Beitar Haifa F.C. (Hebrew: מ.כ. בית"ר חיפה) is an Israeli football club based in Haifa. The club currently plays in the North A division of Liga Bet. Their main rivals are Hapoel Ahva Haifa.[1]
The club was founded in 1939 and played mostly in the lower divisions of Israeli football.
During its early days, Beitar played mostly against other Haifa region teams and military teams.[2][3][4][5]
After the Israeli Declaration of Independence, Beitar joined Liga Gimel of the Israel Football Association In 1953. The club reached Liga Bet following a merger with another club from Haifa, Beitar Tel Amal, in the 1960–61 season. In the 1963–64 season they finished runners-up in Liga Bet North A division and were promoted for the first time in their history to Liga Alef (then the second division). In 1965–66, they finished bottom of the league and were relegated back to Liga Bet. At the end of the 1966–68 season they dropped further tier, to Liga Gimel, and eventually folded, while its players were released for Beitar Kiryat Tiv'on, following an order from Beitar sports association.[6]
In the early 1970s, the club was re-established.[7] In the early 1980s, The club started a progress after they won Liga Gimel Haifa division in the 1979–80 season and were promoted to Liga Bet.[8] In the following season won Liga Bet North B division and were promoted to Liga Alef. In 1982–83, they won Liga Alef North division, after being undefeated throughout the entire season, and were promoted to Liga Artzit (then the second division). Thus, they achieved three promotions within four years.[7] After finished 9th in 1983–84 and 13th in 1984–85, In 1985–86 they finished bottom of Liga Artzit, winning only two league matches all season, and were relegated back to Liga Alef. In 1989–90 Beitar finished bottom of Liga Alef North division and were relegated to Liga Bet. In 1992–93 they dropped into Liga Gimel.
In 2001–02 the club finished second in the Haifa division of Liga Gimel, and were promoted back to Liga Bet. In 2005–06 they finished second in Liga Bet North A division and were promoted to Liga Alef after play-off victory over Maccabi Tamra. They were relegated back to Liga Bet at the end of the 2007–08 season, this time after they lost to Maccabi Tamra in the relegation play-offs.
^ abPromise in Beitar Haifa: Soon in Liga Leumit (Page 4) Hadshot HaSport, 31.5.1983, archive.football.co.il (in Hebrew)
^Beitar Haifa promoted to Liga Bet in a salvo of 10 goals Maariv, 4.5.1980, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)
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December 07, 2023
beitar, haifa, hebrew, בית, חיפה, israeli, football, club, based, haifa, club, currently, plays, north, division, liga, their, main, rivals, hapoel, ahva, haifa, beitar, haifafull, namebeitar, haifa, football, clubfounded1939groundmitham, beitar, haifaownersha. Beitar Haifa F C Hebrew מ כ בית ר חיפה is an Israeli football club based in Haifa The club currently plays in the North A division of Liga Bet Their main rivals are Hapoel Ahva Haifa 1 Beitar HaifaFull nameBeitar Haifa Football ClubFounded1939GroundMitham Beitar HaifaOwnerShabtay WaireManagerEli ZahaviLeagueLiga Bet North B2022 23Liga Bet North B 14thHome coloursAway colours Contents 1 History 2 Honours 2 1 League 2 2 Cups 3 References 4 External linksHistory editThe club was founded in 1939 and played mostly in the lower divisions of Israeli football During its early days Beitar played mostly against other Haifa region teams and military teams 2 3 4 5 After the Israeli Declaration of Independence Beitar joined Liga Gimel of the Israel Football Association In 1953 The club reached Liga Bet following a merger with another club from Haifa Beitar Tel Amal in the 1960 61 season In the 1963 64 season they finished runners up in Liga Bet North A division and were promoted for the first time in their history to Liga Alef then the second division In 1965 66 they finished bottom of the league and were relegated back to Liga Bet At the end of the 1966 68 season they dropped further tier to Liga Gimel and eventually folded while its players were released for Beitar Kiryat Tiv on following an order from Beitar sports association 6 In the early 1970s the club was re established 7 In the early 1980s The club started a progress after they won Liga Gimel Haifa division in the 1979 80 season and were promoted to Liga Bet 8 In the following season won Liga Bet North B division and were promoted to Liga Alef In 1982 83 they won Liga Alef North division after being undefeated throughout the entire season and were promoted to Liga Artzit then the second division Thus they achieved three promotions within four years 7 After finished 9th in 1983 84 and 13th in 1984 85 In 1985 86 they finished bottom of Liga Artzit winning only two league matches all season and were relegated back to Liga Alef In 1989 90 Beitar finished bottom of Liga Alef North division and were relegated to Liga Bet In 1992 93 they dropped into Liga Gimel In 2001 02 the club finished second in the Haifa division of Liga Gimel and were promoted back to Liga Bet In 2005 06 they finished second in Liga Bet North A division and were promoted to Liga Alef after play off victory over Maccabi Tamra They were relegated back to Liga Bet at the end of the 2007 08 season this time after they lost to Maccabi Tamra in the relegation play offs Honours editLeague edit Honour No YearsThird tier 1 1982 83Fourth tier 1 1980 81Fifth tier 1 1979 80Cups edit Honour No YearsLiga Bet divisional State Cup 1 2011 12References edit Derby of the suburbs walla co il 9 4 2010 in Hebrew Sport Hamashkif 30 4 1939 Historical Jewish Press in Hebrew Sport Hamashkif 3 7 1939 Historical Jewish Press in Hebrew Liga Bet Football competition Hamashkif 5 4 1940 Historical Jewish Press in Hebrew Sport Hamashkif 12 4 1942 Historical Jewish Press in Hebrew Beitar Kiryat Tiv on Page 2 Hadshot HaSport 4 6 1969 archive football co il in Hebrew a b Promise in Beitar Haifa Soon in Liga Leumit Page 4 Hadshot HaSport 31 5 1983 archive football co il in Hebrew Beitar Haifa promoted to Liga Bet in a salvo of 10 goals Maariv 4 5 1980 Historical Jewish Press in Hebrew External links editBeitar Haifa Ya akov Israel Football Association in Hebrew Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Beitar Haifa F C amp oldid 1064189419, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
