Hapoel Be'er Sheva F.C.

Early years

The team started in 1949, when Zalman Caspi was a footballer at Hapoel Ramat Gan. He set up a department to find young talents in the transit camps in the Be'er Sheva area, in order to eventually establish a soccer team. In April 1950, the group was established in the framework of the Hapoel Center. Hapoel Be'er Sheva played for the first time on 1 May 1950 and won 5–4 Hapoel Mefalsim, a team made up of players who immigrated to Israel from South America. The goals were scored by Marcus Abergil (duo), Henry Lev (duo) and Baruch Cohen. At that time, the team participated in friendly matches against teams from the two senior leagues, and Derby was held against Maccabi Be'er Sheva, which ended with a 3–3 draw. In 1952, the club official activity was suspended after the Association decided that the geographical distance would not allow its participation, but in 1954 the group was re-registered in the 1954–55 league in the Negev region of Liga Gimel, the third league at the time. Be'er Sheva finished the season in the seventh and final place in the Negev region with one win from 12 games, 22 mandatory goals and only 5 goals. The 1955–56 season, under the guidance of coach Yosef Azran, finished first in the Southern District of Liga Gimel, the fourth league at the time. In the qualifying games for relegation to Liga Bet, Be'er Sheva competed against Hapoel Lod, Hapoel Ramla and Hapoel Holon, and in the decisive game in Rehovot she beat Hapoel Jaffa 0–5 and…

The ten most prominent players, per category, based on the ratio between titles won and appearances, taking into account the significance of the club's achievements.

See also: List of Hapoel Be'er Sheva players with Wikipedia articles

Honours

Premier League: Winners (6): 1974–75, 1975–76, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2025–26 Runners-up (4): 2013–14, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2024–25 Second League: Winners (3): 1964–65, 1970–71, 2000–01 State Cup: Winners (4): 1996–97, 2019–20, 2021–22, 2024–25 Runners-up (5): 1983–84, 2002–03, 2014–15, 2023–24, 2025–26 Super Cup: Winners (5): 1975, 2016, 2017, 2022, 2025 Runners-up (4): 1976, 2018, 2020, 2026 Super Cup (Second League): Winners (1): 1970–71 Toto Cup: Winners (3): 1988–89, 1995–96, 2016–17 Runners-up (5): 1985–86, 2012–13, 2017–18, 2021–22, 2022–23 Toto Cup (Second League): Winners (1): 2008–09 Runners-up (1): 2005–06 Lilian Cup: Winners (1): 1988 Runners-up (2): 1982, 1983

Team records

Seasons in top division – 53 (Includes season 2026–27) The first group in the history of Israeli football that played in a European competition (together with Beitar Jerusalem, 1976–77) The first team in the history of Israeli football who played in the UEFA Cup (together with Hapoel Tel Aviv, 1994–95) The highest victory of an Israeli team in the semi-finals of the Israel State Cup – 0–7 (against Hapoel Afula, 2014–15) The biggest loss of an Israeli team in a European competition – 0–10 (against Roda JC, 1997–98) Biggest 'undefeated' streak in the league – 29 (09/05/16 – 03/10/15) Biggest 'undefeated away matches' streak in the league – 14 (25/04/16 – 16/10/15) Record League – Home Games without loss – 51 (12/05/18 – 21/09/15) Record of wins for a season – 26…