Hapoel Kiryat Shalom F.C.

Hapoel Kiryat Shalom
Full name	Hapoel Kiryat Shalom Football Club מועדון כדורגל הפועל קרית שלום
Founded	1957
Ground	Kiryat Shalom, Tel Aviv
Manager	Yaron Cohen Tzemach
League	Liga Gimel Tel Aviv
2015–16	3rd

Hapoel Kiryat Shalom F.C. (Hebrew: הפועל קרית שלום‎‎) is an Israeli football club based in the Kiryat Shalom neighborhood of Tel Aviv. The club is notable for being the first interactive fan-managed sports team, as almost all playing-related decisions (such as squad selection, substitutions etc.) were taken through votes on the Web2Sport website.

History

Early Years

The club was established in 1957 and played most of its seasons in the lower divisions, except for eight seasons in the 1960s and the early 1970s in which the club played in third tier Liga Bet. In summer 1961, the club merged with fellow Liga Bet club, Hapoel HaDarom Tel Aviv, and played for a few seasons as Hapoel HaDarom/Kiryat Shalom, finally reverting back to its old name in 1965, when the club dropped back to Liga Gimel.

In summer 1969, the club merged with another Tel Aviv club, David Tel Aviv, which played in Liga Bet in order to take its place in the higher division. The club played for one season as Hapoel David Kiryat Shalom, and reverted to its name at the end of it, playing two further seasons in Liga Bet before dropping back to Liga Gimel. The club had another period in Liga Bet, which became fourth tier in 1976, between 1979–80 and 1981–82, but dropped back to Liga Gimel.

Web2Sports

Web2sport was a web-based company founded by Moshe Hogeg, Shimon Dor, Roy Dvora and Adam Weissberger. Hogeg claimed he was inspired to do after watching Argentina striker Lionel Messi dropped for the game against Germany in the 2006 World Cup.^[1] The company purchased Hapoel Kiryat Shalom for €350,000 in June 2007.^[2]

Having previously had an average attendance of around 100, the club's first game under the new system was watched online by 6,000 people. However, the first result was a 3–2 loss to Maccabi Ironi Or Yehuda.^[2] The club finished fourth in this season, but due to the collapse of the hi-tech market, the company was closed in 2008.^[3]

Decision making

Team selection voting

Registered users of the website, of which there were around 8,000 in October 2007,^[4] vote on various decisions at the club:

Between Sunday and Wednesday a vote is held on formation.
Between Wednesday and matchday (Friday or Saturday) a vote is held on player selection
Following squad selection, a vote is held on the designated penalty taker for the forthcoming game
Home games are streamed live on the website, whilst there is radio commentary for away matches,^[5] allowing fans to vote on whether to make a substitution, and, if the vote is to do so, who to take off and bring on. Decisions are relayed to the coach as he has a laptop in the dugouts.^[6]

However, in November 2007 it was discovered that opposition fans had been deliberately substituting the club's main striker, Zohar Kaminsky, during games.^[7] Following this, new guidelines on voting were announced.

Recent years

The club plays in Liga Gimel, the lowest tier of the Israeli football league system, in the Tel Aviv division. In 2014–15, the club won the Tel Aviv Division cup and qualified for the nationwide rounds of the State Cup, losing to F.C. Shikun HaMizrach in the sixth round.^[8]

Honours

League

Honour	No.	Years
Fifth tier	1	1978–79

Cups

Honour	No.	Years
Liga Gimel Tel Aviv Division Cup	1	2014–15

References

↑ Soccer coach replaced by fans in Israel Yahoo News, 23 October 2007
1 2 Kiryat's Web Masters UEFA Magazine, 26 October 2007
↑ Portfolio: Moshe Hogeg Liat Ron, 14 October 2014, Globes (Hebrew)
↑ Fans pick the team as computer games turn fantasy into reality The Times, 25 October 2007
↑ Israeli soccer club puts online fans in charge Reuters, 23 October 2007
↑ Coaches: An endangered species? FIFA, 6 November 2007
↑ Club Ownership, 2.0 Chicago Sports Weekly
↑ State Cup Round-up Goler1, 28 November 2014 (Hebrew)

