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unusual facts about Maccabi Ironi Ashdod F.C.


Maccabi Ironi Ashdod F.C.

After two consecutive twelfth-placed finishes, the club merged in May 1999 with local rivals Hapoel, to Moadon Sport Ashdod.


F.C. Ashdod

The unorthodox name of the team (no association, i.e. Hapoel, Maccabi, Beitar etc.) is the result of the union of two city rivals, Hapoel Ashdod and Maccabi Ironi Ashdod.


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