Hapoel Haifa F.C.

Hapoel Haifa
Full nameHapoel Haifa Football Club
NicknameThe Sharks
Founded24 April 1924 (1924-04-24)
GroundSammy Ofer Stadium, Haifa, Israel
Capacity30,950
OwnerYoav Katz
ManagerHaim Silvas
LeagueIsraeli Premier League
2024–25Israeli Premier League, 5th of 14
Websitewww.hapoelhaifa.co.il

Hapoel Haifa Football Club (Hebrew: מועדון הכדורגל הפועל חיפה, Moadon HaKaduregel Hapoel Haifa) is an Israeli professional football club located in the city of Haifa. The club won one championship (1998–99) and 4 Israeli cups (1962–63, 1965–66 and 1973–74, 2017–18). The team is also known as "The Sharks". The club's home is the Sammy Ofer Stadium in Haifa, in which they have played since their departure from Kiryat Eliezer Stadium in 2014 and Kiryat Haim's Thomas D'Alesandro Stadium in 1955. The stadium, which is shared with rivals Maccabi Haifa, is the second largest in Israeli football, with a capacity of 30,950. The colours of the team's home kit are red throughout. The away colours are white shirts, and black shorts and socks.