External links

Fantasy Football Jumps To Another Level Sky News (video)
Hapoel Kiryat Shalom IFA (Hebrew)

Liga Gimel

Upper Galilee	F.C. Aramshe Danun F.C. Bnei M.M.B.E. HaGolan VeHaGalil F.C. Tzeirei Tamra Hapoel Bnei Bi'ina Hapoel Bnei Hurfeish Hapoel Bnei Tuba-Zangariyye Hapoel Bnei Peki'in Hapoel Bnei Rameh Hapoel Merom HaGalil Hapoel Nahariya Hapoel Tarshiha Maccabi Ahva Yarka Maccabi Ahva Sha'ab

Lower Galilee	Ahi Bir al-Maksur Beitar Kiryat Ata F.C. Halat al-Sharif Bnei Arraba F.C. Kfar Kama F.C. Tzeirei Bir al-Maksur Hapoel Bnei Deir al-Asad Hapoel Ironi Bni I'billin Maccabi Bnei Nujidat Ironi Bnei Sha'ab Maccabi Kafr Manda Maccabi Ironi Tamra

Jezreel	Beitar Afula Beitar Ein Mahil Beitar Umm al-Fahm Bnei Musheirifa Baiada F.C. Nazareth Illit Hapoel Bnei Ar'ara 'Ara Hapoel Bnei Musmus Hapoel Ein as-Sahala Ihud Bnei Baqa Maccabi Bnei Reineh Maccabi Basmat Tab'un

Samaria	Beitar Pardes Hanna Hapoel Ahva Haifa F.C. Pardes Hanna-Karkur Hapoel Bnei Fureidis Hapoel Halissa Hapoel Kiryat Haim Hapoel Ironi Or Akiva Hapoel Isfiya Hapoel Menashe Maccabi Neve Sha'anan Eldad Maccabi Isfiya Maccabi Ironi Barta'a

Sharon	Beitar Tubruk Bnei Qalansawe F.C. Bnei Ra'anana F.C. Ironi Ariel F.C. Kafr Qasim Nibrass F.C. Netanya F.C. Tzeirei Tira Hapoel Jaljulia Hapoel Oranit Hapoel Kafr Bara Maccabi HaSharon Netanya Shimshon Bnei Tayibe Shimshon Kafr Qasim

Tel Aviv	Beitar Ezra Beitar Jaffa Bnei Yehud Elitzur Jaffa Tel Aviv Elitzur Yehud Yotel Inter Aliyah Tel Aviv Hapoel Kiryat Shalom Hapoel Neve Golan Maccabi Hashikma Hen Maccabi Ironi Or Yehuda Maccabi Pardes Katz Maccabi Spartak Ramat Gan Otzma F.C. Holon Shikun Vatikim Ramat Gan Shimshon Tel Aviv Sporting Tel Aviv

Central	A.S. Ashdod Beitar Ashdod F.C. Rishon LeZion F.C. Tzeirei Lod Hapoel Abirei Bat Yam Hapoel Bnei Ashdod Hapoel Ironi Gedera Hapoel Mevaseret Zion Hapoel Matzliah Hapoel Ramla Hapoel Tirat Shalom Ironi Lod Maccabi Kiryat Ekron Maccabi Rehovot

South	A.S. Ashkelon Beitar Kiryat Gat Elitzur Ironi Yehuda F.C. Arad F.C. Be'er Sheva Haim Levy F.C. Ironi Kuseife F.C. Tzeirei al-Hoshla Hapoel Ar'arat an-Naqab Hapoel Merhavim Hapoel Rahat Hapoel Yeruham Maccabi Dimona Maccabi Ironi Hura

Seasons (fifth level)	1958–59 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17

Seasons (sixth level)	1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09

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