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{{Short description|Israeli football club}}
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| fullname = Hapoel Hadera–Giv'at Olga "Shulem Schwarz" Football Club
| founded = 1936
| ground = [[Netanya Stadium]], [[Netanya]]
| capacity = 13,610
| owner = Yakir Schwartz & Yossi Maor
| manager = Asi Elimelech
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'''Hapoel Hadera–Giv'at Olga "Shulem Schwarz" F.C.''' ({{langx|he|מועדון כדורגל הפועל חדרה–גבעת אולגה שולם שוורץ}}) is an Israeli [[association football|football]] club from [[Hadera]].
They currently play in the [[Israeli Premier League]], and have previously spent eight seasons in the top division.

==History==
The club was founded in 1936, although footballing activities in Hapoel branch in Hadera occurred as early as 1928.<ref name="Hadera">[http://jpress.org.il/Default/Scripting/ArticleWin.asp?From=Archive&Source=Page&Skin=TAUHe&BaseHref=DAV/1928/01/18&PageLabelPrint=&EntityId=Ar00302&ViewMode=HTML Hapoel Branch] Davar, 18.01.1928, Historical Jewish Press {{in lang|he}}</ref><ref name="hadera2">[http://jpress.org.il/Default/Scripting/ArticleWin.asp?From=Archive&Source=Page&Skin=TAUHe&BaseHref=DAV/1928/08/09&PageLabelPrint=&EntityId=Ar00304&ViewMode=HTML In Sport] Davar 9 August 1928, Historical Jewish Press {{in lang|he}}</ref> During the late years of the [[Mandatory Palestine|British Mandate]] the club entered [[Israeli Football Association|EIFA]] [[1946 Palestine Cup|cup]] and [[1946–47 Liga Bet|league]] competitions, however, due to the [[1947–1949 Palestine war]] the club was disbanded.<ref name="50 years p192-93">[http://www.files.org.il/BRPortalStorage/a/65/38/32-AXmaEy4vaA.pdf Hapoel Hadera] 50 Years of Sports and More in Hadera, Efraim Frank (Israel), 2004, pp. 192 {{in lang|he}}</ref>

After the [[Israeli Declaration of Independence]] the club was reformed and entered the league competitions at the [[1951–52 Liga Bet|second level]]. The club was promoted to [[Liga Alef]], then the top division, in 1954. However, they were relegated at the end of their first season in the top tier, after finishing second from bottom. In 1957 they finished high enough in Liga Alef (by then the second tier) to compete in the play-offs for promotion to [[Liga Leumit]], but missed out on goal difference by one goal.

The club had to wait until 1970 for another promotion, when they were promoted as Liga Alef champions. They narrowly avoided relegation in the [[1970-71 Liga Leumit|1970–71 season]], finishing above relegated [[Maccabi Petah Tikva F.C.|Maccabi Petah Tikva]] on goal difference. However, they were relegated the following season after finishing bottom. This time they bounced back immediately as Liga Alef runners-up, and finished 13th in [[1973-74 Liga Leumit|1973–74]], a single point above the relegation zone.<ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/israhist.html Israel&nbsp;– List of Final Tables] RSSSF</ref>

Although [[1974-75 Liga Leumit|1974–75]] saw the club finish in their highest-ever position, 7th, they were relegated the [[1975-76 Liga Leumit|following season]]. The club made a second immediate return to the top flight as [[Liga Artzit]] (the new second division) champions, but were relegated again in 1979, not to return to the top division until 2018.

In 1986 and 1989 the club won the Liga Artzit [[Toto Cup]]. In 1994 they were deducted 12 points after being found guilty of match-fixing in a league game against [[Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan F.C.|Hakoah Ramat Gan]]. They were relegated to the third tier in 1997,<ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/isra97.html Israel 1996/97] RSSSF</ref> and following league restructuring in 1999, sank into the fourth division. They were relegated again to Liga Bet in 2003.

In 2006, All the football clubs from Hadera merged into one club called '''Hapoel Ironi Eran Hadera''',<ref>[http://www.hapoel-hadera.com/?page_id=5 About] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140101123139/http://www.hapoel-hadera.com/?page_id=5 |date=2014-01-01 }} Hapoel Eran Hadera {{in lang|he}}</ref> and at the end of the 2007–08 season the club won the South A division of Liga Bet and were promoted back to Liga Alef.

