2023–24 Hapoel Haifa F.C. season

Hapoel Haifa 2023–24 football season

Hapoel Haifa

2023–24 season

Owner

Chairman

Manager

Stadium

9th

Top goalscorer

League: Guy Melamed (5)
All: Guy Melamed (4)

Biggest win

2–0 (vs Maccabi Bnei Reineh F.C. Ashdod, 17 September 2023)

Biggest defeat

1–2 (vs Hapoel Hadera, 2 August 2023)

Home colours

Away colours

Third colours

← 2022–23 2024–25 →

All statistics correct as of 18 December 2021 (2021-12-18).

Hapoel Haifa Football Club is an Israeli football club located in Haifa. During the 2023–24 campaign the club have competed in the Israeli Premier League, State Cup and Toto Cup.

Club

Kits

Provider: Diadora
Main Sponsor: Leos Media
Secondary Sponsor: Almog, Shorashim

Home

Away

3rd

First team


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	ISR	Yoav Gerafi
2	DF	ISR	Noam Ben Harush
3	DF	ISR	Reef Amsalem
4	DF	ISR	Dor Malul (Captain)
5	DF	CGO	Fernand Mayembo
7	FW	LBR	Mohammed Kamara
9	MF	ISR	Shoval Gozlan
10	FW	ISR	Tomer Yosefi
11	FW	BRA	Felipe Santos
12	DF	ISR	Oren Biton
13	GK	ISR	Niv Antman
16	FW	ISR	Niv Tubul
17	FW	ISR	Itay Buganim


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
18	FW	ISR	Guy Melamed
19	MF	ISR	Bar Lin
20	MF	ISR	Itamar Noy
22	DF	ISR	Inon Eliyahu
24	DF	ISR	Liran Serdal
25	DF	ISR	George Diba
26	MF	ISR	Yasmao Cabeda
30	FW	ISR	Oded Chekol
33	DF	BLR	Denis Polyakov
44	DF	ISR	Hatem Abd Elhamed
55	MF	ISR	Naor Sabag
81	GK	ISR	Ahmed Awad
—	MF	GAM	Sulayman Marreh

Transfers

Summer

Main article: List of Israeli football transfers summer 2023

In:


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	GK	ISR	Yoav Gerafi (from F.C. Ashdod)
—	GK	ISR	Niv Antman (from Sektzia Ness Ziona)
—	DF	ISR	Inon Eliyahu (from Maccabi Haifa)
—	DF	ISR	George Diba (from Hapoel Acre)
—	DF	ISR	Nitay Bitan (from Maccabi Akhi Nazareth)
—	DF	CGO	Fernand Mayembo (from Ajaccio)
—	DF	ISR	Hatem Abd Elhamed (from Hapoel Be'er Sheva)
—	MF	ISR	Naor Sabag (from F.C. Ashdod)
—	MF	ISR	Itamar Noy (from First Vienna)
—	MF	ISR	Tomer Yosefi (from Hapoel Be'er Sheva, previously loaned)
—	MF	ISR	Nitay Bitan (from Maccabi Jaffa)
—	MF	ISR	Yasmao Cabeda (from Maccabi Jaffa)
—	MF	GAM	Sulayman Marreh (from Gent)
—	MF	ISR	Bar Lin (on loan from Maccabi Tel Aviv)
—	FW	ISR	Guy Melamed (from Bnei Sakhnin)
—	FW	BRA	Felipe Santos (from Gabala)
—	FW	ISR	Oded Chekol (from Maccabi Haifa)

Out:


