Hapoel Merhavim F.C.

Hapoel Merhavim
Full name	Hapoel Merhavim Football Club; הפועל מרחבים
Founded	1957
Ground	Merhavim Ground, Merhavim Regional Council
Chairman	Erez Sharon
Manager	Avi Kalif
League	Liga Bet South B
2014–15	5th
Home colours	Away colours

Hapoel Merhavim (Hebrew: הפועל מרחבים‎) is an Israeli football club based in Merhavim Regional Council. The club is currently in Liga Bet South B division.

History

The club was founded in 1957, and reached Liga Bet, the third tier of Israeli football at the time in the 1959–60 season, which was the first season Liga Bet consisted four regional divisions. The club relegated to Liga Gimel after bottom finish in Liga Bet South B division in the 1964–65 season.

The club made a return to Liga Bet in the 1969–70 season, and after another relegation in the 1970–71 season, the club made an immediate return to Liga Bet, and started their best period to date, after fourth-place finish in the 1972–73 season, and third-place finish in the 1974–75 season, six points short from promotion to the second tier of Israeli football. The club also made an upset in the 1972–73 Israel State Cup, after they eliminated Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv by a result of 3–2 in away match.[1]

Following the creation of Liga Artzit in 1976, Merhavim became a fourth tier club, and played most of their seasons in Liga Bet. The club returned to the third tier, this time to Liga Alef, after they achieved promotion in the 1993–94 season.[2] they were relegated back to Liga Bet at the end of the 1995–96 season.

The club relegated to Liga Gimel, the fifth and lowest tier of Israeli football in the 2012–13 season, after losing in the relegation play-offs to F.C. Dimona and Tzeirei Rahat. However, they made an immediate return to Liga Bet, after winning Liga Gimel South division in the 2013–14 season.[3]

Honours

League

Honour	No.	Years
Fourth Tier	3	1968–69, 1971–72, 1993–94
Fifth tier	2	1988–89, 2013–14

External links

Hapoel Merhavim The Israel Football Association (in Hebrew)

References

Two own goals caused Bnei Yehuda's elimination Maariv, 10.12.72, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)
Moshav Gilat – To Hapoel Merhavim 1994 players, a bit of nostalgia, the promotion to Liga Alef Youtube (in Hebrew)
Liga Gimel South 2013/2014 Archived 2014-08-19 at the Wayback Machine The Israel Football Association (in Hebrew)

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[Two_own_goals_caused_Bnei_Yehuda's_elimination-1] Two own goals caused Bnei Yehuda's elimination Maariv, 10.12.72, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)

[2] Moshav Gilat – To Hapoel Merhavim 1994 players, a bit of nostalgia, the promotion to Liga Alef Youtube (in Hebrew)

[3] Liga Gimel South 2013/2014 Archived 2014-08-19 at the Wayback Machine The Israel Football Association (in Hebrew)

Liga Gimel
Upper Galilee	Bnei Deir Hanna Hapoel Bnei Ba'ana Hapoel Ihud Bnei Sumei Hapoel Nahariya Hapoel Nahef Hapoel Shlomi Hapoel Tarshiha Maccabi Bnei Abu Sna'an Maccabi Bnei Jadeida Abirei HaTzafon Kisra-Sumei
Lower Galilee	Ahli Tamra Beitar Kafr Kanna F.C. Kafr Yasif F.C. Salama Misgav F.C. Shefaram Hapoel Bnei Dir al-Asad Hapoel Deir Hanna Ironi Bnei Saha'ab Maccabi Basmat Tab'un Maccabi Ahva Sha'ab
Jezreel	Beitar Umm al-Fahm Bnei Umm al-Fahm Hapoel Al-Batuf Hapoel Al-Ittihad Nazareth Hapoel Daliyat al-Karmel Hapoel Yafa Maccabi Ironi Barta'a Tzeirei Iksal Maccabi Ahva Fureidis Tzeirei Umm al-Fahm
Samaria	Beitar Kiryat Ata Beitar Pardes Hanna F.C. Karmel Haifa Hapoel Bnei Jasr a-Zarqa Hapoel Yokneam Hapoel Ironi Or Akiva Hapoel Kiryat Haim Hapoel Kiryat Yam Maccabi Barkai Maccabi Isfiya Maccabi Kiryat Yam Tzeirei Haifa
Sharon (Group A)	Beitar Mate Binyamin Bnei Herzliya F.C. Bnei Ra'anana F.C. Kafr Qasim Nibrass Hakoah Gil Ramat Gan Hapoel Oranit Maccabi Giv'at Shmuel
Sharon (Group B)	Beitar Tubruk Bnei Qalansawe Bnei Tira F.C. Ironi Ariel F.C. Netanya Maccabi HaSharon Netanya Maccabi Ironi Kfar Yona Tzeirei Tira
Tel Aviv (Group A)	Beitar Jaffa Elitzur Yehud Yotel HaMakhtesh Giv'atayim Hapoel Neve Golan Inter Aliyah Football Club Maccabi Hashikma Hen Maccabi Pardes Katz
Tel Aviv (Group B)	A.S. Holon Beitar Ezra Bnei Yehud Elitzur Jaffa Tel Aviv Hapoel Ramat Yisrael Maccabi Ironi Or Yehuda Maccabi Spartak Ramat Gan Shikun Vatikim Ramat Gan
Central (Group A)	Ashdod City Beitar Giv'at Ze'ev F.C. Ramla Hapoel Mazliah Hapoel Mevaseret Zion Maccabi Ramla Tzeirei Lod
Central (Group B)	Beitar Ashdod Bnei Yeechalal Rehovot F.C. Rishon LeZion Hapoel Bnei Ashdod Hapoel Brener Hapoel Nahlat Yehuda Hapoel Tirat Shalom Hapoel Ramla
South (Group A)	Bnei Yeruham F.C. Tzeirei al-Hoshla Hapoel Masos Segev Shalom Maccabi Be'er Sheva Maccabi Dimona Maccabi Ironi Hura Maccabi Yeruham Otzma Be'er Sheva
South (Group B)	F.C. Be'er Sheva Haim Levy Hapoel Bnei Kuseife Hapoel Mate Yehuda Hapoel Rahat Hapoel Sderot Ironi Beit Shemesh Maccabi Ashkelon Maccabi Kiryat Gat
Seasons (fifth level)	1958–59 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19
Seasons (sixth level)	1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09