Hapoel Umm al-Fahm
Hapoel Umm al-Fahm
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Wikipedia - Hapoel Umm al-Fahm F.C.
Hapoel Umm al-Fahm Football Club (Hebrew: מועדון כדורגל הפועל אום אל-פאחם) is an Israeli football club based in Umm al-Fahm. The club currently plays in the Liga Leumit.
History
Established in 1963, at the start of the 1990s the club was playing in Liga Alef. At the end of the 1998–99 season they were relegated to Liga Bet North B. In 2005 they returned to Liga Alef.
After finishing as runners-up in Liga Alef North in 2006–07 under the management of Samir Issah, the following season the club won Liga Alef North and were promoted to Liga Artzit (then the third division). In the 2008–09 season they were relegated to Liga Alef and folded.
However, four years later, in 2013, the club returned after Ahva Umm al-Fahm, which was founded two years earlier and promoted to Liga Bet in their first season, was renamed to Hapoel Umm al-Fahm.
In 2016–17 season, the team promoted to Liga Alef, and two seasons later promoted to Liga Leumit.
In the eighth round of 2019–20 Israel State Cup the team defeated the champion Maccabi Tel Aviv 3-2 after Maccabi leaded 0-2, and qualified to the round of 16 there was defeated 0-1 to Maccabi Haifa.
L'Hapoel Umm al-Fahm est le seul club de football arabe à avoir joué dans la première division israélienne. Le club a également remporté la Coupe d'État d'Israël en 2002.
L'Hapoel Umm al-Fahm est une équipe communautaire importante pour la population arabe d'Israël. Le club est un symbole de fierté et d'unité pour la communauté arabe.
L'Hapoel Umm al-Fahm est un club de football professionnel qui a une longue histoire de succès. Le club est un modèle pour les autres clubs arabes en Israël.