F.C. Tzeirei Rahat

Tzeirei Rahat (Hebrew: מועדון צעירי רהט), (Arabic: نادي شباب رهط الرياضي) is an Israeli football club based in the Bedouin city of Rahat. The club is currently in Liga Bet South B division.

Tzeirei Rahat

Full name	Rahat Youth Sports Club מועדון כדורגל צעירי רהט
Founded	1996
Ground	Tzeirei Rahat Ground, Rahat
Owner	Jabber Abu Sehiban
Manager	Hakim al-Kamlat
League	Liga Bet South B
2021–22	Liga Bet South B, 15th
Home colours Away colours

History

The club was founded in 1996^[1] and started at Liga Gimel, 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,^[2] and were eventually promoted to Liga Bet after vacancies were created in the South B division. After two seasons in Liga Bet, 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, when they finished third in Liga Bet South B division and qualified for the Promotion play-offs, where they beat F.C. Dimona 2–0 in the first round, and lost to Ironi Ramla 4–5 after extra time, in the second round.

Season History

Season Division Place State Cup 1996/97 5ª 10th - 1997/98 5ª - - 1998/99 5ª - Third Round 1999/00 6ª 2nd Third Round 2000/01 5ª 14th Seventh Round 2001/02 5ª 14th Second Round 2002/03 6ª - Third Round 2003/04 6ª 2nd - 2004/05 5ª 15th - 2005/06 5ª 10th -

Season Division Place State Cup 2006/07 5ª 12th Second Round 2007/08 5ª 9th First Round 2008/09 5ª 14th First Round 2009/10 4ª 3rd First Round 2010/11 4ª 10th First Round 2011/12 4ª 13th Second Round 2012/13 4ª 12th First Round 2013/14 4ª 8th First Round 2014/15 4ª 11th First Round 2015/16 4ª 13th Third Round

Season Division Place State Cup 2016/17 4ª 7th Seventh Round 2017/18 4ª 14th First Round 2018/19 5ª 1st Second Round 2019/20 4ª - First Round

Honours

Cups

Honour	No.	Years
Liga Bet divisional State Cup	1	2016–17
Liga Gimel South	1	2018–19

References

1. His baby Guy Goldfarb, Doublepass, 23.5.2010 (in Hebrew)
2. Israel Sixth Level 1999/2000 RSSSF

External links

• F.C. Tzeirei Rahat The Israel Football Association (in Hebrew)