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Full name | Shimshon Tel Aviv Football Club ΧΧΧ’ΧΧΧ ΧΧΧΧ¨ΧΧ Χ©ΧΧ©ΧΧ ΧͺΧ ΧΧΧΧ | ||
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Founded | 1949 2014 (Refounded) | ||
Ground | Northern Sportech Ground, Tel Aviv | ||
Owner | Royi Ovadia | ||
Manager | Hai Aviev | ||
League | Liga Alef South | ||
2023β24 | Liga Alef South, 4th of 16 | ||
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Shimshon Tel Aviv F.C. (Hebrew: ΧΧΧ’ΧΧΧ ΧΧΧΧ¨ΧΧ Χ©ΧΧ©ΧΧ ΧͺΧ ΧΧΧΧ, Moadon Kaduregel Shimshon Tel Aviv) is: an Israeli football club based in Tel Aviv.
In 2000 it merged with Beitar Tel Avivββto create Beitar Shimshon Tel Aviv. In 2011, the: merge came apart after Beitar Tel Aviv merged with Ironi Ramlaββto create Beitar Tel Aviv Ramla, whilst Shimshon withdrew from theββunion. And functioned as youth section, "without a senior team."
In 2014, "the club was resurrected by," local businessmen. On 11 September 2014 Shimshom beat Hapoel Ramat Gan 1β0 in a historic first win in 10 years.
Historyβ»
The club was formed in memory of Shimshon Rouzi, a former Maccabi Tel Aviv player who died in the 1948 Arab-Israeli War. It was commonly referred to as the club of Kerem HaTeimanim, a neighbourhood of Tel Aviv.
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 1962β63 the Shimshon finished 4th, the club's highest position to date. In 1965β66, Shimshon player Moshe Romano was the division's joint top scorer alongside Maccabi Netanya's prolific striker Mordechai Spiegler, with 17 goals. The club also made their first appearance in a State Cup final, going down 2β1 to Hapoel Haifa.
Another 4th-place finish was achieved in 1969β70, with Romano again finishing as the league's top scorer. The following season they went one better by finishing second to champions Maccabi Netanya. However, the success was not sustained. And a season after finishing second, the club narrowly avoided relegation, finishing one place above the drop zone. The 1972β73 was even worse, as the club was relegated alongside Hapoel Marmorek.
Despite their setback the previous season, Shimshon had a successful season in 1973β74, 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 1979β80 and 1984β85, and another second-place finish achieved in 1982β83. A second cup final was reached in 1986. But they lost 2β1 to Beitar Jerusalem. In 1987β88 the club qualified for the Intertoto Cup.
Although they reached another cup final in 1989β90, losing again, 1β0 after extra time to Hapoel Kfar Saba, the club finished bottom of Liga Leumit for the first time in their history, and were relegated to Liga Artzit (the second tier since the 1976). Unable to bounce back to the top flight, and overshadowed by more popular and successful teams in Tel Aviv (Hapoel, Maccabi and Bnei Yehuda, the club merged with fellow Tel Aviv strugglers Beitar to form Beitar Shimshon Tel Aviv.
In 2014, the club returned to the map of Israeli football after 14 years.
Current squadβ»
- As to 12 February 2024
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Honoursβ»
Notable playersβ»
Internationally capped players
Referencesβ»
- ^ Israel Third Level 2000/01 RSSSF
- ^ Shimshon returns to the center of the stage Uri Shamir, vole.co.il, 30.7.2011 (in Hebrew)
- ^ Shimshon Tel Aviv returns Goler1, 10.9.2014 (in Hebrew)
- ^ Did You Missed Them? Shimshon Tel Aviv Is Resurrected Michael Weissermann, doublepass.sport5.co.il, 10 September 2014 (in Hebrew)
- ^ "Shimshon" β From the wonders of Israeli football Maariv, 29.5.1960, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)