Ашдод / Ashdod

Full name Ashdod Football Club
מועדון ספורט אשדוד

Nickname(s) The Dolphins
Founded 1999
Ground HaYud-Alef Stadium, Ashdod (Capacity 7,420)

League Ligat ha'Al
2006-07 7th place

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.