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Hapoel Haifa Basketball Club is a professional basketball team based in Haifa, Israel. The club plays in the Liga Leumit, the second tier of professional Israeli basketball. It was founded in 1930, and is owned by Hapoel Haifa Supporters Trust - Ultras Gate 5.
History Hapoel Haifa was founded in 1924 in the port city of Haifa in the . It began to play basketball in the Israeli Basketball Premier League in 1955.
The club has a rich history, and has been part of the Israeli Basketball Premier League for many years. Hapoel Haifa finished as runner-up to Maccabi Tel Aviv in 1962 and 1965.David A. Goldstein (2017). Alley-Oop to Aliyah; African American Hoopsters in the Holy Land It came in second in the competition for the Israeli State Cup, in 1970/1971, 1984/1985, 2008/2009, and 2012/2013.
In the 2011/12 season, its fans formed the club again. Hapoel Haifa was Israeli Artzit League Group North Runner-Up in 2015, and Champion in 2016, and Israeli National League Runner-Up in 2020.
In the 2019/20 season, the National League was interrupted due to the COVID-19 outbreak in Israel. Due to the interruption, the Israeli Basketball Association decided that the two teams leading the league would be promoted to the Israeli Basketball Premier League. As a result of this decision, Hapoel Haifa was announced as a promoted team to the Israeli Basketball Premier League.
Hapoel Haifa plays its home games in Romema Arena.
Roster
Depth chart
Honors
Domestic Championship: Runners-up (1): 1961–62, Israeli National League: Champions (1): 1998-99 Liga Bet: Champions (1): 2006-07 Liga Alef: Champions (1): 2007-08 Liga Artzit: Champions (1): 2008-09 Champions (2): 2015/16
Notable players
Shimon Amsalem Stanley Brundy Cory Carr Guy Goodes Adi Gordon Mickey Gorka Albert Hemmo Howard Lassoff Barry Leibowitz Jake Pemberton Hubert Roberts Isaac Rosefelt Jerry Simon Bar Timor Igal Volodarsky John Willis Jahmar Young Tony Younger Chaim Zlotikman Arnon Palty
References
External links
Hapoel Haifa at Eurobasket.com