A.S. Ramat Eliyahu ( he, אגודת ספורט רמת אליהו) is an Israeli

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club which representing Ramat Eliyahu neighborhood in

Rishon LeZion Rishon LeZion ( he, רִאשׁוֹן לְצִיּוֹן , ''lit.'' First to Zion, Arabic: راشون لتسيون) is a city in Israel, located along the central Israeli coastal plain south of Tel Aviv. It is part of the Gush Dan metropolitan ar ...

. The club currently operates junior teams, after its senior team dissolved in 2008.

History

The club was founded in 1984 and played in the lower leagues throughout most of its existence, winning Liga Gimel Tel Aviv division in 1988–89 and Liga Bet South B division in 1998–99. In 2000 the club merged with the fledgling

Maccabi Jaffa Maccabi Jaffa Football Club was one of the first football teams in Israel. It was founded in 1950 as "Zionist association of Maccabi Jaffa," by Jewish immigrants from Bulgaria. The Team played for 32 seasons in the Israeli Top Division, though ...

, and although the club kept its name, its senior team moved to play in

Jaffa Jaffa, in Hebrew Yafo ( he, יָפוֹ, ) and in Arabic Yafa ( ar, يَافَا) and also called Japho or Joppa, the southern and oldest part of Tel Aviv-Yafo, is an ancient port city in Israel. Jaffa is known for its association with the b ...

, Tel Aviv. The merged club played in Liga Alef (which was fourth tier at the time). The club relegated at the end of the 2006–07 season and merged once more with Hapoel Ihud Bnei Jaffa to form

F.C. Bnei Jaffa F.C. Bnei Jaffa Ortodoxim ( he, מועדון ספורט בני יפו אורתודוקסים), ''Moadon Sport Bnei Jaffa Ortodoxim'', lit. ''Bnei Jaffa Orthodox Sport Club'' (or in short he, מ.ס. בני יפו אורתודוקסים ''Mem Sam ...

, which took the club's place in Liga Bet.Day of revenge
Maccabi Kabilio Jaffa, 7.10.2009 In 2012 the club merged with Hapoel F.C. Ortodoxim Jaffa to form

F.C. Bnei Jaffa Ortodoxim F.C. Bnei Jaffa Ortodoxim ( he, מועדון ספורט בני יפו אורתודוקסים), ''Moadon Sport Bnei Jaffa Ortodoxim'', lit. ''Bnei Jaffa Orthodox Sport Club'' (or in short he, מ.ס. בני יפו אורתודוקסים ''Mem Sam ...

.Jaffa: Players from Three Religions in One Football Club
Tomer Peleg, 20 October 2015, MyNet

Honours

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References

Ramat Eliyahu Sport in Rishon LeZion