Hapoel Merhavim () is an Israeli football club based in

Merhavim Regional Council Merhavim Regional Council (, ''Mo'atza Azorit Merhavim'') is a regional council in the Southern District of Israel. It covers 14 moshavim, a community settlement, a youth village A youth village () is a boarding school model first developed in ...

. The club is currently in

Liga Bet Liga Bet () 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 Independence. However, the financial ...

South B division.

History

The club was founded in 1957, and reached

, the third tier of Israeli football at the time in the 1959–60 season, which was the first season Liga Bet consisted four regional divisions. The club relegated to

Liga Gimel Liga Gimel (, lit. ''League C'') is, since 2009, the fifth and bottom division of Israeli football league system, Israeli Football League. From Liga Alef and downwards, including Liga Gimel, each league is separated by region. History Liga Gimel ...

after bottom finish in Liga Bet South B division in the 1964–65 season. The club made a return to Liga Bet in the 1969–70 season, and after another relegation in the 1970–71 season, the club made an immediate return to Liga Bet, and started their best period to date, after fourth-place finish in the 1972–73 season, and third-place finish in the 1974–75 season, six points short from promotion to the second tier of Israeli football. The club also made an upset in the

1972–73 Israel State Cup The 1972–73 Israel State Cup (, ''Gvia HaMedina'') was the 34th season of Israel's nationwide football cup competition and the 19th after the Israeli Declaration of Independence. Starting with this edition, later rounds, which involved Liga Leum ...

, after they eliminated

Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv F.C. (, ''Moadon Kaduregel Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv''), commonly referred to as Bnei Yehuda (), is an Israeli football club from the Hatikva Quarter of the city of Tel Aviv. The club is a member of the Liga Leumit. History The ...

by a result of 3–2 in away match.Two own goals caused Bnei Yehuda's elimination
Maariv, 10.12.72, Historical Jewish Press Following the creation of

Liga Artzit Liga Artzit (, 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 by the Israel Football A ...

in 1976, Merhavim became a fourth tier club, and played most of their seasons in Liga Bet. The club returned to the third tier, this time to

Liga Alef Liga Alef () 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 Declaration of Independence. Howe ...

, after they achieved promotion in the 1993–94 season. they were relegated back to Liga Bet at the end of the 1995–96 season. The club relegated to Liga Gimel, the fifth and lowest tier of Israeli football in the 2012–13 season, after losing in the relegation play-offs to F.C. Dimona and Tzeirei Rahat. However, they made an immediate return to Liga Bet, after winning Liga Gimel South division in the 2013–14 season.Liga Gimel South 2013/2014
The Israel Football Association

Honours

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External links

Hapoel Merhavim
The Israel Football Association

References

{{Liga Gimel Merhavim Merhavim Association football clubs established in 1957 1957 establishments in Israel