Beitar Dov Netanya F.C.
| Full name | Beitar Dov Netanya Football Club בית"ר דב נתניה |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1957 (as Beitar Beit Lid) 1964 |
| Dissolved | 1979 |
| League | Liga Gimel Shomron |
| 1978–79 | n/a |
Beitar Dov Netanya (Hebrew: בית"ר דב נתניה) was an Israeli football club based in Shikun Vatikim in Netanya, after it was relocated from nearby Beit Lid. The club was named after Dov Gruner.[1]
History
The club was founded in 1957 as Beitar Beit Lid in Beit Lid, a Ma'abara (temporary immigrant camp) near Netanya and played in Liga Gimel for two seasons, finishing second in its first season[2] and winning its division in its second season. The club played for four seasons in Liga Bet before dropping back to Liga Gimel. However, the club won its division in the following season, bouncing back to Liga Bet.[3] During the summer break the club moved to Netanya and was renamed Beitar Dov Vatikim Netanya. After a season, the club dropped the word "Vatikim" (seniors) from its name.
The club played in third tier Liga Bet until the end of the 1975–76 season, when Liga Artzit was introduced as the new second division, demoting Liga Bet to fourth tier. At the end of the next season, the club finished 13th and relegated to Liga Gimel, where it played until 1979,[4] folding at the end of the season.
Honours
| Honour | No. | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Fourth tier | 2 | 1958–591, 1963–641 |
1 As Beitar Beit Lid
References
- ^ R. Spiegel to Even Yehuda and "Mishu" returns to Netanya Herut, 28 July 1964, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)
- ^ A New Management to Beitar Beit Lid[permanent dead link] Yehoshua Shlomo, 27 July 1958, Herut, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)
- ^ Liga Gimel requests: "Don't want Play-offs!" (Page 3) Moshe Kashtan, Hadshot HaSport, 6 July 1964, archive.football.co.il (in Hebrew)
- ^ Only the Bay Champion Is Still Unknown[permanent dead link] Razi Yekutiel and Amir Shinkman, 27 May 1979, Ma'ariv, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)