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] | |||||||||
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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] | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 6th | – | – | – | – | ||
1931–32 | Pal. League | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 33 | 15 | 18 | 3rd | Final | – | – | – | ||
1932–33 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | SF | – | – | – | ||
1933–34 | Pal. League | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 18 | 12 | 4th | SF | – | – | – | ||
1934–35 | Pal. League [nb 4] | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 7th | SF | – | – | – | ||
1935–36 | Pal. League [nb 5] | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 4th | – [nb 6] | – | – | – | ||
1936–37 | QF | – | – | – | |||||||||||
1937–38 | Pal. League | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 22 | 5 | 4th | SF | – | – | – | ||
1938–39 | Pal. League [nb 7] | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 17 | 9 | 4th | – | – | – | – | ||
1939–40 | Pal. League | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 22 | 34 | 12 | 5th | QF | – | – | – | ||
1940–41 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | R2 | – | – | – | ||
1941–42 | Pal. League Haifa [nb 8] | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 4th | 2R | – | – | – | ||
1942–43 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | QF | – | – | – | ||
1943–44 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | QF [nb 9] | – | – | – | ||
1944–45 | Pal. League Northern | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 19 | 13 | 3rd | – | – | – | |||
1945–46 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | QF | – | – | – | ||
1946–47 | Pal. League | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 57 | 44 | 25 | 8th | R2 | – | – | – | ||
1947–48 | Pal. League [nb 10] | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 7th | – | – | – | – | ||
1948–49 | Isr. League [nb 11] | 24 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 53 | 30 | 36 | 3rd | Final [nb 12] | – | – | – | ||
1949–50 | – | – | – | ||||||||||||
1950–51 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
1951–52 | Alef | 22 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 46 | 26 | 29 | 3rd | Round of 16 | – | – | – | ||
1952–53 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | SF | – | – | – | ||
1953–54 | Alef | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 26 | 37 | 18 | 9th | – | – | – | |||
1954–55 | Alef | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 40 | 55 | 24 | 9th | QF | – | – | – | Ze'ev Schneid | 6 |
1955–56 | Leumit | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 32 | 39 | 22 | 6th | – | – | – | – | Avraham Ginzburg Avraham Nestenfober Ze'ev Schneid | 10 |
1956–57 | Leumit | 18 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 22 | 38 | 14 | 8th | Round of 16 | – | – | – | ||
1957–58 | Leumit | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 33 | 32 | 19 | 7th | Final | – | – | – | ||
1958–59 | Leumit | 22 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 46 | 23 | 31 | 2nd | QF | Winners | – | – | ||
1959–60 | Leumit | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 46 | 24 | 26 | 3rd | QF | – | – | – | ||
1960–61 | Leumit | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 44 | 25 | 29 | 3rd | – | – | – | |||
1961–62 | Leumit | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 34 | 27 | 22 | 8th | R5 | – | – | – | ||
1962–63 | Leumit | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 20 | 26 | 17 | 12th | Winners | – | – | – | ||
1963–64 | Leumit | 28 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 41 | 31 | 29 | 6th | Final | – | – | – | ||
1964–65 | Leumit | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 48 | 38 | 32 | 5th | Round of 16 | – | – | – | ||
1965–66 | Leumit | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 37 | 31 | 32 | 7th | Winners | – | – | – | ||
1966–67 | Leumit | 60 | 27 | 16 | 17 | 72 | 47 | 70 | 3rd | Round of 16 | – | Runners-up | – | ||
1967–68 | R5 | – | – | – | |||||||||||
1968–69 | Leumit | 30 | 11 | 15 | 4 | 34 | 16 | 37 | 4th | SF | Group | – | – | ||
1969–70 | Leumit | 30 | 7 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 18 | 28 | 10th | QF | – | – | – | ||
1970–71 | Leumit | 30 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 32 | 25 | 31 | 6th | QF | – | – | – | ||
1971–72 | Leumit | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 37 | 18 | 36 | 6th | QF | – | – | – | ||
1972–73 | Leumit | 30 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 31 | 28 | 30 | 7th | Round of 16 | SF | – | – | ||
1973–74 | Leumit | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 31 | 44 | 32 | 6th | Winners | – | – | – | ||
1974–75 | Leumit | 30 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 38 | 26 | 35 | 3rd | R4 | – | Runners-up | – | ||
