Tzeirei Rahat (), () is an Israeli football club based in the

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Rahat Rahat (, ) is an Arab Bedouin city in the Southern District (Israel), Southern District of Israel. In , it had a population of . As such, it is the largest Bedouin city in Israel, and the only one to have city council (Israel), city status. Ra ...

. The club is currently in

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South B division.

History

The club was founded in 1996 in the

city of

and started at

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, the fifth and lowest tier of Israeli football (the sixth from 1999 to 2009). In the 1999–2000 season, Tzeirei Rahat finished runners-up in Liga Gimel South division, after local rivals, Hapoel Rahat,Israel Sixth Level 1999/2000
RSSSF and were eventually promoted to

after vacancies were created in the South B division. After two seasons in

, the club finished third bottom in their division at the 2001–02 season, and dropped back to Liga Gimel. However, three seasons later, the club made a return to Liga Bet, where they play ever since. The club's best placing to date came at the

2009–10 Liga Bet The 2009–10 Liga Bet season was the first season since the 1998–99 Liga Bet season, in which Liga Bet regained its status as the fourth tier of Football in Israel, Israeli football, due to the closure of Liga Artzit. Ahi Acre F.C., Ahi Acre ( ...

, when they finished third in Liga Bet South B division and qualified for the

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, where they beat F.C. Dimona 2–0 in the first round, and lost to Ironi Ramla 4–5 after

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, in the second round.

Season History

Honours

Cups

References

External links

F.C. Tzeirei Rahat
The Israel Football Association Arab Israeli culture Bedouins in Israel Association football clubs established in 1996 1996 establishments in Israel

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