Shimshon Tel Aviv F.C.
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| Full name | Shimshon Tel Aviv Football Club מועדון כדורגל שמשון תל אביב | ||
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| Founded | 1949 2014 (Refounded) | ||
| Ground | Northern Sportech Ground, Tel Aviv | ||
| Owner | Roey Ovadia | ||
| Manager | Eli Cohen | ||
| League | Liga Alef South | ||
| 2023–24 | Liga Alef South, 4th of 16 | ||
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Shimshon Tel Aviv F.C. (
In 2000 it merged with
In 2014, the club was resurrected by local businessmen.
History
The club was formed in memory of
The club spent its first few years in the lower leagues, before winning promotion to the top flight (then called Liga Leumit) in 1960 as Liga Alef champions.
In
Another 4th-place finish was achieved in
Despite their setback the previous season, Shimshon had a successful season in 1973–74, finishing second in Liga Alef North and took part in the new promotion/relegation play-offs. They finished second in the play-off group, and were promoted back to Liga Leumit.
The early 1980s were a period of relative success, as the club finished third in
Although they reached another cup final in 1989–90, losing again, 1–0 after extra time to
In 2014, the club returned to the map of Israeli football after 14 years.[3][4]
Current squad
- As to 28 August 2024
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Honours
Notable players
Internationally capped players
References
- ^ Israel Third Level 2000/01 RSSSF
- ^ Shimshon returns to the center of the stage Uri Shamir, vole.co.il, 30.7.2011 (in Hebrew)
- ^ a b Shimshon Tel Aviv returns Goler1, 10.9.2014 (in Hebrew)
- ^ a b Did You Missed Them? Shimshon Tel Aviv Is Resurrected Michael Weissermann, doublepass.sport5.co.il, 10 September 2014 (in Hebrew)
- ^ "Shimshon" – From the wonders of Israeli football Maariv, 29.5.1960, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)