Beitar Tel Aviv
Full name	Beitar Tel Aviv Football Club מועדון כדורגל בית"ר תל אביב
Founded	1934-2000
Ground	Bloomfield Stadium, Jaffa
Capacity	16,500
1999/00	Liga Artzit, 2nd
Home colours Away colours

Beitar Tel Aviv Football Club (Hebrew: מועדון כדורגל בית"ר תל אביב) was an Israeli football club based at Bloomfield, Jaffa. In 2000 it merged with Shimshon Tel Aviv to create Beitar/Shimshon Tel Aviv. 1934 (MCMXXXIV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Bloomfield Stadium is a football stadium in Tel Aviv, Israel. ... Jaffa port Sunset at Jaffa port Jaffa ( Hebrew: יָפוֹ, Yafo Arabic: يَافَا  ; also Japho, Joppa; also, ~1350 B.C.E. Amarna Letters: Yapu; ), is an ancient port city located in south Tel Aviv, Israel on the Mediterranean Sea. ... The following is an incomplete list of football (soccer) stadiums. ... The Liga Artzit (Hebrew: ליגה ארצית) is the third-highest division overall in the Israeli football league system after Ligat haAl (Premier League) and the Liga Leumit (National League). ... Image File history File links left arm of kit template File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... body of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... rightarm of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... Image File history File links Kit_shorts. ... socks of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... Image File history File links left arm of kit template File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... body of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... rightarm of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... Image File history File links Kit_shorts. ... socks of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... “Hebrew” redirects here. ... Football (soccer) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Bloomfield Stadium is a football stadium in Tel Aviv, Israel. ... Jaffa port Sunset at Jaffa port Jaffa ( Hebrew: יָפוֹ, Yafo Arabic: يَافَا  ; also Japho, Joppa; also, ~1350 B.C.E. Amarna Letters: Yapu; ), is an ancient port city located in south Tel Aviv, Israel on the Mediterranean Sea. ... Shimshon Tel Aviv F.C. (Hebrew: , Moadon Kaduregel Shimshon Tel Aviv) was an Israeli football club based at the Bloomfield Stadium in Jaffa. ...

History

The club were founded as a youth team, but soon began to compete in adult leagues. Their first real success came in 1940, when they won the Cup final, beating Maccabi Tel Aviv 3-1 in the final. Two years later, they won the cup again, recording the highest ever score in the final, when they beat Maccabi Haifa 12-1. The State Cup (Hebrew: גביע המדינה) is the second most important tournament in Israeli football after the championship. ... Maccabi Tel Aviv is the most decorated club in Israeli football history with 18 championships, 22 national cups, 2 Asian Champions Cups and 2 Toto cups. ... Maccabi Haifa Football Club (Hebrew: מועדון כדורגל מכבי חיפה, Moadon Kaduregel Makkabi Ḥeyfa),maccabi haifa is one of the best team in israel. ...

The club appeared again in the 1947 final, but the match was abanonded when the score was 3-2 to Maccabi Tel Aviv, and was eventually awarded as a 3-0 win to Maccabi.

Beitar Tel Aviv were founder members of the Israeli league in 1949, finishing 6th out of 13 in the 1949/50 season. Despite finishing second from bottom in 1953/4, the club avoided relegation as Liga Leumit (then the top division) was expanded to 14 teams. The following season they finished 5th, with Nisim Elmaliah the division's top scorer with 30 goals. Despite only finishing 7th out of 12 in 1955/56, Beitar had both the division's top scorers; Avraham Levi and Michael Michaelov with 16 goals each. The Liga Leumit (Hebrew:ליגה לאומית) is the second-highest division overall in the Israeli football league system after Ligat haAl. ...

In 1960/1, the club finished bottom of the division, and were relegated to Liga Alef. They remained in the second tier until 1964, when they were promoted as champions. After finishing one place above relegation in 1964/5, Beitar were demoted again after finishing bottom a year later. However, they bounced back in 1969 as Liga Alef champions. Liga Alef is the fourth tier of Israeli football // Liga Alef (literally A League in English) was originally the second tier of Israeli football below Liga Leumit. ...

The club reached the State Cup final for the fourth time in 1977, but were beaten 1-0 by old adversaries Maccabi Tel Aviv.

After several years in mid-table, the early 1980s saw the club develop a yo-yo pattern. Relegated in 1980, the club were promoted in 1981, before being relegated immediately, but then bouncing back up in 1983. Two years later the club were relegated again, before bouncing back immediately yet again.

The 1988/9 season was the club's best yet in the top flight, finishing 4th, and was bettered two years later, when a third-place finish was achieved.

1992/3 witnessed another relegation and another immediate return in 1993/4. The relegation in 1995/6 was their final one, and the club eventually merged with fellow Tel Aviv side Shimshon Tel Aviv. Shimshon Tel Aviv F.C. (Hebrew: , Moadon Kaduregel Shimshon Tel Aviv) was an Israeli football club based at the Bloomfield Stadium in Jaffa. ...

Notable Former Players

• Yaniv Abarjil
• Nissim Cohen
• Alois Hess
• Giora Spiegel
• Mordechai Spiegler

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Honours

• Liga Alef
  • 1968/9
• State Cup
  • 1940, 1942

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Records

• Most League Goals in a Season: 30 Nissim Elmaliakh, Liga Leumit, 1954/55

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