| Full name | Beitar Avraham Be'er Sheva Football Club | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Founded | 1956 | ||
| Dissolved | 2003 | ||
| Ground | Reisser Ground,Be'er Sheva | ||
| 2002–03 | Liga Leumit, 12th (relegated) | ||
Beitar Avraham Be'er Sheva (Hebrew:בית"ר אברהם באר שבע) was an Israeli football club based inBe'er Sheva.
The club was founded in 1956 and started inLiga Gimel. After three seasons at the bottom tier, the club won their regional division and were promoted toLiga Bet.[1] In the1965–66 season, they won Liga Bet South B division and were promoted toLiga Alef, then the second tier of Israeli football. The club were relegated back to Liga Bet in1969–70 after finishing second from bottom of the South Division. Beitar were promoted back to Liga Alef, now the third tier, at the end of the1978–79 season, remaining in Liga Alef until the1986–87 season, when they were relegated back to Liga Bet.
In 1991 the club had returned to Liga Alef, and were promoted toLiga Artzit (then the second tier) in 1998. In theirfirst season at the second level they finished fourth. In the2000–01 season the club finished third, missing out on promotion to theIsraeli Premier League by a single point (they had a better goal difference than runners-upMaccabi Kiryat Gat).[2] Although they finished fourth thefollowing season, Beitar finished bottom of Liga Leumit (which had become the second division in 1999) in2002–03, without winning an away match all season, and were due to be relegated to Liga Artzit.[3] However, the club folded in the summer,[4] withHapoel Marmorek promoted fromLiga Alef to take their place.
The club's stadium was named afterMichael Reisser, a Likud MK who died following a car accident in 1988.
| Full name | Moadon Sport Be'er Sheva מועדון ספורט באר שבע | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2006 | ||
| Ground | Reisser Ground,Be'er Sheva | ||
| Chairman | Yigal Sarusi | ||
| Manager | Ya'akov Turgeman | ||
| League | Liga Bet South B | ||
| 2023–24 | Liga Bet South B, 3rd | ||
In 2006, a successor club,F.C. Be'er Sheva (Hebrew:מועדון ספורט באר שבע),Moadon Sport Be'er Sheva, lit.Be'er Sheva Sport Club (or in shortHebrew:מ.ס. באר שבעMem Samekh Be'er Sheva, lit.F.C. Be'er Sheva) was founded, after theIsrael Football Association allowed it only three years after the original club folded because of financial collapse.[5]
In their first season, F.C. Be'er Sheva finished runners-up inLiga Gimel Central-South division[6] and were promoted toLiga Bet, where they play since in the South B division.
| Honour | No. | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Third tier | 1 | 1965–66 |
| Fourth tier | 2 | 1958–59,1978–79 |