Maccabi Kiryat Ekron Football Club (Hebrew: מועדון כדורגל מכבי קריית עקרון אשר) is an Israeli football club based in Kiryat Ekron. The club plays in Liga Gimel, the fifth tier of the Israeli football league system.
| Full name | Maccabi Kiryat Ekron Asher Football Club | ||
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| Founded | 1962 (original club) 2014 (re-establishment) | ||
| Dissolved | 2008 | ||
| Ground | Kiryat Ekron Stadium, Kiryat Ekron | ||
| Manager | Erez David | ||
| League | Liga Gimel Central | ||
| 2015–16 | 4th | ||
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History
editThe original club was established in 1962 and spent most of its years in the lower tiers of the Israeli football league system, rising, at its best, to Liga Bet, during the 1980s. In the Cup, the best performance by the club was in 1964–65, reaching the fourth round and losing 0–10 to Bnei Yehuda. The original club folded at the end of the 2007–08 season.
Re-establishment
editIn 2014 the club was re-established[1] and was named after former Kiryat Ekron deputy mayor, Asher Okavi. The club registered to the Central division of Liga Gimel and played its first match on 19 September 2014, beating Hapoel Gedera 3–2 in the Cup.[2]
Honours
editNotable former players
editExternal links
edit- Maccabi Kiryat Ekron Asher Israel Football Association (in Hebrew)
References
edit- ^ Maccabi Kiryat Ekron Resumed Activity Liot Lapuk, 5 August 2014, Doublepass (in Hebrew)
- ^ First Historical Victory to the Senior Team of Maccabi Ekron in Football: Ekron Have Beaten Gedera 3–2 in the Cup Mazkeret Batya, Ekron and the Moshavim News Site, 26 September 2014 (in Hebrew)
- ^ The Man Without Him Idan Shriki Would Have Been Working Today in Bezeq Assaf Margalit, 22 April 2011, one.co.il (in Hebrew)
- ^ The Singer Moshe Peretz Joined the Rehovot/Ekron Veterans Football Team and Even Scored Three Goals in the Four Training Matches of the Team So Far!! Mazkeret Batya, Ekron and the Moshavim News Site, 23 October 2012 (in Hebrew)