List of Hapoel Jerusalem F.C. seasons

This is a list of seasons played by Hapoel Jerusalem Football Club in Israeli and European football, from 1928 (when the club joined the newly founded EIFA) to the most recent completed season. It details the club's achievements in major competitions, and the top scorers for each season. Top scorers in bold were also the top scorers in the Israeli league that season. Records of minor competitions such as the Lilian Cup are not included due to them being considered of less importance than the State Cup and the Toto Cup.

The club has won the State Cup once. Its best ever position in the top division was achieved in 1972–73, when the club finished third. The club has never been out of the three top divisions of Israeli football.

History

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Hapoel Jerusalem Football Club was established in 1926. In 1928 the club joined the EIFA and competed in its competitions ever since. The club played in Palestine League during the league's first four seasons, however, as travelling was limited, the club competed mainly in Jerusalem during the British Mandate, rejoining the national league after the establishment of Israel. The club was promoted to the top division in 1957, where he stayed until the end of the 1978–79 season, bouncing between the two top division for the next two decades. In 2001 the club dropped to the third division for the first time in its history, bouncing back up the following season. Aside from two seasons played in the third tier, the club played in Liga Leumit since.

The club had appeared in the State Cup final four times, the first in 1943, winning once, in 1973.

Seasons

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Season League State Cup League Cup Europe Top goalscorer[nb 1]
Division P W D L F A Pts Pos Name Goals
1927–28 R1
1928–29 R2
1929–30
1930–31 Pal. League
[nb 2]
3 0 0 3 0 17 0 11th
1931–32 Pal. League 13 1 1 11 11 60 3 9th
1932–33 QF
1933–34 Pal. League 13 0 3 10 10 35 3 8th R1
1934–35 Pal. League
[nb 3]
7 0 0 7 0 19 0 10th
1935–36 [nb 4]
1936–37 R1
1937–38
1938–39
1939–40
1940–41 R1
1941–42 Pal. League
Jerusalem
[nb 5]
14 8 3 3 28 12 19 3rd R1
1942–43 Final
1943–44 R2 [nb 6]
1944–45
1945–46 SF
1946–47 Bet South [nb 7] R2
1947–48 Bet South
[nb 8]
3 2 0 1 7 4 4 6th
1948–49 [nb 9]
1949–50 Meuhedet
Jer./South
16 13 1 2 48 13 27 1st
1950–51
1951–52 Bet
South
26 17 3 6 56 27 37 4th R3
1952–53 Round of 16
1953–54 Bet
South
26 15 3 8 75 36 33 4th
1954–55 Bet
South
22 13 6 3 60 31 32 3rd R3
1955–56 Alef 22 9 7 6 38 33 25 3rd
1956–57 Alef 22 12 6 4 47 26 30 3rd[nb 10] R5
1957–58 Leumit 22 6 6 10 20 28 18 10th QF
1958–59 Leumit 22 5 6 11 17 32 16 10th Round of 16 Final
1959–60 Leumit 22 9 7 6 28 27 25 4th Round of 16
1960–61 Leumit 22 9 3 10 29 26 21 7th
1961–62 Leumit 22 8 7 7 26 25 23 6th R5
1962–63 Leumit 22 9 3 10 21 24 21 6th R4
1963–64 Leumit 28 6 8 14 27 46 20 14th R5
1964–65 Leumit 30 9 10 11 32 39 28 13th Round of 16
1965–66 Leumit 30 9 10 11 29 40 28 12th Round of 16
1966–67 Leumit 60 24 18 18 66 55 66 6th QF
1967–68 R5
1968–69 Leumit 30 10 11 9 39 31 31 6th Round of 16 SF
1969–70 Leumit 30 10 10 10 29 29 30 6th QF
1970–71 Leumit 30 10 10 10 39 32 30 7th QF
1971–72 Leumit 30 9 10 11 30 32 28 8th Final
1972–73 Leumit 30 13 10 7 30 19 36 3rd Winners Group
1973–74 Leumit 30 6 16 8 21 24 28 10th R5
1974–75 Leumit 30 14 5 11 30 25 33 5th QF
1975–76 Leumit 34 12 10 12 39 39 34 13th R4 SF
1976–77 Leumit 30 8 12 10 24 25 28 10th Round of 16
1977–78 Leumit 26 9 8 9 27 22 26 6th R7
1978–79 Leumit 30 5 13 12 18 26 23 15th R7
1979–80 Artzit 30 15 12 3 37 13 42 1st R7
1980–81 Leumit 30 9 13 8 30 25 31 9th Round of 16
1981–82 Leumit 30 8 13 9 24 26 29 10th R7
1982–83 Leumit 30 8 7 15 29 44 31 15th QF
1983–84 Artzit 30 11 7 12 36 40 40 8th R7
1984–85 Artzit 30 15 9 6 39 11 54 3rd R7 Group
1985–86 Leumit 30 8 6 16 31 45 30 14th Round of 16 Group
1986–87 Artzit 30 15 8 7 36 24 53 2nd Round of 16 Group
1987–88 Artzit 33 22 5 6 61 32 71 1st Round of 16 Group
1988–89 Leumit 33 12 11 10 28 27 46[nb 11] 7th R8 Group
1989–90 Leumit 32 9 12 11 29 35 39 8th R8 Group
1990–91 Artzit 32 9 11 12 31 38 38 10th R8 SF
1991–92 Leumit 32 6 5 21 27 81 23 12th R8 Group
1992–93 Artzit 30 10 7 13 29 38 37 8th R7 Group
1993–94 Artzit 30 8 12 10 30 34 36 10th R8 Group
1994–95 Artzit 30 9 9 12 44 50 36 13th R7 Group
1995–96 Artzit 30 15 9 6 43 24 54 2nd R8 Group
1996–97 Leumit 30 9 7 14 29 34 34 12th Round of 16 Group
1997–98 Leumit 30 8 10 12 35 45 34 11th Final Group
1998–99 Leumit 30 11 5 14 35 52 38 9th Round of 16 Group
1999–2000 Premier 39 6 6 27 33 82 24 14th R8 R2
2000–01 Leumit 38 8 11 19 37 67 35 12th R8 R2
2001–02 Artzit 33 18 9 6 48 20 63 1st Round of 16 Group
2002–03 Leumit 33 15 12 6 64 41 57 3rd R8 Group
2003–04 Leumit 33 10 13 10 30 37 43 6th Round of 16 Group
2004–05 Leumit 33 14 6 13 39 41 47[nb 12] 4th R9 QF
2005–06 Leumit 33 13 10 10 45 40 49 5th R9 Group
2006–07 Leumit 33 7 12 14 28 46 30 12th R9 Group Shay Aharon 15
2007–08 Artzit 33 20 10 3 49 19 70 1st R8 Group Shay Aharon 15
2008–09 Leumit 33 9 10 14 32 40 37 10th R9 QF Shay Aharon 16
2009–10 Leumit 35 6 11 18 40 66 18[nb 13] 15th R7 Group Shay Aharon 21
2010–11 Alef
South
30 21 6 3 56 18 69 1st Round of 16 Adam Mizrahi 18
2011–12 Leumit 35 13 8 14 44 40 25
[nb 14]
6th Round of 16 SF Adam Mizrahi 18
2012–13 Leumit 37 15 12 10 48 39 57 4th R7 Group Itzik Cohen 21
2013–14 Leumit 37 11 16 10 47 39 49 12th R7 Idan Sade 10
2014–15 Leumit 37 12 14 11 47 47 50 9th R7 Group Nevo Mizrahi 11
2015–16 Leumit 37 9 13 15 39 50 40 14th R7 QF Gaëtan Varenne 10
Champions Runners-up Promoted Relegated

