Beitar Jerusalem F.C.

( , Moadon Kaduregel Beitar Yerushalayim ) is an Israeli football club from Jerusalem . The club is based at the Teddy Stadium in the Malha neighborhood, and plays in black and yellow. The club has been associated with Right-wing Israeli politics for over 70 years and attracts support from the La Familia Ultras group.

Football club Current season Beitar Jerusalem Football club ( ; Moadon Kaduregel Beitar Yerushalayim ) is an Israeli professional football club from Jerusalem and a member of the Israeli Premier League . The club is based at the Teddy Stadium in the Malha neighborhood, and plays in black and yellow.

The club was founded in 1936 by Shmuel Kirschstein and David Horn, who chaired the similarly named Betar branch in Jerusalem. Several team members were also part of the outlawed Irgun and Lehi militias closely associated with the right-wing Revisionist Zionism movement. The club has traditionally worn with kit colours in yellow and black. The team has played its home matches in the 31,733-capacity Teddy Stadium in the Malha neighborhood of Jerusalem since 1991. Beitar's fans have become a highly controversial political symbol in Israeli football culture , unofficially aligned with the Revisionist Zionist movement and to the right-wing Likud party. The club remain the only one in the Israel Premier League to have never signed an Arab player and the fans became infamous for their 'Death to Arabs' chant. However, in January 2019 the club celebrated its first year without any cases of organised racist chanting reported from the stands. Domestically, Beitar has won the Israeli Premier League on 6 occasions, in 1986–87 , 1992–93 , 1996–97 , 1997–98 and 2006–07 , 2007–08 , 7 Israeli Cup titles, in 1975–76 , 1978–79 , 1984–85 , 1985–86 , 1988–89 , 2007–08 , and 2008–09 , and 2 Israeli Supercups in 1976 and 1986 respectively. Beitar Jerusalem fans insist on changing name of latest signing Mohamed – The Jewish Post, 23 June 2019 Beitar Jerusalem hails a year free of racist chanting in the stands – Jewish Chronicle, 1 January 2019

Association football club in Israel "Beitar Jerusalem" redirects here. Football club Beitar Jerusalem Football Club ( ), commonly known as Beitar Jerusalem ([בית"ר ירושלים] Error: {{Lang}}: invalid parameter: |3= ( help ) ) or simply as Beitar ( בית"ר ), is an Israeli football club based in the city of Jerusalem , that plays in the Israeli Premier League , the top tier in Israeli football . The club has traditionally worn kit colours of yellow and black. The team has played its home matches in Teddy Stadium . The stadium is the largest stadium in Israel with a capacity of 31,733. The club is one of the most popular in Israel and is among the Israeli clubs with the highest number of fans in the country. The club was founded in 1936 by Shmuel Kirschstein and David Horn, who chaired the Betar branch in Jerusalem. Several team members were also part of the outlawed Irgun and Lehi militias closely associated with the right-wing Revisionist Zionism movement. Beitar's fans have become a highly controversial political symbol in Israeli football culture , unofficially aligned with the Revisionist Zionist movement and to the right-wing Likud party. The club, whose fanbase is notorious for its anti-Arab racism and anti-Muslim religious bigotry, remains the only one in the Israel Premier League to have never signed an Arab player, although the club signed four non-Arab Muslim players in the past. Domestically, Beitar has won the Israeli Premier League on 6 occasions, in 1986–87 , 1992–93 , 1996–97 , 1997–98 and 2006–07 , 2007–08 , 8 Israeli Cup titles, in 1975–76 , 1978–79 , 1984–85 , 1985–86 , 1988–89 , 2007–08 , 2008–09 , 2022–23 , and two Israeli Supercups in 1976 and 1986 respectively.

Association football club in Israel "Beitar Jerusalem" redirects here. Football club Beitar Jerusalem Football Club ( Hebrew : מועדון כדורגל בית"ר ירושלים , romanized : Moadon Kaduregel Beitar Yerushalayim ), commonly known as Beitar Jerusalem ( Hebrew : בית"ר ירושלים , romanized : Beitar Yerushalayim ) or simply Beitar ( בית"ר ), is an Israeli professional football club based in the city of Jerusalem , that plays in the Israeli Premier League , the top tier in Israeli football . The club has traditionally worn kit colours of yellow and black and plays its home matches in Teddy Stadium . The stadium is the largest stadium in Israel, with a capacity of 31,733. The club is one of the most popular in Israel and is among the Israeli clubs with the highest number of fans in the country. The club was founded in 1936 by Shmuel Kirschstein and David Horn, who chaired the Betar branch in Jerusalem. Several team members were also part of the outlawed Irgun and Lehi militias closely associated with the right-wing Revisionist Zionism movement. Beitar's fans have become a highly controversial political symbol in Israeli football culture , unofficially aligned with the Revisionist Zionist movement and to the right-wing Likud party. The club, whose fanbase is notorious for its anti-Arab racism and anti-Muslim religious bigotry, remains the only one in the Israel Premier League to have never signed an Arab player, although the club signed four non-Arab Muslim players in the past. Domestically, Beitar has won the Israeli Premier League six times, in 1986–87 , 1992–93 , 1996–97 , 1997–98 , 2006–07 , and 2007–08 ; the Israeli Cup eight times, in 1975–76 , 1978–79 , 1984–85 , 1985–86 , 1988–89 , 2007–08 , 2008–09 , 2022–23 ; and Israeli Supercups twice in 1976 and 1986.