Hapoel Kiryat Shalom F.C.

Hapoel Kiryat Shalom
הפועל קרית שלום

Full name

Hapoel "Easy-Forex" Kiryat Shalom

Founded

1957

Ground

Kiryat Shalom, Tel Aviv

Chairman

Levi Rahmani, Salomon Harari

Head Coach

Yaakov Yakhri, Web2Sport.com users

League

Liga Gimel Tel Aviv

2013–14

6th^[1]

Home colours

Away colours

Team selection voting

Hapoel "Easy-Forex" Kiryat Shalom F.C. (Hebrew: הפועל "איזי-פורקס" קרית שלום‎) is an Israeli football club based in Tel Aviv. Playing in Liga Gimel, the fifth level of Israeli football, they are notable for being the first interactive fan-managed sports team, as almost all playing-related decisions (such as squad selection, substitutions etc.) are taken through votes on the Web2Sport website.

Background

Web2sport was founded by Moshe Hogeg, Shimon Dor, Roy Dvora and Adam Weissberger. Hogeg claimed he was inspired to do after watching Argentina striker Lionel Messi dropped for the game against Germany in the 2006 World Cup.^[2] The company purchased Hapoel Kiryat Shalom for €350,000 in June 2007.^[3]

Having previously had an average attendance of around 100, the club's first game under the new system was watched online by 6,000 people. However, the first result was a 3-2 loss to Maccabi Ironi Or Yehuda.^[3]

Decision making

Registered users of the website, of which there were around 8,000 in October 2007,^[4] vote on various decisions at the club:

Between Sunday and Wednesday a vote is held on formation.
Between Wednesday and matchday (Friday or Saturday) a vote is held on player selection
Following squad selection, a vote is held on the designated penalty taker for the forthcoming game
Home games are streamed live on the website, whilst there is radio commentary for away matches,^[5] allowing fans to vote on whether to make a substitution, and, if the vote is to do so, who to take off and bring on. Decisions are relayed to the coach as he has a laptop in the dugouts.^[6]

However, in November 2007 it was discovered that opposition fans had been deliberately substituting the club's main striker, Zohar Kaminsky, during games.^[7] Following this, new guidelines on voting were announced.

References

↑ Israel Football Association website
↑ Soccer coach replaced by fans in Israel Yahoo News, 23 October 2007
↑ 3.0 3.1 Kiryat's Web Masters UEFA Magazine, 26 October 2007
↑ Fans pick the team as computer games turn fantasy into reality The Times, 25 October 2007
↑ Israeli soccer club puts online fans in charge Reuters, 23 October 2007
↑ Coaches: An endangered species? FIFA, 6 November 2007
↑ Club Ownership, 2.0 Chicago Sports Weekly

External links

Fantasy Football Jumps To Another Level Sky News (video)

Liga Gimel

Upper Galilee	Beitar Kafr Kanna Bnei Kafr Yasif F.C. Aramshe Danun F.C. Hatzor HaGlilit F.C. Julis Hapoel Bnei Hurfeish Hapoel Bnei Peki'in Hapoel Bnei Rameh Hapoel Jat Yanuh HaGlilit Hapoel Merom HaGalil Hapoel Nahariya Hapoel Tarshiha Maccabi Ahva Yarka Maccabi Bnei Nahf

Lower Galilee	Ahi Bir al-Maksur F.C. Bnei Arraba F.C. Halat al-Sharif F.C. Kfar Kama F.C. Tzeirei Bir al-Maksur F.C. Tzeirei Ibtin F.C. Tzeirei Kafr Kanna F.C. Tzeirei Tamra Hapoel Bnei Deir al-Asad Ironi Bnei Sha'ab Maccabi Bnei Deir Hanna Maccabi Ironi Tamra Maccabi Kafr Manda Maccabi Tzeirei Shefa-'Amr

Jezreel	Beitar Afula Beitar al-Amal Nazareth Beitar Ein Mahil Beitar Umm al-Fahm Bnei Umm al-Fahm F.C. Nazareth Illit Hanan Ohayon Hapoel Bnei Ar'ara 'Ara Hapoel Bnei Fureidis Hapoel Bnei Musmus Hapoel Bnei Nazareth Hapoel Bnei Zalafa Hapoel al-Ittihad Nazareth Hapoel Ka'abiyye Ihud Bnei Baqa Maccabi Isfiya

Samaria	Beitar Hadera Beitar Pardes Hanna F.C. Haifa Ruby Shapira F.C. Hapoel Kiryat Yam Hapoel Ahva Haifa Hapoel Bnei Jisr az-Zarqa Hapoel Halissa Hapoel Ihud Bnei Jatt Hapoel Ironi Or Akiva Hapoel Isfiya Hapoel Tirat HaCarmel Maccabi Ironi Barta'a Maccabi Ironi Tirat HaCarmel Maccabi Neve Sha'anan Eldad

Sharon	Beitar Ironi Ariel Beitar Nes Tubruk F.C. Bnei Qalansawe F.C. Kafr Qasim Nibrass F.C. Netanya Hapoel Aliyah Kfar Saba Hapoel Jaljulia Hapoel Kafr Bara Hapoel Oranit Hapoel Pardesiya Noam Hapoel Tzeirei Qalansawe Maccabi HaSharon Netanya Shimshon Bnei Tayibe Shimshon Kafr Qasim

Tel Aviv	Beitar Ezra Beitar Jaffa Zion Bnei Yehud Brit Sport Ma'of Elitzur Jaffa Tel Aviv Elitzur Yehud F.C. Mahanaim Ramat Gan Hapoel Abirei Bat Yam Hapoel Kiryat Shalom Hapoel Neve Golan Ironi Beit Dagan Maccabi Hashikma Hen Maccabi Ironi Or Yehuda Maccabi Pardes Katz Maccabi Spartak Ramat Gan Shikun Vatikim Ramat Gan

Central	Agudat Sport Nordia Jerusalem F.C. Holon Yaniv F.C. Rishon LeZion Hapoel Antonio Ortodoxim Jaffa Hapoel F.C. Hevel Modi'in Hapoel Ironi Gedera Hapoel Matzliah Hapoel Mevaseret Zion Hapoel Ramla Hapoel Tirat Shalom Ironi Lod Maccabi Kiryat Ekron Maccabi Rehovot Shimshon Tel Aviv

South	Bnei al-Salam Rahat Elitzur Ironi Yehuda F.C. Be'er Sheva Haim Levy F.C. Hapoel Yeruham F.C. Ironi Kuseife F.C. Tzeirei al-Hoshla Hapoel Tel Sheva Hapoel Tzeirei al-Mahdi Maccabi Ironi Hura Maccabi Ironi Sderot Maccabi Segev Shalom

Seasons (fifth level)	1958–59 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15

Seasons (sixth level)	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

Hapoel Kiryat Shalom F.C.

Background

Decision making

See also

References

External links