Beitar Petah Tikva () is an Israeli football club based in
Petah Tikva
Petah Tikva ( he, פֶּתַח תִּקְוָה, , ), also known as ''Em HaMoshavot'' (), is a city in the Central District (Israel), Central District of Israel, east of Tel Aviv. It was founded in 1878, mainly by Haredi Judaism, Haredi Jews of ...
. The club currently plays in Liga Bet South A division and play home matches at the Sportek Stadium in
Kfar Sirkin
Kfar Sirkin or Kefar Syrkin ( he, כְּפַר סִירְקִין) is a moshav in central Israel. Located south-east of Petah Tikva, it falls under the jurisdiction of Drom HaSharon Regional Council. In it had a population of .
History
Kfar Sir ...
.
History
The club was founded in 1943,In Sports Hamashkif, 6.4.43, Historical Jewish Press Lists from the Mother of the Moshavot Hamashkif, 26.12.43, Historical Jewish Press although Beitar branch in Petah Tikva was founded in 1928The Mother of the Moshavot celebrates the 15th anniversary of Beitar Petah Tikva Hamashkif, 10.6.43, Historical Jewish Press and footballing activities in the branch have occurred already in 1939.Sports Hamashkif, 30.4.39, Historical Jewish Press Beitar Petah Tikva defeats Beitar Mahane Hamashkif, 12.6.39, Historical Jewish Press The club played its first match on 20 February 1943, against a reserve team of
Beitar Tel Aviv
Beitar Tel Aviv Football Club (Hebrew: מועדון כדורגל בית"ר תל אביב) was an Israeli football club based from Tel Aviv. The club merged in 2000 with Shimshon Tel Aviv to create Beitar Shimshon Tel Aviv,Palestine League, alongside several reserve teams of clubs which have played at the
1943–44 Palestine League
The 1943-44 Palestine League was the tenth season of league football in the British Mandate for Palestine. The defending champions were Maccabi Tel Aviv.
Fourteen clubs took part in the league. the league schedule was inconsistent, as no club comp ...
. Beitar Petah Tikva finished after league winners,
Beitar Netanya
Beitar Nes Tubruk Netanya ( he, בית"ר נס טוברוק נתניה), formerly Beitar Netanya, is a football club in Netanya, Israel.
History
Beitar Netanya
The original Beitar Netanya team spent several years in the lower divisions, mainly i ...
; However, no club was promoted, after the EIFA has previously decided that no club would be promoted to the Palestine League or relegated from there.Football in the 1943–4 season Hamashkif, 23.7.44, Historical Jewish Press
Beitar was included in the South division of Liga Bet, the second tier as of then, for the 1946–47 season; However, they were not among the nine clubs which have finished the league.In the EI Football Association Hamashkif, 22.9.46, Historical Jewish Press
After the
Israeli Declaration of Independence
The Israeli Declaration of Independence, formally the Declaration of the Establishment of the State of Israel ( he, הכרזה על הקמת מדינת ישראל), was proclaimed on 14 May 1948 ( 5 Iyar 5708) by David Ben-Gurion, the Executive ...
, the club played in the lower divisions of
Israeli football
Football ( he, כַּדוּרֶגֶל, ''Kaduregel'') is the most popular sport in Israel. Football as an organised sport, first developed in the United Kingdom, who controlled Mandatory Palestine during the days of the British Mandate.
The ...
, with the highest tier in which the club reached, was Liga Bet, which was the third tier at the time, where the club played in the North B division from the 1964–65 season until they were relegated at the end of the 1968–69 season. Prior to that season, the club merged with other Beitar club from Petah Tikva, Beitar Mahane Yehuda, and became Beitar Petah Tikva\Mahane Yehuda, before reverting to Beitar Petah Tikva in the 1980s.
The club currently plays in Liga Bet South A division (now the fourth tier), where they play since promotion from Liga Gimel
Sharon
Sharon ( he, שָׁרוֹן ''Šārôn'' "plain") is a given name as well as an Israeli surname.
In English-speaking areas, Sharon is now predominantly a feminine given name. However, historically it was also used as a masculine given name. In I ...
Petah Tikva
Petah Tikva ( he, פֶּתַח תִּקְוָה, , ), also known as ''Em HaMoshavot'' (), is a city in the Central District (Israel), Central District of Israel, east of Tel Aviv. It was founded in 1878, mainly by Haredi Judaism, Haredi Jews of ...
Petah Tikva
Petah Tikva ( he, פֶּתַח תִּקְוָה, , ), also known as ''Em HaMoshavot'' (), is a city in the Central District (Israel), Central District of Israel, east of Tel Aviv. It was founded in 1878, mainly by Haredi Judaism, Haredi Jews of ...