Hapoel Bnei Lod Rakevet F.C. () are a
football
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club, from the central Israeli city of
Lod
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. The club plays in an all-red kit, and are currently in , the third tier of Israeli football. Home matches are played at the
Lod Municipal Stadium
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The stadium was built in the 1960s t ...
.
History
The club was founded in 1969 and joined
Liga Dalet, then the fifth and lowest tier of
Israeli football league system. In 1997, Hapoel Bnei Lod merged with Hapoel Rakevet Lod (both clubs played in
Liga Gimel Central division) and formed Hapoel Bnei Lod Rakevet, under the management of
Abu Subhi
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.
After the merger, the club won
Liga Gimel Central division and reached
Liga Bet for the first time in the
1998–99 season. In
2003–04 they won Liga Bet South B division. The
following season the club won
Liga Alef South division and promotion to
Liga Artzit (the third tier). The winning run continued in
2005–06 as the club claimed the Liga Artzit championship to win promotion to
Liga Leumit.
The club was close to achieve promotion to the
Israeli Premier League at the end of the
2011–12 season, when they finished level in points with the first placed,
Hapoel Ramat Gan
Hapoel Ramat Gan Givatayim F.C. ( he, מועדון כדורגל הפועל רמת-גן גבעתיים, ''Moadon Kaduregel Hapoel Ramat Gan Givatayim'') is an Israeli football club from Ramat Gan and Givatayim. They currently play in Liga Leumit, ...
. the two clubs faced in a decisive promotion play-off held in
HaMoshava Stadium
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in
Petah Tikva
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. Bnei Lod lost 0–2 and remained in Liga Leumit.
In the
2013–14 and
2014–15 seasons, the club finished third, one place short from promotion to the Israeli Premier League.
On 9 December 2014, the club won their first ever piece of silverware, winning the
2014–15 second division's Toto Cup after beating
Bnei Yehuda 2–0.
Bnei Lod won the Toto Cup of Liga Leumit
Walla, 9.12.2014
Current squad
; As to 12 September 2021
Past players
* David Abidor
Honours
League
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* Sports league
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Cup competitions
Notable managers
*Gili Landau
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Early life
Landau was born in Bat Yam, Israel.
He played soccer as a stri ...
(born 1958)
External links
Hapoel Bnei Lod Rakevet
Israel Football Association
References
{{Liga Alef
Lod
Lod ( he, לוד, or fully vocalized ; ar, اللد, al-Lidd or ), also known as Lydda ( grc, Λύδδα), is a city southeast of Tel Aviv and northwest of Jerusalem in the Central District of Israel. It is situated between the lower Shephe ...
Lod
Lod ( he, לוד, or fully vocalized ; ar, اللد, al-Lidd or ), also known as Lydda ( grc, Λύδδα), is a city southeast of Tel Aviv and northwest of Jerusalem in the Central District of Israel. It is situated between the lower Shephe ...
1969 establishments in Israel
Association football clubs established in 1969
Sport in Lod
Arab-Israeli football clubs