Hapoel Haifa B.C.

הפועל חיפה
Hapoel Haifa
LeaguesLiga Leumit
Founded1930 (96 years ago)
HistoryHapoel Haifa B.C.
1930–present
ArenaRomema Arena
Capacity5,000
LocationHaifa, Israel
PresidentYuval Rusman
Head coachSharon Drucker
Team captainOfek Avital
OwnershipVoluntary association "Hapoel Haifa B.C.- Red Heart"
Websitewww.hapoelhaifabc.co.il
Departments of Hapoel Haifa
Football Basketball Woman Basketball
Handball Swimming Judo

Hapoel Haifa Basketball Club is a professional basketball team based in Haifa, Israel. The club plays in the Liga Leumit, the second tier of professional Israeli basketball. It was founded in 1930, and is owned by Hapoel Haifa Supporters Trust - Ultras Gate 5.

History

Hapoel Haifa was founded in 1924 in the port city of Haifa in the . It began to play basketball in the Israeli Basketball Premier League in 1955.

The club has a rich history, and has been part of the Israeli Basketball Premier League for many years. Hapoel Haifa finished as runner-up to Maccabi Tel Aviv in 1962 and 1965. It came in second in the competition for the Israeli State Cup, in 1970/1971, 1984/1985, 2008/2009, and 2012/2013.

In the 2011/12 season, its fans formed the club again. Hapoel Haifa was Israeli Artzit League Group North Runner-Up in 2015, and Champion in 2016, and Israeli National League Runner-Up in 2020.

In the 2019/20 season, the National League was interrupted due to the COVID-19 outbreak in Israel. Due to the interruption, the Israeli Basketball Association decided that the two teams leading the league would be promoted to the Israeli Basketball Premier League. As a result of this decision, Hapoel Haifa was announced as a promoted team to the Israeli Basketball Premier League.

Hapoel Haifa plays its home games in Romema Arena.

Roster

Hapoel Haifa roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Age
PG 6 Israel Alon, Amit 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) 26 – (2000-02-09)9 February 2000
PG 7 Israel Ovadia, Rotem 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 31 – (1995-04-21)21 April 1995
F 8 Israel Itach, Avishai 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 20 – (2006-03-08)8 March 2006
C 9 Israel Tyus, Alex 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 38 – (1988-01-08)8 January 1988
PF 10 United States Allen, Robert 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 26 – (2000-02-24)24 February 2000
SG 11 United States Page, Jalen 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 24 – (2002-09-22)22 September 2002
G 13 Israel Levinstein, Rotem 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 25 – (2001-10-19)19 October 2001
PG 14 Israel Segal, Neta 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 31 – (1995-07-19)19 July 1995
SG 18 Israel Shneider, Itay 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 20 – (2006-09-18)18 September 2006
SG 19 Israel Gat, Shoham 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 24 – (2002-08-10)10 August 2002
G 20 Israel Dalid, Shon 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 19 – (2007-05-12)12 May 2007
F/C 22 Israel Levinson, Tomer 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 26 – (2000-05-20)20 May 2000
PG 32 Israel Yam, Yehonatan 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 27 – (1999-02-02)2 February 1999
PG 36 Israel Kozahinof, Danel 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) 25 – (2001-06-04)4 June 2001
G 45 Israel Poleg, Eylon 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 21 – (2005-09-26)26 September 2005
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Israel Tal Cohen
  • Israel Ilan Amar
  • Israel Ohad Zohar
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured
Updated: 1 August 2026

Depth chart

Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
C Alex Tyus Tomer Levinson Eylon Poleg
PF Robert Allen Avishai Itach Itay Shneider
SF Jalen Page Shoham Gat Rotem Levinstein
SG Yehonatan Yam Shon Dalid Rotem Ovadia
PG Amit Alon Neta Segal Danel Kozahinof
  • The Israeli League rule requires every team to have at least one Israeli on the court at any time.
  • There should be at least 7 Israelis and up to 5 foreigners on a 12-men game sheet.

Honors

Romema Arena, the team's home stadium.

Notable players

Bar Timor

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