Hapoel Tayibe F.C.
Hapoel Taibe (also Hapoel Tayyibe, Hebrew הפועל טייבה ) was an Israeli football club from Tayyibe. Hapoel Taibe was the first Arab- Israeli club in the highest Israeli Football League. In 2003 he was released after several descents.
History
The club was founded in 1961 with the support of the Histadrut Arab Israelis and launched in the lowest, fifth division Gimel. It succeeded in consequence a slow but continuous increase with rises in the years 1974, 1986 and 1993. 1996 could Hapoel Taibe surprisingly win the title of the second Israeli league and thus ascend to the highest league, which at that time still under the name Liga Leumit changed its name (now the second division behind the Ligat ha Al ). Due to the fact that the club was led by Arab officials and the team mainly consisted of Arab players in addition to some Jewish and foreign, the promotion came too big media, even international attention and sparked a passion for football, especially among young Arab Israelis.
The Erstligasaison 1996/1997 was difficult for the financially weak infrastructure and established club. The home stadium did not meet the requirements of the top division, the access roads were not paved around the stadium, the only grandstand did not meet safety regulations. As the leaders of the association as well as the City Council spared major investments, the "home games" of the club were then discharged during the season only in Netanya, Haifa and Umm al - Fahm, which fans and players disgruntled.
After initial successes Warning - the first three home games could all be won - started from the 7th Round a long, winless negative series. On 24 Round Taibe was also taken during the game against Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv by a stroke of fate. The midfielder Waheeb Jabarra overtook on the court, a sudden cardiac death. The game was canceled and rescheduled later. After the dismissal of the Polish ascent trainer Wojciech Lazarek first tried the former Israeli national team Zvi Rosen and later Rifaat Turk avoid relegation, but without success. Hapoel finally finished last. For larger, by Israeli security authorities feared before the season Fanauseinandersetzungen, as it had previously been given a year for a Cup game against the Taibes notorious for his nationalist Ultas club Beitar Jerusalem, it was not during the season. Comparable Fankrawallen it came only in the second division next season when meeting Taibes against the Arab-Israeli Bnei Sakhnin FC rivals, with the consequence that the game had to be stopped and was seen later with 0:0 goals and no points.
It was followed by a rapid fall of the association, which was accelerated by mismanagement. In the seasons 1999/2000 and 2001/2002 Hapoel was punished with point deductions for breaches of license conditions. The latter decided the relegation battle in the then third division to the detriment of the club. The subsequent descent into Fünftklassigkeit in 2003 led to the bankruptcy and finally the resolution of Hapoel Taibe. That same season also the Arab-Israeli clubs Maccabi Ahi Nazareth Bnei Sakhnin FC and succeeded in each first-time promotion to the first division.