Hapoel Bnei Ashdod ( he, הפועל בני אשדוד) is an Israeli football club based in

Ashdod Ashdod ( he, ''ʾašdōḏ''; ar, أسدود or إسدود ''ʾisdūd'' or '' ʾasdūd'' ; Philistine: 𐤀𐤔𐤃𐤃 *''ʾašdūd'') is the sixth-largest city in Israel. Located in the country's Southern District, it lies on the Mediterra ...

. The club was formed in 2015 by

Hapoel Ashdod Hapoel Ashdod F.C. ( he, הפועל אשדוד) is an Israeli association football, football club based in Ashdod. In 1999, it merged with local rivals Maccabi Ironi Ashdod F.C., Ironi Ashdod to create F.C. Ashdod. In 2015, the club was resurrec ...

supporters headed by former Hapoel Ashdod chairman Ya'akov Shitrit, as a resurrection of their old club, which was merged with

Maccabi Ironi Ashdod Maccabi Ironi Ashdod F.C. ( he, מכבי עירוני אשדוד), commonly known as Ironi Ashdod, is an Israeli football club based in Ashdod city. In 1999, the club was forced to merge with local rivals Hapoel Ashdod to create F.C. Ashdod (Mo ...

to form

F.C. Ashdod SC Ashdod ( he, מועדון ספורט אשדוד, ''Moadon Sport Ashdod'', lit. Sport Club Ashdod, mainly known in Israel by the semi-acronym name , ''Mem Samekh Ashdod'', lit. S.C. Ashdod) is an Israeli football club, playing in the port cit ...

.Hapoel Ashdod was re-established last night in enthusiastic conference
Bar Rabinovich & Noam Altman, Ashdod 10, 30.3.2015

Origins and formation

In 1998,

and rival club

were in debts and in decline and in order to save both football clubs, they were merged to form

. However, former supporters of Hapoel Ashdod were dissatisfied with the merger and set up a new club, Hapoel Namal Ashdod. The new club collapsed in 2004 due to financial difficulties. In 2015, two separate initiatives were set to re-establish Hapoel Ashdod, one headed by former Hapoel Ashdod and Hapoel Namal Ashdod chairman, Ya'akov Shitrit, and the other headed by fans group named "1957 Reds". Shitrit's group was affiliated with the

Hapoel Hapoel ( he, הפועל, lit. ''the worker'') is an Israeli Jewish sports association established in 1926 by the Histadrut Labor Federation. History During the British Mandate of Palestine period Hapoel had a bitter rivalry with Maccabi and org ...

organization, and was registered with the IFA as Hapoel Bnei Ashdod.

History

On 18 September 2015 the club played it first official match, beating

F.C. Be'er Sheva Haim Levy F.C. Be'er Sheva Haim Levy ( he, מועדון כדורגל באר שבע חיים לוי), ''Moadon Kaduregel Be'er Sheva Haim Levy'', lit. ''Football Club Be'er Sheva Haim Levy'' (or in short he, מ.כ. באר שבע חיים לוי, ''Mem Ka ...

3–2 in the first round of the

State Cup The Israel State Cup ( he, גביע המדינה, ''Gvia HaMedina''), is a knockout cup competition in Israeli football, run by the Israel Football Association (IFA). The State Cup was first held in 1928 as the People's Cup. Because it involves ...

. Initially, the club was coached by former

Maccabi Kiryat Gat Maccabi Kiryat Gat F.C. ( he, מכבי קריית גת) was an Israeli football team based in the southern city of Kiryat Gat. The club's best achievement has been promotion to the Premier League as Liga Leumit runners-up in 2001, after beating ...

player

Nir Hazut NIR or Nir may refer to: Science and technology * Near-infrared, a region within the infrared part of the electromagnetic radiation spectrum * Near-infrared spectroscopy, a spectroscopic method that uses the near-infrared region (from 780 nm to 25 ...

but Hazut quit before the beginning of the season and was replaced by Ami Jerbi. However, Jerbi left in November 2015 and was replaced by Avi Malul, which left himself in February 2016 and was replaced by Adam Shushan.Changes in Hapoel Bnei Ashdod: Coach Avi Malul Left, Adam Shusan to Replace Him
Shahar Kahlon, 23 February 2016, AshdodNet

Honours

Cups

External links

Hapoel Bnei Ashdod
Israel Football Association

References

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Hapoel Ashdod F.C.

Association football clubs established in 2015 2015 establishments in Israel