Haifa_Derby

Haifa derby

The Haifa derby is the name given to the football matches between Hapoel Haifa and Maccabi Haifa. As with any major football rivalry, gloating and banter between the two sets of fans is commonplace.

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This rivalry between those two club has a long history, just like the clubs themselves. Hapoel Haifa was associated with the Israeli Labor Party and a socialist point of view, while Maccabi Haifa was known for middle class fans. In recent years these political differences have almost completely disappeared due to Maccabi becoming a giant in Israeli football by winning fifteen titles since 1984 compared with Hapoel's sole title, which it won in 1999. This can be further evidenced by Hapoel's opening fixture at Sammy Ofer Stadium attracting 3,500 fans while Maccabi's inaugural fixture was a full capacity 30,000.

Every derby game attracts a lot of media attention, social media discussions and coverage by sports and football blogs is commonplace.[1]

Full list of results

Maccabi win
Hapoel win
Draw

IFA League

Before the establishment of the state of Israel, both teams played in the first completed league season, meeting twice during the season. However, Maccabi Haifa withdrew from the next season[2] and didn't return to the top division until gaining promotion from Liga Bet in 1947. The teams met once more at the beginning of the following season, which was abandoned due the outbreak of the Israeli war for independence.[3] The league was resumed in 1949 with both clubs in the top division.

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Israel State Cup

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Toto Cup

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Other Competitions

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Statistics


Overall

As of 21 February 2024
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By Stadium


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Goalscorer records

Players with 5 or more goals in the Those in bold still with either side.

As of 6 March 2023
Scorer
Team(s)
League
State Cup
Toto Cup
Total
Shlomo LeviHapoel
Maccabi
9
3
-
1
-
-
13
Yishayahu HeldMaccabi71-8
Reuven AtarMaccabi
Hapoel
4
3
-
-
1
-
8
Amir TurgemanHapoel
Maccabi
5
1
1
-
-7
Avraham GinzburgHapoel6--6
Ivan HetskoMaccabi5--5
Omer AtziliMaccabi41-5
Johnny HardyMaccabi32-5
Walid BadirMaccabi2-35

Teams League Position

Honours

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Notes

  1. Maccabi won by penalty shoot-out
  2. Hapoel Won by penalty shoot-out
  3. Hapoel Won by Away goals rule

References

  1. Partuk, Orel. "Maccabi Haifa vs Hapoel Haifa analysis". ScoutDecision. Retrieved 2024-04-22.
  2. "מענייני השעה" [Current affairs]. Do'ar HaYom (in Hebrew). Jerusalem. 1 December 1933. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  3. Haberman, Itzhak (5 March 2018). "מבט אל משחקי הדרבי בהיסטוריה" [A Look at the Derby Matches in History] (in Hebrew). Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  4. the game will host away from home stadium as punishment for their fans' unruliness

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