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Ironi Tiberias
File:Ironi tiberias.png
Full nameIroni Tiberias Football Club
Founded2006
GroundMunicipal Stadium, Tiberias
Capacity4,500
OwnerMunicipality of Tiberias
ChairmanZoar Izhak
ManagerIlan Swisa
LeagueLiga Alef North
2015–163rd

Ironi Tiberias (Hebrew: עירוני טבריה) is a football club from Tiberias, Israel. The club is not connected to Hapoel Tiberias, a former club which spent several seasons in the top division of Israeli football in the 1960s and the 1980s, making its last appearance in the top flight in 1989.

History

Football was played in Tiberias before the Israeli Declaration of Independence, the first club in the city, Maccabi Tiberias, was formed in 1925[1] and was playing football as early as 1927.[2] A year later, Maccabi Tiberias competed in the first ever edition of the Israel State Cup.

The best known club from Tiberias was Hapoel Tiberias, which played in the top division of the Israeli football in the 1960s, from 1961–62 to 1964–65, and later again in 1988–89.

A third club operating in Tiberias during these years was Beitar Tiberias, although it mainly played in the lower levels of the Israeli league, its best performance being reaching Liga Bet, the third tier in the late 1960s and the 1970s.

By the late 1990s both Maccabi and Hapoel has folded, and the only active club was Beitar Tiberias. In 2001 the club was merged with Hapoel Mo'atza Ezorit Galil Tahton to form Hapoel Galil Tahton/Tiberias.[3] in 2007 the club changed its name to Ironi Tiberias.

In 2006–07 the club finished 2nd in Liga Bet North B and was promoted through play-offs. After several season in Liga Alef North, the club qualified to the promotion play-off at the end of the 2010–11 season, falling in first round to Hapoel Asi Gilboa. The following season the club finished 2nd in Liga Alef, but didn't take part in the promotion play-offs, which involved only the league winner, Hapoel Asi Gilboa.

The club finished 2nd once again in 2013–14 and qualified to the promotion play-offs, and after beating Maccabi Daliyat al-Karmel, Hapoel Migdal HaEmek and Hapoel Azor, faced Hapoel Katamon Jerusalem in the decisive promotion/relegation play-offs. Tiberias won 5–1 on aggregate (3–0, 2–1), and promoted to Liga Leumit. However, the club's spell in Liga Leumit lasted only one season, as they finished second bottom in the 2014–15 season and relegated back to Liga Alef.

Current squad

As of 1 December 2017[4]
No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Israel ISR Yakir Ben Harush
2 DF Israel ISR Or Deri
3 DF Israel ISR Shay Yakov
4 DF Israel ISR Dean Nabso
5 DF Israel ISR Nadav Binyamin
6 MF Israel ISR Gateon Triko
7 MF Israel ISR Shlomi Berzik
8 MF Israel ISR Kfir Ben David
9 FW Israel ISR Ben Ben Shushan
10 MF Israel ISR Tom Dan
11 FW Israel ISR Aviel Gabai
12 MF Israel ISR Ali Abu Ria
14 MF Israel ISR Ehud Ma'arbi
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 FW Israel ISR Sharon Inbar
17 FW Israel ISR Liron Elimelech
18 MF Israel ISR Oshri Tawil
20 DF Israel ISR Idan Weitzman
22 DF Israel ISR Omer Cohen
23 MF Israel ISR Amit Plechtman
24 DF Israel ISR Ali Abu Ria
25 GK Israel ISR Adi Tadmor
27 DF Israel ISR Mahran Abu Raiya
77 MF Israel ISR Ori Tza'adon
99 FW Israel ISR Shalom Akiva
MF Israel ISR Matan Barami

Honours

League

Honour No. Years
Fourth tier 1 1966–681
Fifth tier 1 1996–971

1As Beitar Tiberias

References

  1. ^ News from the World of Sport in Eretz Israel and Abroad Do'ar HaYom, 16.10.1925, Historical Jewish Press Template:He icon
  2. ^ Opening of the Maccabi Ground in Tiberias Do'ar HaYom, 23.10.27, Historical Jewish Press Template:He icon
  3. ^ Hapoel Tiberias Nana.co.il, 28.08.02 Template:He icon
  4. ^ Ironi Tiberias Israel Football Association