Hapoel Beit She'an (Hebrew: הפועל בית שאן) is an Israeli football club based in Beit She'an. The club spent several seasons in the top division in the 1990s, but after several relegations, folded in 2006, and was refounded in 2009.
The club was founded in 1953, and was renamed Hapoel Beit She'an/Sde Nahum in 1969, as it merged with Hapoel Sde Nahum, which played in Liga Bet, but reverted to their old name two years later. They remained in Liga Bet until 1976 when they were promoted to Liga Alef, and in 1978, to Liga Artzit, then the second tier. The club was relegated back to Liga Alef at the end of the 1983–84 season, but returned to Liga Artzit in 1986. Although they were relegated again, they returned to the second tier in 1993 under the management of Elisha Levy. In 1993–94 they finished second, and were promoted to Liga Leumit (then the top division) for the first time.
Following promotion, the club played its first four home matches in Tiberias whilst their stadium was upgraded. In their first season in Liga Leumit the club survived on the final day of the season, coming from 2–0 down to Maccabi Haifa (who were playing to win the title) to win 3–2. A film was made about the campaign, entitled Underdogs: A War Story.
Levy left the club in 1995 but returned in 1997. On 2 May 1998 the club played Beitar Jerusalem (a match held at Kiryat Eliezer in Haifa on police advice) in a game that became known as the "Shoelaces Match", as Beit She'an were accused of allowing Beitar to win the match (and the title).
After several lower mid-table finishes, Hapoel were relegated at the end of the 1998–99 season. In 2001–02 they finished bottom of the second tier, and were relegated again. A third relegation occurred in 2003–04, this time to Liga Alef. At the end of the 2005–06 season they were relegated from Liga Alef, and folded, although the club's youth teams were still active.
In 2009 the club merged with Hapoel Kvalim Mesilot to form Hapoel Beit She'an Mesilot, which took Mesilot's place in Liga Bet.[dead link][1] A year later the team absorbed the local rival Maccabi Beit Shean, which gave up its place in Liga Bet.[2] The club was promoted to Liga Alef after winning Liga Bet North B division.
^Hapoel Beit She'an Mesilot Opens the Season[permanent dead link] Tomer Rona, mynet.co.il, 21 October 2009 (in Hebrew)
^Shaken 'Arara Amos Keles, Doublepass, 4 September 2010 (in Hebrew)
External links
Israel Football Association (in Hebrew)
February 25, 2023
hapoel, beit, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, november, 202. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Hapoel Beit She an F C news newspapers books scholar JSTOR November 2021 Learn how and when to remove this template message Hapoel Beit She an Hebrew הפועל בית שאן is an Israeli football club based in Beit She an The club spent several seasons in the top division in the 1990s but after several relegations folded in 2006 and was refounded in 2009 Hapoel Beit She anFull nameHapoel Beit She an Mesilot Football ClubFounded19532009 as Hapoel Beit She an MesilotGroundMunicipal Stadium Beit She anCapacity7 000OwnerMunicipality of Beit She anChairmanBeber AlkasalsiManagerMorris UzanLeagueLiga Bet North B2021 22Liga Bet North B 10thHome coloursAway colours Contents 1 History 2 Current squad 3 Honours 3 1 League 3 2 Cup competitions 4 References 5 External linksHistory EditThe club was founded in 1953 and was renamed Hapoel Beit She an Sde Nahum in 1969 as it merged with Hapoel Sde Nahum which played in Liga Bet but reverted to their old name two years later They remained in Liga Bet until 1976 when they were promoted to Liga Alef and in 1978 to Liga Artzit then the second tier The club was relegated back to Liga Alef at the end of the 1983 84 season but returned to Liga Artzit in 1986 Although they were relegated again they returned to the second tier in 1993 under the management of Elisha Levy In 1993 94 they finished second and were promoted to Liga Leumit then the top division for the first time Following promotion the club played its first four home matches in Tiberias whilst their stadium was upgraded In their first season in Liga Leumit the club survived on the final day of the season coming from 2 0 down to Maccabi Haifa who were playing to win the title to win 3 2 A film was made about the campaign entitled Underdogs A War Story Levy left the club in 1995 but returned in 1997 On 2 May 1998 the club played Beitar Jerusalem a match held at Kiryat Eliezer in Haifa on police advice in a game that became known as the Shoelaces Match as Beit She an were accused of allowing Beitar to win the match and the title After several lower mid table finishes Hapoel were relegated at the end of the 1998 99 season In 2001 02 they finished bottom of the second tier and were relegated again A third relegation occurred in 2003 04 this time to Liga Alef At the end of the 2005 06 season they were relegated from Liga Alef and folded although the club s youth teams were still active In 2009 the club merged with Hapoel Kvalim Mesilot to form Hapoel Beit She an Mesilot which took Mesilot s place in Liga Bet dead link 1 A year later the team absorbed the local rival Maccabi Beit Shean which gave up its place in Liga Bet 2 The club was promoted to Liga Alef after winning Liga Bet North B division Current squad EditAs of 6 February 2020No Pos Nation Player2 DF ISR Nir Prizada4 DF ISR Shalev Knafi5 DF ISR Shai Yaakov7 MF ISR Michael Azulay8 MF ISR Guy Vaitzman9 FW ISR Tal Dagan10 MF ISR Eyal Barazani11 FW ISR Idan Levy12 MF ISR Assaf Buskila13 GK ISR Sharon Semo14 MF ISR Adir Dayan15 MF ISR Elior Ohayon16 MF ISR Yarin Avitan No Pos Nation Player18 DF ISR Ziv Swisa19 DF ISR Ron Hayat20 DF ISR Sarel Azulay22 GK ISR Gili Levi24 MF ISR Yaniv Deri55 FW ISR Roy Sabag70 DF ISR Noam Yona77 MF ISR Sahar Cohen DF ISR Tael Tayeb MF ISR Ram Sofer MF ISR Shimon Shilo FW ISR Hen ElbazHonours EditLeague Edit Honour No YearsThird tier 3 1973 74 1975 76 1985 86Fourth tier 3 1963 64 1965 66 2012 13Cup competitions Edit Honour No YearsLiga Bet North B Division Cup 1 2012 13References Edit Hapoel Beit She an Mesilot Opens the Season permanent dead link Tomer Rona mynet co il 21 October 2009 in Hebrew Shaken Arara Amos Keles Doublepass 4 September 2010 in Hebrew External links EditHapoel Beit She an Mesilot Israel Football Association in Hebrew Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Hapoel Beit She 27an F C amp oldid 1106625036, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
