Moadon Sport Ashdod (Hebrew: מועדון ספורט אשדוד, lit. Sport Club Ashdod), commonly referred to as MS Ashdod (מ.ס. אשדוד, lit. Mem Samekh Ashdod), is an Israeli professional football club, playing in the port city of Ashdod. The unusual name of the team (unlike most Israeli football teams, this one only indicates the club's home city without any specific Jewish sporting association, such as Hapoel, Maccabi, or Beitar) is the result of the union of two city rivals, Hapoel Ashdod and Maccabi Ironi Ashdod in 1999. The club currently plays in the Israeli Premier League (Ligat Ha'Al).
F.C. Ashdod
Full name
Sport Club Ashdod מועדון ספורט אשדוד Moadon Sport Ashdod
Nickname(s)
הדולפינים (The Dolphins) הקבוצה מעיר הנמל (The Port City Team)
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.[1]
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.[citation needed]
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.[2] Despite warnings from the Israel Football Association, which informed the club that such changes during season are illegal,[3] 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",[4] and was eventually disciplined.[5] 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.[6] However, in an exceptional decision, FIFA reversed its decision after it was found out that the club did pay the arbitration award.[7] 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.[8][9]
In the 2015–16 season, the club won Liga Leumit and made an immediate return to the Israeli Premier League.
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.[citation needed]
– Israel Football Association (archived 28 August 2017)
December 08, 2023
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Moadon Sport Ashdod Hebrew מועדון ספורט אשדוד lit Sport Club Ashdod commonly referred to as MS Ashdod מ ס אשדוד lit Mem Samekh Ashdod is an Israeli professional football club playing in the port city of Ashdod The unusual name of the team unlike most Israeli football teams this one only indicates the club s home city without any specific Jewish sporting association such as Hapoel Maccabi or Beitar is the result of the union of two city rivals Hapoel Ashdod and Maccabi Ironi Ashdod in 1999 The club currently plays in the Israeli Premier League Ligat Ha Al F C AshdodFull nameSport Club Ashdodמועדון ספורט אשדוד Moadon Sport AshdodNickname s הדולפינים The Dolphins הקבוצה מעיר הנמל The Port City Team Founded1999 24 years ago 1999 GroundYud Alef Stadium AshdodCapacity7 800OwnerM S Ashdod Supporters trustChairmanRafi NiddamManagerEli LeviLeagueIsraeli Premier League2022 23Israeli Premier League 6th of 14WebsiteClub websiteHome coloursAway coloursThird colours Contents 1 History 2 Players 2 1 Current squad 2 2 Out on loan 2 3 Other players under contract 2 4 Notable former players 2 5 Foreigners 2023 24 3 Managers 4 European cup history 5 Club personnel 6 Kit makers 7 References 8 External linksHistory editDuring 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 1 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 Domzale citation needed 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 2 Despite warnings from the Israel Football Association which informed the club that such changes during season are illegal 3 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 4 and was eventually disciplined 5 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 6 However in an exceptional decision FIFA reversed its decision after it was found out that the club did pay the arbitration award 7 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 8 9 In the 2015 16 season the club won Liga Leumit and made an immediate return to the Israeli Premier League Players editCurrent squad edit Updated 14 January 2023 No Pos Nation Player1 GK nbsp ISR Ariel Harush3 DF nbsp ISR Gil Cohen4 DF nbsp UGA Timothy Awany5 DF nbsp SCO Clark Robertson6 MF nbsp CMR Martin Atemengue7 FW nbsp ISR Stav Turiel8 MF nbsp ISR Shlomi Azulay9 FW nbsp ISR Shalev Harush10 MF nbsp ISR Mohammed Kna an11 FW nbsp ISR Roy Levi13 