Tzeirei Rahat ( he, מועדון צעירי רהט), ( ar, نادي شباب رهط الرياضي) is an Israeli football club based in the
Bedouin
The Bedouin, Beduin, or Bedu (; , singular ) are nomadic Arab tribes who have historically inhabited the desert regions in the Arabian Peninsula, North Africa, the Levant, and Mesopotamia. The Bedouin originated in the Syrian Desert and A ...
city of
Rahat. The club is currently in
Liga Bet South B division.
History
The club was founded in 1996 and started at
Liga Gimel, the fifth and lowest tier of
Israeli football (the sixth from 1999 to 2009). In the
1999–2000 season, Tzeirei Rahat finished runners-up in
Liga Gimel South division, after local rivals,
Hapoel Rahat,
Israel Sixth Level 1999/2000
RSSSF and were eventually promoted to Liga Bet after vacancies were created in the South B division. After two seasons in Liga Bet, the club finished third bottom in their division at the 2001–02 season, and dropped back to Liga Gimel. However, three seasons later, the club made a return to Liga Bet, where they play ever since.
The club's best placing to date came at the 2009–10 Liga Bet
The 2009–10 Liga Bet season was the first season since the 1998–99 Liga Bet season, in which Liga Bet regained its status as the fourth tier of Israeli football, due to the closure of Liga Artzit.
Ahi Acre (champions of the North A division ...
, when they finished third in Liga Bet South B division and qualified for the Promotion play-offs, where they beat F.C. Dimona 2–0 in the first round, and lost to Ironi Ramla 4–5 after extra time
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, in the second round.
Season History
Honours
Cups
References
External links
F.C. Tzeirei Rahat
The Israel Football Association
Arab Israeli culture
Bedouins in Israel
Association football clubs established in 1996
1996 establishments in Israel
Rahat
Rahat
Arab-Israeli football clubs
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