Givatayim Givatayim () is a city in Israel east of Tel Aviv. It is part of the Gush Dan metropolitan area. Givatayim was established in 1922 by pioneers of the Second Aliyah. In it had a population of . The name of the city comes from the "two hills" on w ...

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1946–47 Liga Bet The 1946–47 Liga Bet season was the second tier season of league football in the Mandatory Palestine, British Mandate for Palestine. The league covered wider areas as North and SouthBritish Mandate of Palestine prior to the

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. However, Givatayim withdrew from the league and folded. The club was re-established in 1961 as the

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of

Hapoel Ramat Gan Hapoel Ramat Gan Givatayim F.C. (, ''Moadon Kaduregel Hapoel Ramat Gan Givatayim'') is an Israeli football club from Ramat Gan and Givatayim. They currently play in Liga Leumit, the second tier of Israeli football. Home matches are played at Rama ...

,12 New teams registered for Liga Gimel so far (Page 3)
Hadshot HaSport, 27.9.1961, archive.football.co.il which played home matches at

HaMakhtesh Stadium The HaMakhtesh Stadium (, ''Etztadion HaMakhtesh'') was a stadium in the Tel Aviv District city of Givatayim, Israel, and the home of Hapoel Ramat Gan. The name "''HaMakhtesh''" translates into English as "The Crater". The stadium was originally ...

, located in

Givatayim Givatayim () is a city in Israel east of Tel Aviv. It is part of the Gush Dan metropolitan area. Givatayim was established in 1922 by pioneers of the Second Aliyah. In it had a population of . The name of the city comes from the "two hills" on w ...

. In their first season following re-establishment, Givatayim won Liga Gimel Tel Aviv division and promoted to

Liga Bet Liga Bet () 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 Independence. However, the financial ...

.Hapoel Givatayim promoted to Liga Bet (Page 4)
Hadshot HaSport, 17.6.1962, archive.football.co.il In the following season, Givatayim finished fourth in Liga Bet South A division and promoted to

Liga Alef Liga Alef () 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 Declaration of Independence. Howe ...

. Thus, Hapoel Givatayim made two successive promotions since its re-establishment. In the 1963–64 season, Givatayim reached their best placing ever, which was fourth in Liga Alef South division. After seventh-place finish in the following season, Givatayim finished bottom in 1965–66 and dropped back to Liga Bet. The club suffered further relegation in the double season of 1966–68, this time to

Liga Gimel Liga Gimel (, lit. ''League C'') is, since 2009, the fifth and bottom division of Israeli football league system, Israeli Football League. From Liga Alef and downwards, including Liga Gimel, each league is separated by region. History Liga Gimel ...

, after finished bottom of Liga Bet South A division with only five points. Givatayim returned to Liga Bet in the 1972–73 season and remained five seasons in that league, until 1976–77 (when Liga Bet became the fourth tier of Israeli football), in which the club was eventually folded during the season.3D Tiberias (Page 4)
Hadshot HaSport, 13.6.1977, archive.football.co.il

Honours

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Liga Gimel Liga Gimel (, lit. ''League C'') is, since 2009, the fifth and bottom division of Israeli football league system, Israeli Football League. From Liga Alef and downwards, including Liga Gimel, each league is separated by region. History Liga Gimel ...

: **1961–62, 1971–72

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Givatayim Givatayim () is a city in Israel east of Tel Aviv. It is part of the Gush Dan metropolitan area. Givatayim was established in 1922 by pioneers of the Second Aliyah. In it had a population of . The name of the city comes from the "two hills" on w ...

Association football clubs established in 1945 Association football clubs disestablished in 1977

Givatayim Givatayim () is a city in Israel east of Tel Aviv. It is part of the Gush Dan metropolitan area. Givatayim was established in 1922 by pioneers of the Second Aliyah. In it had a population of . The name of the city comes from the "two hills" on w ...

Sport in Givatayim 1945 establishments in Mandatory Palestine 1977 disestablishments in Israel