Hapoel Afula B.C.

Hapoel Afula מועדון כדורסל הפועל עפולה
Leagues	Liga Leumit, State Cup
Founded	1968
Arena	Nir Ha'emak Hall (capacity: 1,000)
Location	Afula, Israel
Team colors	Red and White
President	Moti Shechtman
Head coach	Reuven Malool
Uniforms
Home Away

Hapoel Afula (Hebrew: הפועל עפולה‎) is a basketball club based in Afula. It currently plays in the Liga Leumit.

History

The club was established in 1968, and were members of the top division during the 1970s and 1980s. A decline saw the club merge with Hapoel Gilboa to form Hapoel Gilboa/Afula. The merged club played in the top division until 2008, when they were relegated after finishing bottom.

In June 2008 the merged club was disbanded, and Hapoel Afula became an independent club again (Hapoel Gilboa merged with Hapoel Galil Elyon to form Hapoel Gilboa Galil Elyon).^[1] In their first season, Afula won the Liga Leumit play-off against Hapoel Lev HaSharon 3-1, and returned to the top division.

After one season, the group returned to second division. Because the management could not arrange a suitable budget.

Roster

Hapoel Afula roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Ht. Age F Simin, Igor 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 31 – 21 May 1984 G/F Noam Matalon 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 28 – 8 April 1987 SF Clavell, Gilberto 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 26 – 10 August 1989 PG Tomer Ber Aven 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 24 – 2 January 1992 PF Brandon Philip Brown 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 31 – 14 January 1985 PG Ziv Ben Ziv 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 23 – 28 May 1992 Gal Tesler 22 – 25 February 1993 PG Amit Gershon 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 20 – 12 May 1995 PG Adir Cohen 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 20 – 10 April 1995	Head coach Reuven Malool Legend (C) Team captain Injured Roster Updated: 2015-08-03

Notable players

• Maurice Joseph
• Jeff Allen

References

1. The demise of Galil Elyon / 'And here, friends, once played a basketball team' Haaretz, 15 June 2008