Hapoel Afula
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Wikipedia - Hapoel Afula B.C.
Hapoel Afula (Hebrew: הפועל עפולה) is a basketball club based in Afula, Israel. It currently plays in the Israeli Basketball Premier League.
History
The club was established in 1968, and was a member 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 (while Hapoel Gilboa would receive the top-division license of Hapoel Galil Elyon to form a new team, Hapoel Gilboa Galil). 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 the second division because the management could not arrange a suitable budget.
Hapoel Afula har vundet den israelske Liga Leumit to gange, i 1999 og 2009. Klubben har også vundet den israelske National Cup én gang, i 1999.
Hapoel Afula har deltaget i europæiske konkurrencer flere gange, herunder FIBA EuroCup Challenge og FIBA Europe Cup.
Klubbens hjemmebane er Begin Arena, som har en kapacitet på 2.000 tilskuere.
Hapoel Afula er kendt for sine stærke ungdomsprogrammer, og klubben har udviklet flere spillere, der er gået videre til at spille på det israelske landshold.