{{Short description|Israeli football club}} {{Infobox football club | clubname = F.C. Dimona | image = | caption = | fullname = Moadon Sport Dimona<br/>{{lang|he|מועדון ספורט דימונה|rtl=yes}} | nickname = | shortname = | founded = 2004 | dissolved = | ground = Municipal Stadium, Dimona | capacity = 1,140 | owntitle = | owner = | chrtitle = | chairman = Roee Amano | ceo = | mgrtitle = | manager = Sharon Avitan | league = {{Israeli football updater|FCDimona}} | season = {{Israeli football updater|FCDimona2}} | position = {{Israeli football updater|FCDimona3}} | pattern_la1 = | pattern_b1 = | pattern_ra1 = | leftarm1 = 0000FF | body1 = 0000FF | rightarm1 = 0000FF | shorts1 = FFFFFF | socks1 = FFFFFF | pattern_la2 = | pattern_b2 = | pattern_ra2 = | leftarm2 = FFFFFF | body2 = FFFFFF | rightarm2 = FFFFFF | shorts2 = FF0000 | socks2 = FF0000| }} '''F.C. Dimona''' ({{langx|he|מועדון ספורט דימונה}}), ''Moadon Sport Dimona'', {{Lit|Dimona Sport Club}} (or in short {{Lang|he|מ.ס. דימונה|rtl=yes}} {{Lang|he-latn|Mem Samekh Dimona}}, {{Lit|F.C. Dimona}}) is an Israeli football club based in Dimona. The club is currently in Liga Alef South.
==History== F.C. Dimona was founded in 2004, one season after Hapoel Dimona dissolved, but are still commonly known and referred as Hapoel Dimona.<ref>[http://www.dimyona.com/home/28-2009-02-12-21-49-56/59-2009-02-14-10-01-02.html Good luck Hapoel Dimona] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20140918105725/http://www.dimyona.com/home/28-2009-02-12-21-49-56/59-2009-02-14-10-01-02.html |date=2014-09-18 }} Dimyona, 14.2.2009 {{in lang|he}}</ref><ref>[https://www.goler1.co.il/article/3067 It was worth it] Goler1, 26.12.2011 {{in lang|he}}</ref> The club reached Liga Bet in the 2005–06 season, where they played in the South B division.<ref>[http://one.co.il/League/05-06/1,731,0,0/%D7%9C%D7%99%D7%92%D7%94_%D7%91____%D7%93%D7%A8%D7%95%D7%9D_%D7%91_ Liga Bet South B] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141224041736/http://one.co.il/League/05-06/1,731,0,0/%D7%9C%D7%99%D7%92%D7%94_%D7%91____%D7%93%D7%A8%D7%95%D7%9D_%D7%91_ |date=2014-12-24 }} One {{in lang|he}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.one.co.il/Article/357431.html|title= בדימונה חגגו עלייה לליגה א': המטרה - לאומית|first= Alon|last= Ben Gigi|date= 2020-04-13|accessdate= 2024-01-09|publisher= ONE|language= Hebrew}}</ref>
In summer 2023 Nir Klinger joined as the professional manager and Bitton returned to the head coach position.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.one.co.il/Article/435871.html|title= ניר קלינגר מונה למנהל המקצועי של מ.ס דימונה|first= Itzik|last= Calfi|date= 2023-05-11|accessdate= 2024-01-09|publisher= ONE|language= Hebrew}}</ref>
==Current squad== ; As of 22 October 2024 {{Fs start|hidenote=yes}} {{Fs player|no= 3|nat=ISR|name=Tomer Keren|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no= 3|nat=ISR|name=Roi Maman|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no= 4|nat=ISR|name=Nir Dadia|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no= 6|nat=ISR|name=Benny Natan|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no= 7|nat=ISR|name=Amran El Krenawy|pos=FW}} {{Fs player|no= 8|nat=ISR|name=Shay Bouznah|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no= 9|nat=ISR|name=Firas Ganayem|pos=FW}} {{Fs player|no=11|nat=ISR|name=Rom Alyagon|pos=FW}} {{Fs player|no=13|nat=ISR|name=Eric Khalfin|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no=14|nat=ISR|name=Karem Arshid|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no=15|nat=ISR|name=Moshe Asulin|pos=MF}} {{Fs mid}} {{Fs player|no=16|nat=ISR|name=Ariel Elmalem|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no=17|nat=ISR|name=Khaled Zaid|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no=19|nat=ISR|name=Shalev Saban|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no=21|nat=ISR|name=Mal Zobino|pos=FW}} {{Fs player|no=22|nat=ISR|name=Ofek Cohen|pos=GK}} {{Fs player|no=23|nat=ISR|name=Tamir Adi|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no=26|nat=ISR|name=Amit Bitton|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no=30|nat=ISR|name=Liav Levy|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no=36|nat=ISR|name=Gal Navon|pos=GK}} {{Fs player|no=37|nat=ISR|name=Noam Gamon|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no=66|nat=ISR|name=Tal Kachila|pos=DF}} {{Fs end}}
==Honours== ===League=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" !scope=col|Honour !scope=col|No. !scope=col|Years |- !scope=row|Fourth tier |1 |2015–16 |- !scope=row|Fourth tier |1 |2019–20 |}
==External links== * [http://football.org.il/Clubs/Pages/TeamDetails.aspx?TEAM_ID=5013 Moadon Sport Dimona] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140815071103/http://football.org.il/Clubs/Pages/TeamDetails.aspx?TEAM_ID=5013 |date=2014-08-15 }}: the Israel Football Association {{in lang|he}}
==References== {{reflist}}
{{Liga Alef}}
Dimona Category:Association football clubs established in 2004 Category:2004 establishments in Israel Category:Dimona