Maccabi Ironi Ashdod F.C.

Maccabi Ashdod FC was established in 1961 by the Israeli Maccabi Union, and was registered for the start of the games in Liga Gimel Central division. Some of the more famous players during the first years in "Liga Gimel" were Yehoshua Peretz, Zvika Kaspi, Shlomo Lasri and Meir Ben-Harush. At the end of 1979–1980, the club qualified for the first time to "Liga Bet". At the end of 1980–1981, a major change was made as Maccabi Ashdod FC merged with Beitar Ashdod FC. The club added "Ironi" to its name (the first team in Israel to use that name) and was from then known as Maccabi Ironi Ashdod. In July 1983, the club was sent by the Maccabi Israel Association to participate in the Maccabiah Games in Antwerp. They won the gold medal, beating Maccabi England 0–1 in the finals on Joseph Marzouk's goal. After two seasons in Liga Alef, the club was dropped back to "Liga Bet" (1983/1984). At the end of 1988/1989 season, Maccabi Ironi Ashdod advanced back to Liga Alef after tough competition with Sektzia Ness Ziona. In 1989/1990, under the guidance of coach Arie Radler, Maccabi Ironi Ashdod led the Liga Alef South division until the 19' round, then a lost 1–0 to Hapoel Ashdod. In the final round, Maccabi Ironi Ashdod played Hapoel Kiryat Ono for second place, leading to national league Artzit play-off matches. Ironi Ashdod won 2–3 with a winning goal scored by Micah Sharvit in the 94th minute. In the playoffs, they won 1–2 over Hapoel Daliyat al-Karmel and 0–1 over Maccabi Tamra,…

2015/2016 Season Maccabi Ironi Ashdod began the 2015/2016 season by signing local players Roy Sabbag, Yitzhak Ybarkan, Arieal Trabelsi, Daniel Tolmasov and Moshe Shalev and hiring experienced coach Pini Ayash. The team finished in first place, winning the promotion to Liga Bet "Darom Bet," the fourth league in the Israeli football, after a close battle with Maccabi Sderot. In the process, the team won three derby games from four league games against Hapoel Bnei Ashdod and Hapoel Adumim Ashdod. In the Israeli State cup, the team won the Liga Gimel Darom division trophy. Trabelsi scored two goals, and Tolomosov and Atias had one each to give a 4–1 victory over their rivals Adumim Ashdod. One round (4) later, the club lost to Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan F.C. from Liga Alef by a score of 1–0.

2016/2017 Season The debut in Liga Bet "Darom Bet" wasn't perfect and a harsh pre-season didn't help new coach Tal Hirshoren succeed. After seven games and a crucial loss to Agudat Sport Nordia Jerusalem 1–0 at the Yud-alef stadium, he was sacked. Sharon Martziano was hired to stabilize the situation and to change the way the team played. The talented Eran Malkin, Dor Nahmani and Daniel Rahimi were signed and together, with a few additional changes, the team was able to make a twenty-game run without losing, eventually finishing fourth in the league. The playoffs started well for the Dolphins after a 1–0 win against Beitar Giv'at Ze'ev at Givat Ze'ev, and continued with a dramatic 2–1 away win…

League

1. as Maccabi Ashdod

Israel Cup State