Beitar
The Betar Movement ( he, תנועת בית"ר), also spelled Beitar (), is a Revisionist Zionist youth movement founded in 1923 in Riga, Latvia, by Vladimir (Ze'ev) Jabotinsky. Chapters sprang up across Europe, even during World War II. After ...
Tel Aviv Bat Yam F.C. ( he, מועדון כדורגל בית"ר תל אביב בת ים) is an Israeli football club which represents
Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv-Yafo ( he, תֵּל־אָבִיב-יָפוֹ, translit=Tēl-ʾĀvīv-Yāfō ; ar, تَلّ أَبِيب – يَافَا, translit=Tall ʾAbīb-Yāfā, links=no), often referred to as just Tel Aviv, is the most populous city in the ...
and
Bat Yam
Bat Yam ( he, בַּת יָם or ) is a city located on Israel's Mediterranean Sea coast, on the Central Coastal Plain just south of Tel Aviv. It is part of the Gush Dan metropolitan area and the Tel Aviv District. In 2020, it had a population ...
. It plays in the
Liga Alef
Liga Alef ( he, ליגה א', , League A) is the third tier of the Israeli football league system. It is divided into two regional divisions, north and south.
History
League football began in Israel in 1949–50, a year after the Israeli Declar ...
, the second level of Israeli football. Home matches are played at the
Ramla Municipal Stadium.
History
Beitar Shimshon Tel Aviv was formed in 2000 by a merger of
Beitar Tel Aviv and
Shimshon Tel Aviv. Both clubs were in
Liga Artzit
Liga Artzit ( he, ליגה ארצית, lit. ''Country League'') is the defunct third division of Israeli Football League, beneath its highest division Premier League and the second division Liga Leumit. Before being cancelled in 2009, it was run b ...
at the time of the merger, with the new club assuming a place in the league. In 2006 the club moved to
Bnei Yehuda's Hatikva Neighborhood Stadium
The Hatikva Neighborhood Stadium (, ''Itztadion Shkhunat HaTikva'') is a multi-purpose stadium in the Hatikva Quarter of Tel Aviv in Israel.
History
The stadium was built in 1951, when the former stadium of Bnei Yehuda was built over. .
In
2008–09, the club finished sixth in Liga Artzit, and due to league restructuring, were promoted to
Liga Leumit
Liga Leumit ( he, ליגה לאומית, lit. ''National League'') is the second division of the Israeli Football League, and below its Premier League.
Structure
There are 16 clubs in the league. At the end of each season, the two lowest-place ...
, the second tier.
In 2011, the club had his second merger, this time with
Ironi Ramla, due to it, Shimshon retired from the union making the team changed its name to Beitar Tel Aviv Ramla.
On 22 May 2019, Ramla withdrew from the merge and the club merged with
Maccabi Ironi Bat Yam, due to it, the club changed his name to Beitar Tel Aviv Bat Yam.
After the conclusion of the 2019-20 season, 12 players from Beitar Tel Aviv Bat Yam's roster went on to play in the Israel Premier League.
Current squad
; As of 7 February 2023
Former notable managers
*
Rafi Cohen (born 1965)
Symbols from the past
File:Beitar Shimshon Tel Aviv.svg, Beitar Shimshon Tel Aviv logo from 2000 to 2011
File:Beitar-tel-aviv-ramla-fc.svg, Beitar Tel Aviv Ramla logo from 2011 to 2019
External links
Team info on The Israel Football Association website
References
{{Liga Alef
Sport in Ramla
Football clubs in Israel
Football clubs in Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv Bat Yam
Association football clubs established in 2000
2000 establishments in Israel