2015–16 Hapoel Nazareth Illit F.C. season

Hapoel Nazareth Illit
2015–16 season
Chairman
Manager	Ofer Talker; Shimon Edri
Stadium	Green Stadium
Liga Leumit	13th
State Cup	8th round
2015–16 Toto Cup Leumit	4th, Group stage
Top goalscorer	League: 4 players (6); All: Yarden Cohen (8)
	← 2014–15 →

The 2015–16 season was Hapoel Nazareth Illit's 53rd football season since its establishment, and the seventh consecutive season in Liga Leumit.

During the season the club struggled in the bottom of Liga Leumit, spending many weeks at bottom place. However, a resurgence inspired by a manager change lifted the club to a 13th-place finish, 8 points above the relegation zone.

Matches[]

League[]

Regular season[]


Date	Opponent	Venue	Result^[2]	Scorers	Position
21 August 2015 – 16:30	Hapoel Rishon LeZion	Away	1–3	Hudeda	13
28 August 2015 – 16:30	Hapoel Katamon Jerusalem	Home	1–2	Ross	14
18 September 2015 – 16:00	Hapoel Petah Tikva	Away	1–2	Malka	15
25 September 2015 – 15:30	Maccabi Yavne	Home	0–2		15
2 October 2015 – 16:00	Hapoel Ashkelon	Away	1–1	Y. Cohen	16
12 October 2015 – 18:00	Hapoel Ramat HaSharon	Home	2–1	Owusu, Malka	16
19 October 2015 – 19:00	Hapoel Ramat Gan	Away	2–1	Berkman, Carlos Ross	13
26 October 2015 – 18:00	Beitar Tel Aviv Ramla	Home	1–2	Ross	14
2 November 2015 – 18:30	Hapoel Afula	Away	1–1		14
6 November 2015 – 15:00	Hapoel Jerusalem	Home	2–1	Malka (2)	13
13 November 2015 – 15:00	Maccabi Herzliya	Away	1–1	Malka	12
20 November 2015 – 15:00	F.C. Ironi Ashdod	Away	0–0		12
30 November 2015 – 18:00	Maccabi Ahi Nazareth	Home	1–2	Hudeda	12
7 December 2015 – 18:00	Hapoel Bnei Lod	Away	0–0		14
14 December 2015 – 18:00	Maccabi Kiryat Gat	Home	1–2	Owusu	14
18 December 2015 – 15:00	Hapoel Rishon LeZion	Home	0–4		15
25 December 2015 – 15:00	Hapoel Katamon Jerusalem	Away	1–2	Sidorenco	16
5 January 2016 – 18:00	Hapoel Petah Tikva	Home	1–1	Malka	15
8 January 2016 – 14:00	Maccabi Yavne	Away	2–3	Y. Cohen, Owusu	16
18 January 2016 – 18:00	Hapoel Ashkelon	Home	0–1		16
25 January 2016 – 18:00	Hapoel Ramat HaSharon	Away	0–1		16
1 February 2016 – 18:00	Hapoel Ramat Gan	Home	0–0		16
5 February 2016 – 15:00	Beitar Tel Aviv Ramla	Away	0–0		16
12 February 2016 – 15:00	Hapoel Afula	Home	1–1	Mawuli	16
19 February 2016 – 15:00	Hapoel Jerusalem	Away	2–1	Y. Cohen, Atar	15
29 February 2016 – 18:00	Maccabi Herzliya	Home	2–0	Y. Cohen, Atar	14
4 March 2016 – 15:00	F.C. Ironi Ashdod	Home	0–2		15
11 March 2016 – 14:30	Maccabi Ahi Nazareth	Away	0–3		15
21 March 2016 – 18:00	Hapoel Bnei Lod	Home	0–0		15
4 April 2016 – 18:00	Maccabi Kiryat Gat	Away	2–0	Owusu , Y. Cohen	15

Relegation group[]


