ðə klˈʌb kəntˈɪnjuːd tə plˈeɪ ɪn lˈiːɡə ˈɑːɹtsɪt ʌntˈɪl ɪts fˈaɪnəl sˈiːzən, wˌɛn ðeɪ fˈɪnɪʃt θˈɜːd, ænd sᵻkjˈʊɹd ɐ plˈeɪs ɪn lˈiːɡə lˈuːmɪt fɚðə fˈɑːloʊɪŋ sˈiːzən, ænd baɪ ðˈæt, mˌeɪd ɐ ɹᵻtˈɜːn tə ðə sˈɛkənd tˈɪɹ ˈæftɚ twˈɛnti θɹˈiː jˈɪɹz.
the club continued to play in Liga Artzit until its final season, when they finished third, and secured a place in Liga Leumit for the following season, and by that, made a return to the second tier after 23 years.