BeitarRamla(Hebrew:בית "ר רמלה) was an Israeli football club based inRamla.
| Full name | BeitarRamla Football Club | ||
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| Founded | 1951 | ||
| Dissolved | 1999 | ||
| Ground | Municipal Stadium,Ramla | ||
| 1998–99 | Liga AlefSouth, 16th (relegated) | ||
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History
editThe club was founded in 1951 and spent twenty seasons in the second tier ofIsraeli football,twelve inLiga Alefand eight inLiga Artzit,which became the second tier in 1976.
The club was promoted toLiga BetIn 1959, as the third tier was expanded to 64 teams.[1]In the1962–63 season,Beitar finished runners-up in Liga Bet South B division and were promoted to Liga Alef. The club's best placing in the second tier, was the third place in Liga Alef South division, which was achieved in the1964–65 season.In 1976, following the creation of Liga Artzit, Liga Alef became the third tier of Israeli football, where the club continued to play after they finished seventh at the1975–76 season.Beitar returned to the second tier at the end of the1979–80 season,where they finished runners-up in the South division, and qualified for the promotion play-offs, where they beatHapoel Ramat Hasharon2–1 on aggregate (0–0, 2–1). After seven successive seasons in Liga Artzit, Beitar were relegated to Liga Alef at the end of the1986–87 season,after finished third bottom. Although Beitar made an immediate return to Liga Artzit, they were relegated again in1988–89after finished bottom of the league. Beitar did not return to the second tier ever since.
The club played in Liga Alef until the1998–99 season,in which they withdrew from the league fifteen matches into the season. Their results were expunged and all matches awarded as 2–0 wins to the opposition.[2]As a result, the club finished bottom of the league with zero points, and were due to be relegated toLiga Betfor the1999–2000 season.However, theIsrael Football Associationsuspended them from playing, and they did not compete in the league.[3]
At the start of the1999–2000 season,a successor club, Ironi Ramla, was formed and joinedLiga Gimel.[4]In 2011 Ironi Ramla merged withLiga Leumitclub,Beitar Tel Aviv,to formBeitar Tel Aviv Ramla.
References
edit- ^Who and who in Liga Bet?Heruth, 20.9.1959, Historical Jewish Press(in Hebrew)
- ^Israel Third Level 1998/99RSSSF
- ^Israel Fifth Level 1999/2000RSSSF
- ^Israel Sixth Level 1999/2000RSSSF