Maccabi Be'er Sheva Football Club ( he, מועדון כדורגל מכבי באר שבע) is an Israeli football team based in Be'er Sheva. The club previously played home matches at the

Vasermil Stadium The Arthur Vasermil Municipal Stadium was a football stadium in Be’er Sheva, Israel. The stadium was designed as an open bowl (though a small part of one side was covered). At one stage it had a running track that was later bricked over. In its ...

History

While not nearly as popular as their city rivals,

Hapoel Be'er Sheva Hapoel Be'er Sheva Football Club ( he, מועדון הכדורגל הפועל באר שבע, ''Moadon HaKaduregel Hapoel Be'er Sheva'') is an Israeli football club from the city of Be'er Sheva, that competes in the Israeli Premier League. The cl ...

, Maccabi Be'er Sheva made great strides in recent years including gaining promotion in juit has suffered two subsequent relegations and then a promotion, in which it jumped from Liga Alef to Liga Leumit, due to the closure of Liga Artzit, and played three seasons more in Liga Leumit, until relegation in the 2011–12 season to Liga Alef, the third tier 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 ...

. In 2013–14, Maccabi Be'er Sheva finished 14th in Liga Alef South, and relegated to Liga Bet following a defeat of 0–1 to Hapoel Hod HaSharon in the promotion/relegation play-offs. It was eventually reprieved from relegation, after Ironi Bat Yam, which has played in Liga Alef South, folded during the summer. In the following season, the club finished 15th and automatically relegated to Liga Bet.

Women's section

The women's team of Maccabi Be'er Sheva plays in the highest national league, the

Ligat Nashim Rishona Ligat Nashim ( he, ליגת נשים, lit. ''Women's League'') is the Israeli women's football league. It has been run by the Israel Football Association since 1998. Format The league is divided into two divisions, with the top division, titl ...

. It was the runner-up in the 2009–10

Israeli Women's Cup The Israeli Women's Cup ( he, גביע המדינה נשים, ''Gvia HaMedina Nashim'') is the annual knock-out tournament of women's football teams in Israel. It is equivalent to the men's Israel State Cup, and organized by the Israel Football A ...

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Maccabi Be'er Sheva
Israel Football Association {{Liga Gimel Maccabi Be'er Sheva Be'er Sheva Association football clubs established in 1950 1950 establishments in Israel Organizations based in Beersheba