The Ramat HaSharon Hammers are an amateur
American football
American football (referred to simply as football in the United States and Canada), also known as gridiron, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end. The offense, the team with ...
team based in
Ramat HaSharon
Ramat HaSharon ( he, רָמַת הַשָּׁרוֹן, ''lit.'' '' Sharon Heights'', ar, رمات هشارون) is a city located on Israel's central coastal strip in the south of the Sharon region, bordering Tel Aviv to the south, Hod HaSharon t ...
,
Israel
Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...
, playing in the
Israel Football League
The Israel Football League (IFL; he, ליגת הפוטבול הישראלית), also known as the Kraft Family Israel Football League for sponsorship reasons with the Kraft Family, is an amateur American football league consisting of eight team ...
(IFL).
The Hammers were founded by former Tel Aviv Sabres Head Coach David Miller and were established in 2010 as the eighth expansion team to enter play in the IFL. In October 2010 the team became a part of the IFL and started playing its first season. With its first game, the team got an historical victory over the
Jerusalem Kings 38–8.
History
2010–11 season
The team played 10 regular-season games and in its first season and had a 3–7 record. The team won against the
Jerusalem Kings and twice against the
Haifa Underdogs
The Hammers finished in 3rd place in the North Division and qualified to the IFL Playoffs, in the quarter finals the team met the
Tel Aviv Pioneers
The Tel Aviv Pioneers are an amateur American football team based in Tel Aviv, Israel, playing in the Israel Football League (IFL).
History
The Pioneers were one of the four founding teams of the IFL in 2005. They previously played in Ramat H ...
and lost.
2011–2012 season
The team Played 10 regular season games and in its second season and had a 3–7 record. Won twice against the new "Northern Starts" and against the Be'er Sheva black swarm
The Hammers finished in 4th place in the North Division and did not make the IFL Playoffs.
Stadium
In the early days of the 2012–2013 season, the Hammers officially moved to Ramat HaSharon, and ever since, the Hammers have been the local team. The Hammers play in the Ramat HaSharon soccer field, on the crossing of "Derech Dudu Dotan" and "Hativat Alexandroni".
References
External links
The Hammers Official WebsiteThe Hammers at Official IFL WebsiteIFL Official Website
{{American football in Israel
American football teams in Israel
Sport in Ramat HaSharon
American football teams established in 2010
2010 establishments in Israel