Maccabi Ashkelon F.C.

Maccabi Ashkelon
Full name	Maccabi Ashkelon Football Club; מכבי אשקלון
Founded	1962; 2015 (Re-established)
Dissolved	2001
Ground	Sala Stadium, Ashkelon
Capacity	5,250
Chairman	Meny Yasso
Manager	Dudu Vaturi
League	Liga Gimel South
Home colours	Away colours

Maccabi Ashkelon (Hebrew: מכבי אשקלון) is an Israeli football club based in Ashkelon.

History

The club was founded in 1962 and played mostly in the lower divisions of Israeli football. In their first season of existence, Maccabi won Liga Gimel South B division and achieved promotion to Liga Bet, then the third tier of Israeli football.^[1] In the following season, the club finished second bottom in Liga Bet South B division and dropped back to Liga Gimel. Maccabi returned to Liga Bet in the 1969–70 season, and after three seasons in the third tier, relegated again at the end of the 1971–72 season. In 1975–76, the club returned to Liga Bet, which at the end of the season, became the fourth tier of Israeli football, following the creation of Liga Artzit. Maccabi played in the fourth tier until the 1983–84 season, in which they finished bottom of the South B division and relegated to Liga Gimel.

In the 1990s, the club started a period of success and reached Liga Alef, the third tier, in the 1997–98 season. At the end of the 1998–99 season, in which the club was one place short from promotion to Liga Artzit, Liga Alef became the fourth tier, following the creation of the Israeli Premier League. However, in the following season, Maccabi won the South division and achieved promotion to Liga Artzit. In the 2000–01 Liga Artzit, the only season in which the club played in a nationwide division, Maccabi had a better goal difference than Hapoel Nazareth Illit in the battle against relegation, and after the season ended, they were deducted two points for violation of the budget rules and as a result, relegated to Liga Alef.^[2] The club folded during the summer of 2001, following a debt of more than 2,000,000 NIS.^[3]

During their last five years of existence, up until March 2001, Maccabi Ashkelon were managed by former Israel international and Hapoel Tel Aviv player, Moris Zano.^[4]

In 2015, the club was re-founded by Manny Yasso. The club participates in Liga Gimel South district and now operate as a youth team for under-14s.^[5]

References

^ One point determined... Maariv, 4.7.1963, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)
^ Maccabi Ashkelon were deducted two points and relegated to Liga Alef Haaretz, 25.5.2001 (in Hebrew)
^ Tzfadia Eitan, Lawyer fridman-adv.com (in Hebrew)
^ Moris Zano was sacked from Maccabi Ashkelon walla.co.il, 3.3.2001 (in Hebrew)
^ "ההתאחדות לכדורגל בישראל - Football Club Maccabi Ashkelon". www.football.org.il. Retrieved 2023-02-01.

External links

Despite the difficulties: Maccabi Ashkelon is opening a season, sagi hershko, kan-ashkelon 22 August 2017. (in Hebrew)

[One_point_determined...-1] One point determined... Maariv, 4.7.1963, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)

[2] Maccabi Ashkelon were deducted two points and relegated to Liga Alef Haaretz, 25.5.2001 (in Hebrew)

[3] Tzfadia Eitan, Lawyer fridman-adv.com (in Hebrew)

[4] Moris Zano was sacked from Maccabi Ashkelon walla.co.il, 3.3.2001 (in Hebrew)

[5] "ההתאחדות לכדורגל בישראל - Football Club Maccabi Ashkelon". www.football.org.il. Retrieved 2023-02-01.

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Sharon	Beitar Kfar Saba Beitar Mate Binyamin Beitar Tubruk Bnei Jaljulia Bnei Tira F.C. Bnei Ra'anana F.C. Bnei Zemer F.C. Giv'at Shmuel F.C. Kafr Qasim Nibrass F.C. Ironi Ariel Hapoel 1928 Kfar Saba Hapoel Oranit Hapoel Pardesiya Ironi Rosh HaAyin Maccabi Ironi Kfar Yona Maccabi HaSharon Netanya Shimshon Bnei Tayibe
Tel Aviv	Agudat Sport Holon Beitar Ezra Beitar Jaffa Bnei Herzliya Bnei Yehud Dizengoff Tel Aviv Elitzur Jaffa Tel Aviv Elitzur Yehud Yotel F.C. Tel Aviv Hakoah Gil Ramat Gan Hapoel Neve Golan Hapoel Ramat Yisrael Hapoel Tzafririm Holon Maccabi Giv'at Shmuel Maccabi Hashikma Ramat Hen Maccabi Ironi Or Yehuda Maccabi Pardes Katz Maccabi Spartak Ramat Gan Maccabi Yehud-Monosson Shikun Vatikim Ramat Gan
Central	Ashdod City Beitar Gan Yavne Beitar Gedera Bnei Ramla Bnei Yeechalal Rehovot Beitar Ironi Ma'ale Adumim F.C. Be'er Ya'akov F.C. Rishon LeZion Hapoel Mevaseret Zion Hapoel Tirat Shalom Ihud Tzeirei Abu Gush Ironi Beit Shemesh Maccabi Be'er Ya'akov Maccabi Bnei Abu Gush Macccabi Kiryat Ekron Tzeirei Lod
South	Bnei Yeruham F.C. Be'er Sheva F.C. Be'er Sheva Haim Levy F.C. Meitar Hapoel Bnei Kuseife Hapoel Rahat Maccabi Ashkelon Maccabi Be'er Sheva Maccabi Ironi Hura Otzma Be'er Sheva Tzeirei Rahat
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Seasons (sixth tier)	1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09