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	, Rehovot
Capacity	1,500
Owner	Eyal Golan
Chairman	Shino Zuaretz
Manager	David Maarten
League	Liga Alef South
	Liga Alef South (Group B), 3rd
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 Leumit, the second level of Israeli football. Home matches are played at the .

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 . The stadium has a seated capacity of 1,500.

Current squad[]

As of 15 March 2021


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	ISR
2	DF	ISR
3	DF	ISR
4	DF	ISR
5	DF	ISR
7	MF	ISR
9	FW	ISR
10	MF	ISR
11	MF	ISR	Idan David
12	DF	ISR
13	MF	ISR	Diego Nicolaievsky
14	MF	ISR
15	MF	ISR


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
16	DF	ISR
17	DF	ISR	Ben Grabli
18	FW	ISR	Yuval Avidor
19	MF	ISR
21	MF	ISR
23	GK	ISR
24	DF	ISR
26	DF	ISR
29	DF	ISR
77	MF	ISR
—	DF	ISR
—	DF	ISR

Honours[]

League[]

Honour	No.	Years
Second tier	1	1971–72
Third tier	3	1977–78, 1982–83, 2016–17
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 (in Hebrew)
^ Israel fifth level 1999–2000 RSSSF
^ Liga Artzit 2003/04 RSSSF

External links[]

Fansite
Hapoel Marmorek Haim Rehovot Israel Football Association (in Hebrew)

[Hapoel_Marmorek_and_Rehovot_merged_into_one_team-1] Hapoel Marmorek and Rehovot merged into one team Maariv, 25.6.68, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)

[Israel_fifth_level_1999-2000-2] Israel fifth level 1999–2000 RSSSF

[Liga_Artzit_2003/04-3] Liga Artzit 2003/04 RSSSF

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v t Liga Alef
North	F.C. Haifa Robi Shapira F.C. Tira Hapoel Baqa al-Gharbiyye Hapoel Bnei Ar'ara 'Ara Hapoel Bnei Fureidis Hapoel Bnei Zalafa Hapoel Bu'eine Hapoel Herzliya Hapoel Iksal Hapoel Kafr Kanna Hapoel Kaukab Hapoel Migdal HaEmek Ironi Nesher Ironi Tiberias Maccabi Tzur Shalom Maccabi Tamra Tzeirei Kafr Kanna
South	Bnei Eilat F.C. Dimona F.C. Holon Yermiyahu Hapoel Ashkelon Hapoel Azor Hapoel Bik'at HaYarden Hapoel Bnei Lod Hapoel Marmorek Maccabi Herzliya Maccabi Ironi Ashdod Maccabi Jaffa Kabilio Hapoel Kfar Shalem Maccabi Sha'arayim Maccabi Yavne Nordia Jerusalem Shimshon Tel Aviv
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See also: Liga Artzit