Ironi Beit Shemesh F.C.

Ironi Beit Shemesh
Full name	Ironi Beit Shemesh Football Club; עירוני בית שמש
Ground	Ahisamakh Ground, Ahisamakh
Chairman	Shalom Levy
Manager	Shmuel Kozokin
League	Liga Bet South B
2014–15	14th
Home colours	Away colours

Ironi Beit Shemesh (Hebrew: עירוני בית שמש) is an Israeli football club based in Beit Shemesh. The club is currently in Liga Bet South B division.

History

The club was founded after Hapoel Beit Shemesh, which in its prime played in the second tier of Israeli football, dissolved in 1994 due to financial difficulties.

Up until the 2000–01 season, there were three football clubs operating in Beit Shemesh (Ironi, Maccabi and Beitar) which played in Liga Gimel, the lowest tier of Israeli football.^[1] However, due to financial reasons, a merger was created between the other football clubs from Beit Shemesh and Ironi Beit Shemesh.^[2]

In the 2010–11 season, the club finished runners-up in Liga Gimel Central division^[3] and faced Hapoel Hod HaSharon in a promotion play-off. Ironi Beit Shemesh lost 0–1 and remained in Liga Gimel.^[4] In the following season, Ironi Beit Shemesh finished third in the Central division and would normally remain in Liga Gimel.^[5] However, they were eventually promoted to Liga Bet in order to fill a vacated spot in that league, after Maccabi HaShikma Ramat Hen withdrew and Hapoel F.C. Giv'at Shmuel gave up their right to play in Liga Bet.^[6]

The club's best placing to date came at the 2012–13 season, when they finished tenth in Liga Bet South B division.

External links

Ironi Beit Shemesh The Israel Football Association (in Hebrew)

References

^ Israel Cups 2000/01 RSSSF
^ Details about Beit Shemesh Hapoel Katamon, 28.10.2009 (in Hebrew)
^ Liga Gimel Central – 2010/2011 The Israel Football Association (in Hebrew)
^ Brother and friend Goler1, 14.5.2011 (in Hebrew)
^ Liga Gimel Central – 2010/2011 Archived 2014-10-22 at the Wayback Machine The Israel Football Association (in Hebrew)
^ Liga Bet South B picture completed Doublepass, 27.8.2012 (in Hebrew)

[1] Israel Cups 2000/01 RSSSF

[2] Details about Beit Shemesh Hapoel Katamon, 28.10.2009 (in Hebrew)

[3] Liga Gimel Central – 2010/2011 The Israel Football Association (in Hebrew)

[4] Brother and friend Goler1, 14.5.2011 (in Hebrew)

[5] Liga Gimel Central – 2010/2011 Archived 2014-10-22 at the Wayback Machine The Israel Football Association (in Hebrew)

[6] Liga Bet South B picture completed Doublepass, 27.8.2012 (in Hebrew)

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v t e Liga Bet
North A	Ahi Acre Ahli Tamra Ahva Kafr Manda Beitar Nahariya Bnei Maghar F.C. Bnei M.M.B.E. HaGolan VeHaGalil F.C. Shefa'-Amr F.C. Tzeirei Tamra Hapoel Bnei Bi'ina Hapoel Ihud Bnei Sumei Hapoel Karmiel Hapoel Kaukab Ironi Bnei Kabul Maccabi Abu Sna'an Maccabi Ahva Sha'ab Maccabi Bnei Jadeida Maccabi Ihud Bnei Ibtin
North B	Beitar Haifa Bnei Qalansawe F.C. Mashhad Hapoel Bnei Ar'ara 'Ara Hapoel F.C. Sandala Gilboa Hapoel Qalansawe Hapoel Ramot Menashe Megiddo Hapoel Tirat HaCarmel Hapoel Yafa Ihud Bnei Baqa Maccabi Ahi Iksal Maccabi Ahva Fureidis Maccabi Neve Sha'anan Eldad Maccabi Tirat HaCarmel Tzeirei Haifa Tzofey Haifa
South A	Beitar Kfar Saba Beitar Petah Tikva Beitar Ramat Gan Beitar Tel Aviv Bnei Jaffa F.C. HaMakhtesh Giv'atayim Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan Hapoel 1928 Kfar Saba Hapoel Azor Hapoel Bik'at HaYarden Hapoel Hod HaSharon Hapoel Kafr Qasim Shouaa Hapoel Kiryat Ono Hapoel Mahane Yehuda Ironi Beit Dagan Maccabi Gi'vat Shmuel Maccabi Ironi Amishav Petah Tikva
South B	Beitar Yavne Beitar Ironi Ma'ale Adumim Beitar Kiryat Gat Bnei Eilat F.C. Ramla F.C. Sderot F.C. Shikun HaMizrah Hapoel Ar'arat an-Naqab Hapoel Bnei Ashdod Hapoel Gedera Hapoel Segev Shalom Hapoel Yeruham Ironi Beit Shemesh Maccabi Be'er Sheva Maccabi Ironi Netivot Maccabi Kiryat Gat Maccabi Ramla
Seasons (fourth level)	1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–68 1968–69 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 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25