(Hebrew: הפועל פתח תקווה) is an Israeli professional football club based in the city of Petah Tikva, currently playing in Liga Leumit.

Some of the leading players in the 1940s were Meir Nevenhoiz, Amichai Shoham, Eliyahu Kroshar, Yaakov Visoker and Moshe Varon.

The team was coached by Moshe Varon and the top scorer was the young rising star, Nahum Stelmach, with 28 goals in 26 games.

A chance to win a double was missed out after making it to the Cup final, but losing 1–3 to Maccbi Tel Aviv.

Two year later, in 1957, Hapoel Petah Tikva won its first state cup after beating Maccabi Jaffa 2–1 in the final.

During the 14 years period, Hapoel Petah Tikva won six championships, never dropped below the third place, and made it to five cup finals (one win and four losses).

Their leading players had retired, and during the first half of the 1970s Hapoel was no longer a title contender and faced danger of relegation several times.

Around this time the club first showed signs of recovering, with Giora Spiegel and Dror Bar Nur as managers building a firm base for the upcoming years.

It also became the first Israeli team to beat a major European club in any UEFA contest, with a 2–1 victory over Feyenoord (but knocked out due to a 0–1 loss in the away game).

In the summer of 2011 the poor management proved to be even worse than expected, when large debts were discovered and the club filed for bankruptcy.

In March 2019 Hapoel Petah Tikva became a fan-owned team, after the supporters' trust named 'The Blue' bought the club.

[1] At the end of the 2022-23 season the team was ranked in second place and was promoted to the Israeli Premier League after 8 years in the Liga Leumit.