F.C. Shikun HaMizrah

F.C. Shikun HaMizrah
Full name	Moadon Sport Shikun HaMizrah; מועדון ספורט שיכון המזרח‎
Nickname(s)	Shikuniya
Founded	1958 as Hapoel Shikun HaMizrah; 1977 as Maccabi Shikun HaMizrah; 2004 as F.C. Shikun HaMizrah
Ground	Shikun HaMizrah Stadium, Rishon LeZion
Owner	Issachar Buri
Manager	Shimon Vaknin
League	Liga Bet South B
2022–23	Liga Alef South B, 4th
Home colours	Away colours

F.C. Shikun HaMizrah (Hebrew: מועדון ספורט שיכון המזרח), Moadon Sport Shikun HaMizrah, lit. Shikun HaMizrah Sport Club (or in short מ.ס. שיכון המזרח‎ Mem Samekh Shikun HaMizrah, lit. F.C. Shikun HaMizrah) is an Israeli football club which representing Shikun HaMizrah neighborhood in Rishon LeZion. The club currently plays in Liga Alef South division.

History

The club was founded in 1958 as Hapoel Shikun HaMizrah, and reached Liga Bet, (the third tier of Israeli football at the time), for the first time in the 1963–64 season.

For the 1977–78 season, the club became Maccabi Shikun HaMizrah, following a merger with Maccabi Rishon LeZion, which have previously established several sport clubs, including athletics, basketball, and also refounded the football club (the original club was dissolved during the 1953–54 season, and the refounded club played in the 1976–77 season in Liga Gimel).[1] In the first season of the merged club, while playing in Liga Gimel, the club was close to make a big upset in the Israel State Cup, after they took top flight club, Hapoel Haifa to penalties, where they lost 1–4, after 2–2 draw in 120 minutes. The club was mentioned in the press by both Maccabi Rishon LeZion and Maccabi Shikun HaMizrah names.[2] The merger with Maccabi Rishon LeZion lasted until 1981, when a dispute concerning the use of facilities, arose between the football club and Maccabi Rishon LeZion athletics club.[3] The club continued to play as Maccabi Shikun HaMizrah.

Maccabi Shikun HaMizrah reached Liga Alef (now as third tier) for the first time in the 1988–89 season. The club relegated to Liga Bet at the end of the 1990–91 season and bounced back to Liga Alef four seasons later, and a season later, in 1996–97, relegated again to Liga Bet, where they remained until they were dissolved prior to the 1999–2000 season.[4] The club refounded in 2004 as F.C. Shikun HaMizrah[5]

As F.C. Shikun HaMizrah, the club was promoted from Liga Gimel to Liga Bet, after they finished runners-up in Liga Gimel Central division in the 2007–08 season.[6] in the 2013–14 season, the club won Liga Bet South B division,[7] and were promoted back to Liga Alef after 19 years.[5]

Honours

Liga Bet:
- 1987–88, 1994–95, 2013–14
Liga Gimel:
- 1971–72, 1977–78, 1982–83

References

Zeidenberg was sent off and the match abandoned Maariv, 17.10.1976, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)
Cinderalla from Liga Gimel beaten only after penalties Maariv, 12.2.1978, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)
About Archived 2015-02-05 at the Wayback Machine Maccabi Rishon-Lezion Athletic Club (in Hebrew)
Israel Fifth Level 1999/2000 RSSSF
Shikun HaMizrah back in Liga Alef Doublepass, 12.4.2014 (in Hebrew)
Liga Gimel Central 2007/2008 Archived 2014-12-28 at the Wayback Machine The Israel Football Association (in Hebrew)
Liga Bet South B 2013/2014 Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine The Israel Football Association (in Hebrew)

External links

F.C. Shikun HaMizrah The Israel Football Association (in Hebrew)

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[Zeidenberg_was_sent_off_and_the_match_abandoned-1] Zeidenberg was sent off and the match abandoned Maariv, 17.10.1976, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)

[Cinderalla_from_Liga_Gimel_beaten_only_after_penalties-2] Cinderalla from Liga Gimel beaten only after penalties Maariv, 12.2.1978, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)

[3] About Archived 2015-02-05 at the Wayback Machine Maccabi Rishon-Lezion Athletic Club (in Hebrew)

[4] Israel Fifth Level 1999/2000 RSSSF

[Shikun_HaMizrah_back_in_Liga_Alef-5] Shikun HaMizrah back in Liga Alef Doublepass, 12.4.2014 (in Hebrew)

[6] Liga Gimel Central 2007/2008 Archived 2014-12-28 at the Wayback Machine The Israel Football Association (in Hebrew)

[7] Liga Bet South B 2013/2014 Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine The Israel Football Association (in Hebrew)

Liga Bet
North A	Ahi Acre Ahli Tamra Ahva Arraba Ahva Kafr Manda Beitar Nahariya F.C. Bnei M.M.B.E. HaGolan VeHaGalil F.C. Shefa'-Amr F.C. Tzeirei Tamra Hapoel Bnei Bi'ina Hapoel Karmiel Ironi Bnei Kabul Maccabi Abu Sna'an Maccabi Ahva Sha'ab Maccabi Bnei Jadeida Maccabi Ironi Tamra Maccabi Ironi Yafa
North B	Beitar Haifa Bnei Qalansawe Hapoel Beit She'an Hapoel Bnei Ar'ara 'Ara Hapoel Bnei Fureidis Hapoel Bnei Musmus Hapoel F.C. Sandala Gilboa Hapoel Qalansawe Hapoel Tirat HaCarmel Hapoel Yafa Ihud Bnei Baqa Ihud Bnei Kafr Qara Maccabi Ahi Iksal Maccabi Ahva Fureidis Maccabi Neve Sha'anan Eldad Maccabi Tirat HaCarmel
South A	Beitar Ramat Gan Beitar Petah Tikva Beitar Tel Aviv Bnei Jaffa F.C. HaMakhtesh Giv'atayim Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan Hapoel Azor Hapoel Hod HaSharon Hapoel Kafr Qasim Shouaa Hapoel Kiryat Ono Hapoel Mahane Yehuda Inter Aliyah Tel Aviv Ironi Beit Dagan Maccabi Ironi Amishav Petah Tikva Sporting Tel Aviv Tzeirei Tira
South B	Beitar Kiryat Gat Beitar Yavne Bnei Eilat F.C. Jerusalem F.C. Ramla F.C. Sderot F.C. Shikun HaMizrah Hapoel Ar'arat an-Naqab Hapoel Bnei Ashdod Hapoel Shimshon Ashkelon Hapoel Gedera Hapoel Segev Shalom Hapoel Yeruham Maccabi Ironi Netivot Maccabi Kiryat Gat Maccabi Ramla
Seasons (fourth level)	1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–68 1968–69 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