Hapoel Bat Yam F.C.

Hapoel Bat Yam

Full name

Hapoel Bat Yam F.C.
מועדון כדורגל הפועל בת ים

Founded

1951
2012 (as Hapoel Abirei Bat Yam)

Ground

Bat Yam Municipal Stadium

Capacity

3,100

Chairman

Assaf Salem

Manager

Yossi Hakim

League

Liga Gimel Central

2015–16

7th

Home colours

Away colours

Hapoel Bat Yam (Hebrew: הפועל בת ים‎‎) (currently known as Hapoel Abirei Bat Yam Hebrew: הפועל אבירי בת ים‎‎, lit. Hapoel Bat Yam Knights) is an Israeli football club from the city of Bat Yam. The current club is a resurrection of an older Hapoel Bat Yam club, which was folded in 2004.

History

The club was first established in 1951 and played for several seasons in Liga Gimel before promoting to Liga Bet and achieving further promotion at the end of the 1968–69 season after winning the South A division. The club returned to the third tier after the formation of Liga Artzit at the end of the 1975–76 season. However, two seasons later the club finished third in South division of Liga Alef and promoted back to the second tier.^[1]

The club managed to survive only two seasons in Liga Artzit before relegating back to Liga Alef. In the 1981–82 season the club managed to finish as runner-up and qualified to the promotion play-offs, where they were beaten by Maccabi Shefa-'Amr and remained in Liga Alef. In 1986–87 the club topped their division and qualified to a promotion play-offs against the other divisional winner, Maccabi Hadera and the 11th and 12th ranked clubs from Liga Artzit, Hapoel Marmorek and Hapoel Ramat Gan. The club has won the play-offs and was promoted to Liga Artzit.

The club dropped back to Liga Alef at the end of the 1990–91 season after losing the Promotion-relegation play-offs against Hakoah Ramat Gan. The club bounced back to Liga Artzit two seasons later, and a season later won its first major trophy, the Toto Cup Artzit.

Upon creation of Ligat Ha'al, the club was placed in Liga Artzit, which became the third tier. The club suffered further relegations at the end of the 2002–03 season and the 2003–04 season, after which the club was folded.

In 2012, after 8 seasons out of existence, the club was re-established, taking the name Hapoel Abirei Bat Yam with Felix Halfon acting as club manager.^[2]^[3] The club finished its first season as joint winners, level on points with Hapoel Ramat Israel, but were not promoted initially after losing the deciding match to Hapoel Ramat Israel 0–1 (a.e.t.). However, the club got another chance at promotion and after a vacant spot has opened in Liga Bet and beat Hapoel Tzeirei Tayibe 1–0 to celebrate promotion.^[4] However, after a dreadful season in Liga Bet, the club finished bottom and dropped back to Liga Gimel.

Honours

League

Honour	No.	Years
Third tier	1	1968–69, 1986–87
Fourth tier	1	1960–61

Cup competitions

Honour	No.	Years
Toto Cup (second tier)	2	1987–88, 1994–95

External links

Hapoel Abirei Bat Yam The Israel Football Association (Hebrew)

References

↑ Hapoel Bat Yam Promoted to Liga Artzit Maariv, 28 May 1978, Historical Jewish Press (Hebrew)
↑ Hapoel Bat Yam Resurrected; Halfon: Conditions Are Great Asi Maman, 11 August 2012, one.co.il (Hebrew)
↑ Knights on a White Horse Guy Goldfarb, DoublePass, 23 August 2012 (Hebrew)
↑ Promotion Celebration in Bat Yam Sport2, 30 June 2013 (Hebrew)

Liga Gimel

Upper Galilee	F.C. Aramshe Danun F.C. Bnei M.M.B.E. HaGolan VeHaGalil F.C. Tzeirei Tamra Hapoel Bnei Bi'ina Hapoel Bnei Hurfeish Hapoel Bnei Tuba-Zangariyye Hapoel Bnei Peki'in Hapoel Bnei Rameh Hapoel Merom HaGalil Hapoel Nahariya Hapoel Tarshiha Maccabi Ahva Yarka Maccabi Ahva Sha'ab

Lower Galilee	Ahi Bir al-Maksur Beitar Kiryat Ata F.C. Halat al-Sharif Bnei Arraba F.C. Kfar Kama F.C. Tzeirei Bir al-Maksur Hapoel Bnei Deir al-Asad Hapoel Ironi Bni I'billin Maccabi Bnei Nujidat Ironi Bnei Sha'ab Maccabi Kafr Manda Maccabi Ironi Tamra

Jezreel	Beitar Afula Beitar Ein Mahil Beitar Umm al-Fahm Bnei Musheirifa Baiada F.C. Nazareth Illit Hapoel Bnei Ar'ara 'Ara Hapoel Bnei Musmus Hapoel Ein as-Sahala Ihud Bnei Baqa Maccabi Bnei Reineh Maccabi Basmat Tab'un

Samaria	Beitar Pardes Hanna Hapoel Ahva Haifa F.C. Pardes Hanna-Karkur Hapoel Bnei Fureidis Hapoel Halissa Hapoel Kiryat Haim Hapoel Ironi Or Akiva Hapoel Isfiya Hapoel Menashe Maccabi Neve Sha'anan Eldad Maccabi Isfiya Maccabi Ironi Barta'a

Sharon	Beitar Tubruk Bnei Qalansawe F.C. Bnei Ra'anana F.C. Ironi Ariel F.C. Kafr Qasim Nibrass F.C. Netanya F.C. Tzeirei Tira Hapoel Jaljulia Hapoel Oranit Hapoel Kafr Bara Maccabi HaSharon Netanya Shimshon Bnei Tayibe Shimshon Kafr Qasim

Tel Aviv	Beitar Ezra Beitar Jaffa Bnei Yehud Elitzur Jaffa Tel Aviv Elitzur Yehud Yotel Inter Aliyah Tel Aviv Hapoel Kiryat Shalom Hapoel Neve Golan Maccabi Hashikma Hen Maccabi Ironi Or Yehuda Maccabi Pardes Katz Maccabi Spartak Ramat Gan Otzma F.C. Holon Shikun Vatikim Ramat Gan Shimshon Tel Aviv Sporting Tel Aviv

Central	A.S. Ashdod Beitar Ashdod F.C. Rishon LeZion F.C. Tzeirei Lod Hapoel Abirei Bat Yam Hapoel Bnei Ashdod Hapoel Ironi Gedera Hapoel Mevaseret Zion Hapoel Matzliah Hapoel Ramla Hapoel Tirat Shalom Ironi Lod Maccabi Kiryat Ekron Maccabi Rehovot

South	A.S. Ashkelon Beitar Kiryat Gat Elitzur Ironi Yehuda F.C. Arad F.C. Be'er Sheva Haim Levy F.C. Ironi Kuseife F.C. Tzeirei al-Hoshla Hapoel Ar'arat an-Naqab Hapoel Merhavim Hapoel Rahat Hapoel Yeruham Maccabi Dimona Maccabi Ironi Hura

Seasons (fifth level)	1958–59 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17

Seasons (sixth level)	1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09

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