F.C. Dimona (Hebrew: מועדון ספורט דימונה), Moadon Sport Dimona, lit. 'Dimona Sport Club' (or in short מ.ס. דימונה Mem Samekh Dimona, lit. 'F.C. Dimona') is an Israeli football club based in Dimona. The club is currently in Liga Alef South.
| Full name | Moadon Sport Dimona מועדון ספורט דימונה | ||
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| Founded | 2004 | ||
| Ground | Municipal Stadium, Dimona | ||
| Capacity | 1,140 | ||
| Chairman | Roee Amano | ||
| Manager | Hay Abayev | ||
| League | Liga Alef South | ||
| 2023–24 | Liga Alef South, 2nd of 16 | ||
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History
editF.C. Dimona was founded in 2004, one season after Hapoel Dimona dissolved, but are still commonly known and referred as Hapoel Dimona.[1][2] The club reached Liga Bet in the 2005–06 season, where they played in the South B division.[3] Ten years later the club was promoted to Liga Alef after winning the 2015–16 season.
In the 2017–18 season the club was relegated back to Liga Bet. Two seasons later Shimon Bitton was appointed the club's manager and the club was promoted after finishing the season in first place before stopping due to COVID-19.[4]
In summer 2023 Nir Klinger joined as the professional manager and Bitton returned to the head coach position.[5]
Current squad
edit- As of 9 January 2023
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Honours
edit| Honour | No. | Years |
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| Fourth tier | 1 | 2015–16 |
| Fourth tier | 1 | 2019–20 |
External links
edit- Moadon Sport Dimona: the Israel Football Association (in Hebrew)
References
edit- ^ Good luck Hapoel Dimona Archived 2014-09-18 at archive.today Dimyona, 14.2.2009 (in Hebrew)
- ^ It was worth it Goler1, 26.12.2011 (in Hebrew)
- ^ Liga Bet South B Archived 2014-12-24 at the Wayback Machine One (in Hebrew)
- ^ Ben Gigi, Alon (2020-04-13). "בדימונה חגגו עלייה לליגה א': המטרה - לאומית" (in Hebrew). ONE. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
- ^ Calfi, Itzik (2023-05-11). "ניר קלינגר מונה למנהל המקצועי של מ.ס דימונה" (in Hebrew). ONE. Retrieved 2024-01-09.