The Hapoel Haifa Chronicle
Squad24 Aug 2026
Ivan Kričak in a row with a teammate
It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Hapoel Haifa this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Boardroom24 Aug 2026
Graduation day at Hapoel Haifa
5 boys move up, and somewhere in the building the people who coached them at twelve are quietly having the best morning of their working year. Nothing about this shows up in a result and it is why the academy exists.
Market24 Aug 2026
One of our own: Gil Cohen joins the Hapoel Haifa first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Gil Cohen is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market24 Aug 2026
One of our own: Itay Revivo joins the Hapoel Haifa first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Itay Revivo is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market24 Aug 2026
Eli Peretz steps up from the Hapoel Haifa academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Eli Peretz has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
Market24 Aug 2026
Hapoel Haifa promote Itay Refaelov from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Itay Refaelov has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
In brief
- Squad Naor Sabag falls out with a teammate over standards
- Squad Too much change too quickly at Hapoel Haifa
- Boardroom No investment in the facilities at Hapoel Haifa
- Squad A season on the outside for Cristian Peláez