Hapoel Hapoel (, ) is an Israeli Jewish sports association established in 1926 by the Histadrut Labor Federation. History During the Mandate for Palestine, British Mandate of Palestine period Hapoel had a bitter rivalry with Maccabi World Union, Maccab ...

Bnei Lod Rakevet F.C. () is a

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club from the central Israeli city of

Lod Lod (, ), also known as Lydda () and Lidd (, or ), is a city southeast of Tel Aviv and northwest of Jerusalem in the Central District of Israel. It is situated between the lower Shephelah on the east and the coastal plain on the west. The ci ...

. The club plays in an all-red kit in , the third tier of Israeli football. Home matches are played at the

Lod Municipal Stadium Lod Municipal Stadium (; ''Itztadion Ironi Lod'') is a football stadium in Neot Itzhak neighborhood of Lod, Israel. It is currently the home stadium of Hapoel Bnei Lod. The stadium was built in the 1960s to accommodate Lod's football clubs of ...

History

The club was founded in 1969 and joined

Liga Dalet Liga Dalet (, lit. ''D League'') was the fifth (in 1958–59 and between 1969 and 1976) and sixth (between 1976 and 1985) tier, at the bottom of the Israeli football league system. History Liga Dalet first came into existence in 1958 as a league ...

, then the fifth and lowest tier of

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. In 1997, Hapoel Bnei Lod merged with Hapoel Rakevet Lod (both clubs played in Liga Gimel Central division) and formed Hapoel Bnei Lod Rakevet, under the management of

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. After the merger, the club won Liga Gimel Central division and reached

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for the first time in the 1998–99 season. In 2003–04 they won Liga Bet South B division. The following season the club won

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South division and promotion to

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(the third tier). The winning run continued in 2005–06 as the club claimed the Liga Artzit championship to win promotion to

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. The club was close to achieve promotion to the

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at the end of the 2011–12 season, when they finished level in points with the first placed,

Hapoel Ramat Gan Hapoel Ramat Gan Givatayim F.C. (, ''Moadon Kaduregel Hapoel Ramat Gan Givatayim'') is an Israeli football club from Ramat Gan and Givatayim. They currently play in Liga Leumit, the second tier of Israeli football. Home matches are played at Rama ...

. the two clubs faced in a decisive promotion play-off held in

HaMoshava Stadium The HaMoshava Stadium (), also known as Petah Tikva Stadium, is a football stadium in Petah Tikva, Israel completed in 2011. It is used mainly for football matches and is home to both Hapoel Petah Tikva and Maccabi Petah Tikva. The stadi ...

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. Bnei Lod lost 0–2 and remained in Liga Leumit. In the 2013–14 and 2014–15 seasons, the club finished third, one place short from promotion to the Israeli Premier League. On 9 December 2014, the club won their first ever piece of silverware, winning the 2014–15 second division's Toto Cup after beating Bnei Yehuda 2–0.Bnei Lod won the Toto Cup of Liga Leumit
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Current squad

; As to 12 September 2021

Past players

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Honours

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Cup competitions

Notable managers

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(born 1958)

External links

Hapoel Bnei Lod Rakevet
– Israel Football Association

References

{{Liga Alef

1969 establishments in Israel Association football clubs established in 1969 Sport in Lod Arab-Israeli football clubs