After being founded in 1955, Hapoel Ashkelon spent their first few decades in the lower leagues of Israeli football. 1995–96 they won Liga Alef South division and promoted to Liga Artzit (then the second tier) and in 1996–97, they achieved second successive promotion, to Liga Leumit (then the top tier) as Liga Artzit champions. However, the club finished bottom of the division, with a points deduction. In 1999–2000, they were relegated to the third tier (which became Liga Artzit following the formation of the Israeli Premier League as the top tier in 1999), before returning to the second tier (now Liga Leumit), after winning Liga Artzit in the 2004–05 season. The club reached the State Cup final for the first time in 2007, but despite taking the lead, lost 5–4 on penalties to Hapoel Tel Aviv after a 1–1 draw. At the end of the season, the club finished 11th and relegated to Liga Artzit.
In 2008–09, the club finished as runners-up in Liga Artzit and promoted back to Liga Leumit.
In 2009–10, the club finished as runners-up in Liga Leumit and promoted back to the Israeli Premier League. Just a season later, the club finished 15th, and relegated back to Liga Leumit.
In 2013–14, the club finished 15th in Liga Leumit, and relegated to Liga Alef. The club made an immediate return to Liga Leumit, after winning Liga Alef South division in the following season. In 2015–16, the club won the Leumit Toto Cup following a victory of 1–0 against F.C. Ashdod. At the end of the season, they finished as runners-up and made a return to the Israeli Premier League, their second successive promotion under the guidance of Yuval Naim.[1]
Relegation and Dissolutionedit
In the 2022/23 Liga Bet season, Hapoel Ashkelon faced a devastating 9-0 defeat against Bnei Ashdod, leading to their relegation to Liga Gimel. Subsequently, the club dissolved, citing financial and organizational challenges. However, in the following season (2023/2024), Hapoel Ashkelon did not sign up for participation in Liga Gimel, The lack of support from the Ashkelon Municipality also played a pivotal role in the club's downfall. This lack of backing contributed to Hapoel Ashkelon's decline from the first league to the lowest league within a span of just six years, marking a somber end to the once-prominent football club's presence in the competitive football landscape.
Little Argentinaedit
Over the years, Hapoel Ashkelon has developed a tradition of signing Argentine footballers, both Jewish and non-Jewish. Many times, there were two Argentine players who played together and developed an attacking partnership together.[2] Among those who have represented Argentina within the squad have been Bryan Man, Carlos Chacana, Naón Isidro, Jonny Tennenbaum, Fernando Fligman and Gastón Sangoy.
^Very nice: Hapoel Ashkelon is officially in the Premier League Gil Michaeli, Doublepass, 6 May 2016 (in Hebrew)
^Levy, Eli (2008-10-30). אשקלון ג'וניורס [Ashkelon Juniors] (in Hebrew). MyNet. Retrieved 14 September 2009.
External linksedit
Fansite (in Hebrew)
– The Israel Football Association (in Hebrew) (archived)
April 11, 2024
hapoel, ashkelon, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, november,. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Hapoel Ashkelon F C news newspapers books scholar JSTOR November 2014 Learn how and when to remove this template message Hapoel Ashkelon F C Hebrew מועדון כדורגל הפועל אשקלון Moadon Kaduregel Hapoel Ashkelon was an Israeli football club based in Ashkelon Hapoel AshkelonFull nameHapoel Ashkelon Football Clubמועדון כדורגל הפועל אשקלוןFounded1955Dissolved2023GroundSala Stadium AshkelonCapacity5 250Home coloursAway colours Contents 1 History 2 Relegation and Dissolution 2 1 Little Argentina 3 Notable former players 4 Notable former managers 5 References 6 External linksHistory editAfter being founded in 1955 Hapoel Ashkelon spent their first few decades in the lower leagues of Israeli football 1995 96 they won Liga Alef South division and promoted to Liga Artzit then the second tier and in 1996 97 they achieved second successive promotion to Liga Leumit then the top tier as Liga Artzit champions However the club finished bottom of the division with a points deduction In 1999 2000 they were relegated to the third tier which became Liga Artzit following the formation of the Israeli Premier League as the top tier in 1999 before returning to the second tier now Liga Leumit after winning Liga Artzit in the 2004 05 season The club reached the State Cup final for the first time in 2007 but despite taking the lead lost 5 4 on penalties to Hapoel Tel Aviv after a 1 1 draw At the end of the season the club finished 11th and relegated to Liga Artzit In 2008 09 the club finished as runners up in Liga Artzit and promoted back to Liga Leumit In 2009 10 the club finished as runners up in Liga Leumit and promoted back to the Israeli Premier League Just a season later the club finished 15th and relegated back to Liga Leumit In 2013 14 the club finished 15th in Liga Leumit and relegated to Liga Alef The club made an immediate return to Liga Leumit after winning Liga Alef South division in the following season In 2015 16 the club won the Leumit Toto Cup following a victory of 1 0 against F C Ashdod At the end of the season they finished as runners up and made a return to the Israeli Premier League their second successive promotion under the guidance of Yuval Naim 1 Relegation and Dissolution editIn the 2022 23 Liga Bet season Hapoel Ashkelon faced a devastating 9 0 defeat against Bnei Ashdod leading to their relegation to Liga Gimel Subsequently the club dissolved citing financial and organizational challenges However in the following season 2023 2024 Hapoel Ashkelon did not sign up for participation in Liga Gimel The lack of support from the Ashkelon Municipality also played a pivotal role in the club s downfall This lack of backing contributed to Hapoel Ashkelon s decline from the first league to the lowest league within a span of just six years marking a somber end to the once prominent football club s presence in the competitive football landscape Little Argentina edit Over the years Hapoel Ashkelon has developed a tradition of signing Argentine footballers both Jewish and non Jewish Many times there were two Argentine players who played together and developed an attacking partnership together 2 Among those who have represented Argentina within the squad have been Bryan Man Carlos Chacana Naon Isidro Jonny Tennenbaum Fernando Fligman and Gaston Sangoy Notable former players editSee also Category Hapoel Ashkelon F C playersNotable former managers editRafi Cohen born 1965 References edit Very nice Hapoel Ashkelon is officially in the Premier League Gil Michaeli Doublepass 6 May 2016 in Hebrew Levy Eli 2008 10 30 אשקלון ג וניורס Ashkelon Juniors in Hebrew MyNet Retrieved 14 September 2009 External links editFansite in Hebrew Hapoel Ashkelon The Israel Football Association in Hebrew archived Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Hapoel Ashkelon F C amp oldid 1206317515, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
