Hapoel Ironi Arraba

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Israel - Liga Bet - Norte 34
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Ahva Arraba F.C. (Hebrew: אחווה עראבה, Arabic: الأخوة عرابة), was an Israeli football team based in Arraba.

History

The club was founded in 2004 and succeeded the previous club of the local council, Hapoel Arraba, which last played in Liga Bet North A division at the 2003–04 season and finished 12th. Ahva Arraba loaned the previous club players, and started in Liga Gimel Western Galilee division at the 2004–05 season, where they finished runners-up, and promoted to Liga Bet. In 2006–07 the club finished runners-up in the North A division and qualified for the Promotion play-offs, where they lost to Ironi Tiberias. Ahva Arraba won the North A division in 2007–08 and promoted to Liga Alef North. The following season they also finished as champions, with a margin of 20 points over the second placed club and earned promotion to the newly-restructured second tier, Liga Leumit, jumping four levels in three seasons. The club's best placing to date came at the 2009–10 season, when they finished ninth in Liga Leumit. However, in the following season, the club finished bottom and relegated to Liga Alef.

In 2013–14, the club finished bottom in Liga Alef North and relegated to Liga Bet.

In 2014–15, the club finished third bottom in Liga Bet North A and further relegated, to Liga Gimel, after losing in the Relegation play-offs 0–1 to Hapoel Kaukab and 1–2 to Hapoel Bnei Maghar in the decisive match.

O Hapoel Ironi Arraba Football Club (em hebraico: מועדון כדורגל הפועל עירוני עראבה) é um clube de futebol árabe-israelense, com sede na cidade de Arraba, Halfa. O clube compete na Liga Leumit, o segunda divisão do futebol israelense. O clube é o maior clube de futebol árabe da Galiléia. O Hapoel Ironi Arraba foi fundado em 1947 por um grupo de jovens árabes de Arraba. O clube inicialmente competiu nas ligas menores do futebol israelense, até que na temporada 2009-10, conseguiu o acesso à Liga Leumit. O Hapoel Ironi Arraba nunca conseguiu conquistar um título nacional, mas venceu a Copa da Liga Leumit em 2015. O clube também participou da Copa de Israel algumas vezes, mas nunca conseguiu chegar à final. O Hapoel Ironi Arraba é um clube muito popular entre os árabes israelenses. O clube tem uma grande torcida, que comparece aos jogos em grande número. O Hapoel Ironi Arraba também é conhecido por sua rivalidade com o outro grande clube árabe israelense, o Hapoel Nazareth.