Hapoel Be'er Sheva F.C.

Hapoel Be'er Sheva

Full name	Hapoel Be'er Sheva Football Club
Nickname(s)	Negev's Pride The Camels Crazy Reds
Founded	1 May 1949 (1949-05-01)
Ground	Turner Stadium, Be'er Sheva
Ground Capacity	16,126
Owner	Alona Barkat
Chairman	Asi Rahamim
Manager	Barak Bakhar
League	Israeli Premier League
2014–15	3rd
Website	Club home page
Home colours Away colours

Departments of Hapoel Be'er Sheva
Football	Basketball	Volleyball
Handball	Swimming	Judo

Hapoel Be'er Sheva Football Club (Hebrew: מועדון הכדורגל הפועל באר שבע‎, Moadon HaKaduregel Hapoel Be'er Sheva) is an Israeli football club based in Be'er Sheva. The club is currently in the Israeli Premier League. The club played its home matches at the Vasermil Stadium until May 2015, and in the Turner Stadium since September 2015.

History

Founded in 1949, the club was first promoted to Liga Leumit (then the top division) in 1965. In their first season they finished 13th. In 1968–69 they finished one place above the relegation zone, and the following season they finished bottom of the league and were relegated back to Liga Alef.

Hapoel were promoted back to the top division after one season, and after slow progression, the mid-1970s became the club's golden period. Back-to-back championships were won in 1974–75 and 1975–76. However, due to Israel's expulsion from the Asian Football Confederation a few years earlier and the fact that the Israel Football Association did not join UEFA until 1994, the club did not participate in any international club competitions. In the season after the second championship, the club returned to its previous form, finishing one place above relegation.

The early 1980s saw a small revival in fortunes, with a third-place finish in 1982–83 and a State Cup final in 1983–84 (they lost 3–2 on penalties to Hapoel Lod after a 0–0 draw), though the club was almost relegated the following season. They reached the Toto Cup final in 1983 and 1984, but lost both matches (3–1 and 3–2 respectively) to Maccabi Netanya.

After that came a period of relative success. Third-place finishes were achieved in 1987–88, 1993–94 and 1994–95 (though relegation was narrowly avoided (by one place) in 1991–92). They also won the Toto Cup in 1989. The third-place finishes of 1993–94 and 1994–95, combined with Israel's new membership of UEFA, allowed the club entry to the UEFA Cup. Their first outing was not a success, losing 5–2 (3–1, 2–1) on aggregate to Aris Thessaloniki of Greece in the preliminary round. However, in 1995–96 competition, they beat SK Tirana 3–0 (1–0, 2–0) in the preliminary round, and qualified for the first round. Drawn against Barcelona, the club lost both legs heavily (5–0 and 7–0) leading to a 12–0 aggregate defeat.

In 1996 the club won the Toto Cup for a second time. A year later, Hapoel picked up their fifth piece of silverware and qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup by winning the State Cup final, beating Maccabi Tel Aviv 1–0. Their third season in Europe started successfully, beating Lithuanian club Žalgiris Vilnius 2–1 (0–0, 2–1) in the preliminary round, before being thrashed 14–1 (4–1, 10–0) by Roda JC of the Netherlands in the next round. The club were also relegated in the same season and did not return to the top division until 2001–02.

In 2001–02, the club become the first top division team to be beaten by a lower division side in a State Cup final, losing 5–4 on penalties to second division Hapoel Ramat Gan after a 1–1 draw.

At the beginning of 2004–05 season, Hapoel Beer Sheva played against FK Vllaznia (Albania) in the competition of UEFA Intertoto Cup. Hapoel won in the sum of two games (2–1, 0–1) but have lost the qualification due to fails in squad players document fax sending. At the end of the 2004–05 season, the club were relegated to the second division. The following season saw them play Maccabi Be'er Sheva (who were groundsharing at the Vasermil Stadium) for the first time.

During the 2006–07 several players were accused of match fixing. A loss of form saw the club miss out on promotion.

In 2007 chairman Eli Zino sold the club to Alona Barakat. Barakat, known as The Queen in Be'er Sheva, has been on a mission to revive the club.^[1]

In 2008–09, the club was promoted to the Israeli Premier League.