In the [[2009–10 Liga Alef|2009–10 season]], the club battled for promotion to Liga Leumit and was leading 70% of the season at 1st place. However, they did not achieve promotion after finished 3rd place at Liga Alef South division.
in next season of [[2010–11 Liga Alef|2010–11]] they changed division to the North, and it was a beginning of bad financial problem, and with small budget they needed to build the club from the beginning. at that season, the manager was Ami Elhadad, one of the players who played for the club in the 1970s. at the end of the season they finished in the 8th place.

The [[2011–12 Liga Alef|2011–12 season]] was one of their worst seasons, as they finished in the 14th place and had to play-off against Ihud Bnei Maksur from Liga bet. Hadera won the relegation play-off 2–1 after goals scored by Momo Nistel and [[Elias Zana]]. during the season, the club saw changes in the manager position, when Ami Elhadad resigned from the club, and replaced by the youth manager, Yohanan Israelov, who did not finish the season as well, as Itzik Ben Tora managed the club in the last two games. In the [[2012–13 Liga Alef|2012–13 season]], Eyal Amar, former player for the club, took over the manager position, after three seasons as the manager of local rivals, [[F.C. Givat Olga]]. the club started the season well, when showed good games. However, at the end of season they finished in the 7th place. manager Eyal Amar left the club and returned to Givat Olga.

In the [[2013–14 Liga Alef|2013–14 season]], the club was managed by Ahmed Wahab as manager and Yosef Mogiliovsky as assistant-manager, and placed 8th after the first round of the league (15 games). After Ahmed Wahab left the club with his son, Barkat, due to financial problems, and Kobi Badash left for [[Hapoel Migdal HaEmek F.C.|Hapoel Migdal HaEmek]], Hadera signed new manager, Ron Keler, which trained the youth section of the club, and finished the season in the 7th place, 6 points short of the promotion play-offs.

The 2014–15 season started with Gil Fishel as new manager. but after 10 games the manager resigned because of financial problems. and after that Sasha Feldman who was a player of the club take care of coaching team. After 4 games he left the club and in the derby with MS Givat olga Itsik Ben Tora stand on the line 1 match than Yohanan Izraelov return to training the team he was coaching only 5 games and left too. Ron Keller who trained last season take care the club and made a success with team and reach 9th place at Liga alef north. and was the first to win derby in last match 1–0 on Givat Olga.

In season 2015–16 was talking to take new management of the team but the talks didn't bring anything and Yoav Kobi still
the owner of the club. The team signed new coach past player Momo Nistel that trained before Beitar Pardes Hana with success.

In season 2016–17 was big day in the club. The team promote to Liga Leumit the second tier in Israel. after finishing 1st place
in the league. It was first time after 20 seasons it was the last time to play in second tier.

In season 2017–18, the club was promoted again to the [[Israeli Premier League]] for the first time after 40 years from the second place of Liga Leumit.

In the next season, Hapoel Hadera made a big sensation in the [[2018–19 Israeli Premier League|Premier League]] and secured the place in the championship playoff, what brought the club to improve their previous record in the First Division, seventh place, and finish the season in the sixth place. In the following years Hapoel Hadera finished each season at the bottom half of the table, narrowly avoiding relegation until [[2024–25 Israeli Premier League|2025]], when it finished last in the league table and was relegated to the second division again.