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	GK	ISR	Ohad Levita (to Hapoel Hadera)
—	DF	ISR	Dudu Twito (to Ironi Kiryat Shmona)
—	DF	ISR	Hatem Abd Elhamed (loan return to Hapoel Be'er Sheva)
—	DF	ISR	Loai Taha (to Hapoel Acre)
—	DF	ISR	Yarin Serdal (on loan to Hapoel Nof HaGalil)
—	DF	ISR	Guy Mizrahi (loan return to Maccabi Tel Aviv)
—	DF	ISR	Nitay Bitan (to Hapoel Acre)
—	MF	ISR	Gal Arel (Retired)
—	MF	ISR	Gidi Kanyuk (to Beitar Jerusalem)
—	MF	ISR	Eliel Peretz (to Apollon Limassol)
—	MF	ISR	Tamir Glazer (to Hapoel Hadera, his player card still belongs to Maccabi Tel Aviv)
—	MF	ISR	Snir Talias (to Ironi Tiberias, previously loaned)
—	MF	MNE	Aleksandar Šćekić (to Partizan)
—	FW	ISR	Alon Turgeman (to Hapoel Be'er Sheva)
—	FW	LTU	Arvydas Novikovas (to Žalgiris)
—	FW	HAI	Carnejy Antoine (to Torreense)
—	FW	ISR	Jubayer Bushnak (on loan to Ihud Bnei Shefa-'Amr)

Winter

Main article: List of Israeli football transfers winter 2023–24

In:


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player

Out:


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player

Pre-season and friendlies

Win Draw Loss

Hapoel Acre v Hapoel Haifa

6 July 2023	Hapoel Acre	0–1	Hapoel Haifa	Acre
18:00		Report	Bitan 60'	Stadium: Acre Municipal Stadium

Maccabi Petah Tikva v Hapoel Haifa

11 July 2023	Maccabi Petah Tikva	1–1	Hapoel Haifa	Petah Tikva
18:00	Levi 52'	Report	Santos 40'	Stadium: Mahne Yehuda Stadium

Hapoel Umm al-Fahm v Hapoel Haifa

15 July 2023	Hapoel Umm al-Fahm	0–5	Hapoel Haifa	Umm al-Fahm
19:00		Report	Melamed 16', 45' Yosefi 18' (pen.) Noy 60' Buganim 90'	Stadium: HaShalom Stadium

Hapoel Haifa

Valmiera

20 July 2023 Training Camp	Hapoel Haifa	3–0	Valmiera	Riga, Latvia
18:00	Yosefi 39' 49' (o.g.) Melamed 60'	Report		Stadium: Baltic Sport Village

Hapoel Haifa

Riga

24 July 2023 Training Camp	Hapoel Haifa	3–0	Riga	Riga, Latvia
18:00	Yosefi 13', 15' 33' (o.g.) Tubul 90'	Report		Stadium: Baltic Sport Village

Maccabi Petah Tikva v Hapoel Haifa

26 October 2023	Maccabi Petah Tikva	2–0	Hapoel Haifa	Petah Tikva
11:00	Liam Shahar Hindy pen.'	Report		Stadium: HaMoshava

Hapoel Haifa v F.C. Kiryat Yam

2 November 2023	Hapoel Haifa	7–0	F.C. Kiryat Yam	Haifa
10:00	Melamed Yosefi pen.' Noy Semian Tubul	Report		Stadium: Beit Nagler

Hapoel Haifa v Ironi Tiberias

7 November 2023	Hapoel Haifa	3–0	Ironi Tiberias	Haifa
10:00	Melamed 5' Yosefi 55' (pen.) Gozlan 70'	Report		Stadium: Beit Nagler

Hapoel Petah Tikva v Hapoel Haifa

10 November 2023	Hapoel Petah Tikva	2–3	Hapoel Haifa	Petah Tikva
10:00	Nawi 42' Goshe 69'	Report	Melamed 11' Buganim 61' Gozlan 85'	Stadium: HaMoshava

Hapoel Haifa v Bnei Sakhnin

17 November 2023	Hapoel Haifa	2–1	Bnei Sakhnin	Haifa
10:00	Melamed 70' Gozlan 75'	Report	Hugi 3'	Stadium: Beit Nagler

Hapoel Haifa v Maccabi Bnei Reineh

24 November 2023	Hapoel Haifa	2–1	Maccabi Bnei Reineh	Haifa
10:00	Melamed 3', 45'	Report	Usman 90'	Stadium: Beit Nagler

Competitions

Overview

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Ligat Ha'Al	28 August 2023	N/A	Matchday 1	N/A	6	4	1	1	10	6	+4	066.67
State Cup	N/A	N/A	Eighth Round	N/A	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
Toto Cup	29 July 2023	19 December 2023	Group stage	9th	5	1	2	2	4	5	−1	020.00
Total					11	5	3	3	14	11	+3	045.45

