Maccabi Ashkelon ( he, מכבי אשקלון) is an Israeli football club based in
Ashkelon.
History
The club was founded in 1962 and played mostly in the lower divisions of
Israeli football
Football ( he, כַּדוּרֶגֶל, ''Kaduregel'') is the most popular sport in Israel. Football as an organised sport, first developed in the United Kingdom, who controlled Mandatory Palestine during the days of the British Mandate.
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first season of existence, Maccabi won
Liga Gimel South B division and achieved promotion to
Liga Bet, then the third tier of Israeli football.
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following season, the club finished second bottom in Liga Bet South B division and dropped back to Liga Gimel. Maccabi returned to Liga Bet in the
1969–70 season, and after three seasons in the third tier, relegated again at the end of the
1971–72 season. In
1975–76, the club returned to Liga Bet, which at the end of the season, became the fourth tier of Israeli football, following the creation of
Liga Artzit. Maccabi played in the fourth tier until the
1983–84 season, in which they finished bottom of the South B division and relegated to Liga Gimel.
In the 1990s, the club started a period of success and reached
Liga Alef, the third tier, in the
1997–98 season. At the end of the
1998–99 season, in which the club was one place short from promotion to Liga Artzit, Liga Alef became the fourth tier, following the creation of the
Israeli Premier League. However, in the
following season, Maccabi won the South division and achieved promotion to Liga Artzit. In the
2000–01 Liga Artzit
The 2000–01 Liga Artzit season saw Hapoel Ra'anana win the title and promotion to Liga Leumit alongside runners-up Maccabi Kafr Kanna. Maccabi Ashkelon and Maccabi Sha'arayim were relegated to Liga Alef.
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, the only season in which the club played in a nationwide division, Maccabi had a better goal difference than
Hapoel Nazareth Illit in the battle against relegation, and after the season ended, they were deducted two points for violation of the budget rules and as a result, relegated to Liga Alef. The club folded during the summer of 2001, following a debt of more than 2,000,000
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During their last five years of existence, up until March 2001, Maccabi Ashkelon were managed by former
Israel international and
Hapoel Tel Aviv
Hapoel Tel Aviv ( he, הפועל תל אביב) is a sports club in Israel, founded in the 1920s, and part of the Hapoel association. It runs several sports clubs and teams in Tel Aviv which have competed in a variety of sports over the years, suc ...
player,
Moris Zano
Moris Zano ( he, מוריס ז'אנו; born 8 May 1958) is an Israeli former footballer.
Zano was born in Morocco and moved to Israel at a young age and grew up in Ashkelon. Zano started playing football for Hapoel Ashkelon and at age 16 he joi ...
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In 2015, the club was re-founded by Manny Yasso. The club participates in
Liga Gimel South district and now operate as a youth team for under-14s.
References
External links
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Association football clubs established in 1962
Association football clubs disestablished in 2001
Association football clubs established in 2015
1962 establishments in Israel
2001 disestablishments in Israel
2015 establishments in Israel
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