F.C. Bnei Ra'anana () is an Israeli

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club based in

Ra'anana Ra'anana () is an affluent city in the southern Sharon, Israel, Sharon Plain of the Central District (Israel), Central District of Israel. It was founded in 1922 as an American-Jewish settlement, 1 km south of the village of Tabsur, where a ...

. The club is currently in

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Sharon division.

History

The club was founded in 2005 and joined Liga Gimel Sharon division, where they played nine successive seasons, until the 2013–14 season, when the club finished as runners-up and were promoted to

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, as the best runners-up in the South divisions, after two spots were vacated in that league, following the closures of Ironi Bat Yam (played in Liga Alef) and Maccabi Be'er Ya'akov. The club's only season in Liga Bet turned up to be the worst ever of a club in that league, after they finished at the bottom of South B division, without points, losing in all their 28 games. In spite of that, the club had a chance to survive in Liga Bet, through the

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, after Hapoel Arad, which also played in the South B division, folded during the season. In the Relegation play-offs, after losing 1–5 to the 12th-placed club, Hapoel Rahat, Ra'anana faced the 13th-placed club, Beitar Yavne, in the decisive match. Against all odds, Ra'anana held their opponents into 1–1 draw in 120 minutes. However, in the

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, Ra'anana were beaten 2–4 and relegated back to Liga Gimel.F.C. Beitar Yavne – F.C. Bnei Ra'anana
The Israel Football Association

References

External links

F.C. Bnei Ra'anana
The Israel Football Association {{Liga Gimel

Association football clubs established in 2005 2005 establishments in Israel Sport in Ra'anana