQFZe'ev Schneid6
1955–56 Leumit229493239226thAvraham Ginzburg
Avraham Nestenfober
Ze'ev Schneid
10
1956–57 Leumit1870112238148thRound of 16
1957–58 Leumit2275103332197thFinal
1958–59 Leumit2215344623312ndQFWinners
1959–60 Leumit2210664624263rdQF
1960–61 Leumit2212554425293rd
1961–62 Leumit228683427228thR5
1962–63 Leumit22651120261712thWinners
1963–64 Leumit28117104131296thFinal
1964–65 Leumit30128104838325thRound of 16
1965–66 Leumit30128103731327thWinners
1966–67 Leumit602716177247703rdRound of 16Runners-up
1967–68 R5
1968–69 Leumit30111543416374thSFGroup
1969–70 Leumit30714919182810thQF
1970–71 Leumit3091383225316thQF
1971–72 Leumit3014883718366thQF
1972–73 Leumit3091293128307thRound of 16SF
1973–74 Leumit30128103144326thWinners
1974–75 Leumit30121173826353rdR4Runners-up
1975–76 Leumit34131293024383rdQFQF
1976–77 Leumit30911102624299thR6
1977–78 Leumit26871119292312thRound of 16
1978–79 Leumit3091382724315thRound of 16
1979–80 Leumit308111122332712thRound of 16
1980–81 Leumit308101230442614thR7
1981–82 Artzit30911103427296thR7
1982–83 Artzit3014973630514thR6
1983–84 Artzit3015964324541stQF
1984–85 Leumit30111183026445thRound of 16Group
1985–86 Leumit30661824602415thRound of 16Group
1986–87 Artzit30131164023503rdR7Winners
1987–88 Artzit3318873223623rdRound of 16Group
1988–89 Artzit33815103339397thR7Group
1989–90 Artzit30811112837359thR7Final group
1990–91 Artzit301091125333910thR7Group
1991–92 Artzit3018664828602ndR8Group
1992–93 Leumit33117154251407thR8Group
1993–94 Leumit397131939803413thQFGroup
1994–95 Leumit30891345513313thFinalSF
1995–96 Leumit3019746633644thRound of 16Group
1996–97 Leumit30127113433437thRound of 16FinalIntertoto, Group
1997–98 Leumit3017945927603rdRound of 16Group
1998–99 Leumit3022536623711stQFSFIntertoto, R1
1999–2000 Premier 39 13 18 8 53 36 57 7th Round of 16 QF CL, QR3
UEFA Cup, R2
Amir Turgeman 14
2000–01 Premier 38 20 11 7 59 38 71 3rd Round of 16 Winners Amir Turgeman 13
2001–02 Premier 33 7 9 17 35 50 30 11th R8 R2 Intertoto, R2 Eli Abarbanel, Oren Nisim 7
2002–03 Leumit 33 11 7 15 37 37 40 6th Round of 16 Group
2003–04 Leumit 33 16 7 10 44 32 55 1st Final Group
2004–05 Premier 33 9 8 16 36 44 35 11th QF Group Jeff Tutuana 9
2005–06 Leumit 33 11 14 8 40 28 47 6th R9 SF
2006–07 Leumit 33 14 5 14 43 43 47 3rd QF Group Yuval Avidor 19
2007–08 Leumit 33 15 7 11 36 29 52 3rd R9 SF Eden Ben Basat 15
2008–09 Leumit 33 17 11 5 44 29 62 1st R9 QF Eran Levi 13
2009–10 Premier 35 10 9 16 44 50 23[nb 13] 11th R8 Group Eran Levi 13
2010–11 Premier 33 12 8 13 40 43 22[nb 14] 10th QF Group Eden Ben Basat 20
2011–12 Premier 37 11 11 15 41 43 44 12th R8 Group Yuval Avidor 13
2012–13 Premier 33 9 12 12 36 45 39 9th Round of 16 Winners Vladimir Gluščević
Mahran Lala
10
2013–14 Premier 33 9 7 17 30 45 34 11th Round of 16 Žarko Korać 12
2014–15 Premier33971725473412th R8SF Mahran Lala13
2015–16 Premier337131338483412th Round of 16QF Mahran Lala11
2016–17 Premier33107163946378th QFSF Mahran Lala9
2017–18 Premier36171184839624th WinnersGroup Alon Turgeman
Eden Ben Basat
12
2018–19 Premier338131244473711th R83rdWinnersEuropa League, QR3 Ness Zamir6

Key

Champions Runners-up Promoted Relegated

Notes

  1. Goals in all competitions (Liga Leumit or Liga Al, State Cup, Toto Cup and European) are counted.
  2. Hapoel Haifa entered two teams to the competition.
  3. The 1930–31 league season was abandoned after several weeks due to tensions between the British Mandate government and the Jewish community following the publication of the Passfield white paper.[1]
  4. The 1934–35 league season was stopped to allow Maccabi club to prepare for the 1935 Maccabiah Games and wasn't renewed due to disagreement between Maccabi and Hapoel
  5. The 1935–36 league season was held from7 December 1935 to 18 December 1936.
  6. After three matches played in the first round the competition was abandoned due to the Arab Revolt.
  7. The 1938–39 league season was abandoned after playing one round of matches due to the Arab Revolt.
  8. The 1941–42 league season was held in three regional divisions followed by a play-off. The Haifa division was abandoned during the season.
  9. The 1944 cup competitions began on 5 February 1944 and was completed during the following season, on 13 January 1945.
  10. The 1947–48 league was abandoned due to the 1948 Arab–Israeli War.
  11. The 1949–50 league began in May 1949 and ended on 24 June 1950.
  12. The 1949 cup competition was delayed by appeals after the completion of the quarter-finals. After settling the appeals three further matches were played in February 1951, during which the club won its matches against Hapoel Ramat Gan and qualified to the final, but the competition was abandoned.
  13. Hapoel Haifa achieved 32 points in the regular season, which were halved at the beginning of the play-offs. The club scored 7 more points during the play-offs for a total of 39 points.
  14. Hapoel Haifa achieved 44 points in the regular seasons, which were halved at the beginning of the play-offs. The club didn't score any point during the play-offs, which puts the total of points for the season on 44 points.

References

  • Seasons Hapoel-Haifa.com (in Hebrew)
  1. British Teams in E.I. Left the Football Association Do'ar HaYom, 28 October 1930, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)
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