1975–76 | Leumit | 34 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 30 | 24 | 38 | 3rd | QF | QF | – | – | ||
1976–77 | Leumit | 30 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 26 | 24 | 29 | 9th | R6 | – | – | – | ||
1977–78 | Leumit | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 19 | 29 | 23 | 12th | Round of 16 | – | – | – | ||
1978–79 | Leumit | 30 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 27 | 24 | 31 | 5th | Round of 16 | – | – | – | ||
1979–80 | Leumit | 30 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 33 | 27 | 12th | Round of 16 | – | – | – | ||
1980–81 | Leumit | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 30 | 44 | 26 | 14th | R7 | – | – | – | ||
1981–82 | Artzit | 30 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 34 | 27 | 29 | 6th | R7 | – | – | – | ||
1982–83 | Artzit | 30 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 36 | 30 | 51 | 4th | R6 | – | – | – | ||
1983–84 | Artzit | 30 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 43 | 24 | 54 | 1st | QF | – | – | – | ||
1984–85 | Leumit | 30 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 30 | 26 | 44 | 5th | Round of 16 | Group | – | – | ||
1985–86 | Leumit | 30 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 60 | 24 | 15th | Round of 16 | Group | – | – | ||
1986–87 | Artzit | 30 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 40 | 23 | 50 | 3rd | R7 | Winners | – | – | ||
1987–88 | Artzit | 33 | 18 | 8 | 7 | 32 | 23 | 62 | 3rd | Round of 16 | Group | – | – | ||
1988–89 | Artzit | 33 | 8 | 15 | 10 | 33 | 39 | 39 | 7th | R7 | Group | – | – | ||
1989–90 | Artzit | 30 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 28 | 37 | 35 | 9th | R7 | Final group | – | – | ||
1990–91 | Artzit | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 25 | 33 | 39 | 10th | R7 | Group | – | – | ||
1991–92 | Artzit | 30 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 48 | 28 | 60 | 2nd | R8 | Group | – | – | ||
1992–93 | Leumit | 33 | 11 | 7 | 15 | 42 | 51 | 40 | 7th | R8 | Group | – | – | ||
1993–94 | Leumit | 39 | 7 | 13 | 19 | 39 | 80 | 34 | 13th | QF | Group | – | – | ||
1994–95 | Leumit | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 45 | 51 | 33 | 13th | Final | SF | – | – | ||
1995–96 | Leumit | 30 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 66 | 33 | 64 | 4th | Round of 16 | Group | – | – | ||
1996–97 | Leumit | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 34 | 33 | 43 | 7th | Round of 16 | Final | – | Intertoto, Group | ||
1997–98 | Leumit | 30 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 59 | 27 | 60 | 3rd | Round of 16 | Group | – | – | ||
1998–99 | Leumit | 30 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 66 | 23 | 71 | 1st | QF | SF | – | Intertoto, 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 |
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2013–14 | Premier | 33 | 9 | 7 | 17 | 30 | 45 | 34 | 11th | Round of 16 | – | – | – | Žarko Korać | 12 |
2014–15 | Premier | 33 | 9 | 7 | 17 | 25 | 47 | 34 | 12th | R8 | SF | – | – | Mahran Lala | 13 |
2015–16 | Premier | 33 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 38 | 48 | 34 | 12th | Round of 16 | QF | – | – | Mahran Lala | 11 |
2016–17 | Premier | 33 | 10 | 7 | 16 | 39 | 46 | 37 | 8th | QF | SF | – | – | Mahran Lala | 9 |
2017–18 | Premier | 36 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 48 | 39 | 62 | 4th | Winners | Group | – | – | Alon Turgeman Eden Ben Basat | 12 |
2018–19 | Premier | 33 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 44 | 47 | 37 | 11th | R8 | 3rd | Winners | Europa League, QR3 | Ness Zamir | 6 |
Key
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Champions | Runners-up | Promoted | Relegated |
Notes
- Goals in all competitions (Liga Leumit or Liga Al, State Cup, Toto Cup and European) are counted.
- Hapoel Haifa entered two teams to the competition.
- 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]
- 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
- The 1935–36 league season was held from7 December 1935 to 18 December 1936.
- After three matches played in the first round the competition was abandoned due to the Arab Revolt.
- The 1938–39 league season was abandoned after playing one round of matches due to the Arab Revolt.
- The 1941–42 league season was held in three regional divisions followed by a play-off. The Haifa division was abandoned during the season.
- The 1944 cup competitions began on 5 February 1944 and was completed during the following season, on 13 January 1945.
- The 1947–48 league was abandoned due to the 1948 Arab–Israeli War.
- The 1949–50 league began in May 1949 and ended on 24 June 1950.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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)
- British Teams in E.I. Left the Football Association Do'ar HaYom, 28 October 1930, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)