F.C. Bnei Ra'anana

F.C. Bnei Ra'anana
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
Home colours	Away colours

F.C. Bnei Ra'anana (Hebrew: מועדון כדורגל בני רעננה) is an Israeli football club based in Ra'anana. The club is currently in Liga Gimel Sharon division.

History

The club was founded in 2005 and joined Liga Gimel Sharon division, where they played nine successive seasons, until the 2013–14 season, when the club finished as runners-up and were promoted to Liga Bet, as the best runners-up in the South divisions,^[1] after two spots were vacated in that league, following the closures of Ironi Bat Yam (played in Liga Alef) and Maccabi Be'er Ya'akov.

The club's only 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 the Relegation play-offs, after Hapoel 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 the Penalty shoot-out, Ra'anana were beaten 2–4 and relegated back to Liga Gimel.^[3]^[4]

References

^ Liga Gimel: Minimum threshold Guy Goldfarb, Doublepass, 25.5.2014 (in Hebrew)
^ Surreal: Ra'anana might survive in the league even if they fail to win a point until the end of the season Guy Goldfarb, Doublepass, 19.2.2015 (in Hebrew)
^ In teeth: Yavne remained in the league at Ra'anana's expense Eli Shmueli, Doublepass, 9.5.2015 (in Hebrew)
^ F.C. Beitar Yavne – F.C. Bnei Ra'anana The Israel Football Association (in Hebrew)

External links

F.C. Bnei Ra'anana Archived 2014-11-15 at the Wayback Machine The Israel Football Association (in Hebrew)

[1] Liga Gimel: Minimum threshold Guy Goldfarb, Doublepass, 25.5.2014 (in Hebrew)

[2] Surreal: Ra'anana might survive in the league even if they fail to win a point until the end of the season Guy Goldfarb, Doublepass, 19.2.2015 (in Hebrew)

[3] In teeth: Yavne remained in the league at Ra'anana's expense Eli Shmueli, Doublepass, 9.5.2015 (in Hebrew)

[4] F.C. Beitar Yavne – F.C. Bnei Ra'anana The Israel Football Association (in Hebrew)

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v t e Liga Gimel
Upper Galilee	Bnei Maghar Hapoel Ihud Bnei Sumei F.C. Beit Jann Hapoel Mi'ilya Hapoel Nahef Hapoel Fassuta Ihud Bnei Majd al-Krum Tzeirei Sakhnin
Lower Galilee	Beitar Kafr Kanna Beitar Kiryat Ata Bnei Kafr Yasif F.C. Kabul F.C. Kafr Yasif Hapoel Bnei Dir al-Asad Hapoel Ironi Ibli'in Maccabi Basmat Tab'un Maccabi Ihud Bnei Ibtin Tzeirei Kafr Manda
Jezreel	Beitar Umm al-Fahm Bnei Daburiyya Bnei Umm al-Fahm F.C. Kafr Kama F.C. Mash'ad Hapoel Daliyat al-Karmel Hapoel Ein as-Sahala Hapoel Ramot Menashe Megido Hapoel Reineh Hapoel Tzeirei Nazareth Maccabi Ironi Barta'a Tzeirei Iksal
Samaria	Beitar Pardes Hanna F.C. Kababir F.C. Kiryat Haim F.C. Pardes Hanna-Karkur F.C. Or Akiva F.C. Karmel Haifa Hapoel Bnei Jasr a-Zarqa Hapoel Ihud Bnei Jatt Hapoel Kiryat Haim Maccabi Barkai Tzeirei Haifa Tzofey Haifa
Sharon	Beitar Kfar Saba Beitar Mate Binyamin Beitar Tubruk Bnei Jaljulia Bnei Tira F.C. Bnei Ra'anana F.C. Bnei Zemer F.C. Giv'at Shmuel F.C. Kafr Qasim Nibrass F.C. Ironi Ariel Hapoel 1928 Kfar Saba Hapoel Oranit Hapoel Pardesiya Ironi Rosh HaAyin Maccabi Ironi Kfar Yona Maccabi HaSharon Netanya Shimshon Bnei Tayibe
Tel Aviv	Agudat Sport Holon Beitar Ezra Beitar Jaffa Bnei Herzliya Bnei Yehud Dizengoff Tel Aviv Elitzur Jaffa Tel Aviv Elitzur Yehud Yotel F.C. Tel Aviv Hakoah Gil Ramat Gan Hapoel Neve Golan Hapoel Ramat Yisrael Hapoel Tzafririm Holon Maccabi Giv'at Shmuel Maccabi Hashikma Ramat Hen Maccabi Ironi Or Yehuda Maccabi Pardes Katz Maccabi Spartak Ramat Gan Maccabi Yehud-Monosson Shikun Vatikim Ramat Gan
Central	Ashdod City Beitar Gan Yavne Beitar Gedera Bnei Ramla Bnei Yeechalal Rehovot Beitar Ironi Ma'ale Adumim F.C. Be'er Ya'akov F.C. Rishon LeZion Hapoel Mevaseret Zion Hapoel Tirat Shalom Ihud Tzeirei Abu Gush Ironi Beit Shemesh Maccabi Be'er Ya'akov Maccabi Bnei Abu Gush Macccabi Kiryat Ekron Tzeirei Lod
South	Bnei Yeruham F.C. Be'er Sheva F.C. Be'er Sheva Haim Levy F.C. Meitar Hapoel Bnei Kuseife Hapoel Rahat Maccabi Ashkelon Maccabi Be'er Sheva Maccabi Ironi Hura Otzma Be'er Sheva Tzeirei Rahat
Seasons (fifth tier)	1958–59 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24
Seasons (sixth tier)	1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09