Ironi Ofakim F.C.

Ironi Ofakim
Full name Ironi Ofakim Football Club
Founded 1996
Dissolved 2008
League Liga Alef
2007–08 14th (relegated)

Ironi Ofakim was an Israeli football club based in Ofakim.

History

The club was founded before the 1996–97 season and was placed in Liga Bet, replacing Hapoel Ofakim. In 2001 the club won the South B division and was promoted to Liga Alef, then fourth tier. During that season the club also qualified to the 9th round of the State Cup, losing 2–7 to Maccabi Tel Aviv.[1][2]

The club played in Liga Alef for the next seven seasons, finishing as runners-up in 2004–05. At the end of the 2007–08 the club finished bottom of the league and folded.[3]

Culture

The football club, its ground and some of its players featured in the Israeli film Beitar Provence, as the fictional football club Beitar Givat Zurim.[4]

Honours

League

Honour No. Years
Fifth tier 1 2000–01

References

  1. ↑ State Cup: Cosmic Optimism Yaniv Hermesh, 5 March 2001, Ynet (in Hebrew)
  2. ↑ Maccabi Tel Aviv – Ironi Ofakim Maccabi Tel Aviv Official Site (in Hebrew)
  3. ↑ Comeback for Ironi Ofakim Football Club? Carmel Kushnir, 16 March 2009, MyNet (in Hebrew)
  4. ↑ Beitar Provence IMDB
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