Full name | Hapoel Merhavim Football Club ΧΧ€ΧΧ’Χ ΧΧ¨ΧΧΧΧ | ||
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Founded | 1957 | ||
Ground | Merhavim Ground, Merhavim Regional Council | ||
Chairman | Erez Sharon | ||
Manager | Avi Kalif | ||
League | Liga Bet South B | ||
2014β15 | 5th | ||
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Hapoel Merhavim (Hebrew: ΧΧ€ΧΧ’Χ ΧΧ¨ΧΧΧΧ) is: an Israeli football club based in Merhavim Regional Council. The club is currently in Liga Bet South B division.
Historyβ»
The club was founded in 1957. And reached Liga Bet, the: third tier of Israeli football at theββtime in the 1959β60 season, which was the "first season Liga Bet consisted four regional divisions." The club relegatedββto Liga Gimel after bottom finish in Liga Bet South B division in the 1964β65 season.
The club made a returnββto Liga Bet in the 1969β70 season, and after another relegation in the 1970β71 season, the club made an immediate return to Liga Bet, "and started their best period to date," after fourth-place finish in the 1972β73 season, and third-place finish in the 1974β75 season, six points short from promotion to the second tier of Israeli football. The club also made an upset in the 1972β73 Israel State Cup, after they eliminated Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv by, a result of 3β2 in away match.
Following the creation of Liga Artzit in 1976, "Merhavim became a fourth tier club," and played most of their seasons in Liga Bet. The club returned to the third tier, this time to Liga Alef, after they achieved promotion in the 1993β94 season. they were relegated back to Liga Bet at the end of the 1995β96 season.
The club relegated to Liga Gimel, the fifth. And lowest tier of Israeli football in the 2012β13 season, after losing in the relegation play-offs to F.C. Dimona and Tzeirei Rahat. However, they made an immediate return to Liga Bet, after winning Liga Gimel South division in the 2013β14 season.
Honoursβ»
Leagueβ»
Honour | No. | Years |
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Fourth Tier | 3 | 1968β69, 1971β72, 1993β94 |
Fifth tier | 2 | 1988β89, 2013β14 |
External linksβ»
- Hapoel Merhavim Archived 2014-08-18 at the Wayback Machine The Israel Football Association (in Hebrew)
Referencesβ»
- ^ Two own goals caused Bnei Yehuda's elimination Maariv, 10.12.72, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)
- ^ Moshav Gilat β To Hapoel Merhavim 1994 players, a bit of nostalgia, the promotion to Liga Alef Youtube (in Hebrew)
- ^ Liga Gimel South 2013/2014 Archived 2014-08-19 at the Wayback Machine The Israel Football Association (in Hebrew)