' s ▁last ▁season ▁in ▁the ▁top ▁division ▁was ▁ 2 0 0 0 – 0 1 , ▁when ▁they ▁finished ▁bottom ▁and ▁were ▁re leg ated ▁to ▁Liga ▁Le um it , ▁which ▁became ▁the ▁new ▁second ▁tier ▁of ▁Isra eli ▁football . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 1 – 0 2 ▁and ▁again ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 – 0 4 , ▁the ▁club ▁finished ▁second ▁bottom ▁in ▁Liga ▁Le um it ; ▁However , ▁in ▁both ▁occasions , ▁they ▁were ▁sp ared ▁from ▁re leg ation ▁to ▁Liga ▁Art z it ▁( the ▁third ▁tier ▁at ▁the ▁time ), ▁after ▁H ako ah ▁Ram at ▁Gan ▁and ▁Mac c abi ▁Kir y at ▁G at ▁were ▁dem oted ▁respectively , ▁for ▁viol ating ▁the ▁budget ▁rules . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 4 – 0 5 , ▁the ▁club ▁finished ▁bottom ▁of ▁Liga ▁Le um it ▁and ▁re leg ated ▁to ▁Liga ▁Art z it . ▁In ▁the ▁following ▁season , ▁the ▁club ▁suffered ▁subsequent ▁re leg ation , ▁to ▁Liga ▁Ale f . ▁The ▁sl ump ▁continued ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 7 – 0 8 ▁season , ▁after ▁the ▁club ▁lost ▁ 1 – 4 ▁to ▁H ap o el ▁Ar ad ▁in ▁the ▁Re leg ation ▁play - offs ▁and ▁dropped ▁further ▁to ▁the ▁fifth ▁tier ▁at ▁the ▁time , ▁Liga ▁Bet . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 8 – 0 9 ▁season , ▁T za fri rim ▁won