Hapoel Bat Yam (Hebrew: הפועל בת ים) (currently known as Hapoel Abirei Bat Yam Hebrew: הפועל אבירי בת ים, lit.

The club returned to the third tier after the formation of Liga Artzit at the end of the 1975–76 season.

However, two seasons later the club finished third in South division of Liga Alef and promoted back to the second tier.

In the 1981–82 season the club managed to finish as runner-up and qualified to the promotion play-offs, where they were beaten by Maccabi Shefa-'Amr and remained in Liga Alef.

The club dropped back to Liga Alef at the end of the 1990–91 season after losing the Promotion-relegation play-offs against Hakoah Ramat Gan.