Maccabi Ironi Bat Yam ( he, מכבי עירוני בת ים) was an Israeli football club based in
Bat Yam. The club played home matches at the 3,100-capacity
Bat Yam Municipal Stadium
The Bat Yam Municipal Stadium ( he, האצטדיון העירוני בת ים, ''HaEtztadion HaIroni Bat Yam'') is a football stadium in the Tel Aviv District city of Bat Yam, Israel. It has a capacity of 3,100.
Opened in 1991, the stadium is lo ...
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History
The club was formed by a merger of Beitar Bat Yam and Maccabi Bat Yam. Following another merger, with Maccabi Holon, the club became known as Maccabi Holon Bat Yam and was placed in the South A division of
Liga Bet. In 2004, after
Hapoel Bat Yam
Hapoel 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. The current club is a resurrection of ...
dissolved, the club was renamed to Maccabi Ironi Bat Yam, and in its
first season playing with that name, the club won the South A division, and was promoted to
Liga Alef. In
2007–08 they won the South division of Liga Alef, and were promoted to
Liga Artzit.
In
2008–09, the club was promoted to
Liga Leumit, the second tier. In
2011–12 the club finished third bottom and relegated to Liga Alef.
The club dissolved at 25 August 2014, after chairman Yossi Elkobi gave the order to close the senior team, and did not register the club in the
Israel Football Association
The Israel Football Association (IFA; he, ההתאחדות לכדורגל בישראל, ''HaHit'aḥdut leKaduregel beIsrael'', literally "The Association of Football in Israel") is the governing body of football in Israel. It organizes a variet ...
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Ironi Bat Yam ultimately closed
Avihai Haim, Goler1, 25.8.2014
Honours
*Liga Alef
**South Division champions 2007–08
*Liga Bet
**South A Division champions 2004–05
References
External links
Maccabi Ironi Bat Yam
Israel Football Association
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Ironi Bat Yam F.C.
Ironi Bat Yam F.C.
Association football clubs established in 2004
Association football clubs established in 2018
2004 establishments in Israel
2018 establishments in Israel
Association football clubs disestablished in 2014
Association football clubs disestablished in 2019
2014 disestablishments in Israel
2019 disestablishments in Israel
Sport in Bat Yam