Hapoel Rahat F.C.

Hapoel Rahat
Full name	Hapoel Rahat Football Club; הפועל רהט
Founded	1982
Ground	Rahat Ground, Rahat
Chairman	Salameh al-Kamalat
Manager	Wahid al-Sana
League	Liga Bet South B
2014–15	12th
Home colours	Away colours

Hapoel Rahat (Hebrew: הפועל רהט‎, Arabic: هبوعيل رهط‎) is an Israeli football club based in the Bedouin city of Rahat. The club is currently in Liga Bet South B division.

History

The club was founded in 1982 by Salameh al-Kamalat, and became the first club to represent the city of Rahat, after football in Rahat was previously represented by Hapoel al-Huzeil and Hapoel al-Ubra, which have represented their local tribes, rather than the city of Rahat. Hapoel Rahat started at Liga Dalet, then the sixth and lowest tier of Israeli football, where they played until the league was scrapped (in 1985), and as a result were promoted to Liga Gimel.[1]

The club was promoted to Liga Bet (the fifth tier from 1999 to 2009) for the first time, after winning Liga Gimel South division in the 1999–2000 season.[2] However, they were relegated back to Liga Gimel, after finished bottom of Liga Bet South B division in the following season. Although Hapoel Rahat made an immediate return to Liga Bet, they were relegated once more at the end of the 2002–03 season, this time after second bottom finish.

In the 2008–09 season, the club finished on top of Liga Gimel Central division, level on points with F.C. Kiryat Gat and Bnei Yeechalal Rehovot, and had to face both clubs in a three-way promotion play-off. Hapoel Rahat finished the play-off as runners-up, after F.C. Kiryat Gat, and were eventually promoted to Liga Bet after Hapoel Masos (which were relegated from Liga Alef South division), folded during the summer.[1] Thus, the club jumped by two levels, as Liga Bet became the fourth tier of Israeli football, following the closure of Liga Artzit at the summer of 2009.

The club's best achievement to date came at the 2013–14 season, when they finished fifth in Liga Bet South B division and qualified for the Promotion play-offs, where they made a remarkable run, as without the home advantage, they eliminated the second placed, Maccabi Ironi Netivot, with a win on penalties after 1–1 draw in the first round, and in the second round, they eliminated the fourth placed, Ironi Modi'in, with a win of 1–0, and qualified for the regional final, where they lost 1–2 against the Liga Bet North A regional winners, Hapoel Hod HaSharon, in a match which was held in Ramat Gan Stadium.[3]

Honours

League

Honour	No.	Years
Sixth tier	1	1999–2000

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References

His baby Guy Goldfarb, Doublepass, 23.5.2010 (in Hebrew)
Israel Sixth Level 1999/2000 RSSSF
Hapoel Hod HaSharon Ironi 2–1 Hapoel Rahat The Israel Football Association (in Hebrew)

External links

Hapoel Rahat The Israel Football Association (in Hebrew)

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[His_baby-1] His baby Guy Goldfarb, Doublepass, 23.5.2010 (in Hebrew)

[2] Israel Sixth Level 1999/2000 RSSSF

[3] Hapoel Hod HaSharon Ironi 2–1 Hapoel Rahat The Israel Football Association (in Hebrew)

Liga Bet
North A	Ahi Acre Beitar Nahariya Ahva Kafr Manda F.C. al-Nahda Nazareth F.C. Bnei M.M.B.E. HaGolan VeHaGalil F.C. Bnei Bir al-Maksur F.C. Tzeirei Kafr Kanna F.C. Tzeirei Sakhnin F.C. Tzeirei Tamra Hapoel Bu'eine Hapoel Bnei Tuba-Zangariyye Ironi Bnei Kabul Ihud Bnei Majd al-Krum Maccabi Ahva Yarka Maccabi Bnei Nahf Maccabi Sektzia Ma'alot-Tarshiha
North B	Hapoel Beit She'an Hapoel Bnei Fureidis Hapoel Bnei Musmus Hapoel Daliyat al-Karmel Hapoel Ihud Bnei Jatt Hapoel Ramot Menashe Megido Hapoel Sandala Gilboa Hapoel Tirat HaCarmel Ihud Bnei Baqa Ihud Bnei Kafr Qara Ironi Nesher Maccabi Ahi Iksal Maccabi Bnei Reineh Maccabi Neve Sha'anan Eldad Maccabi Nujeidat Maccabi Umm al-Fahm
South A	Beitar Kfar Saba Beitar Petah Tikva Beitar Ramat Gan Bnei Jaffa F.C. Otzma Holon F.C. Tzeirei Tayibe Hapoel Hod HaSharon Hapoel Kafr Bara Hapoel Kafr Qasim Shouaa Hapoel Kiryat Ono Hapoel Mahane Yehuda Hapoel Qalanswe Ironi Beit Dagan Maccabi Ironi Amishav Petah Tikva Shimshon Bnei Tayibe Shimshon Tel Aviv
South B	Beitar Kiryat Gat Beitar Ironi Ma'ale Adumim Beitar Yavne Bnei Eilat F.C. Be'er Sheva F.C. Dimona F.C. Shikun HaMizrah Hapoel Gedera Hapoel Lod Hapoel Yeruham Ironi Kuseife Ironi Modi'in Maccabi Ironi Netivot Maccabi Ironi Sderot Maccabi Kiryat Malakhi Tzeirei Rahat
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