Sektzia Ness Ziona (Hebrew: סקציית כדורגל נס-ציונה, Sektziyat Kaduregel Nes Tziona, lit. Football Section Ness Ziona) are a football club from the Israeli city of Ness Ziona. They currently play in the Israeli Premier League, the top tier of Israeli football. Home matches were previously played at the Ness Ziona Stadium. Upon their promotion to the Israeli Premier League for the 2019–20 season, the club moved its home matches to the HaMoshava Stadium in Petah Tikva, Israel.
The club was founded as F.S. Nes Ziona in 1955, following a merger of the local football clubs in Ness Ziona, Israel.[1] In their second season of existence they were promoted from Liga Gimel to Liga Bet.[1][2] In the 1962–63 season, they won Liga Bet South B division and were promoted to Liga Alef. Three season later, in the 1965–66 season, they won Liga Alef South division and were promoted to Liga Leumit, then the top division. The 1966–68 season was played over two years and involved a 4-round (60 match) competition. However, the club managed only eight wins and were relegated. This was to be their only appearance in the top division to date.
During the mid-1990s the club played in Liga Artzit, then the second tier. In the 1998–99 season the club finished second from bottom and had four points deducted for breaking budget rules.[3] They were due to be relegated to the third tier, but were demoted to the fourth tier, Liga Alef, as their budget for the 1999–2000 season was not approved by the Israel Football Association.[4] After finishing bottom of Liga Alef in 2000–01, they folded.
In the 2004–05 season, Liga Bet club from Ness Ziona, Maccabi Ben Zvi, became Ironi Ness Ziona[5] or Maccabi Ben Zvi\Ironi, as recognized by the Israel Football Association.[6] Ironi finished as runners-up to Hapoel Arad, and promoted to Liga Alef after successful promotion play-offs against Hapoel Azor and Beitar Giv'at Ze'ev.[6] Ironi Ness Ziona was renamed in the summer of 2005, becoming Sektzia Ness Ziona (an alternative Hebrew transliteration for "Section"), and the club was reborn. at the end of the 2005–06 season, the club won Liga Alef South and promotion to Liga Artzit.[citation needed]
The club won Liga Artzit in 2008–09, the last season of Liga Artzit as the third tier of Israeli football, and was promoted to Liga Leumit. In the 2012–13 season, the club finished second bottom in Liga Leumit and relegated to Liga Alef, where they play today. After a few seasons in Liga Leumit, they became 2nd league champions in 2018-19, and started in the Israel Premier League in 2019–20.
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sektzia, ness, ziona, sektzia, ness, ziona, hebrew, סקציית, כדורגל, נס, ציונה, sektziyat, kaduregel, tziona, football, section, ness, ziona, football, club, from, israeli, city, ness, ziona, they, currently, play, israeli, premier, league, tier, israeli, footb. Sektzia Ness Ziona Hebrew סקציית כדורגל נס ציונה Sektziyat Kaduregel Nes Tziona lit Football Section Ness Ziona are a football club from the Israeli city of Ness Ziona They currently play in the Israeli Premier League the top tier of Israeli football Home matches were previously played at the Ness Ziona Stadium Upon their promotion to the Israeli Premier League for the 2019 20 season the club moved its home matches to the HaMoshava Stadium in Petah Tikva Israel Sektzia Ness ZionaFull nameFootball Section Ness ZionaFounded1955 68 years ago 1955 2005 Refounded GroundHaMoshava Stadium Petah Tikva Israel temporary 2019 present Capacity11 500ChairmanEli CohenManagerShlomi DoraLeagueIsraeli Premier League2021 22Liga Leumit 2nd promoted Home coloursAway coloursThird colours Contents 1 History 2 Current squad 3 Honours 4 Former notable managers 