Bnei Yeechalal Rehovot F.C.

Bnei Yeechalal Rehovot
Full name Bnei Yeechalal Rehovot Football Club
בני יצ'אלאל רחובות
Founded 2007
Ground Kiryat Moshe, Rehovot
Chairman Abay Zauda
Manager Hezi Rashti
League Liga Bet South B
2014–15 6th

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.

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

Cups

Honour No. Years
Liga Bet divisional State Cup 1 2015–16
Liga Gimel divisional State Cup 1 2009–10

References

  1. Football team which almost all of their players are Ethiopians made history and promoted Channel 2 news, Mako, 25.4.2010 (Hebrew)
  2. Home Page Yeechalal
  3. Bnei Yeechalal Rehovot 2008/2009 The Israel Football Association (Hebrew)
  4. Liga Gimel Central - 2009/2010 The Israel Football Association (Hebrew)

External links

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