Ironi Beit Shemesh
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Wikipedia - Ironi Beit Shemesh F.C.
Ironi Beit Shemesh (Hebrew: עירוני בית שמש) is an Israeli football club based in Beit Shemesh. The club is currently in Liga Bet South B division.
History
The club was founded after Hapoel Beit Shemesh, which in its prime played in the second tier of Israeli football, dissolved in 1994 due to financial difficulties.
Up until the 2000–01 season, there were three football clubs operating in Beit Shemesh (Ironi, Maccabi and Beitar) which played in Liga Gimel, the lowest tier of Israeli football. However, due to financial reasons, a merger was created between the other football clubs from Beit Shemesh and Ironi Beit Shemesh.
In the 2010–11 season, the club finished runners-up in Liga Gimel Central division and faced Hapoel Hod HaSharon in a promotion play-off. Ironi Beit Shemesh lost 0–1 and remained in Liga Gimel. In the following season, Ironi Beit Shemesh finished third in the Central division and would normally remain in Liga Gimel. However, they were eventually promoted to Liga Bet in order to fill a vacated spot in that league, after Maccabi HaShikma Ramat Hen withdrew and Hapoel F.C. Giv'at Shmuel gave up their right to play in Liga Bet.
The club's best placing to date came at the 2012–13 season, when they finished tenth in Liga Bet South B division.
Ironi Beit Shemeshi kodustaadion on Municipal Stadium, mille mahutavus on 3000 pealtvaatajat. Klubi värvid on punane ja must.
Klubi kõige edukamad aastad olid 2000. aastate algus, mil ta võitis Iisraeli karikavõistlused 2002. aastal ja 2008. aastal. Samuti on ta jõudnud Iisraeli esiliiga finaali 2005. ja 2006. aastal.
Ironi Beit Shemesh on tuntud oma tugeva noorteakadeemia poolest, mis on andnud palju andekaid mängijaid nii Iisraeli koondisele kui ka Euroopa klubidele.