Notes

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  1. ^ Goals in all competitions (Liga Leumit or Liga Al, State Cup, Toto Cup and European) are counted.
  2. ^ The 1930–31 league season was abandoned after several weeks due to tensions between the British Mandate government and the Jewish community following the publication of the Passfield white paper.[1]
  3. ^ The 1934–35 league season was stopped to allow Maccabi club to prepare for the 1935 Maccabiah Games and wasn't renewed due to disagreement between Maccabi and Hapoel
  4. ^ After three matches played in the first round the competition was abandoned due to the Arab Revolt.
  5. ^ The 1941–42 league season was held in three regional divisions followed by a play-off. The league season was lasted until fall 1943.
  6. ^ The 1944 cup competitions began on 5 February 1944 and was completed during the following season, on 13 January 1945.
  7. ^ The club had registered to play in Liga Bet, but withdrew before the season started.
  8. ^ The 1947–48 league was abandoned due to the 1948 Arab–Israeli War.
  9. ^ The 1949 cup competition was delayed by appeals after the completion of the quarter-finals. After settling the appeals three further matches were played in February 1951, after which the competition was abandoned.
  10. ^ Due to suspicions of foulplay, the top five clubs in Liga Alef played a promotion playoff. Hapoel Jerusalem finished second in the playoff and was promoted to Liga Leumit.
  11. ^ Hapoel Jerusalem were deducted one point for violation of budgetary regulations.
  12. ^ Hapoel Jerusalem were deducted one point.
  13. ^ Hapoel Jerusalem achieved 23 points in the regular season, which were halved at the beginning of the play-offs. The club scored 6 more points during the play-offs for a total of 29 points.
  14. ^ Hapoel Jerusalem achieved 44 points in the regular season, which were halved at the beginning of the play-offs. The club scored 3 more points during the play-offs for a total of 47 points.

References

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  1. ^ British Teams in E.I. Left the Football Association Do'ar HaYom, 28 October 1930, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)