Hapoel Marmorek F.C.

Hapoel Haim Marmorek

Full name

Hapoel Ironi Marmorek Rehovot Football Club
הפועל עירוני מרמורק רחובות

Nickname(s)

The club of the Yemenis

Founded

1949

Ground

Itztoni Stadium, Rehovot

Capacity

1,500

Owner

Zori Shaubi

Manager

Erez Benodis

League

Liga Alef South

2015–16

7th

Home colours

Away colours

Hapoel Ironi Marmorek Rehovot F.C. (Hebrew: הפועל עירוני מרמורק רחובות‎‎), commonly known as Hapoel Marmorek, is an Israeli football club based in Rehovot. They are currently in Liga Alef, the third level of Israeli football. Home matches are played at the Itztoni Stadium.

History

The club founded in 1949, and played by the early 1960s in Liga Bet, which by then was the third tier of Israeli football. in the 1962–63 season the club promoted to Liga Alef after finished third in Liga Bet South B.

In the summer of 1968, the club merged with fellow Rehovot club, Hapoel Rehovot,^[1] and the club became officially known since the merger as Hapoel Marmorek-Rehovot.

In the 1971–72 season, the club won the South Division of Liga Alef and promoted to the top flight of Israeli football, Liga Leumit, for the first time in their history. however, they finished bottom in their first season in the top flight, and were relegated back to Liga Alef.

The club played in Liga Alef until the 1975–76 season and finished only in the thirteenth place, which was not enough to secure a place in the newly formed Liga Artzit, thus, the club relegated to the new Liga Alef (now as third tier).

Marmorek won Liga Alef South in the 1977–78 season and promoted to Liga Artzit, then relegated back to Liga Alef in the following season. they promoted once more to Liga Artzit after winning Liga Alef South in the 1982–83 season, and remained further four seasons in Liga Artzit, up until the 1986–87 season where they finished eleventh and had to play in the relegation play-offs. they clinched only one single point in the play-offs, after they draw with Maccabi Hadera, and lost to Hapoel Ramat Gan and Hapoel Bat Yam. thus, they were relegated to Liga Alef.

In the 1990s, the club relegated to Liga Bet, and following the creation of the Israeli Premier League which saw all the lower divisions demoted in the football pyramid, the club found itself in the fifth tier of Israeli football, in which the club won in the 1999–2000 season, and promoted back to Liga Alef.^[2] in 2002–03, the club finished second in Liga Alef South, and promoted to Liga Artzit (now as third tier) as the best runner-up of Liga Alef, thus, they replaced Beitar Be'er Sheva, which were folded.^[3] the club continued to play in Liga Artzit until its final season, when they finished third, and secured a place in Liga Leumit for the following season, and by that, made a return to the second tier after 23 years. however, they finished bottom, winning only 2 matches out of 35, and relegated to Liga Alef, where they play today.

Stadium

The club plays at the Itztoni Stadium, which is named after former Marmorek player Tony Shar'abi. The stadium has a seated capacity of 1,500.

Players

Current Squad

As of 16 October 2016

No.	Position	Player
2	DF	Noga Hen
4	DF	Dor Shamir
7	MF	Dudu Ben Shushan
8	MF	Idan Hajaj
9	FW	Sahar Shabtay
10	FW	Yossi Asayag
11	MF	Guy Ovadia
14	DF	Shahaf Helman
15	MF	Ofek Ifrah
16	MF	Alon Sultan
17	FW	Itzik Abushdid
18	MF	Or Allawa

No.	Position	Player
20	MF	Maor Halabi
22	GK	Ido Levi
23	DF	Dror Nir
25	DF	Oz Ifrah
67	DF	Eytam Shamai
71	DF	Omer Sharabi
77	FW	Stav Ben Aharon
99	GK	Sapir Tsalviansky
	DF	Tomer Yerucham
	MF	Matan Toledano
	MF	Yarden Pinto
	FW	Timor Avitan

Honours

League

Honour	No.	Years
Second tier	1	1971–72
Third tier	2	1977–78, 1982–83
Fifth tier	1	1999–2000

Cup competitions

Honour	No.	Years
Toto Cup (third division)	1	2008–09

References

↑ Hapoel Marmorek and Rehovot merged into one team Maariv, 25.6.68, Historical Jewish Press (Hebrew)
↑ Israel fifth level 1999–2000 RSSSF
↑ Liga Artzit 2003/04 RSSSF

External links

Fansite
Hapoel Marmorek Haim Rehovot Israel Football Association (Hebrew)

Third Level Israeli football leagues seasons

North	F.C. Haifa Robi Shapira F.C. Karmiel Safed F.C. Tira F.C. Tzeirei Kafr Kanna Hapoel Asi Gilboa Hapoel Beit She'an Hapoel Hadera Hapoel Herzliya Hapoel Iksal Hapoel Ironi Baqa al-Gharbiyye Hapoel Kafr Kanna Hapoel Migdal HaEmek Ironi Tiberias Maccabi Daliyat al-Karmel Maccabi Ironi Kiryat Ata Maccabi Tzur Shalom

South	Beitar Kfar Saba F.C. Bnei Jaffa Ortodoxim F.C. Dimona F.C. Kafr Qasim F.C. Shikun HaMizrah Hakoah Ramat Gan Hapoel Azor Hapoel Bik'at HaYarden Hapoel Hod HaSharon Hapoel Kfar Shalem Hapoel Mahane Yehuda Hapoel Marmorek Maccabi Jaffa Kabilio Maccabi Kiryat Gat Maccabi Yavne Sektzia Nes Tziona

Seasons (third level)	1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17

See also: Liga Artzit

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