Sektzia Nes Tziona F.C.

Infobox Football club
clubname = Sektzia Nes Tziona


fullname = Sektzia Nes Tziona Football Club מועדון כדורגל סקציה נס ציונה
founded = 1956
ground = Ness Ziona Stadium, Ness Ziona
capacity = 6,000
chairman = flagicon|Israel Kobi Kaduri
manager = flagicon|Israel Gidi Damti
league = Liga Artzit
season = 2007-08
position = Liga Artzit, 7th
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Sektzia Nes Tziona F.C. ( _he. מועדון כדורגל סקציה נס ציונה, "Moadon Kaduregel Sektzia Nes Tziona") are a football club from the southern Israeli city of Ness Ziona. They are currently in Liga Artzit, the third level of Israeli football. Home matches are played at the Ness Ziona Stadium.

History

The club was founded as SK Nes Tziona in 1956, and ten years later were promoted to the top division, then called Liga Leumit. The 1966-68 season was played over two years and involved a 4-round (60 match) competition. However, the club managed only eight wins and were relegated. This was to be their only appearance in the top division to date.

During the mid-1990s the club played in Liga Artzit, then the second tier. In the 1998-99 season the club finished second from bottom and had four points deducted for breaking budget rules. [ [http://www.rsssf.com/tablesi/isra2-99.html Israel Second Level 1998/99] RSSSF] They were due to be relegated to the third tier, but were demoted to the fourth tier, Liga Alef, as their budget for the 1999-2000 season was not approved by the Israel Football Association. [ [http://www.rsssf.com/tablesi/isra3-00.html Israel Third Level 1999/2000] RSSSF] After finishing bottom of Liga Alef in 2000-01, they folded, and were reborn as Ironi Nes Tziona, starting again in Liga Gimel, the sixth and lowest level of Israeli football.

In 2003-04, the club won their division of Liga Gimel, and were promoted to Liga Bet. The next season, they finished as runners-up to Hapoel Arad. However, the club were promoted in place of Arad due to the latter's stadium failing to meet promotion criteria. The club were renamed again in the summer of 2005, becoming Sektzia Nes Tziona (a Hebrewisation of the English word "Section"). The 2005-06 season saw a third successive promotion as the club won Liga Alef South and promotion to Liga Artzit.

Honours

*Liga Alef
**Champions 2005-6
*Liga Gimel
**Champions 2003-4

References