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksHistory EditThe club was founded as F S Nes Ziona in 1955 following a merger of the local football clubs in Ness Ziona Israel 1 In their second season of existence they were promoted from Liga Gimel to Liga Bet 1 2 In the 1962 63 season they won Liga Bet South B division and were promoted to Liga Alef Three season later in the 1965 66 season they won Liga Alef South division and were promoted to Liga Leumit then the top division The 1966 68 season was played over two years and involved a 4 round 60 match competition However the club managed only eight wins and were relegated This was to be their only appearance in the top division to date During the mid 1990s the club played in Liga Artzit then the second tier In the 1998 99 season the club finished second from bottom and had four points deducted for breaking budget rules 3 They were due to be relegated to the third tier but were demoted to the fourth tier Liga Alef as their budget for the 1999 2000 season was not approved by the Israel Football Association 4 After finishing bottom of Liga Alef in 2000 01 they folded In the 2004 05 season Liga Bet club from Ness Ziona Maccabi Ben Zvi became Ironi Ness Ziona 5 or Maccabi Ben Zvi Ironi as recognized by the Israel Football Association 6 Ironi finished as runners up to Hapoel Arad and promoted to Liga Alef after successful promotion play offs against Hapoel Azor and Beitar Giv at Ze ev 6 Ironi Ness Ziona was renamed in the summer of 2005 becoming Sektzia Ness Ziona an alternative Hebrew transliteration for Section and the club was reborn at the end of the 2005 06 season the club won Liga Alef South and promotion to Liga Artzit citation needed The club won Liga Artzit in 2008 09 the last season of Liga Artzit as the third tier of Israeli football and was promoted to Liga Leumit In the 2012 13 season the club finished second bottom in Liga Leumit and relegated to Liga Alef where they play today After a few seasons in Liga Leumit they became 2nd league champions in 2018 19 and started in the Israel Premier League in 2019 20 Current squad EditAs of 1 September 2022No Pos Nation Player1 GK ISR Yossi Ginzburg3 MF ISR Ari Aleksander4 DF ISR Tal Kachila5 DF ISR Omri Ben Harush6 DF ISR Liel Zana7 MF ISR Dor Kochav8 FW ISR Or Roizman on loan from Maccabi Tel Aviv 9 FW ISR Mor Fadida11 MF ISR Amnon Tadela12 DF ISR Stav Israeli13 GK ISR Niv Antman15 MF ISR Ilay Trost17 MF NGA Muhammed Usman Edu No Pos Nation Player18 MF ITA Cristian Battocchio19 FW GEO Levan Kutalia20 DF ISR Miki Siroshtein23 MF ISR Eylon Yerushalmi26 DF CIV Stephane Acka27 MF BUL Yoni Stoyanov on loan from Hapoel Be er Sheva 28 DF ISR Uri Magbo55 DF ISR Nisso Kapiloto66 DF ISR Itay Rotman70 FW BRA Ari Moura on loan from Atletico Metropolitano 77 MF ISR Almog Buzaglo99 FW ISR Lior InbrumHonours EditSecond tier 1 1965 66 Liga Alef Third tier 5 1960 61 Liga Bet 1962 63 Liga Bet 1972 73 Liga Bet 1990 91 Liga Alef 2008 09 Liga Artzit Fourth tier 3 1956 57 Liga Gimel 1989 90 Liga Bet 2005 06 Liga AlefFormer notable managers EditRafi Cohen born 1965 See also EditNess Ziona Stadium HaMoshava StadiumReferences Edit a b Room at the top Maariv 27 7 66 Historical Jewish Press in Hebrew S K Nes Tziona and Hapoel Holon promoted to Liga Bet Heruth 2 7 57 Historical Jewish Press in Hebrew Israel Second Level 1998 99 RSSSF Israel Third Level 1999 2000 RSSSF Liga Bet South B One in Hebrew a b Maccabi Ben Zvi Ironi The Israel Football Association in Hebrew External links EditSektzia Ness Ziona The Israel Football Association in Hebrew Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sektzia Ness Ziona F C amp oldid 1145018302, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
