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Hapoel Be'er Sheva F.C.

Wikipedia's first sentence called it “israeli football club based in beersheba”. Today it says “israeli professional football club from the city of be'er sheva”.
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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. 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, four 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 .

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israeli football club based in beersheba

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israeli professional football club from the city of be'er sheva

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