Hapoel Beit Lid F.C. Explained

Clubname:Hapoel Beit Lid F.C.
Fullname:Hapoel Beit Lid Football Club
הפועל בית ליד
Founded:1951
Dissolved:1960
League:Liga Bet
Season:1959–60
Position:15th (North B division)

Hapoel Beit Lid F.C. (Hebrew: הפועל בית ליד), was a football club from the Beit Lid Ma'abara (temporary immigrant camp), Israel. The club was also rarely referred to as Hapoel Shvut Am (Hebrew: הפועל שבות עם),[1] [2] as Shvut Am (lit. The Nation Returns) was the formal name of the camp.

History

The club was established by newly arrived immigrants who were settled in the Ma'abara in 1951 and joined Liga Gimel (third division) for the 1951–52 season. The club was promoted to Liga Bet (second division) by the end of the following season, and remained in Liga Bet, which became third division in 1956 for the next six seasons.

On 16 January 1960, in a league match between the club and Maccabi Neve Shalom, a brawl erupted, initiated by Beit Lid's players and fans, during which the match's referee was severely beaten.[3] [4] The club was suspended from the league a week later and folded.[5] [6] [7]

Honours

Notes and References

  1. http://jhpress.nli.org.il/Default/Scripting/ArticleWin.asp?From=Archive&Source=Page&Skin=TAUHe&BaseHref=DAV/1959/06/28&PageLabelPrint=&EntityId=Ar00322&ViewMode=HTML The Football League Matches Will Be Brought Forward
  2. http://jhpress.nli.org.il/Default/Scripting/ArticleWin.asp?From=Archive&Source=Page&Skin=TAUHe&BaseHref=DAV/1960/01/17&PageLabelPrint=&EntityId=Ar00327&ViewMode=HTML A Football Referee Was Beaten
  3. http://jhpress.nli.org.il/Default/Scripting/ArticleWin.asp?From=Archive&Source=Page&Skin=TAUHe&BaseHref=HRT/1960/01/17&PageLabelPrint=4&EntityId=Ar00413&ViewMode=HTML{{Dead link|date=January 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} A Referee Was Severely Beaten in a Football Match in Netanya
  4. http://archive.football.org.il/multimedia/PDF/Newspapers/hadashot/1960/01-17-1960.pdf A Beit-Lidian Outrage in Netanya
  5. http://jhpress.nli.org.il/Default/Scripting/ArticleWin.asp?From=Archive&Source=Page&Skin=TAUHe&BaseHref=MAR/1960/01/24&PageLabelPrint=10&EntityId=Ar01013&ViewMode=HTML Hapoel Beit Lid Suspended Until the End of the Season
  6. http://archive.football.org.il/multimedia/PDF/Newspapers/hadashot/1960/01-24-1960.pdf Activity of Beit Lid Footballers Suspended till the end of the season
  7. http://jhpress.nli.org.il/Default/Scripting/ArticleWin.asp?From=Archive&Source=Page&Skin=TAUHe&BaseHref=MAR/1974/05/06&PageLabelPrint=9&EntityId=Ar00900&ViewMode=HTML Scorer Victor Sarusi: The Cruel of All – The Crowd