DF nbsp GHA Montari Kamaheni14 MF nbsp ISR Noam Muche15 DF nbsp ISR Tom Ben Zaken captain 16 DF nbsp ISR Zohar Zasno18 MF nbsp ISR Ilay Tamam19 FW nbsp ISR Adir Levi No Pos Nation Player20 DF nbsp COL David Cuperman21 FW nbsp ISR Elia Getahun24 DF nbsp ISR Shaked Hakmon28 FW nbsp GHA Ebenezer Mamatah29 FW nbsp ISR Shavit Mazal30 FW nbsp ISR Ravid Abergel36 MF nbsp ISR Elad Shahaf40 DF nbsp ISR Obeida Khattab41 GK nbsp ISR Sahar Hasson70 FW nbsp COD Jordan Botaka77 MF nbsp ISR Ya akov Berihon95 MF nbsp BRA Lucas Salinas97 MF nbsp FRA Jordan Sebban MF nbsp ISR Michael Ohana FW nbsp ISR Joseph GandaOut on loan edit No Pos Nation Player GK nbsp ISR Tomer Amar at Maccabi Kiryat Malakhi until 30 June 2024 No Pos Nation Player FW nbsp GHA Hayford Adjei at Maccabi Jaffa until 30 June 2024 Other players under contract edit No Pos Nation Player GK nbsp ISR Raz Zaguri DF nbsp ISR Mor Edri No Pos Nation Player MF nbsp ISR Mohamad AmerNotable former players edit See also Category F C Ashdod players Foreigners 2023 24 edit 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 citation needed nbsp Lucas Salinas nbsp Jordan Botaka nbsp Martin Atemengue nbsp Montari Kamaheni nbsp Ebenezer Mamatah nbsp Clark Robertson nbsp Timothy AwanyManagers edit nbsp Yossi Mizrahi 2004 21 April 2008 20 May 2010 nbsp John Gregory 1 July 2010 18 April 2011 nbsp Yossi Mizrahi 18 April 2011 30 June 2013 nbsp Nir Klinger 1 July 2013 7 June 2015 nbsp Eyal Lahman 7 June 2015 18 December 2015 nbsp Ronny Awat 18 December 2015 14 February 2017 nbsp Ran Ben Shimon 14 February 2017 5 July 2017 nbsp Yossi Mizrahi 16 July 2017 3 August 2017 caretaker nbsp Reuven Atar 3 August 2017 3 October 2017 nbsp Amir Turgeman 10 October 2017 24 April 2018 nbsp Yossi Mizrahi 24 April 2018 11 May 2018 nbsp Blagoja Milevski 11 May 2018 November 2018 nbsp Yuval Naim November 2018 January 2019 nbsp Moshe Ohayon January 2019 February 2019 nbsp Avi Buchbut February 2019 June 2019 nbsp Ronny Awat June 2019 January 2020 nbsp Ran Ben Shimon January 2020 European cup history editMain article F C Ashdod in European football As of match played 29 July 2021Season Competition Round Country Club Home Away Aggregate2005 06 UEFA Cup Q2 nbsp Slovenia Domzale 2 2 1 1 3 3 a 2021 22 UEFA Europa Conference League Q2 nbsp Azerbaijan Qarabag 0 1 0 0 0 1Club personnel editPosition PersonHead Coach nbsp Eli LeviAssistant Coach nbsp Avraham EngelsAssistant Coach nbsp Gavriel LuzonAssistant Coach nbsp Yoav WeberGoalkeeper Coach nbsp Moshe PeretzPhysiotherapist nbsp Ofir TalheimerFitness Coach nbsp Yuval ZakariaFitness Coach nbsp Roy SorensteinDoctor nbsp Guy LevyAcademy Director nbsp Barak GoldbergKit makers editYears Kit manufacturers2000 2007 Diadora2007 2009 Sektor Sport2009 2013 Nike2013 2014 Legea2014 2016 Nike2016 2017 Jartazi2017 NikeReferences edit Maccabi pummels Hapoel 5 0 to take Tel Aviv Derby as late first half red card dooms Reds Sports Rabbi 25 April 2022 Retrieved 17 June 2022 Ben Zaken decided The team will be called Hapoel Ashdod Shirley Bar Dayan Sport 5 14 March 2015 in Hebrew Ashdod can t change name Sport 2 18 March 2015 in Hebrew Red of shame 4 0 for Ra anana over Ashdod Watch David Nathan Ynet 21 March 2015 in Hebrew Not a bargain Ashdod to be disciplined for the red shirts Sport 5 30 March 2015 in Hebrew In FIFA order 6 points deducted for Ashdod Ynet 8 April 2015 in Hebrew Back to life FIFA returned F C Ashdod the six points Motti Pshehatzki Sport 5 17 April 2015 in Hebrew No remaining in the league like this All the numbers of F C Ashdod Sport 1 16 May 2015 in Hebrew Watch F C Ashdod relegated to Leumit after 18 years Erez Na aman amp Igal Berman One 16 May 2015 in Hebrew External links edit nbsp Association football portal nbsp Israel portal nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to FC Ashdod Moadon Sport Ironi Ashdod Israel Football Association archived 28 August 2017 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title F C Ashdod amp oldid 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