Degel Yehuda Haifa F.C. Explained

Clubname:Degel Yehuda Haifa
Fullname:Degel Yehuda Haifa Football Club
דגל יהודה חיפה
Founded:1944
Dissolved:1956
Season:1955–56
Position:Liga Gimel, ?

Degel Yehuda Haifa (Hebrew: דגל יהודה חיפה, lit. Judah Flag Haifa), was an Israeli football club based in Haifa.

History

The club was founded in 1944 by Sephardi Jews in Haifa[1] and mostly played friendlies in its first years of existence. In 1946, the club entered Liga Bet, where it finished second-bottom. The club finished second-bottom once again in Liga Meuhedet, but despite this it was placed in Liga Bet. The club achieved its best position, 8th, in 1952, but returned to second-bottom the following season and relegated to Liga Gimel.

In 1956 the club merged with Beitar Haifa to create Beitar Yehuda.[2] However, at the end of the season the merge was cancelled and the club wasn't re-established.

Notes and References

  1. http://jhpress.nli.org.il/Default/Scripting/ArticleWin.asp?From=Archive&Source=Page&Skin=TAUHe&BaseHref=HED/1944/01/28&PageLabelPrint=14&EntityId=Ar01400&ViewMode=HTML Haifa – Football Section
  2. http://jhpress.nli.org.il/Default/Scripting/ArticleWin.asp?From=Archive&Source=Page&Skin=TAUHe&BaseHref=HRT/1958/07/27&PageLabelPrint=3&EntityId=Ar00313&ViewMode=HTML Awakening in Beitar Haifa