Agudat Sport Nordia Jerusalem

A.S. Nordia Jerusalem
Full name Agudat Sport Nordia Jerusalem
אגודת ספורט נורדיה ירושלים
Founded 2014
Ground Teddy Stadium, Jerusalem
Capacity 31,733
Owner Beitar Nordia Jerusalem Fans Association
Chairman Itsek Alfasi
Manager Viktor Genish
League Liga Alef
2016–17 1st (promoted)

Agudat Sport Nordia Jerusalem (Hebrew: אגודת ספורט נורדיה ירושלים‎), also known as Beitar Nordia Jerusalem (Hebrew: בית"ר נורדיה ירושלים‎) is an Israeli football club based in Jerusalem. The club was formed in 2014 by Beitar Jerusalem supporters, opposed to right-wing fan organizations which took over the fan base in the years prior to the clubs' formation.[1]

Origins and formation

Beitar Jerusalem was established in 1936 and since the 1970s became a major force in Israeli football, winning 6 championships, 7 state cups, as well as several minor cups and spending most of its time in the Israeli top division.

Established in 2005, fan organization La Familia became dominant in the stands, voicing more right-wing and racist views, edging out less extreme fans.[2][3] As a result, in 2014, the disenfranchised fans organized a fans' association, named Beitar Nordia Jerusalem, in order to set a fan-owned football club. The club was initially called Beitar Nordia Jerusalem, after Zionist leader Max Nordau. By doing this, the club resurrected the original club's name between 1947 and 1948, as Nordia was the name chosen by the Beitar sport association teams after the association was disbanded by the Mandatory Palestine government due to the association's ties with the Irgun in 1947.[4]

In August 2014 the club was registered with the IFA. However, the club was barred from using Beitar in its name, as it is not affiliated with the Beitar sport association.[5] The club, therefore, settled on the name "Agudat Sport Nordia Jerusalem", and was registered to the Central division of Liga Gimel. On 17 October 2014 the club played it first official match, beating Maccabi Kiryat Ekron 2–1 in the league.[6]

Honours

League

Honour No. Years
Fifth tier 1 2015–16
Fourth tier 1 2016–17

Cups

Honour No. Years
Liga Gimel divisional State Cup 1 2015–16

Current squad

As to 2 October 2018
No. Position Player
1 Israel GK Amal Hair
4 Israel DF Edi Dadon
5 Israel DF Orel Benita
7 Israel MF Dor Konstantinos
8 Israel MF Daniel Tasao
9 Israel FW David Gomez
10 Israel MF Tahel Hillel
11 Israel FW Dvir Baruch
14 Israel MF Yakov Mizrahi
16 Israel MF Dor Gorani
No. Position Player
18 Israel DF Yonathan Zada
19 Israel DF Aviram Ohana
25 Israel MF Amit Avraham
26 Israel DF Yuray Maliah
45 Israel MF Guy Iluz
55 Israel DF Orel Horev
77 Israel MF Omer Ben Sha'anan
94 Israel DF Matan Toledano
98 Israel GK Benny Peretz
99 Israel FW Assaf Gubeza

References

  1. ↑ Fuck The Racists, Let’s Form our Own Club Ouriel Daskal, 29 August 2014, Soccer Issue
  2. ↑ Beitar Nordia (re)born in Jerusalem supporters-direct.org
  3. ↑ Chairman of Nordia Jerusalem: We're Beitar Jerusalem Fans Who Can't Support Beitar Jerusalem Anymore Irad Tzafrir, 4 August 2014, Haaretz (in Hebrew)
  4. ↑ The Legend of Nordia – The Same Madame With Another Coat Asher Goldberg, 24 February 2011, football.org.il (in Hebrew)
  5. ↑ First Derby: Beitar Jerusalem Have Beaten Nordia David Ben Shimol, 27 August 2014, ynet.co.il (in Hebrew)
  6. ↑ First Victory: 2:1 to Nordia Jerusalem Over Kiryat Ekron in Liga Gimel Ziv Amoyal, 18 October 2014, Doublepass (in Hebrew)
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