In 2011–12 and again in 2012–13, the club avoided relegation at the last match of the season, following victories against Beitar Jerusalem and Maccabi Netanya, respectively.^[2][3]

In 2013–14, the club finished as runners-up, their highest position since championship in 1975–76. As a result, the club returned to European competitions at the beginning of the 2014–15 season, where they lost 1–2 on aggregate (0–0, 1–2) to RNK Split of Croatia, in the Second qualifying round of the 2014–15 UEFA Europa League.

Stadium and Facilities

Since its inception in 1949, the club Hapoel Be'er Sheva eroded played in 3 different plots, starting out playing on the soil surface at the stadium which was located in the old city.

In 1959, the municipal stadium was built and inaugurated in Be'er Sheva on 31 October 1959 in a festive Hapoel Be'er Sheva against Hapoel Tel Aviv.

In December 1988 ended in a major overhaul of the stadium, the contribution of Mrs. Lilly Friedman-Vasermil, and his name was converted to the stadium Arthur Vasermil. Ms. Friedman-Vasermil perpetuated by her son, who was murdered in the Holocaust by the Nazis, in 1943, Majdanek extermination camp, at the age of seven.

In 1995, in honor of her portrayal of Hapoel Beer Sheva in front of a group of Barcelona UEFA Cup, the stadium was renovated and installed at the bleachers plastic seats instead of exposed concrete.

In 2009 the rest of the seats were installed in the galleries, following the return of Hapoel Beer Sheva Premier League.

On 30 May 2015 Played vasermil stadium last game, which increased Hapoel Be'er Sheva 0–4 on the team Beitar Jerusalem. The home stadium of Hapoel Be'er Sheva today is Toto–Winner "Turner" Stadium named after Jacob Turner.

Compound Vasrmil

Be'er Sheva Municipality decided during 2015 to commemorate the legendary stadium named Arthur Vasermil that carries on a meaningful story.

This compound serves mainly the youth department groups Hapoel Be'er Sheva, But sometimes even the older group.

Compound five training facilities that includes a field with artificial turf as required by FIFA.

In 2013 the building was inaugurated "at the Association", the project includes 750 square meters of computer rooms, professional spaces, dressing rooms, doctor's room, coaches room, an area for gatherings, logistics and other rooms with modern elements of the most advanced in the country and meets all the standards of the Israel Football Association Premier leagues. there is a possibility to build another floor to the club in the future, to continue activities such as football academy construction project.

Fans

Crowds of Hapoel Be'er Sheva spread throughout the country and is one of the largest audiences in Israel.

During the 2013–14 season became big fans survey, 'who the most exciting team in Israeli football?', An overwhelming majority of almost 50 percent received Hapoel Be'er Sheva.

The crowd 2012–13 season won the title of Be'er Sheva year's fair audience. In recent years, won the audience Be'er Sheva fans highly praised by Israeli sports media encouraging the highest level observed.

Hapoel Be'er Sheva large number of famous fans in Israel, who visited some team games regularly. Among whom can be found in: Zvika Hadar, Danny Kushmaro, Nadav Jacoby, Rina Matzliach, Silvan Shalom, Judy Shalom Nir-Mozes, Avishay Braverman, Alon de Loco

Fans Association - Vasermilya

The association was established in early 2013 and approved by the Registrar of associations, the name "Vasermil" was chosen to preserve and remember the name of the late Arthur Vasermil, a Jewish boy who perished in the Holocaust and was named the stadium accompanied the group throughout the years and was the home of football fans in the city.

The aim of the association is to represent the community of fans of Hapoel Be'er Sheva, and a battle between the fans, the players and the professional staff to strengthen the familiarity between them, and that the association maintains the tradition of the club while preserving the interests of the club. In addition, the association works to eradicate violence and racism lots cooperate fully with the fans and the club management.

The association works regularly since its inception in social networks, and can be found on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, the association sends information including news, photos, events of the association and a real-time update on the results of games. In addition, the Association of South radio show fans as the "voice in the stands", and Android App Store and the Ap named Vasermil.

Ultras Organization - UltraSouth

Fans Organization was founded in 2014 after reunion by two organization named TheCamels and The SouthSide.

The main idea was to unite all organizations through the years in to one ultras organization.

