ASA Tel Aviv WFC is a women's football club from

Tel Aviv Tel Aviv-Yafo ( he, תֵּל־אָבִיב-יָפוֹ, translit=Tēl-ʾĀvīv-Yāfō ; ar, تَلّ أَبِيب – يَافَا, translit=Tall ʾAbīb-Yāfā, links=no), often referred to as just Tel Aviv, is the most populous city in the G ...

. The club is affiliated with

Tel Aviv University Tel Aviv University (TAU) ( he, אוּנִיבֶרְסִיטַת תֵּל אָבִיב, ''Universitat Tel Aviv'') is a public research university in Tel Aviv, Israel. With over 30,000 students, it is the largest university in the country. Locate ...

and is part of the ASA Tel Aviv Sports Club. The club has won eight

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titles and five

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finals, and has participated in the

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History

The club was among the first to be established in Israel, when the

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set up the women's league.Women's Football History
Avraham Kochen, Women's Football in Israel (via Internet Archive and is the only club to play in the 1st league since its beginning. In its 24 seasons in the Israeli women's football league, the club has won eight championships and finished seven times as runners-up. By winning the league, the club qualified to the

, first appearing in 2010–11. In eight attempts, the club has qualified once from the qualifying round, in 2011–12, eventually losing to

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in the

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. In the

, the club has appeared in eleven finals, losing in its first seven, including in six straight finals between

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and

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. The club finally won its first cup in

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and added two more wins in

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and

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Titles

* 8 Israeli women's championships: 1999–2000, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2018-19 * 5

winners: 2010–11, 2011–12, 2013–14, 2016-17, 2018-19

Current squad

* As of December 2021,https://www.football.org.il/team-details/?itemid=%7B2AE09DED-5019-4C49-BFD5-4458C66F9D24%7D&season_id=23&team_id=4222

Former internationals

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, Amit Cohen,

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, Mor Efraim, Shira Elinav,

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, Moran Fridman,

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, Shahar Nakav, Shay Sade,

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: Nkem Ezurike *

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: Nina Frausing-Pedersen *

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European record

References

External links

Women's football team at UEFA.comAgudat Sport University Tel Aviv
{{DEFAULTSORT:ASA Tel Aviv University Women's football clubs in Israel Association football clubs established in 1998 Football clubs in Tel Aviv