Hapoel Beit Lid F.C. (Hebrew: הפועל בית ליד), was a football club from the Beit Lid Ma'abara (temporary immigrant camp), Israel. The club was also rarely referred to as Hapoel Shvut Am (Hebrew: הפועל שבות עם),[1][2] as Shvut Am (lit. The Nation Returns) was the formal name of the camp.
History[]
The club was established by newly arrived immigrants who were settled in the Ma'abara in 1951 and joined Liga Gimel (third division) for the . The club was promoted to Liga Bet (second division) by the end of the , and remained in LIga Bet, which became third division in 1956 for the next six seasons.
On 16 January 1960, in a league match between the club and , a brawl erupted, initiated by Beit Lid's players and fans, during which the match's referee was severely beaten.[3][2][4] The club was suspended from the league a week later and folded.[5][6][7]