The principal activity was concentrated at the gate 5 in vasermil stadium, the organization settled in the south gate of the new stadium.

The organization's goal is to Worry to decor in the Stands To create a pleasant atmosphere and quality.

The organization takes care to make flags and signs in high-level deployment to increases in the standard of decor in the stands,and songwriter for the group and for the players. In addition, the organization is in regular contact with the fans by Facebook.

Club crest

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  Crest Today
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  Hapoel crest and the Hammer and sickle

Hapoel established to General Federation of Labor in Israel, with the aim of fostering physical culture and sports among health care workers. Hapoel Beer Sheva, the Negev capital group boasts symbol lower half half a soccer ball, and the upper half contains a chimney symbolizes the municipal building (that sends money every year club), original Executive symbol and slogan "the pride of the Negev" to describe the Red Team.

Kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors

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20th Century Period Kit manufacturer Shirt partner 1983–84 Adidas Solel Boneh 1984–85 Umbro 1985–86 1986–87 Diadora The Sound City 1987–88 Polgat 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 None 1991–92 Hiper cheap 1992–93 None 1993–94 S.H.L 1994–95 Train depots 1995–96 Lotto 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 Diadora Keisar 1999–00 Train depots	21st Century Period Kit manufacturer Shirt partner 2000–01 Kappa Hutzot Lahav 2001–02 Noga 2002–03 Kia 2003–04 2004–05 Nike 2005–06 Lotto Mal Moore 2006–07 Forum Club 2007–08 Matan Health services 2008–09 Diadora 2009–10 Crystal 2010–11 2011–12 Kappa Avisrur 2012–13 O Mobli 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16

Honours

• Premier League:
  • Winners (2): 1974–75, 1975–76
  • Runners-up (1): 2013–14
  • Third place (6): 1982–83, 1987–88, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1996–97, 2014–15

• State Cup:
  • Winners (1): 1996–97
  • Runners-up (3): 1983–84, 2002–03, 2014–15

• Toto Cup:
  • Winners (2): 1988–89, 1995–96
  • Runners-up (2): 1985–86, 2012–13

• Super Cup:
  • Winners (1): 1974–75
  • Runners-up (1): 1975–76

• Lillian Cup:
  • Winners (1): 1988
  • Runners-up (2): 1982, 1983

• Second League:
  • Winners (3): 1964–65,^[4] 1970–71, 1999–00

• Toto Cup Second League:
  • Winners (1): 2008–09
  • Runners-up (1): 2005–06

• Super Cup Second League:
  • Winners (1): 1970–71^[5]

Record in Europe

Season	Competition	Round	Opponent	Home	Away	Agg
1994–95	UEFA Cup	QR	Aris Thessaloniki	2–1	1–3	2–5
1995–96	UEFA Cup	QR	SK Tirana	0–2	1–0	0–3
		1Q	Barcelona	7–0	0–5	0–12
1997–98	Cup Winners' Cup	QR	Žalgiris Vilnius	1–2	0–0	1–2
		1Q	Roda JC	4–1	0–10	1–14
2004	Intertoto Cup	1Q	Vllaznia Shkodër	0–1	2–1	2–2
2014–15	UEFA Europa League	2Q	RNK Split	0–0	1–2	1–2
2015–16	UEFA Europa League	2Q	FC Thun	1–1	1–2	2–3

• UEFA Europa League:
  • Second qualifying round (2): 2014–15, 2015–16
• UEFA Cup:
  • First qualifying round (1): 1995–96
  • Preliminary round (1): 1994–95
• UEFA Cup Winners' Cup:
  • First qualifying round (1): 1997–98
• UEFA Intertoto Cup:
  • Runners-up (1): 1994–95^[6]
  • Third place (1): 1976–77^[7]
  • First qualifying round (1): 2004–05

Current squad

As of 12 July 2015^[8]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player 1 GK David Goresh 2 DF Ben Bitton 3 DF Ben Turjeman 5 DF Shir Tzedek 7 MF Maharan Radi 8 MF Vladimir Brown 9 FW Anthony Nwakaeme 10 FW Elyaniv Barda (Captain) 11 MF Maor Buzaglo 12 MF Ovidiu Hoban 13 DF Ofir Davidzada 14 FW Ben Sahar

