Frankie Goes to Jerusalem

[beak]

Hapoel Katamon

Check out that badge!

[boris]

Frankie Goes to Jerusalem

They sound superb. My parents used to have twin dogs, one called Abu and the other called Ghosh (or was it the other way round?), so they've got an instant supporter here!

[Alderman Barnes]

Frankie Goes to Jerusalem

I think all the Hapoel clubs have some variation on that Frankie logo, while all the Maccabi teams have a stylised Star of David. It's to do with the nationwide organisations that formed them.

[beak]

Frankie Goes to Jerusalem

Well, that's no fun then!

[boris]

Frankie Goes to Jerusalem

Hapoel Marmorek don't:

[Bored Of Education]

Frankie Goes to Jerusalem

What a great story and who would have thought I would have an Israeli team

[ursus arctos]

Frankie Goes to Jerusalem

Though Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, Petah Tikva, Haifa and a number of the others all do (for the reason that boris notes).

[Mumpo]

Frankie Goes to Jerusalem

HAPOEL
KATAMON
SAY ANNEXE THE
WEST BANK!

[Mumpo]

Frankie Goes to Jerusalem

HAPOEL
KATAMON
SAY 98% DON'T
WANT PALESTINIANS!

[Ray de Galles]

Frankie Goes to Jerusalem

I had heard of the prefix Maccabi, Hapoel and Beitar before but until looking up Liga Alef in that link had never heard of Ironi, what does it mean?

cue obvious joke

No really, what does it mean?

[boris]

Frankie Goes to Jerusalem

Ironi means 'city'.

[Ray de Galles]

Frankie Goes to Jerusalem

Thanks, Boris.

[kugelrund]

Frankie Goes to Jerusalem

Supporters pitched in to buy Hapoel Mevasseret Zion/Abu Ghosh F.C. to allow the club to start off in Liga Alef rather than the lowest tier of Israeli football.

Hapoel Franchise FC, then?