Hapoel Ashdod (Hebrew: הפועל אשדוד), is a professional handball club from the city of Ashdod, Israel. They compete in the Israeli Handball League, within the Israeli first division.
Ashdod
Location of Hapoel Ashdod
History
In 1967, when the club was first formed, they played in the second division; for an intermediate period, they played in the third division, but returned to their earlier position in 2008. At the end of 2010/11 season, for the first time in its history, the team reached the first division. During its history, it has won 2 national championships (in 2019 and 2022), 3 national Cups (in 2021, 2022 and 2023).
Crest, colours, supporters
Kits
| HOME | |||||
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        2022–23 |
  2023–24 | ||||
| AWAY | |||||
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2022–23 |
2023–24 | ||||
Team
Current squad
- Squad for the 2023–24 season[1]
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Technical staff
- Head Coach:
Assaf Levy - Assistant Coach: Amir Dan
- Physiotherapist: Saidov Natanel
Transfers
- Transfers for the 2023–24 season
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Previous squads
| 2021–2022 Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shirt No | Nationality | Player | Birth Date | Position |
| 1 |  Serbia |
Igor Arsić | 19 October 1989 | Goalkeeper |
| 2 | Israel |
Guy Korodva | 7 November 1994 | Right Winger |
| 3 | Israel |
Asaf Ben Guzi | 24 September 1998 | Left Winger |
| 5 | Israel |
Omer Gera | 28 July 1992 | Line Player |
| 7 | Serbia |
Aleksandar Babić | 28 October 1993 | Left Back |
| 8 | Israel |
Lou Axebrud | 4 February 2001 | Right Winger |
| 9 | Israel |
Ori Guez | 19 November 2002 | Left Back |
| 10 |  Montenegro |
Risto Vujačić | 4 December 1993 | Right Back |
| 11 | Israel |
Yossi Biterman | 3 October 1993 | Line Player |
| 15 | Israel |
Yarin Naten Liberman | 7 October 2004 | Left Winger |
| 17 | Israel |
Omri Kushmaro | 29 December 1994 | Central Back |
| 21 | Israel |
Niv Levy | 8 June 1993 | Left Back |
| 24 | Israel |
Amit Stelman | 9 January 1993 | Right Winger |
| 30 | Israel |
Naor Cohen | 22 September 2004 | Line Player |
| 31 | Israel |
Or Farkash | 10 March 2000 | Left Winger |
| 32 | Israel |
Itay Suissa | 20 May 2001 | Central Back |
| 45 | Israel |
Shahar Levin | 11 January 1994 | Left Winger |
| 63 | Israel |
Oz Itzhak | 14 March 1998 | Goalkeeper |
| 89 | Israel |
Shon Morohov | 5 April 2004 | Goalkeeper |
Titles
- Winner League
- Winner (2) : 2019,[3] 2022
- Israel Handball Cup
- Winner (3) : 2021, 2022, 2023
EHF ranking
- As of 6/3/2024[4]
| Rank | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 158 |  HIFK Handboll |
27 |
| 159 |  RK Leotar |
26 |
| 160 |  VÍF |
26 |
| 161 | Hapoel Ashdod |
26 |
| 162 |  MRK Trogir |
26 |
| 163 |  SC DHfK Leipzig Handball |
25 |
| 164 | HSV Hamburg |
25 |
Former club members
Notable former players
- Vladimir Božić (2024–)
- Gabor Langhans (2018–2021)
Milorad Krivokapić (2016–2017)
Darko Dimitrievski (2018)- Žarko Pejović (2019–2020)
David Špiler (2019–2020)- Tihomir Doder (2014–2017)
- Tomislav Stojković (2019–2020)
- Svetislav Verkić (2022–2023)
Former coaches
| Seasons | Coach | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 2017–2021 | Oleg Butenko | 
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| 2021–2023 | Andreja Vukojević |
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| 2023 | Nedeljko Matić |
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| 2023–2024 | Amir Dan |
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| 2024– | Assaf Levy |
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References
External links
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