| Full name | Moadon Kaduregel Bnei Ra'anana מועדון כדורגל בני רעננה | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2005 | ||
| Ground | Karnei Oren Memorial Field,Ra'anana | ||
| Chairman | Moris Lasri | ||
| Manager | Eli Tzoref | ||
| League | Liga Gimel Sharon | ||
| 2015–16 | 7th | ||
F.C. Bnei Ra'anana (Hebrew:מועדון כדורגל בני רעננה) is an Israelifootball club based inRa'anana. The club is currently inLiga Gimel Sharon division.
The club was founded in 2005 and joinedLiga Gimel Sharon division, where they played nine successive seasons, until the2013–14 season, when the club finished as runners-up and were promoted toLiga Bet, as the best runners-up in the South divisions,[1] after two spots were vacated in that league, following the closures ofIroni Bat Yam (played in Liga Alef) andMaccabi Be'er Ya'akov.
The club'sonly season in Liga Bet turned up to be the worst ever of a club in that league, after they finished at the bottom of South B division, without points, losing in all their 28 games. In spite of that, the club had a chance to survive in Liga Bet, through theRelegation play-offs, afterHapoel Arad, which also played in the South B division, folded during the season.[2] In the Relegation play-offs, after losing 1–5 to the 12th-placed club,Hapoel Rahat, Ra'anana faced the 13th-placed club,Beitar Yavne, in the decisive match. Against all odds, Ra'anana held their opponents into 1–1 draw in 120 minutes. However, in thePenalty shoot-out, Ra'anana were beaten 2–4 and relegated back to Liga Gimel.[3][4]