Hapoel Katamon Jerusalem F.C.

After the 2006–07 season, in which the team dropped for the second time to the 3rd league, disenchanted fans, resolved to create a company with the aim of purchasing the club. The group, led by journalist Uri Sheradski and supported by future mayor Nir Barkat, bought Hapoel Mevasseret Zion/Abu Ghosh, and renamed it "Hapoel Katamon/Mevasseret Zion". The new name was taken from Katamon, a neighborhood of Jerusalem where Hapoel Jerusalem played from 1954 until moving to the YMCA Stadium and later on to the Teddy Stadium. The first game was played October 19, 2007, to a crowd of 3,000; Hapoel Katamon won against Hapoel Nahalat Yehuda by 2–1. Not all of Hapoel Jerusalem fans supported this move; popular slogan among the critics was "love can't be bought for a 1,000 Shekels", a reference to the membership price. However, the number of spectators at Katamon matches has steadily outnumbered that of Hapoel Jerusalem. The first year was a relative professional success, as the team reached the 7th round of the Israel State Cup, and finished the league second, just one point short of advancing to the Liga Artzit. In the 2008–09 season, the team finished 7th. Efforts to merge between Hapoel Katamon and Hapoel Jerusalem resumed, but to no success. Eventually, it was decided by a vote of member-fans to end the cooperation with Hapoel Mevasseret, and instead establish a new club, owned and operated by Hapoel Katamon fans and supported by the municipality. The main disadvantage was that a…

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