Maccabi Ironi Bat Yam ( he, מכבי עירוני בת ים) was an Israeli football club based in

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 ...

. The club played home matches at the 3,100-capacity

Bat Yam Municipal Stadium The Bat Yam Municipal Stadium ( he, האצטדיון העירוני בת ים, ''HaEtztadion HaIroni Bat Yam'') is a football stadium in the Tel Aviv District city of Bat Yam, Israel. It has a capacity of 3,100. Opened in 1991, the stadium is lo ...

History

The club was formed by a merger of Beitar Bat Yam and Maccabi Bat Yam. Following another merger, with Maccabi Holon, the club became known as Maccabi Holon Bat Yam and was placed in the South A division of

Liga Bet Liga Bet ( he, ליגה ב', lit. ''League B'') is the fourth tier of the Israeli football league system. It is divided into four regional divisions. History League football started in Israel in 1949–50, a year after the Israeli Declaration of ...

. In 2004, after

Hapoel Bat Yam Hapoel Bat Yam ( he, הפועל בת ים) (currently known as Hapoel Abirei Bat Yam he, הפועל אבירי בת ים, lit. Hapoel Bat Yam Knights) is an Israeli football club from the city of Bat Yam. The current club is a resurrection of ...

dissolved, the club was renamed to Maccabi Ironi Bat Yam, and in its first season playing with that name, the club won the South A division, and was promoted to

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 ...

. In 2007–08 they won the South division of Liga Alef, and were promoted to

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 ...

. In 2008–09, the club was 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 2011–12 the club finished third bottom and relegated to Liga Alef. The club dissolved at 25 August 2014, after chairman Yossi Elkobi gave the order to close the senior team, and did not register the club in 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 ...

.Ironi Bat Yam ultimately closed
Avihai Haim, Goler1, 25.8.2014

Honours

*Liga Alef **South Division champions 2007–08 *Liga Bet **South A Division champions 2004–05

References

External links

Maccabi Ironi Bat Yam
Israel Football Association {{Liga Gimel Ironi Bat Yam F.C. Ironi Bat Yam F.C. Association football clubs established in 2004 Association football clubs established in 2018 2004 establishments in Israel 2018 establishments in Israel Association football clubs disestablished in 2014 Association football clubs disestablished in 2019 2014 disestablishments in Israel 2019 disestablishments in Israel Sport in Bat Yam