Maccabi Ironi Ashdod F.C. (Hebrew: מכבי עירוני אשדוד), commonly known as Ironi Ashdod, is an Israeli football club based in ... Ashdod. The club was established in 1961 by the Maccabi Ashdod sports association. In 1981 Maccabi Ashdod merged with Beitar Ashdod to create Maccabi Ironi Ashdod. In 1988–89 the club was promoted from 5 div' league to 4 div' league. In 1989–90 they finished runners-up to local rivals Hapoel in 4 div' league, and were promoted after beating Hapoel Daliyat al-Karmel and Maccabi Tamra in the play-offs. They were promoted again in 1992–93, reaching the top division for the first time in their history. After finishing one place above the relegation play-off zone in 1993–94, the club was relegated at the end of the 1994–95 season. In 1996–97 Ironi finished runners-up to Hapoel Ashkelon, and returned to the top division. After two consecutive twelfth-placed finishes, the club merged in May 1999 with local rivals Hapoel, to F.C. Ashdod. In 2015, the club was resurrected by its supporters. The newborn club started its way in lowest tire of Israeli football - 5th div' league . Ironi Ashdod were successful in their inauguration season and promoted to 4th div' league at the end. Currently the club is fan bases owned which fans hold 100 percent of shares. The club goal is to return to the first division league in 4 years from now. read more