Hapoel Bik'at HaYarden F.C.

Hapoel Bik'at HaYarden
Full name Hapoel Bik'at HaYarden Football Club
הפועל בקעת הירדן
Founded 1999
Ground Moshav Tomer Ground, Tomer
Chairman Sharon Ovadia
Manager Ron Markus
League Liga Bet South A
2013–14 5th

Hapoel Bik'at HaYarden (Hebrew: הפועל בקעת הירדן) is an Israeli football club based in Bik'at HaYarden Regional Council. The club is currently in Liga Bet South A division and play home matches at the Moshav of Tomer.

History

The club was founded in 1999 in continuation for the youth section, which already existed at the time. Bik'at HaYarden played in Liga Gimel until the 2008–09 season, when they finished runners-up in the Sharon division[1] and faced the Tel Aviv division runners-up, Hapoel Kiryat Ono in a promotion play-off. Although the club lost on penalties,[2] they were eventually promoted to Liga Bet, the fourth tier of Israeli football, after one spot was vacated in that league, following the closure of Hapoel Masos/Segev Shalom.

In the 2012–13 season, the club finished third in Liga Bet South A division and qualified for the promotion play-offs, where they beat F.C. Tira 2-1 in the first round and lost by the same result to F.C. Kafr Qasim in the second round. In the following season, they finished in the fifth place and once more qualified for the promotion play-offs. However this time, they lost in the first round to Hapoel Hod HaSharon by a result of 0-2.

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References

  1. Liga Gimel Sharon - 2008/2009 The Israel Football Association (Hebrew)
  2. Hapoel Bik'at HaYarden 4-5 Hapoel Kiryat Ono The Israel Football Association (Hebrew)