F.C. Ashdod

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Ashdod F.C.

Full name

Ashdod Football Club
מועדון ספורט אשדוד

Nickname(s)

The Dolphins

Founded

1999

Ground

HaYud-Alef Stadium, Ashdod
(Capacity 7,420)

Chairman

Jacky Ben-Zaken, Haim Revivo

Manager

Yossi Mizrahi

League

Ligat ha'Al

2007-08

8th place





Home colours





Away colours

F.C. Ashdod (Hebrew: מועדון ספורט אשדוד‎, Moadon Sport Ashdod, lit. Ashdod Sport Club) is an Israeli football club, playing in the port city of Ashdod. The unorthodox name of the team (no association, ie Hapoel, Maccabi, Beitar etc.) is the result of the union of two city rivals, Hapoel Ashdod and Maccabi Ironi Ashdod. Currently, the club is known for making do with relatively small budgets compares to that of the big Israel clubs and is known for having a large support from the city of Ashdod that doesn't seem to result in attendance figures.

1 History
2 Players
- 2.1 Current squad
3 Foreigners 2007/2008
- 3.1 Famous former players
4 Club Officials
- 4.1 Boardroom
- 4.2 Management
5 External links

[edit] History

During the first years of the clubs inception, the kit colors were completely blue. When Haim Revivo took a more prominent role in the club, the colors were changed to red and yellow (which was also noted by skeptics of being Revivo's colors during his time at Galatasaray in Turkey.) The decision was made that the kit should incorporate two of the previous clubs colors, Hapoel having been red and Maccabi yellow and blue.

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 Ligat ha'Al and a birth in the UEFA Cup. Not of any less importance, they reached the final of the Toto Cup as well, 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 league runners up.

[edit] Players

[edit] Current squad

As of February, 2008

No.	Position	Player
1	GK	Yossi Shekel
3	DF	Idan Zion
5	MF	Kobi Dajani
6	DF	Vedran Ješe
7	MF	Or Revivo
9	MF	Moshe Ohayon
10	MF	David Revivo
11	FW	Ahmed Kasoum
14	FW	Idan Shriki
15	MF	Rahamim Tzukul
16	DF	Adir Tubul

No.	Position	Player
17	MF	Jean-Jacques Gosso
18	MF	Yossi Ofir
19	FW	Shay Holtzman
20	MF	Maor Zohar
22	GK	Sammy Adjei
24	FW	Nir Nachum
25	DF	Cristian González
26	FW	Idan Sade
28	FW	Dimitar Makriev
33	GK	Ofir Martziano
	MF	Lior Reuven
	MF	Orel Edri