Last updated: 14 July 2020 (2020-07-14).
Source: Competitions

Ligat Ha'Al

Main article: 2023–24 Israeli Premier League

Regular season

Main article: 2023–24 Israeli Premier League § Regular season

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
2	Maccabi Haifa	26	17	6	3	55	18	+37	55	Qualification for the Championship round
3	Hapoel Be'er Sheva	26	15	4	7	45	19	+26	49
4	Hapoel Haifa	26	14	5	7	38	32	+6	47
5	Maccabi Bnei Reineh	26	8	10	8	27	26	+1	34
6	Bnei Sakhnin	26	7	13	6	26	31	−5	33

Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Matches won; 4) Goals scored; 5) Head-to-head points; 6) Head-to-head goal difference; 7) Head-to-head goals scored; 8) Play-off.
Notes:

Maccabi Haifa had 2 points deducted.
Bnei Sakhnin had 1 point deducted.

Results summary


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
6	4	1	1	10	6	+4	13	1	1	1	5	4	+1	3	0	0	5	2	+3

Last updated: 7 March 2022 (2022-03-07).
Source:

Results by matchday

	Away
	Home
	Win
	Draw
	Loss
	Qualification for the Championship round & 1st place
	Qualification for the Championship round & 2nd place
	Qualification for the Championship round & 3rd place
	Qualification for the Championship round
	Transfer to the Relegation round

Matchday	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26
Ground	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	W	D	W	W	L	W
Position	3	5	2	2	2	2

Updated to match(es) played on 7 March 2022 (2022-03-07). Source:

Matches

Win Draw Loss

Results overview

Win Draw Loss

Opposition	Home score	Away score
Beitar Jerusalem		2–1
Bnei Sakhnin
F.C. Ashdod	2–0
Hapoel Be'er Sheva
Hapoel Hadera		2–1
Hapoel Jerusalem
Hapoel Petah Tikva
Hapoel Tel Aviv
Maccabi Bnei Reineh
Maccabi Haifa
Maccabi Netanya
Maccabi Petah Tikva	2–2
Maccabi Tel Aviv

Play-off

State Cup

Main article: 2023–24 Israel State Cup

Round of 32

Toto Cup

Main article: 2023–24 Toto Cup Al

Group stage

Main article: 2023–24 Toto Cup Al § Group A

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	BnS	MNE	HHA	HHD	MBR
1	Bnei Sakhnin	4	3	0	1	5	5	0	9	Semi-finals		0–3		2–1
2	Maccabi Netanya	4	2	1	1	7	3	+4	7	5–8th classification play-offs			1–2	3–1
3	Hapoel Haifa	4	1	1	2	4	5	−1	4	9–10th classification play-offs	0–1				1–1
4	Hapoel Hadera	4	1	1	2	5	7	−2	4	11–12th classification play-offs			2–1		1–1
5	Maccabi Bnei Reineh	4	0	3	1	3	4	−1	3	13–14th classification play-offs	1–2	0–0

Source: Israel Football Association, One.co.il
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of wins; 4) goals scored; 5) head to head; 6) higher position in the last season.

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Goalscorers

Assists

Clean sheets

Disciplinary record

Suspensions

Penalties

Overall

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2023–24 in Israeli football

Domestic leagues

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Domestic cups

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Transfers

Related to national team

Club seasons
Premier League	Beitar Jerusalem Bnei Sakhnin F.C. Ashdod Hapoel Be'er Sheva Hapoel Hadera Hapoel Haifa Hapoel Jerusalem Hapoel Petah Tikva Hapoel Tel Aviv Maccabi Bnei Reineh Maccabi Haifa Maccabi Netanya Maccabi Petah Tikva Maccabi Tel Aviv
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