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	Yuval Naim
League	Liga Alef South
2019–20	Liga Alef South, 5th
Home colours	Away colours

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 29 January 2020

No.	Position	Player
1	GK	Bogdan Gluschenko
2	DF	Omri Avitan
3	DF	Daniel Borhal
4	DF	Tal Shitrit
5	DF	Phillip Hayek
6	MF	Uriel Piniya
7	MF	Eden Ben-Menashe
8	DF	Rahamim Checkol
9	MF	Hen Reuven
10	MF	Lishay Biton (captain)
11	FW	Moshe Ben Lulu
12	MF	Zohar Avisrur
14	FW	Idan Shriki
15	DF	Yosef Awadi

No.	Position	Player
17	DF	Roy Amos
18	MF	Ohad Edelstein
19	FW	Afek Azulay
20	DF	Peter Elias
21	DF	Itay Hershko
22	GK	Guy Salem
23	DF	Stav Israeli
25	FW	Avi Butbul
70	FW	Moha Badir
77	DF	Gal Aviv
99	MF	Niv Ben Yosef
	MF	Mishel Ross
	FW	Ohad Kadousi

External links

Agudat Sport Ashdod Israel Football Association (in Hebrew)

References

Hapoel Ashdod was re-established last night in enthusiastic conference Bar Rabinovich & Noam Altman, Ashdod 10, 30.3.2015 (in Hebrew)
The Full and True Story of a Broken Merge Shahar Kahlon, 25 March 2015, AshdodNet (in Hebrew)
Namal Ashdod vs. Haim Revivo Nitzan Horesh, 31 March 2002, Haaretz (in Hebrew)
The Mythological Hapoel Ashdod Will Be Re-Established in Liga Gimel Erez Na'aman, 4 March 2015, One.co.il (in Hebrew)
Derby every week? 3 teams from Ashdod were assigned to the same district Kobi Portal, Doublepass, 27.8.2015 (in Hebrew)
Hapoel Ashdod Vs Hapoel Ashdod war Shahar Kahlon, Ashdodnet, 23.7.2015 (in Hebrew)
Hapoel Ashdod Kaduregel Facebook.com (in Hebrew)
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)
Breaking: Moris Zano, Coach of the Reds, Goes Home After Derby Loss to Ironi Noam Altahan, 22 October 2015, Ashdod 10 (in Hebrew)
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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[Hapoel_Ashdod_was_re-established_last_night_in_enthusiastic_conference-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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