Founded in 1946, the club dwelt in the lower leagues until they won
Liga Bet North A in the
1962–63 season and promoted for the first time to
Liga Alef, the second division by then. In
1973–74, they won Liga Alef North division. However, the
Israel Football Association decided that season on promotion play-off, involving the top 2 clubs in each Liga Alef division, and the bottom two clubs in
Liga Leumit. after finishing in 5th position (out of 6), they were not promoted. After second-place finish in the
1974–75 season, Hapoel won
Liga Alef North division in the
1975–76 and were promoted to the top division for the first time. After finishing 11th (out of 16) in their
first season, they won only two matches the
next season, and were relegated to
Liga Artzit, which was the new second division at the time. This proved to be their last appearance in the top division for the next 31 years. In
1982–83 the club had dropped into
Liga Alef, the third tier at the time. They promoted back to Liga Artzit at the end of the
1984–85 season, after winning the Promotion play-offs against
Lazarus Holon, and remained there seasons at the second tier, until the
1987–88 season, where they finished bottom, and relegated to Liga Alef for the second time. In
1998–99 they were promoted to
Liga Artzit (the new third tier, due to the creation of the
Israeli Premier League that summer). However, in
2003–04, the club finished as runners-up, and were promoted back to
Liga Leumit. In 2005–06, the club won their first ever piece of silverware, picking up the second division's
Toto Cup after beating
Hapoel Be'er Sheva 5–3 on penalties after a 0–0 draw. In
2008–09, the club finished as runners-up, and promoted to the
Premier League. In the
2010–11 season, the club achieved its best placing to date, when they finished eighth in the Israeli Premier League. On 3 June 2013, an agreement was signed between Hapoel Acre association and the municipality of Acre, and as a result, a new association was appointed by the municipality. In the
2012–13 and
2014–15 seasons, the club finished at the bottom of the league at the end of the regular season. However, they avoided relegation in both occasions, following a strong finish of the bottom play-offs. In the
2015–16 season, the club finished second bottom and relegated to Liga Leumit, after seven successive seasons in the top division. ==Stadium==