Agudat Sport Ashdod F.C.

A.S. Ashdod
Full name Agudat Sport Ashdod
אגודת ספורט אשדוד
Nickname(s) 1957 Reds
Founded 2015
Ground Synthetic Pitch, Ashdod
Manager Gili Landau
League Liga Alef South
2017–18 1st (promoted)

Agudat Sport Ashdod (Hebrew: אגודת ספורט אשדוד‎) is an Israeli football club based in Ashdod. The club was formed in 2015 by Hapoel Ashdod supporters as a resurrection of their old club, which was merged with Maccabi Ironi Ashdod to form F.C. Ashdod.[1]

Origins and formation

In 1998, Hapoel Ashdod and rival club Maccabi Ironi Ashdod were in debts and in decline and in order to save both football clubs, they were merged to form F.C. Ashdod.[2] However, former supporters of Hapoel Ashdod were dissatisfied with the merger and set up a new club, Hapoel Namal Ashdod.[3] The new club collapsed in 2004 due to financial difficulties.[4]

In 2015, two separate initiatives were set to re-establish Hapoel Ashdod, one headed by former Hapoel Ashdod and Hapoel Namal Ashdod chairman, Ya'akov Shitrit, and the other headed by fans group named "1957 Reds". As Shitrit's group was affiliated with the Hapoel organization, the 1957 Reds' club was forced to drop the name Hapoel from their club's name and was registered under the name of Agudat Sport Ashdod,[5][6] While still unofficially using the name Hapoel Ashdod.[7]

History

On 18 September 2015 the club played it first official match, beating F.C. Tzeirei al-Hoshla 6–0 in the first round of the State Cup.[8] The club's first manager, former Hapoel Tel Aviv player Moris Zano led the club through its first matches, but was fired in October 2015.[9] In December 2015, the club signed Pini Balili as its new manager.[10]

Current squad

As of 20 September 2018
No. Position Player
1 Israel GK Yossi Shekel
2 Israel DF Nogan Hen
3 Israel DF Amiran Biton
5 Israel MF Ben Butbul
7 Israel MF Noam Truaa
8 Israel DF Rahamim Checkol
9 Israel MF Lishay Biton
10 Israel MF David Revivo
11 Israel FW Ariel Trabelsi
13 Israel GK Alon Aulov
14 Israel FW Idan Shriki
15 Israel MF Shay Revivo
17 Israel DF Guy Eini
No. Position Player
18 Israel FW Michael Nado
19 Israel DF Daniel Atias
21 Israel DF Golan Amos
22 Israel GK Matan Silvera
23 Israel DF Yair Azulay (captain)
25 Israel MF Eden Mor
26 Israel MF Matan Ganon
27 Israel MF Lidor Cohen
77 Israel MF Gadif Warkat
55 Israel MF Yonatan Revivo
99 Israel DF Oshri Tzagai
Israel FW Omer Swisa

References

  1. ↑ Hapoel Ashdod was re-established last night in enthusiastic conference Bar Rabinovich & Noam Altman, Ashdod 10, 30.3.2015 (in Hebrew)
  2. ↑ The Full and True Story of a Broken Merge Shahar Kahlon, 25 March 2015, AshdodNet (in Hebrew)
  3. ↑ Namal Ashdod vs. Haim Revivo Nitzan Horesh, 31 March 2002, Haaretz (in Hebrew)
  4. ↑ The Mythological Hapoel Ashdod Will Be Re-Established in Liga Gimel Erez Na'aman, 4 March 2015, One.co.il (in Hebrew)
  5. ↑ Derby every week? 3 teams from Ashdod were assigned to the same district Kobi Portal, Doublepass, 27.8.2015 (in Hebrew)
  6. ↑ Hapoel Ashdod Vs Hapoel Ashdod war Shahar Kahlon, Ashdodnet, 23.7.2015 (in Hebrew)
  7. ↑ Hapoel Ashdod Kaduregel Facebook.com (in Hebrew)
  8. ↑ Hallelujah to the Red Teams of Ashdod: First Wins in the League Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine. Noam Altahan, 20 September 2015, Ashdod 10 (in Hebrew)
  9. ↑ Breaking: Moris Zano, Coach of the Reds, Goes Home After Derby Loss to Ironi Noam Altahan, 22 October 2015, Ashdod 10 (in Hebrew)
  10. ↑ Pini Balili: I Have Won Championships and Cup, But I Still Haven't Won Promotion Kobi Portal, 7 December 2015, Doublepass (in Hebrew)
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