==Players==
===Current squad===
'' As of 21 January 2025.''
{{Fs start|hidenote=yes}}
{{Fs player|no= 1|nat=ISR|name=Ofek Antman|pos=GK}}
{{Fs player|no= 3|nat=ISR|name=Lior Rokach|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no= 5|nat=ISR|name=[[Ido Levy (footballer)|Ido Levy]]|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no= 6|nat=GEO|name=Levan Osikmashvili|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no= 7|nat=ISR|name=[[Ruslan Barsky]]|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no= 9|nat=ISR|name=Yahli Shabo|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=10|nat=GHA|name=[[Godsway Donyoh]]|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=11|nat=ISR|name=Raz Schwarz|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=12|nat=FRA|name=[[Ibrahim Sangaré (French footballer)|Ibrahim Sangaré]]|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=14|nat=ISR|name=Ben Azar Cohen|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=15|nat=ISR|name=[[Menashe Zalka]]|pos=MF|other=[[Captain (association football)|captain]]}}
{{Fs mid}}
{{Fs player|no=17|nat=ISR|name=Itzik Shoolmayster|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=18|nat=ISR|name=[[Dan Einbinder]]|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=19|nat=ISR|name=Dan Azaria|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=20|nat=ISR|name=[[Omer Senior]]|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=24|nat=SEN|name=[[Mamadou Mbodj]]|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=26|nat=ISR|name=[[Nir Bardea]]|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=27|nat=ISR|name=Dia Lababidi|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=28|nat=ISR|name=Bashar Adbah|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=36|nat=ISR|name=Osher Eliyahu|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=77|nat=COL|name=[[José Cortés (footballer)|José Cortés]]|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=  |nat=ISR|name=[[David Dego]]|pos=FW}}
{{Fs end}}

===Out on loan===
{{Fs start}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=SRB|name=[[Nikola Đurković (footballer, born 2002)|Nikola Đurković]]|pos=GK|other=at [[Hapoel Acre F.C.|Hapoel Acre]] until 30 June 2025}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=ISR|name=[[Aviv Lin]]|pos=DF|other=at [[Hapoel Ra'anana A.F.C.|Hapoel Ra'anana]] until 30 June 2025}}
{{Fs mid}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=ISR|name=[[Ron Unger]]|pos=MF|other=at [[Maccabi Bnei Reineh F.C.|Maccabi Bnei Reineh]] until 30 June 2025}}
{{Fs end}}

===Foreigners 2024–25===
Only up six non-Israeli nationals can be in an Israeli club squad (only five can play at the same time). Those with Jewish ancestry, married to an Israeli or have played in Israel for an extended period of time, can claim a passport or permanent residency which would allow them to play with Israeli status.{{citation needed|date=September 2019}}

* {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Ibrahim Sangaré (French footballer)|Ibrahim Sangaré]]
* {{flagicon|GUI}} [[Abdoulaye Cissé (footballer, born 1996)|Abdoulaye Cissé]]
* {{flagicon|NGR}} [[James Adeniyi]]
* {{flagicon|SEN}} [[Mamadou Mbodj]]

==Honours==

===League===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
!scope=col|Honour
!scope=col|No.
!scope=col|Years
|-
!scope=row|[[Liga Leumit|Second tier]]
|6
|[[1940 Liga Bet|1940]], [[1949–50 Liga Meuhedet|1949–50]], [[1953–54 Liga Bet|1953–54]], [[1969–70 Liga Alef|1969–70]], [[1972–73 Liga Alef|1972–73]], [[1976–77 Liga Artzit|1976–77]]
|-
!scope=row|[[Liga Alef|Third tier]]
|3
|[[1961–62 Liga Bet|1961–62]], [[1981–82 Liga Alef|1981–82]], [[2016–17 Liga Alef|2016–17]]
|-
!scope=row|[[Liga Gimel|Fifth tier]]
|1
|[[2007–08 Liga Bet|2007–08]]
|}

===Cup competitions===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
!scope=col|Honour
!scope=col|No.
!scope=col|Years
|-
!scope=row|[[Toto Cup|Liga Leumit League Cup (first Tier)]]
|1
|[[1975–76 Israeli League Cup|1975–76]]
|-
!scope=row|[[Toto Cup|Toto Cup (second tier)]]
|2
|[[1985–86 Toto Cup Artzit|1985–86]], [[1988–89 Toto Cup Artzit|1988–89]]
|}

==Notable managers==

* [[Eli Cohen (footballer, born 1951)|Eli Cohen]] (born 1951)

==References==
[http://www.files.org.il/BRPortalStorage/a/65/38/32-AXmaEy4vaA.pdf 50 Years of Sports and More in Hadera, Efraim Frank (Israel), 2004, pp. 190–227]
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==External links==
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20171102061128/http://www.hapoel-hadera.com/ Official website] {{in lang|he}} (archived 2 November 2017)
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20171128125450/http://football.org.il/Clubs/Pages/TeamDetails.aspx?TEAM_ID=2186 Hapoel Hadera Eran] – Israel Football Association {{in lang|he}} (archived 28 November 2017)

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