Sektzia Ness Ziona F.C.
Full name | Football Section Ness Ziona | |||
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Founded | 1955 | |||
Ground | Ness Ziona Stadium, Ness Ziona, Israel | |||
Capacity | 3,500 | |||
Chairman | Eli Cohen | |||
Manager | Yuval Naim | |||
League | Israeli Premier League | |||
2022–23 | Israeli Premier League, 14th of 14 (relegated) | |||
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Sektzia Ness Ziona (Hebrew: סקציית כדורגל נס-ציונה, Sektziyat Kaduregel Nes Tziona, lit. Football Section Ness Ziona) are a football club from the Israeli city of Ness Ziona. They currently play in the Israeli Premier League, the top tier of Israeli football. Home matches were previously played at the Ness Ziona Stadium. Upon their promotion to the Israeli Premier League for the 2019–20 and 2022–23 seasons, the club moved its home matches to the HaMoshava Stadium in Petah Tikva, Israel.
History
The club was founded as F.S. Nes Ziona in 1955, following a merger of the local football clubs in
During the mid-1990s the club played in
In the 2004–05 season, Liga Bet club from Ness Ziona, Maccabi Ben Zvi, became Ironi Ness Ziona[5] or Maccabi Ben Zvi\Ironi, as recognized by the Israel Football Association.[6] Ironi finished as runners-up to Hapoel Arad, and promoted to Liga Alef after successful promotion play-offs against Hapoel Azor and Beitar Giv'at Ze'ev.[6] Ironi Ness Ziona was renamed in the summer of 2005, becoming Sektzia Ness Ziona (an alternative Hebrew transliteration for "Section"), and the club was reborn. at the end of the 2005–06 season, the club won Liga Alef South and promotion to Liga Artzit.[citation needed]
The club won Liga Artzit in
Current squad
- As of 25 August 2023
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Honours
- Second tier (1):
- Third tier (5):
- Fourth tier (3):
Former notable managers
- Rafi Cohen (born 1965)
See also
References
- ^ a b Room at the top Maariv, 27.7.66, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)
- ^ S.K. Nes Tziona and Hapoel Holon promoted to Liga Bet Heruth, 2.7.57, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)
- ^ Israel Second Level 1998/99 RSSSF
- ^ Israel Third Level 1999/2000 RSSSF
- ^ Liga Bet South B One (in Hebrew)
- ^ a b Maccabi Ben Zvi\"Ironi" The Israel Football Association (in Hebrew)
External links
- Sektzia Ness Ziona – The Israel Football Association (in Hebrew)