Full name | Hapoel Be'er Sheva Football Club | |||
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Nickname(s) | The Camels The Reds from the South | |||
Short name | HBS | |||
Founded | 1 May 1949 | |||
Ground | Turner Stadium, Be'er Sheva | |||
Capacity | 16,126 | |||
Owner | Alona Barkat | |||
Chairman | Guy Primor | |||
Manager | Ran Kozuch | |||
League | Israeli Premier League | |||
2023–24 | Israeli Premier League, 3rd of 14 | |||
Website | http://hbsfc.co.il/ | |||
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Hapoel Be'er Sheva Football Club (Hebrew: מועדון הכדורגל הפועל באר שבע, Moadon HaKaduregel Hapoel Be'er Sheva) is an Israeli professional football club from the city of Be'er Sheva, that competes in the Israeli Premier League. The club was established in 1949, and since 2007 it has been run by businesswoman Alona Barkat, who serves as the club's owner. The club also fields youth teams, and a women's side. There is also a football academy.[1]
The home uniform colors of the club are red and white. Until 1959, the club played its home games at a stadium that was located in the old city of Be'er Sheva. In 1960, the club moved to Vasermil Stadium. Starting from the 2015–16 season, the home ground of the team is Turner Stadium.
The club began to win titles in the 1970s. Throughout the years, the team has won five championships, three Israel State Cup, four Toto Cup (One in Liga Leumit), four Israel Super Cup (One in the Second Division) and one Lilian Cup. Be'er Sheva is also the first team in the history of Israeli football to play in a European competition, together with Beitar Jerusalem, and the first team in the history of Israeli football that played in the UEFA Cup together with Hapoel Tel Aviv.