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Hapoel Nof HaGalil F.C.

Hapoel Nof HaGalil F.C.

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Career & Clubs

History

The club was founded in 1962 as Hapoel Kiryat Nazareth and competed in Liga Gimel for several seasons, before promoting to Liga Bet at the end of the 1971–72 season. The club changed its name in 1973 after Kiryat Nazareth gained city status and was renamed Nazareth Illit. The club won 1975–76 Liga Bet, but, due to the league system restructuring, the club remained in the league system's third tier, which became Liga Alef. In 1978–79 the club won Liga Alef North division and was promoted to Liga Artzit, then the second tier. In 1983–84 they finished second from bottom, and were relegated to Liga Alef. Two seasons later the club finished second from bottom in Liga Alef and dropped to Liga Bet. In 1998–99 the club finished as runners-up in Liga Alef North, and was promoted back to Liga Artzit, which was now the third tier following the formation of the Israeli Premier League in 1999. After narrowly avoiding relegation in 2000–01 when they finished one place above the relegation zone, the club finished as runners-up the following season, and were promoted back to the second tier. In 2003–04 they finished as runners-up (on goal difference), and were promoted to the top division for the first time in their history. In their first season in the Premier League the club finished fifth. Home matches were initially played at Maccabi Ahi Nazareth's Ilut Stadium, whilst their home ground had floodlights installed. They returned home in February 2005. However, the following season,…

League
Liga Leumit
League
Israeli Premier League

Legacy

Honours

League

Third tier: Winners: 1975–76, 1978–79 Fourth tier: Winners: 1971–72

Cups

Liga Bet North A Division Cup: Winners: 1986–87 Toto Cup Leumit: Winners: 2020–21

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Identifiers & aliases
Description

association football club in Israel

Extract from Wikipedia

Hapoel Nof HaGalil Football Club is an Israeli professional football club based in Nof HaGalil. The club was formally known by the name "Nazareth Illit" until 2019. The club currently plays in Liga Leumit.

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