Beitar Haifa F.C. () is an Israeli football club based in Haifa. The club currently plays in the North A division of Liga Bet. Their main rivals are Hapoel Ahva Haifa.
The club was founded in 1939 and played mostly in the lower divisions of Israeli football.
During its early days, Beitar played mostly against other Haifa region teams and military teams.
After the Israeli Declaration of Independence, Beitar joined Liga Gimel of the Israel Football Association In 1953. The club reached Liga Bet following a merger with another club from Haifa, Beitar Tel Amal, in the 1960âÂÂ61 season. In the 1963âÂÂ64 season they finished runners-up in Liga Bet North A division and were promoted for the first time in their history to Liga Alef (then the second division). In 1965âÂÂ66, they finished bottom of the league and were relegated back to Liga Bet. At the end of the 1966âÂÂ68 season they dropped further tier, to Liga Gimel, and eventually folded, while its players were released for Beitar Kiryat Tiv'on, following an order from Beitar sports association.
In the early 1970s, the club was re-established. In the early 1980s, The club started a progress after they won Liga Gimel Haifa division in the 1979âÂÂ80 season and were promoted to Liga Bet. In the following season won Liga Bet North B division and were promoted to Liga Alef. In 1982âÂÂ83, they won Liga Alef North division, after being undefeated throughout the entire season, and were promoted to Liga Artzit (then the second division). Thus, they achieved three promotions within four years. After finished 9th in 1983âÂÂ84 and 13th in 1984âÂÂ85, In 1985âÂÂ86 they finished bottom of Liga Artzit, winning only two league matches all season, and were relegated back to Liga Alef. In 1989âÂÂ90 Beitar finished bottom of Liga Alef North division and were relegated to Liga Bet. In 1992âÂÂ93 they dropped into Liga Gimel.
In 2001âÂÂ02 the club finished second in the Haifa division of Liga Gimel, and were promoted back to Liga Bet. In 2005âÂÂ06 they finished second in Liga Bet North A division and were promoted to Liga Alef after play-off victory over Maccabi Tamra. They were relegated back to Liga Bet at the end of the 2007âÂÂ08 season, this time after they lost to Maccabi Tamra in the relegation play-offs.