Maccabi Ironi Netivot ( he, מכבי עירוני נתיבות) is an Israeli football club based in

Netivot Netivot ( he, נְתִיבוֹת, "''paths''", ar, نتيڤوت) is a city in the Southern District of Israel located between Beersheba and Gaza. In , it had a population of . History Netivot was founded in 1956 and named after the bible: "A ...

. The club is currently in

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 ...

South B division.

History

The club was founded in 2002, after the previous football club of the city, Hapoel Netivot, which have played in

Liga Gimel Liga Gimel ( he, ליגה ג', lit. ''League C'') is the fifth and bottom division of Israeli Football League, a position it has held since 2009. From Liga Alef and downwards to this, each league is separated by region as well. History Liga Gime ...

South South is one of the cardinal directions or compass points. The direction is the opposite of north and is perpendicular to both east and west. Etymology The word ''south'' comes from Old English ''sūþ'', from earlier Proto-Germanic ''*sunþa ...

division, up until the 2000–01 season, was dissolved, following eight matches suspension due to crowd trouble. Maccabi Ironi Netivot won Liga Gimel South division in the 2003–04 season and were promoted to

, and in the 2006–07 season, they won Liga Bet South B division, and were 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 Decla ...

. In the 2008–09 season, which was the last season of Liga Alef as the fourth 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 ...

, as

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 ...

was scrapped, the club was close to achieve promotion 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-plac ...

, the second tier or Israeli football. however, they finished runners-up in Liga Alef South, two points behind champions, Maccabi Be'er Sheva, and remained in Liga Alef. the club played in Liga Alef until the 2011–12 season, when they finished second bottom, and relegated to Liga Bet, following a defeat of 0-1 to

Hapoel Azor Hapoel Azor ( he, הפועל אזור) is an Israeli football club based in Azor. The club currently plays in Liga Alef South division. History The club was founded in 1954, and in 1959 was promoted to Liga Bet, the third tier of Israeli foo ...

in the Relegation play-offs.Hapoel Azor - Maccabi Ironi Netivot
The Israel Football Association

Honours

* Liga Bet South B: ** 2006–07 * Liga Gimel South: **2003–04

External links

Maccabi Ironi Netivot
The Israel Football Association

References

{{Liga Bet Ironi Netivot Ironi Netivot Association football clubs established in 2002 2002 establishments in Israel