Hapoel Kiryat Ono () is an Israeli football club based in Kiryat Ono. They are currently in Liga Bet South A division.
The club was founded in 1952 as Hapoel Kfar Ono. In 1954, as Regional council Kfar Ono became Local council Kiryat Ono, and as also in the same year, the club merged with Hapoel Bnei Brak, they were known as Hapoel Bnei Brak\Kiryat Ono. The club played under that name until the 1955âÂÂ56 season, when they were promoted to Liga Bet, the third tier of Israeli football at the time. Since the 1956âÂÂ57 season, the club is playing under its current name.
In the 1962âÂÂ63 season, the club finished runners-up in Liga Bet North B division, and were promoted for the first time to Liga Alef, the second tier of Israeli football at the time, where they played for nine seasons in the South division, until they were relegated to Liga Bet at the end of the 1972âÂÂ73 season. During their spell in Liga Alef, Hapoel achieved their best placing to date, which was the fourth place in the 1970âÂÂ71 season.
In the 1977âÂÂ78 season the club returned to Liga Alef. However, as Liga Artzit came into existence in the previous season, Liga Alef became the third tier of Israeli football. Hapoel played in the South division of Liga Alef until they were relegated at the end of the 1997âÂÂ98 season.
In 1991, the club reached the semi-final of the Israel State Cup, where they lost 2âÂÂ4 to Hapoel Petah Tikva.
Hapoel returned to Liga Alef after they won Liga Bet South A division in the 1998âÂÂ99 season. However, they were relegated back to Liga Bet, after they finished third bottom in the 2001âÂÂ02 season. In the 2006âÂÂ07 season the club finished second bottom in Liga Bet South A division, and dropped to Liga Gimel, the lowest tier of Israeli football. At the end of the 2008âÂÂ09 season, the club bounced back to Liga Bet, where they play now, after they finished runners-up in Liga Gimel Tel Aviv division.
The club was close to make a return to Liga Alef at the end of the 2014âÂÂ15 season, when they finished fourth in Liga Bet South A division and qualified for the Promotion play-offs. After beating Hapoel Kafr Qasim Shouaa, Beitar Ramat Gan and Ironi Modi'in, they faced the 14th-placed club in Liga Alef South division, Maccabi Kabilio Jaffa, in the decisive promotion/relegation play-offs. Kiryat Ono lost 0âÂÂ2 and remained in Liga Bet.