Herzliya Hammers
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The Herzeliya Leo Blooms Hammers is an amateur American football
team based in Herzliya, Israel, playing in the Israeli Football League (IFL)
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The Hammers were founded by former Tel Aviv Sabres Head Coach David Miller and were established in 2010 as the eighth expansion team to enter play in the IFL. In October 2010 the team became a part of the IFL and started playing its first season. With its first game, the team got an historical victory over the Jerusalem Kings
38–8.
The Hammers finished in 3rd place in the North Division and qualified to the IFL Playoffs, in the quarter finals the team met the Tel Aviv Pioneers and lost.
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
team based in Herzliya, Israel, playing in the Israeli Football League (IFL)
Israeli Football League
The Israel Football League was founded in the Summer of 2005 by a group of Israelis, led by Mr. Ofri Becker, who wanted to play tackle American football. The first season, played without pads or an official governing body, began in the Fall of 2005...
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The Hammers were founded by former Tel Aviv Sabres Head Coach David Miller and were established in 2010 as the eighth expansion team to enter play in the IFL. In October 2010 the team became a part of the IFL and started playing its first season. With its first game, the team got an historical victory over the Jerusalem Kings
Jerusalem Kings
The Jerusalem Kings are an Israeli "American Football" Team, a member of the IFL . The team is based in Jerusalem, Israel and uses Kraft Family Stadium as its home field.- History :- 2008 Season :...
38–8.
2010–11 season
The team played 10 regular-season games and in its first season and had a 3–7 record.The Hammers finished in 3rd place in the North Division and qualified to the IFL Playoffs, in the quarter finals the team met the Tel Aviv Pioneers and lost.