No. Position Player 16 FW Mohammad Ghadir 17 DF Matan Ohayon 19 MF Dan Bitton 20 DF Loai Taha 21 DF Noam Gamon 22 GK Robi Levkovich 24 MF Maor Melikson 25 DF William Soares 26 MF Amit Bitton 28 MF Or Havivyan 30 MF John Ogu

Retired numbers

• 06 – Chaswe Nsofwa, Striker

Out on loan

No. Position Player — GK Gal Navon (at Maccabi Kiryat Gat until 30 June 2016)

No. Position Player — DF Dudu Twito (at Maccabi Petah Tikva until 30 June 2016)

Foreigners 2015–16

Only up to five non-Israeli nationals can be in an Israeli club squad. Those with Jewish ancestry, married to an Israeli, or have played in Israel for an extended period of time, can claim a passport or permanent residency which would allow them to play with Israeli status.

• William Soares
• Anthony Nwakaeme
• John Ogu
• Ovidiu Hoban

Professional staff

Position	Staff
Head coach	Barak Bakhar
Assistant coach	Sharon Mimer
Goalkeeping coach	Guy Wisinger
Fitness coach	Dror Shimshon
Fitness coach	Michael Brosh
Mental Consultant	Eitan Azaria

• Last Updated: 5 July 2015

Coaches

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20th Century Yosef Azran 1955–57 Lonia Dvorin 1957–58 Lonia Dvorin Jack Gibbons 1958–59 Yehiel Mor 1959–61 Yehiel Mor Robert Scharf 1961–62 Yehiel Mor 1962–64 Slavko Milosević 1964–65 Selvole Stanković 1965–66 Yehiel Mor 1966–68 Moshe Litbek Selvole Stepanović 1968–69 Avraham Menchel 1969–70 Moshe Litvak 1970–72 Eli Fuchs 1972–74 Amatzia Levkovich 1974–76 Eli Fuchs Eliyahu Offer 1976–77 Eliyahu Offer 1977–79 Amatzia Levkovich 1979–80 Eliyahu Offer 1980–81 Shimon Shenar 1981–83 Eliyahu Offer 1983–84 Jackie Dekel Zvi Rosen 1984–85 Nahum Stelmach 1985–86 Dror Bar Nur Nino Bargig 1986–87 Nissim Bahar 1987–88 Shimon Shenar 1988–89 Hain Cohen Alon Ben Dor Eliyahu Offer 1989–90 Eliyahu Offer 1990–92 Viko Hadad 1993–94 Vitaly Savchenko 1994–95 Vitaly Savchenko Viko Hadad Eli Guttman 1995–96 Eli Guttman 1996–97 Eliyahu Offer Beni Tabak Jackie Dekel 1997–98 Shiye Feigenbaum Gili Landau 1998–99 Eliyahu Offer Motti Ivanir Eyal Lahman 1999–00

21st Century Eyal Lahman Shlomo Scharf Lufa Kadosh 2000–01 Lufa Kadosh 2001–03 Eli Guttman 2003–04 Eli Guttman Eli Cohen (born 1951) Lufa Kadosh 2004–05 Nir Levine Haim Ben Shahnan Marco Balbul 2005–06 Gili Landau 2006–07 Marco Balbul Gili Landau 2007–08 Guy Levy 2008–09 Guy Azuri Viko Hadad 2009–10 Nir Klinger 2010–11 Nir Klinger Guy Levy 2011–12 Elisha Levi 2012–15 Barak Bakhar 2015 –

Notable players in club history

The Fifties

Home Players

• Marcus Abergel (AM)
• Asher Ben Shanan (MC)
• David Gonen (GK)
• Shimon Saban (FW)
• Mordechai Bitton (MC)

Purchase players

• Shalom Belhassen (FW)

Sixties

Home Players

• Shmuel Admon (ST)
• Morris Hanegbi (MC)

Purchase players

• Itzhak Gozlan (FW)
• Haim Cohen (FW)
• Nidam Mordechai (MC)
• Yehuda Haim (RB)

Seventies

Home Players

• Meir Barad (MC)
• Rafi Eliyahu (AM)
• Jacob Cohen (LB)
• Uri Benjamin (RB)
• Eliyahu Offer (DM)
• Avraham Noma (ST)
• Alon Ben Dor (DC)
• Moshe Abugzir (DM)
• Efraim Zvi (ST)
• Ovadia Zvi (AM)
• Robert Elbaz (DC)

