Hapoel
Hapoel ( he, הפועל, lit. ''the worker'') is an Israeli Jewish sports association established in 1926 by the Histadrut Labor Federation.
History
During the British Mandate of Palestine period Hapoel had a bitter rivalry with Maccabi and org ...
Bat Yam ( he, הפועל בת ים) (currently known as Hapoel Abirei Bat Yam he, הפועל אבירי בת ים, lit. Hapoel Bat Yam Knights) is an Israeli
football club from the city of
Bat Yam
Bat Yam ( he, בַּת יָם or ) is a city located on Israel's Mediterranean Sea coast, on the Central Coastal Plain just south of Tel Aviv. It is part of the Gush Dan metropolitan area and the Tel Aviv District. In 2020, it had a populat ...
. 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
Liga Gimel ( he, ליגה ג', lit. ''League C'') is the fifth and bottom division of Israeli Football League, a position it has held since 2009. From Liga Alef and downwards to this, each league is separated by region as well.
History
Liga Gime ...
before promoting to
Liga Bet
Liga Bet ( he, ליגה ב', lit. ''League B'') is the fourth tier of the Israeli football league system. It is divided into four regional divisions.
History
League football started in Israel in 1949–50, a year after the Israeli Declaration of ...
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
Liga Artzit ( he, ליגה ארצית, lit. ''Country League'') is the defunct third division of Israeli Football League, beneath its highest division Premier League and the second division Liga Leumit. Before being cancelled in 2009, it was run ...
at the end of the
1975–76 season. However,
two seasons later the club finished third in South division of
Liga Alef
Liga Alef ( he, ליגה א', , League A) is the third tier of the Israeli football league system. It is divided into two regional divisions, north and south.
History
League football began in Israel in 1949–50, a year after the Israeli Decla ...
and promoted back to the second tier.
[Hapoel Bat Yam Promoted to Liga Artzit](_blank)
Maariv, 28 May 1978, Historical Jewish Press
The club managed to survive only two seasons in
Liga Artzit
Liga Artzit ( he, ליגה ארצית, lit. ''Country League'') is the defunct third division of Israeli Football League, beneath its highest division Premier League and the second division Liga Leumit. Before being cancelled in 2009, it was run ...
before relegating back to
Liga Alef
Liga Alef ( he, ליגה א', , League A) is the third tier of the Israeli football league system. It is divided into two regional divisions, north and south.
History
League football began in Israel in 1949–50, a year after the Israeli Decla ...
. 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
Liga Alef ( he, ליגה א', , League A) is the third tier of the Israeli football league system. It is divided into two regional divisions, north and south.
History
League football began in Israel in 1949–50, a year after the Israeli Decla ...
. 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
Liga Artzit ( he, ליגה ארצית, lit. ''Country League'') is the defunct third division of Israeli Football League, beneath its highest division Premier League and the second division Liga Leumit. Before being cancelled in 2009, it was run ...
,
Hapoel Marmorek and
Hapoel Ramat Gan
Hapoel Ramat Gan Givatayim F.C. ( he, מועדון כדורגל הפועל רמת-גן גבעתיים, ''Moadon Kaduregel Hapoel Ramat Gan Givatayim'') is an Israeli football club from Ramat Gan and Givatayim. They currently play in Liga Leumit, ...
. The club has won the play-offs and was promoted to
Liga Artzit
Liga Artzit ( he, ליגה ארצית, lit. ''Country League'') is the defunct third division of Israeli Football League, beneath its highest division Premier League and the second division Liga Leumit. Before being cancelled in 2009, it was run ...
.
The club dropped back to
Liga Alef
Liga Alef ( he, ליגה א', , League A) is the third tier of the Israeli football league system. It is divided into two regional divisions, north and south.
History
League football began in Israel in 1949–50, a year after the Israeli Decla ...
at the end of the
1990–91 season after losing the Promotion-relegation play-offs against
Hakoah Ramat Gan
Hakoah Maccabi Amidar Ramat Gan Football Club ( he, מועדון כדורגל הכח מכבי עמידר רמת גן) is an Israeli football club based in Ramat Gan. The club is currently in Liga Alef South division and plays at the Winter Stad ...
. The club bounced back to
Liga Artzit
Liga Artzit ( he, ליגה ארצית, lit. ''Country League'') is the defunct third division of Israeli Football League, beneath its highest division Premier League and the second division Liga Leumit. Before being cancelled in 2009, it was run ...
two seasons later, and a season later won its first major trophy, the
Toto Cup Artzit.
Upon creation of
Ligat Ha'al
The Israeli Premier League ( he, ליגת העל, ''Ligat Ha`Al'', ), is a professional association football league which operates as the highest division of the Israeli Football League – the state's league of Israel. The league is contested b ...
, the club was placed in
Liga Artzit
Liga Artzit ( he, ליגה ארצית, lit. ''Country League'') is the defunct third division of Israeli Football League, beneath its highest division Premier League and the second division Liga Leumit. Before being cancelled in 2009, it was run ...
, 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
Felix Halfon ( he, פליקס חלפון, born 7 April 1972) is an Israeli footballer.
Drug smuggling conviction
In August 2003 Halfon was caught smuggling cocaine in the Ben Gurion International Airport. In 2004 Felix was sentenced for 4.5 y ...
acting as club manager.
[Hapoel Bat Yam Resurrected; Halfon: Conditions Are Great](_blank)
Asi Maman, 11 August 2012, one.co.il [Knights on a White Horse](_blank)
Guy Goldfarb, DoublePass, 23 August 2012 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 . However, the club got another chance at promotion and after a vacant spot has opened in
Liga Bet
Liga Bet ( he, ליגה ב', lit. ''League B'') is the fourth tier of the Israeli football league system. It is divided into four regional divisions.
History
League football started in Israel in 1949–50, a year after the Israeli Declaration of ...
and beat
Hapoel Tzeirei Tayibe 1–0 to celebrate promotion.
[Promotion Celebration in Bat Yam](_blank)
Sport2, 30 June 2013 However, after a dreadful season in
Liga Bet
Liga Bet ( he, ליגה ב', lit. ''League B'') is the fourth tier of the Israeli football league system. It is divided into four regional divisions.
History
League football started in Israel in 1949–50, a year after the Israeli Declaration of ...
, the club finished bottom and dropped back to
Liga Gimel
Liga Gimel ( he, ליגה ג', lit. ''League C'') is the fifth and bottom division of Israeli Football League, a position it has held since 2009. From Liga Alef and downwards to this, each league is separated by region as well.
History
Liga Gime ...
.
Honours
League
Cup competitions
Notable managers
*
Gili Landau
Gili Landau ( he, גילי לנדאו; born 7 May 1958) is an Israeli former footballer and currently a manager, coaching the Israel women's national football team.
Early life
Landau was born in Bat Yam, Israel.
He played soccer as a stri ...
(born 1958)
External links
Hapoel Abirei Bat Yam The Israel Football Association
References
{{Liga Gimel
Bat Yam
Bat Yam ( he, בַּת יָם or ) is a city located on Israel's Mediterranean Sea coast, on the Central Coastal Plain just south of Tel Aviv. It is part of the Gush Dan metropolitan area and the Tel Aviv District. In 2020, it had a populat ...
Bat Yam
Bat Yam ( he, בַּת יָם or ) is a city located on Israel's Mediterranean Sea coast, on the Central Coastal Plain just south of Tel Aviv. It is part of the Gush Dan metropolitan area and the Tel Aviv District. In 2020, it had a populat ...
Sport in Bat Yam