Bnei Yeechalal Rehovot F.C.
Bnei Yeechalal Rehovot (Hebrew: בני יצ'אלאל רחובות) is an Israeli football club based in Rehovot. The club is currently in Liga Bet South B division.
| Full name | Bnei Yeechalal Rehovot Football Club בני יצ'אלאל רחובות | ||
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| Founded | 2007 | ||
| Ground | Kiryat Moshe, Rehovot | ||
| Chairman | Abay Zauda | ||
| Manager | Hezi Rashti | ||
| League | Liga Gimel | ||
| 2022–23 | Liga Gimel Central, 4th | ||
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Background
Yeechalal (which means "Everything is possible" in the Amharic language),[1] The Community Association of Ethiopian Immigrants for Advancement in Sport, was founded in 2000, in order to promote sports amongst youth from the Ethiopian immigrants community in Israel and take responsibility over their future.[2]
History
Bnei Yeechalal Rehovot Football Club was founded in 2007 and joined Liga Gimel. In 2008–09, their second season of existence, the club finished on top of Liga Gimel Central division, level on points with Hapoel Rahat and F.C. Kiryat Gat, and had to face both clubs in a three-way promotion play-off. Bnei Yeechalal remained in Liga Gimel, after they lost both matches, 2–3 to F.C. Kiryat Gat and 1–3 to Hapoel Rahat.[3] However, in the following season, they won their division and were promoted to Liga Bet.[4]
The club's best placing to date was the sixth place in Liga Bet South B division, which was achieved in the 2014–15 season.
Honours
League
| Honour | No. | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Fifth tier | 1 | 2009–10 |
References
- Football team which almost all of their players are Ethiopians made history and promoted Channel 2 news, Mako, 25.4.2010 (in Hebrew)
- Home Page Archived 2014-08-01 at the Wayback Machine Yeechalal
- Bnei Yeechalal Rehovot 2008/2009 The Israel Football Association (in Hebrew)
- Liga Gimel Central – 2009/2010 The Israel Football Association (in Hebrew)