F.C. Ashdod

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Association football club in Israel

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מועדון ספורט אשדוד
Moadon Sport Ashdod
nicknameהדולפינים (The Dolphins)
הקבוצה מעיר הנמל (The Port City Team)
founded
groundYud-Alef Stadium, Ashdod
capacity7,800
ownerM.S. Ashdod Supporters trust
chairmanRafi Niddam
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History

During the club's first years, its kit colors were completely blue. However, when Israeli footballer Haim Revivo took a more prominent role in the club, the colors were changed to red and yellow. The decision was made that the kit should incorporate the previous two clubs' colors, Hapoel having been red and Maccabi yellow.

The club was not immediately successful after the merger, and fan support was lacking. During the 2004–05 season, they reached their greatest achievement, a third-place finish in the Israeli Premier League and a berth in the UEFA Cup. The club also reached the final of the Israeli Toto Cup, only to go out on penalty kicks. Their first time in a continental competition was not a memorable one, as they went out to the Slovenian PrvaLiga runners-up, NK Domžale.

Prior to the 2014–15 season, the club added Ironi to its name. However, following a dispute with fans of the previous club, Maccabi Ironi Ashdod, during the 2–3 defeat against Maccabi Netanya in the last match of the regular season, the club's chairman, Jacky Ben-Zaken, decided to rename the club to Hapoel Ashdod and to play in red shirts. Despite warnings from the Israel Football Association, which informed the club that such changes during season are illegal, Ashdod did show up for their next match, which opened the Bottom playoff, against Hapoel Ra'anana in red shirts, with the caption "F.C. Hapoel Ashdod", and was eventually disciplined. Furthermore, the club was punished by FIFA with six points deduction for failing to pay an arbitration award to Nigerian club, Kaduna United, for the transfer of Efe Ambrose in 2010. As a result, the club has been dropped to the bottom place in the Israeli Premier League. However, in an exceptional decision, FIFA reversed its decision after it was found out that the club did pay the arbitration award. At the end of the season, the club finished at the bottom of the league, after failing to register a win during their last 15 matches, and for the first time in their history, were relegated to the second tier, Liga Leumit, following a defeat of 0–1 against Hapoel Tel Aviv.

In the 2015–16 season, the club won Liga Leumit and made an immediate return to the Israeli Premier League.

Players

Current squad

Updated 29 January, 2026.

Other players under contract

Out on loan

Other players under contract

Notable former players

Foreigners 2023–24

Only up six non-Israeli nationals can be in an Israeli club squad (only five can play at the same time). Those with Jewish ancestry, married to an Israeli or have played in Israel for an extended period of time, can claim a passport or permanent residency which would allow them to play with Israeli status.

Managers

European cup history

Main article: F.C. Ashdod in European football

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SeasonCompetitionRoundCountryClubHomeAwayAggregate2005–062021–22
UEFA CupQ2SloveniaDomžale2–21–13–3 (a)
UEFA Europa Conference LeagueQ2AzerbaijanQarabağ0–10–00–1
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Club personnel

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PositionPerson
Head CoachIsrael Klemi Saban
Assistant CoachIsrael Yitzhak Kenzel
Assistant CoachIsrael Ilay Goldberg
Assistant CoachIsrael Gal Edstein
Goalkeeper CoachIsrael Shlomo Bauman
PhysiotherapistIsrael Idan Schmitz
Fitness CoachIsrael Ze'ev Gazinsky
Fitness CoachIsrael Ilan Oppenhaum
DoctorIsrael Moshe Helm
Academy DirectorIsrael Yehuda Zakaria
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Kit makers

::data[format=table] | |Years | |Kit manufacturers | |---|---| | 2000–2007 | Diadora | | 2007–2009 | Sektor Sport | | 2009–2013 | Nike | | 2013–2014 | Legea | | 2014–2016 | Nike | | 2016–2017 | Jartazi | | 2017– | Nike | ::

References

References

  1. (2022-04-25). "Maccabi pummels Hapoel 5-0 to take Tel Aviv Derby as late first half red card dooms Reds".
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  3. [https://archive.today/20150409124405/http://sport1.maariv.co.il/content/128198 Ashdod can't change name] Sport 2, 18 March 2015 {{in lang. he
  4. [http://www.ynet.co.il/articles/0,7340,L-4639381,00.html Red of shame: 4:0 for Ra'anana over Ashdod. Watch] David Nathan, Ynet, 21 March 2015 {{in lang. he
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  6. [http://www.ynet.co.il/articles/0,7340,L-4645347,00.html In FIFA order: 6 points deducted for Ashdod] Ynet, 8 April 2015 {{in lang. he
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  8. [http://sport1.maariv.co.il/%D7%9B%D7%AA%D7%91%D7%94/134806 No remaining in the league like this: All the numbers of F.C. Ashdod] {{Webarchive. link. (4 March 2016 Sport 1, 16 May 2015 {{in lang). he
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