Beitar Ramla ( he, בית"ר רמלה) was an Israeli football club based in
Ramla.
History
The club was founded in 1951 and spent twenty seasons in the second tier of
Israeli football, twelve in
Liga Alef and eight in
Liga Artzit, which became the second tier in 1976.
The club was promoted to
Liga Bet In 1959, as the third tier was expanded to 64 teams.
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Heruth, 20.9.1959, Historical Jewish Press In the
1962–63 season, Beitar finished runners-up in Liga Bet South B division and were promoted to Liga Alef. The club's best placing in the second tier, was the third place in Liga Alef South division, which was achieved in the
1964–65 season. In 1976, following the creation of Liga Artzit, Liga Alef became the third tier of Israeli football, where the club continued to play after they finished seventh at the
1975–76 season. Beitar returned to the second tier at the end of the
1979–80 season, where they finished runners-up in the South division, and qualified for the promotion play-offs, where they beat
Hapoel Ramat Hasharon 2–1 on aggregate (0–0, 2–1). After seven successive seasons in Liga Artzit, Beitar were relegated to Liga Alef at the end of the
1986–87 season, after finished third bottom. Although Beitar made an immediate return to Liga Artzit, they were relegated again in
1988–89 after finished bottom of the league. Beitar did not return to the second tier ever since.
The club played in Liga Alef until the
1998–99 season, in which they withdrew from the league fifteen matches into the season. Their results were expunged and all matches awarded as 2–0 wins to the opposition. As a result, the club finished bottom of the league with zero points, and were due to be relegated to
Liga Bet for the
1999–2000 season. However, the
Israel Football Association
The Israel Football Association (IFA; he, ההתאחדות לכדורגל בישראל, ''HaHit'aḥdut leKaduregel beIsrael'', literally "The Association of Football in Israel") is the governing body of football in Israel. It organizes a variet ...
suspended them from playing, and they did not compete in the league.
At the start of the
1999–2000 season, a successor club, Ironi Ramla, was formed and joined
Liga Gimel
Liga Gimel ( he, ליגה ג', lit. ''League C'') is the fifth and bottom division of Israeli Football League, a position it has held since 2009. From Liga Alef and downwards to this, each league is separated by region as well.
History
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Israel Sixth Level 1999/2000
RSSSF In 2011 Ironi Ramla merged with Liga Leumit club, 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,[Beitar Tel Aviv Ramla
Beitar Tel Aviv Bat Yam F.C. ( he, מועדון כדורגל בית"ר תל אביב בת ים) is an Israeli football club which represents Tel Aviv and Bat Yam. It plays in the Liga Alef, the second level of Israeli football. Home matches are p ...]
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References
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Association football clubs established in 1951
1951 establishments in Israel
Association football clubs disestablished in 1999
1999 disestablishments in Israel