Agudat Sport Nordia Jerusalem ( he, אגודת ספורט נורדיה ירושלים), also known as Beitar Nordia Jerusalem ( he, בית"ר נורדיה ירושלים) is an Israeli football club based in
Jerusalem. The club was formed in 2014 by
Beitar Jerusalem supporters who are against violence and against racism, opposed to
the La Familia supporter's group which took over the fan base in the years prior to the clubs' formation.
[Fuck The Racists, Let's Form our Own Club](_blank)
Ouriel Daskal, 29 August 2014, Soccer Issue
Origins and formation
Beitar Jerusalem was established in 1936 and since the 1970s became a major force in
Israeli
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, winning 6
championships
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, 7
state cups, as well as several minor cups and spending most of its time in the Israeli top division.
Established in 2005, fan organization
La Familia became dominant in the stands, voicing more racist views, edging out less extreme fans.
[Beitar Nordia (re)born in Jerusalem](_blank)
supporters-direct.org[Chairman of Nordia Jerusalem: We're Beitar Jerusalem Fans Who Can't Support Beitar Jerusalem Anymore](_blank)
Irad Tzafrir, 4 August 2014, Haaretz As a result, in 2014, the disenfranchised fans organized a fans' association, named Beitar Nordia Jerusalem, in order to set a
fan-owned football club. The club was initially called Beitar Nordia Jerusalem, after
Zionist leader
Max Nordau. By doing this, the club resurrected the original club's name between 1947 and 1948, as Nordia was the name chosen by the
Beitar sport association teams after the association was disbanded by the
Mandatory Palestine government due to the association's ties with the
Irgun in 1947.
[The Legend of Nordia – The Same Madame With Another Coat](_blank)
Asher Goldberg, 24 February 2011, football.org.il
In August 2014 the club was registered with the
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. However, the club was barred from using Beitar in its name, as it is not affiliated with the Beitar sport association.
[First Derby: Beitar Jerusalem Have Beaten Nordia](_blank)
David Ben Shimol, 27 August 2014, ynet.co.il The club, therefore, settled on the name "Agudat Sport Nordia Jerusalem", and was registered to the Central division of
Liga Gimel. On 17 October 2014 the club played it first official match, beating Maccabi Kiryat Ekron F.C., Maccabi Kiryat Ekron 2–1 in the league.
[First Victory: 2:1 to Nordia Jerusalem Over Kiryat Ekron in Liga Gimel](_blank)
Ziv Amoyal, 18 October 2014, Doublepass
Honours
Israel football league system, League
Cups
Current squad
; As to 19 September 2021
References
External links
Agudat Sport Nordia JerusalemIsrael Football Association
Nordia
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2014 establishments in Israel
Association football clubs established in 2014
Football clubs in Israel, Jerusalem, Agudat Sport Nordia
Beitar Jerusalem F.C.
Sport in Jerusalem
Fan-owned football clubs