F.C. Bnei Jaffa Ortodoxim

The club appears in a Knesset Department of Public Institutions and Nonprofits list under the Hebrew name הפועל מועדון ספורט אורתודוקסים יפו (Hapoel Sports Club Orthodoxim Jaffa), with registration number 580355030.[1] The document gives 2000 as its founding year and identifies Jaffa as both its address and area of activity.[1]

The association's stated purpose is to establish, organize, operate, and manage representative sports teams or branches; encourage and advance physical culture; and develop the physical and spiritual abilities of its members.[1] Tel Aviv-Yafo municipal records list the association as a recipient of support for football and basketball activities.[4]

Bnei Jaffa Ortodoxim emerged from a merger of two Jaffa-based Liga Bet clubs: the Bnei side and the Orthodoxim side.[2] A 2013 report noted that after the merger and the arrival of coach Adi Levy, the club finished the preceding season in fifth place, qualified for the upper playoff, and lost 3–2 to Kafr Qasim.[2] Goalkeeper Moshe Vahaba was among the additions heading into the following season, and Fares Abu Mashaal was appointed assistant coach.[2]

In the 2016–17 season, the club competed in Liga Alef South. A season table recorded M.S. Bnei Jaffa Orthodoxim finishing 15th after 30 matches, with 6 wins, 4 draws, and 20 losses for 22 points.[6] During that season, the club drew 0–0 away to M.S. Kafr Qasim after playing 88 minutes with a numerical advantage because Kafr Qasim's Khalil Farag was sent off in the second minute.[7]

The club's board, as listed in the Knesset public-institutions record, comprises David Mansour, Nicola Limans, Salim Jiram, Krikor Kalalian, and Rami Mansour. Rami Mansour is listed as CEO, while Krikor Kalalian and Rami Mansour are authorized signatories; Ibrahim Abu Romana and Yosef Ashkar serve on the audit committee.[1]

The same record reports annual turnover of 783,996 in 2018, 632,423 in 2019, and 607,975 in 2020, without displaying a currency symbol beside those figures.[1] The Tel Aviv-Yafo Municipality's 2023 protocol records 164,500 in one-time football support, 209,532 in ongoing football support, and 77,258 in ongoing basketball support. The protocol displays a total of 374,032 for 2023 and 243,248 for 2022.[4] Its purpose note also lists 10,000 for a joint initiative promoting football in Jaffa and 5,000 for usage fees.[4]

In December 2025, the club was competing in Liga Bet South A.[3] During the 2025 State Cup, it advanced through multiple rounds before its run ended. In Round 7, Bnei Jaffa Orthodoxim defeated M.C. Jerusalem, a Liga Alef South opponent, 1–0. Moses Solimanov scored in the 77th minute with a shot from the edge of the area into the top corner.[3]

The club then hosted Maccabi Netanya in Round 8 at Shchunat HaTikva on 26 December 2025, losing 0–6 to end its cup campaign.[8] Its lineup included goalkeeper Ibrahim Jaram and players George and Leonardo Amsis. Despite the scoreline, Jaram made several notable saves, and the report praised his individual performance.[8] At the time of the match, the club was ninth in Liga Bet South A.[8]

The club's youth side attracted attention in 2025 when it recorded a 49–1 victory over Bnei Yehud. Amir Zetunia scored nine goals, while Nabil Saif and Mahmoud Khatib each scored six.[9] Coach Hamdi Harub said his team asked the referee to shorten the match but was told this was impossible; the players subsequently reduced their celebrations and used the game to practice patterns of play.[9]

Sport5 described the club in December 2025 as having Muslim, Christian, and Jewish players, including religious Jewish players who wore kippot.[5] Chairman Rami Mansour, coach Salma Mane, goalkeeper Ibrahim Jaram, and player George Amsis discussed the club's representation of Jaffa and the players' shared commitment to football.[5]

Amsis, an experienced player who had previously competed for Bnei Yehuda and reached the State Cup final with the club, said in translation: "When we are on the pitch and outside the pitch there is no difference."[5] Sport5 framed Bnei Jaffa Ortodoxim as bringing people of different religions together in a city the publication characterized as tense and mixed.[5]