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F.C. Ashdod
Full name	Football Club Ashdod; מועדון ספורט אשדוד
Nickname(s)	The Dolphins
Founded	1961
Ground	Yud-Alef Stadium, Ashdod; (Capacity: 7,420)
Chairman	Jacky Ben-Zaken, Haim Revivo
Manager	Yossi Mizrahi
League	Israeli Premier League
2008-09	8th

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.

[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] Current squad

As of 7 September, 2008

No.	Position	Player
1	GK	Yossi Shekel
2	DF	Israel Rosh
3	DF	Idan Zion
4	DF	Matan Ohayon
5	DF	Ori Uzan
6	MF	Stéphane Kingue
7	FW	Dimitar Makriev
8	MF	Rahamim Tzukul
9	MF	Moshe Ohayon
11	MF	Shay Revivo
13	FW	Barak Badash
14	FW	Idan Shriki

No.	Position	Player
15	DF	Maor Peretz
16	DF	Adir Tubul
17	MF	Ben Butbul
19	MF	Idan Weizman
20	MF	Maor Zohar
21	MF	Amir Lavi
22	GK	Dragan Stojkić
23	MF	Baruch Dego
24	FW	Nir Nachum
25	DF	Cristian González
27	FW	Idan Sade
33	GK	Ofir Martziano
55	MF	Nir Biton