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

2014–15

Liga Gimel Tel Aviv, 3rd

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

Liga Alef (third tier):
- Winners (1): 1986–87,
- Runners-up (2): 1981–82, 1992–93
Liga Bet (third tier):
- Winners (1): 1968–69
- Runners-up (2): 1965–66, 1966–68
Liga Gimel (fourth tier):
- Winners (1): 1960–61
Liga Gimel (fifth tier):
- Runners-up (1): 2012–13

Toto Cup Artzit (second division):
- Winners (1): Toto Cup Artzit

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	Bnei Ma'alot Tarshiha F.C. Aramshe Danun F.C. Bnei M.M.B.E. HaGolan VeHaGalil F.C. Hatzor HaGlilit F.C. Julis Hapoel Bnei Bi'ina Hapoel Bnei Hurfeish Hapoel Bnei Peki'in Hapoel Bnei Rameh Hapoel Jat Yanuh HaGlilit Hapoel Merom HaGalil Hapoel Nahariya Hapoel Tarshiha Maccabi Ahva Yarka

Lower Galilee	Ahva Arraba F.C. Bnei Arraba F.C. Halat al-Sharif F.C. Tzeirei Ibtin Khawaled F.C. Tzeirei Tamra Hapoel Bnei Deir al-Asad Hapoel Bnei Nujidat Hapoel Ironi Bni I'billin Ironi Bnei Sha'ab Maccabi Basmat Tab'un Maccabi Bnei Deir Hanna Maccabi Kafr Manda Maccabi Ironi Tamra Maccabi Tzeirei Shefa-'Amr

Jezreel	Beitar Afula Beitar al-Amal Nazareth Beitar Ein Mahil Beitar Umm al-Fahm Bnei Musheirifa Baiada F.C. Kfar Kama F.C. Nazareth Illit Hapoel al-Ittihad Nazareth Hapoel Bnei Ar'ara 'Ara Hapoel Bnei Fureidis Hapoel Bnei Musmus Hapoel Isfiya Maccabi Ahi Ar'ara 'Ara

Samaria	Beitar Hadera Beitar Pardes Hanna F.C. Hapoel Kiryat Yam Hapoel Ahva Haifa Hapoel Bnei Jisr az-Zarqa Hapoel Ein as-Sahala Hapoel Halissa Hapoel Ironi Or Akiva Hapoel Tirat HaCarmel Maccabi Neve Sha'anan Eldad Maccabi Ironi Barta'a Maccabi Ironi Tirat HaCarmel Maccabi Isfiya

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

Tel Aviv	Beitar Ezra Beitar Jaffa Zion Bnei Yehud Elitzur Jaffa Tel Aviv Elitzur Yehud Yotel 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

Central	A.S. Nordia Jerusalem F.C. Rishon LeZion F.C. Tzeirei Lod Hapoel Abirei Bat Yam Hapoel F.C. Hevel Modi'in Hapoel Ironi Gedera Hapoel Matzliah Hapoel Mevaseret Zion Hapoel Ramla Hapoel Tirat Shalom Ironi Lod Maccabi Kiryat Ekron

South	A.S. Ashdod A.S. Ashkelon Bnei al-Salam Rahat Elitzur Ironi Yehuda F.C. Arad F.C. Be'er Sheva Haim Levy F.C. Hapoel Bnei Ashdod F.C. Hapoel Yeruham F.C. Ironi Kuseife F.C. Maccabi Ashdod F.C. Tzeirei al-Hoshla Hapoel Tzeirei al-Mahdi Maccabi Dimona Maccabi Ironi Hura Maccabi Ironi Sderot

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

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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