Hapoel Haifa F.C.

Hapoel Haifa
Full nameHapoel Haifa Football Club
Nickname(s)The Sharks
FoundedApril 24, 1924; 100 years ago (1924-04-24)[1]
GroundSammy Ofer Stadium, Haifa, Israel
Capacity30,942
OwnerYoav Katz
ManagerRonny Levy
LeagueIsraeli Premier League
2023–24Israeli Premier League, 4th of 14
WebsiteClub website
Current season
Departments of Hapoel Haifa
Football Basketball Woman Basketball
Handball Swimming Judo
The team crest for 2014–15 season
The team crest (1999–2011)

Hapoel Haifa Football Club (Hebrew: מועדון הכדורגל הפועל חיפה, Moadon HaKaduregel Hapoel Haifa) is an Israeli professional football club located in the city of Haifa. The club won one championship (1998–99) and 4 Israeli cups (1962–63, 1965–66 and 1973–74, 2017–18). The team is also known as "The Sharks". The club's home is the Sammy Ofer Stadium in Haifa, in which they have played since their departure from Kiryat Eliezer Stadium in 2014 and Kiryat Haim's Thomas D'Alesandro Stadium in 1955. The stadium, which is shared with rivals Maccabi Haifa, is the second largest in Israeli football, with a capacity of 30,942. The colours of the team's home kit are red throughout. The away colours are white shirts, and black shorts and socks.

  1. ^ "History of Hapoel Haifa F.C." Archived from the original on July 30, 2017. Retrieved September 30, 2011.