Purchase players

• Shalom Avitan (ST)
• Ronnie Moscovic (GK)
• Shlomo Ben-David (DC)

Eighties

Home Players

• Shlomo Iluz (DC)
• Eli Uzan (DM)
• Chaim Ben Shanan (DM)

Purchase players

• Efraim Davidi (DC)

Nineties

Home Players

• Stav Elimelech (DM)
• Asi Rahamim (GK)
• Shimon Bitton (LB)
• Oren Sagron (AM)
• Gadi Hazut (RB)
• Yossi Benayoun (AM)

Purchase players

• Shay Holtzman (ST)
• Hisham Zuabi (ST)

Foreigner players

• Viktor Moroz (ST)
• Giovanni Roso (AM)
• Sead Halilović (MC)

Millennium

Home Players

• Elad Bunfeld (MC)

Purchase players

• Ofir Haim (ST)
• Alon Mizrahi (ST)
• Rami Abu-Laban (AM)

Foreigner players

Blessing Kaku (DM)

Twenty-tens

Home Players

• Ofir Davidzada (LB)
• Elyaniv Barda (FW)
• Lotem Zino (MC)

Purchase players

• Roei Gordana (MC)
• Maor Melikson (AM)
• Maor Buzaglo (AM)
• Siraj Nassar (AM)

Foreigner players

• William Soares (DC)
• Austin Ejide (GK)
• John Ogu (MC)

Youth department

Hapoel "three" Be'er Sheva, which represents the country's main southern football, and one of the largest youth departments in Israel.

Groups of youth department

Professional director of the Youth Department: Sharon Avitan

Team name	League	Head coach
Hapoel "three" Be'er Sheva	Youth Premier League	Shimon Bitton
Hapoel Be'er Sheva	Boys Alef Premier League	Nisso Avitan
Hapoel Be'er Sheva	Boys Bet Premier League	Motti Nagar
Hapoel Be'er Sheva	Boys Gimel Premier League	Avi Buhbut
Hapoel Be'er Sheva	Children Alef Center Premier League	Peleg Hamdi
Hapoel Be'er Sheva lavan	Children bet Center Premier League	Tzahi Altit

Honours

• Youth Israeli champions:
  • Winners (4): 1969–70, 1973–74, 1975–76, 1984–85

• Youth Super Cup:
  • Winners (1): 1984–85

Youth team

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player - GK Raz Rahamim - GK Gal Navon - DF Or Dadya - DF Noam Gamon - DF Yoel Ganon - DF Barel Hagag - DF Amit Bitton - DF Aviram Ohana - DF Mor Cohen

No. Position Player - MF Amit Gabay - MF Omer Nizard - MF Itai Ben Harosh - MF Ran Rubin - FW Omer Ben Shahnan - FW Dan Bitton - FW Musa Tarabin - FW Liel Sportas - FW Amran El-Karnawi

References

External links

• Hapoel Be'er Sheva Israel Football Association

Israeli Premier League Clubs Beitar Jerusalem Bnei Sakhnin Bnei Yehuda Hapoel Acre Hapoel Be'er Sheva Hapoel Haifa Hapoel Kfar Saba Hapoel Ra'anana Hapoel Tel Aviv Ironi Kiryat Shmona Maccabi Haifa Maccabi Netanya Maccabi Petah Tikva Maccabi Tel Aviv Stadiums Acre Stadium Bloomfield Stadium Doha Stadium HaMoshava Stadium Ironi Stadium Levita Stadium Netanya Stadium Sammy Ofer Stadium Teddy Stadium Turner Stadium Former clubs F.C. Ashdod Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan Hapoel Ashkelon Hapoel Jerusalem Hapoel Petah Tikva Hapoel Ramat Gan Hapoel Rishon LeZion Hapoel Nazareth Illit Hapoel Tzafririm Holon Hapoel Ramat HaSharon Maccabi Ahi Nazareth Maccabi Herzliya Maccabi Kiryat Gat Competition Champions Foreign players Players with 100+ goals Records All-time table Seasons 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