Hapoel ( he, הפועל, lit. ''the worker'') is an

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sports association established in 1926 by the

Histadrut Histadrut, or the General Organization of Workers in Israel, originally ( he, ההסתדרות הכללית של העובדים בארץ ישראל, ''HaHistadrut HaKlalit shel HaOvdim B'Eretz Yisrael''), is Israel's national trade union center ...

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History

During the British Mandate of Palestine period Hapoel had a bitter rivalry with Maccabi and organized its own competitions, with the exception of

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, the only sport in which all the organizations played each other. At the time, Hapoel took no part in the ''Eretz Israel Olympic Committee'', which was controlled by Maccabi, and instead sought for international ties with similar workers sports organizations of socialist parties. Therefore, Hapoel became a member of Socialist Workers' Sport International, SASI in 1927 and later was a member of CSIT. After the State of Israel was established, the rival sport organizations reached a 1951 agreement that allowed joint sports associations and competitions open for all Israeli residents.

General sports clubs

*Hapoel Jerusalem *Hapoel Tel Aviv *Hapoel Holon *Hapoel Haifa *Hapoel Rishon LeZion (handball), Hapoel Rishon LeZion F.C. and others in Rishon LeZion

Basketball clubs

*Hapoel Afula B.C., Hapoel Afula *Hapoel Gilboa Galil *Hapoel Holon *Hapoel Jerusalem B.C., Hapoel Jerusalem *Hapoel Tel Aviv B.C., Hapoel Tel Aviv *Hapoel Be'er Sheva B.C., Hapoel Be'er Sheva

Football clubs

*Hapoel Acre A.F.C., Hapoel Acre *Hapoel Afula F.C., Hapoel Afula *Hapoel Ashdod F.C., Hapoel Ashdod *Hapoel Ashkelon F.C., Hapoel Ashkelon *Hapoel Asi Gilboa F.C., Hapoel Asi Gilboa *Hapoel Balfouria F.C., Hapoel Balfouria *Hapoel Be'er Sheva F.C., Hapoel Be'er Sheva *Hapoel Beit She'an F.C., Hapoel Beit She'an *Hapoel Bnei Ashdod F.C., Hapoel Bnei Ashdod *Hapoel Bnei Jadeidi F.C., Hapoel Bnei Jadeidi *Hapoel Bnei Lod F.C., Hapoel Bnei Lod *Hapoel Bnei Tamra F.C., Hapoel Bnei Tamra *Hapoel Haifa F.C., Hapoel Haifa *Hapoel Hampstead F.C., Hapoel Hampstead *Hapoel Herzliya F.C., Hapoel Herzliya *Hapoel Hod HaSharon F.C., Hapoel Hod HaSharon *Hapoel Holon F.C., Hapoel Holon *Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona F.C., Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona *Hapoel Jerusalem F.C., Hapoel Jerusalem *Hapoel Kfar Saba F.C., Hapoel Kfar Saba *FC Kiryat Gat, Hapoel Kiryat Gat *Hapoel Kiryat Shalom F.C., Hapoel Kiryat Shalom *Hapoel Mahane Yehuda F.C., Hapoel Mahane Yehuda *Hapoel Marmorek F.C., Hapoel Marmorek *Hapoel Mevaseret Zion F.C., Hapoel Mevaseret Zion-Abu Ghosh *Hapoel Nof HaGalil F.C., Hapoel Nof HaGalil *Hapoel Petah Tikva F.C., Hapoel Petah Tikva *Hapoel Ra'anana A.F.C., Hapoel Ra'anana *Hapoel Ramat Gan Giv'atayim F.C., Hapoel Ramat Gan *Hapoel Rishon LeZion F.C., Hapoel Rishon LeZion *Hapoel Tayibe F.C., Hapoel Tayibe *Hapoel Tel Aviv F.C., Hapoel Tel Aviv *Hapoel Tiberias F.C., Hapoel Tiberias *Hapoel Tzafririm Holon F.C., Hapoel Tzafririm Holon *Hapoel Umm al-Fahm F.C., Hapoel Umm al-Fahm *Hapoel Yehud F.C., Hapoel Yehud

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