Chairman Ilan Breuer 2015–16 9th League Liga Alef | Manager Dudu Halaf Founded 1965 | |
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Full name Hapoel Hod HaSharon Ironi Football Club
הפועל הוד השרון Ground Neve Hadar, Hod HaSharon | ||
Hapoel Hod HaSharon (Hebrew: הפועל הוד השרון) is an Israeli football club based in Hod HaSharon. They are currently in Liga Alef South division.
History
The club was founded in 1965. A Previous club, Hapoel Hadar Ramatayim, which represented the settlements that merged to create Hod HaSharon in 1964, was active until the 1962–63 season.
Hapoel Hod HaSharon reached Liga Bet for the first time in 1975–76 season, where they finished second bottom in Liga Bet South A division, and relegated back to Liga Gimel, where they played, until promoted back to Liga Bet in the 1990s. in the 2008–09 season the club finished second bottom in Liga Bet South A division, and relegated to Liga Gimel, where they spent two seasons, until they finished runners-up in the 2010–11 season in Liga Gimel Sharon division, and promoted back to Liga Bet. In the 2013–14 season, the club finished runners-up in Liga Bet South A division, and qualified to the promotion play-offs, and after beating Hapoel Bik'at HaYarden, Maccabi Ironi Kfar Yona, and Hapoel Rahat, faced Maccabi Be'er Sheva in the decisive promotion/relegation play-offs. Hapoel Hod HaSharon won 1–0, with a goal by Itay Menachem in the 89th minute, and promoted to Liga Alef.