Hapoel Umm al-Fahm

Full name	Hapoel Umm al-Fahm Football Club
Short name	Umm Al Fahm
Founded	1963; 61 years ago (1963)
Ground	HaShalom Stadium
Capacity	5,800
Chairman	Mohamed Jabareen
Manager	Vacant
League	Liga Leumit
2023–24	Liga Leumit, 8th of 16
Home colours Away colours

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, ^[1] 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. ^[2]

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.

Stadium

After the club promoted to Liga Leumit played temporarily his home matches in Afula Illit Stadium. In 2023 the renovations in HaShalom Stadium done and the club returned to play his home matches there.

On 20 January 2023 Umm al-Fahm hosted his ^[3]

Current squad

As to 11 February 2024

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK   ISR Sagi Pinhas 3 DF   ISR Shahar Tzafrir 4 MF   FRA Sacha Petshi 5 DF   ISR Omri Luzon 6 MF   ISR Shay Golan 7 FW   ISR Ahmad Darawshe 8 MF   ISR Tambi Sagas 9 FW   ISR Gal Katabi 10 MF   ISR Mohammed Abu Shaker 11 FW   CRC Rachid Chirino 12 DF   ISR Liad Levi 14 FW   ISR Oz Peretz 15 FW   ISR Abed Elaroof Jabarin 17 MF   ISR Yarin Serdal

No. Pos. Nation Player 18 DF   ISR Niv Serdal 21 DF   ISR Ahmed Jabarin 22 GK   ISR Arik Yanko 25 DF   ISR Ahmad Switat 26 DF   ISR Adar Azruel 30 GK   ISR Yoav Arikha 31 DF   BRA Marcus Diniz 51 MF   ISR Gal Levi 66 DF   ISR Tal Kachila 70 MF   ISR Waheb Fares 77 MF   ISR Noor Aladeen Jabarin — FW   ISR Amit Zenati — FW   PLE Ali El-Khatib

Honours

League

External links

• Hapoel Umm al-Fahm Israel Football Association (in Hebrew)
• Hapoel Umm al-Fahm (2009) Israel Football Association (in Hebrew)

References