| Full name | Hapoel Ashdod Football Club |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1960s |
| Dissolved | 1999 |
| 1998-99 | Liga Artzit, 10th |
Hapoel Ashdod F.C. (Hebrew: הפועל אשדוד) was an Israeli football club based in Ashdod. In 1999, it merged with local rivals Ironi Ashdod to create F.C. Ashdod.
The club was founded during the 1960s, and reached the second tier by the 1970s. After several lower-table finishes, the club were relegated to Liga Alef at the end of the 1978-79 season, in which they finished bottom. They returned to the second division at the end of the 1989-90 season, in which they won the southern division of Liga Alef, beating local rivals Ironi Ashdod to the title by a single point. They narrowly avoiding relegation in 1993-94, when they finished one place above the relegation zone, but after several more lower-table finishes, in 1997-98 the club finished third, one place below promotion to the top division, but the following season finished tenth,[1] and were due to be relegated two divisions due to financial problems. However, the club merged with Ironi Ashdod, to form FC Ashdod.
In 2001 a new club, Hapoel Namal Ashdod was established, playing in Liga Gimel. Although the club was initially successful, winning its division and gaining promotion to Liga Bet, at the end of its second season, in which it finished fourth, it was disbanded.
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