Beitar Tel Aviv
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| Full name |
Beitar Tel Aviv Football Club מועדון כדורגל בית"ר תל אביב |
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| Founded | 1934 |
| Dissolved | 2000 |
| Ground | Bloomfield Stadium, Jaffa, Tel Aviv |
| 1999–2000 | Liga Artzit, 2nd |
Beitar Tel Aviv Football Club (Hebrew: מועדון כדורגל בית"ר תל אביב) was an Israeli football club based from Tel Aviv. The club merged in 2000 with Shimshon Tel Aviv to create Beitar Shimshon Tel Aviv, and later, after the merge came apart, merged with Ironi Ramla to create Beitar Tel Aviv Ramla.
The club were founded as a youth team, but soon began to compete in adult leagues, advancing within three years to the top division. Their first success came in 1940, when they won the Palestine Cup, beating Maccabi Tel Aviv 3–1 in the final. Two years later, they won the cup again, setting a record for the highest score in the final, when they beat Maccabi Haifa 12–1.
In 1945 the club won its division in the War League, but the deciding championship match against Hapoel Tel Aviv, winner of the other division was never played and no one champion was set. Nowadays the IFA recognize both clubs as champions for this season.
On 6 May 1945 the club played visiting team Hajduk Split and recorded a 4–2 victory. The Yugoslav team have beaten Maccabi Tel Aviv 7–2, and Beitar's victory was held as a great feat.
The club reached the cup final again in 1947, playing Maccabi Tel Aviv. The tempestuous match was abandoned with Maccabi leading 3–2 after Beitar seemed to have scored a goal, which wasn't given, and the crowd stormed the pitch.
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