[1] The newborn club, owned and operated by fans, began in the bottom tier of Israeli football – Liga Gimel.

[5] Some of the more famous players during the first years in "Liga Gimel" were Yehoshua Peretz, Zvika Kaspi, Shlomo Lasri and Meir Ben-Harush.

At the end of 1988/1989 season, Maccabi Ironi Ashdod advanced back to Liga Alef after tough competition with Sektzia Ness Ziona.

In the final round, Maccabi Ironi Ashdod played Hapoel Kiryat Ono for second place, leading to national league Artzit play-off matches.

In the playoffs, they won 1–2 over Hapoel Daliyat al-Karmel and 0–1 over Maccabi Tamra, resulting in two league promotions in two straight seasons.

After a few rounds, Arie Radler was replaced by Reuven Cohen as head coach and the club finished the season in the middle of the table.

Young striker Amir Turgeman returned after a loan at Maccabi Tel Aviv, combining with Haim Levy, Meir Azran and a few other key players.

One year later, Ironi Ashdod signed Aleksandr Polukarov, Naor Galili and Sami Ayash and returned to the first division after a close race with Maccabi Netanya and a crucial win over Hapoel Kiryat Shmona in the final round.

Stronger play from key contributors Alon Hazan, Yossi Madar, Tibor Balogh, and later Kazimierz Moskal allowed the team to reach the Israeli Cup Semi Finals for the first time in its history., which they ultimately lost 5–0 to Maccabi Haifa.

On July 26, 1999, following heavy pressure from Jackie Ben Zaken, the club was forced to merge with their rival, Hapoel Ashdod, for financial reasons.

Maccabi Ironi Ashdod began the 2015/2016 season by signing local players Roy Sabbag, Yitzhak Ybarkan, Arieal Trabelsi, Daniel Tolmasov and Moshe Shalev and hiring experienced coach Pini Ayash.

The talented Eran Malkin, Dor Nahmani and Daniel Rahimi were signed and together, with a few additional changes, the team was able to make a twenty-game run without losing, eventually finishing fourth in the league.