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| Full name | Hapoel Bnei Lod הפועל בני לוד |
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| Nickname(s) | Bnei Lod | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Founded | 1990s | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ground | Lod Municipal Stadium (Capacity -) |
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| Chairman |  Abu Subhi |
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| Manager | Asam Bargiti |
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| League | Liga Leumit | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007-08 | Liga Leumit, 5th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Hapoel Bnei Lod F. Football club names are a part of the sport 's culture reflecting century-old traditions This is a of lists of the use of Nicknames in football (soccer. The following is a list of Association football stadia. They are ordered by their capacity, that is the maximum number of spectators that the Structure There are 12 clubs in the Liga Leumit Each team plays thirty three rounds of matches as determined by the Israel Football Association and is awarded three points The 2007-08 Liga Leumit season began on 17 August 2007 and ended on 24 May 2008 The 2007-08 Liga Leumit season began on 17 August 2007 and ended on 24 May 2008 C. (Hebrew: הפועל בני לוד) are a football club, from the central Israeli city of Lod. Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered Lod (לוֹד اَلْلُدّْ al-Ludd; Greco-Latin Lydda) is a mixed Arab - Jewish city about 15 km southeast of Tel Aviv in The club plays in an all-red strip, and are currently in Liga Leumit, the second tier of Israeli football. Structure There are 12 clubs in the Liga Leumit Each team plays thirty three rounds of matches as determined by the Israel Football Association and is awarded three points Home matches are played at the Lod Municipal Stadium. They are more commonly known as just Bnei Lod.
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History
Hapoel Lod were originally the main team from the city, spending several seasons in the top division and winning the State Cup in 1984. The State Cup (גביע המדינה Gvia HaMedina) is the second most important tournament in Israeli football after Ligat ha'Al the top division However, financial problems saw the club fold in 2002 and reform as Maxim Lod in Liga Gimel, one division below Hapoel Bnei Lod, then in Liga Bet. Liga Gimmel ('ליגה ג C League) is the sixth tier of the Israeli football league system. Liga Bet ( Hebrew: 'ליגה ב is the fifth tier of the Israeli football league system.
Despite being founded during the 1960s, Hapoel Bnei Lod had achieved little and remained in the lower leagues until the new millennium. However, the problems of their city rivals allowed them to become the major force in the city. The season after Hapoel Lod folded was the first in which Bnei Lod had been in a higher division than their neighbours. As a result, many of the city's football fans switched their allegiance and started following Bnei Lod.
The club's upwards momentum started when they won Liga Bet in 2003-4. The following season saw them win Liga Alef and promotion to Liga Artzit (the third tier). Liga Alef ('ליגה א lit A League) is the fourth tier of the Israeli football league system. Structure There are 12 teams in Liga Artzit Each team plays thirty three matches the first 22 matches are played on a home and away basis with the last 11 fixtures based on league The winning run continued in 2005-6 as the club claimed the Liga Artzit championship to win promotion to Liga Leumit.
Current Squad
As of December 29, 2007
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Honours
- Liga Artzit
- 2005-6
- Liga Alef (South)
- 2004-5
- Liga Bet (South B)
- 2003-4
Trivia
- "Hapoel" is translated as "The Worker"
- "Bnei" is translated as "Sons of"
External links
- Official website (Hebrew)