Date	Opponent	Venue	Result^[2]	Scorers	Position
11 April 2016 – 19:00	Hapoel Afula	Away	4–1	Hudeda, Amsis, Atar, Biton	15
15 April 2016 – 16:00	Hapoel Rishon LeZion	Home	2–1	Owusu, Amsis	13
25 April 2016 – 19:10	Hapoel Ramat HaSharon	Away	2–1	Hudeda (2)	13
2 May 2016 – 19:10	Maccabi Kiryat Gat	Home	6–1	Amsis (3), Atar (2),	13
9 May 2016 – 19:00	Hapoel Jerusalem	Away	0–3		14
13 May 2016 – 16:00	Maccabi Yavne	Away	4–0	Y. Cohen, Amsis, Atar, Biton	13
20 May 2016 – 16:00	Beitar Tel Aviv Ramla	Home	0–0		13

State Cup[]


Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Scorers	Round
22 December 2015 – 20:00	Ironi Nesher	Home	2–2 (4–3 p)	, Brik	7th
13 January 2016 – 19:00	Hapoel Tel Aviv	Home	3–3 (2–4 p)	Malka, Malkin, Mawuli	8th

League Cup[]


Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Scorers	Position
12 August 2015 – 19:00	Hapoel Afula	Away	1–3		4
15 August 2014 – 16:30	Maccabi Ahi Nazareth	Home	1–3	Sidorenco	4
19 August 2014 – 19:00	Maccabi Herzliya	Away	0–3		4

Hapoel Nazareth Illit finished fourth and was eliminated.

Player details[]

List of squad players, including number of appearances by competition

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Liga Leumit		State Cup		Toto Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1			Ron Shushan	39	0	35	0	2	0	2	0
2				1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
4			Eliran Hudeda	40	5	35	5	2	0	3	0
5			Jenia Berkman	39	1	35	1	1	0	3	0
6				1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
6				15	0	14	0	1	0	0	0
7			Yaniv Brik	21	1	18	0	1	1	2	0
7			Roi Atar	15	6	15	6	0	0	0	0
8				35	1	31	1	1	0	3	0
9			Yarden Cohen	38	6	34	6	2	0	2	0
10			Moti Malka	21	7	18	6	1	1	2	0
11				1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
11				30	1	27	1	1	0	2	0
12				14	0	12	0	1	0	1	0
12				1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
13				7	0	7	0	0	0	0	0
14				3	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
14			George Amsis	12	6	11	6	1	0	0	0
15				34	1	31	0	1	1	2	0
16			Owusu	34	5	32	5	2	0	0	0
16				1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
17			Oren Biton	39	2	35	2	2	0	2	0
20			Liad Elmaliach	39	0	35	0	2	0	2	0
20				1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
22				3	0	2	0	0	0	1	0
23				6	0	3	0	0	0	3	0
23				8	0	7	0	1	0	0	0
23				1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
24				1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
25			Carlos Ross	19	3	15	3	1	0	3	0
25			Mauricio Aubone	8	0	8	0	0	0	0	0
26				3	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
26				2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
28			Reuven Gal	22	0	17	0	2	0	3	0
32			Eugen Sidorenco	5	1	4	1	1	0	0	0
41			Mawuli	8	2	7	1	1	1	0	0
44				1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
55			Mindaugas Kalonas	4	0	4	0	0	0	0	0
70			Eran Malkin	20	1	17	0	1	1	2	0

Source:^{[citation needed]}

Transfers[]

In:


Date	Player	Releasing team
16 August 2015		Beitar Nahariya
17 August 2015		Hapoel Hod HaSharon
17 August 2015		Hapoel Tel Aviv
17 August 2015		Maccabi Ironi Kiryat Ata
8 September 2015		Ironi Tibieras
2 November 2015		Hapoel Haifa
22 November 2015		Hapoel Ramat HaSharon
14 January 2016		Hapoel Haifa
1 February 2016	Roi Atar	Hapoel Ra'anana

Out:


Date	Player	Releasing team
27 August 2015		Hapoel Ramot Menashe Megiddo
2 September 2015		Hapoel Migdal HaEmek
10 September 2015		Ironi Nesher
9 November 2015		Hapoel Hod HaSharon
18 January 2016		F.C. Nazareth Illit
3 February 2016		Hapoel Rishon LeZion

References[]

^ Top Scorers for Hapoel Nazareth Illit Israeli Football Association (in Hebrew)
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Hapoel Nazareth Illit's score written first

External links[]

2015–16 Hapoel Nazareth Illit Season at IFA

[1] Top Scorers for Hapoel Nazareth Illit Israeli Football Association (in Hebrew)

[score-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b Hapoel Nazareth Illit's score written first

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