Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona F.C.

Ironi Kiryat Shmona
Full nameIroni Kiryat Shmona Football Club
Founded2000; 24 years ago (2000)
GroundMunicipal Stadium, Kiryat Shmona[1]
Capacity5,300
ChairmanIzzy Sheratzky
ManagerShay Barda
LeagueIsraeli Premier League
2023–24Israeli Premier League, 13th of 14 (relegated)
Websitehttps://iturank8.co.il/
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Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona Football Club (Hebrew: מועדון כדורגל הפועל עירוני קרית שמונה) known as Ironi Kiryat Shmona is a professional football club based in Kiryat Shmona,[2] in the northern district of Israel. The club is a current member of the Israeli Premier League, and plays at the Ironi Stadium.[1] They won their first league title in 2011–12.

The Roaring Lion statue on the team's logo is a well-known monument. It commemorates the casualties of the Tel Hai battle that happened north of Kiryat Shmona on March 1, 1920.

  1. ^ a b "The Israel Football Association". Eng.football.org.il. Archived from the original on 2008-01-29. Retrieved 2013-12-02.
  2. ^ Mittelstaedt, Juliane von (2012-09-19). "The Secret Behind Israel's Star Soccer Team Kiryat Shmona – SPIEGEL ONLINE". Spiegel Online. Spiegel.de. Retrieved 2013-12-02.