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

Israeli Jewish Israeli Jews or Jewish Israelis ( he, יהודים ישראלים, translit=Yehudim Yisraelim) are Israeli citizens and nationals who are Jewish through either their Jewish ethnicity and/or their adherence to Judaism. The term also include ...

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 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 Tel Aviv ( he, הפועל תל אביב) is a sports club in Israel, founded in the 1920s, and part of the Hapoel association. It runs several sports clubs and teams in Tel Aviv which have competed in a variety of sports over the years, suc ...

* Hapoel Holon * Hapoel Haifa *

Hapoel Rishon LeZion (handball) Hapoel Rishon LeZion ( he, הפועל ראשון לציון, is a handball team from the city of Rishon LeZion, Israel. competes in the Ligat Winner Big. The team's colors are red and white, and it hosts its home games in Nahalat Yehuda hall. Th ...

, Hapoel Rishon LeZion F.C. and others in Rishon LeZion

Basketball clubs

* Hapoel Afula * Hapoel Gilboa Galil * Hapoel Holon * Hapoel Jerusalem *

* Hapoel Be'er Sheva

Football clubs

Hapoel Acre Hapoel Acre Football Club ( he, מועדון כדורגל הפועל עכו, ''Moadon Kaduregel Hapoel Akko'') is an Israeli football club based in Acre, Israel. The club currently plays in Liga Leumit. History Founded in 1946, the club dwelt i ...

* Hapoel Afula *

Hapoel Ashdod Hapoel Ashdod F.C. ( he, הפועל אשדוד) is an Israeli association football, football club based in Ashdod. In 1999, it merged with local rivals Maccabi Ironi Ashdod F.C., Ironi Ashdod to create F.C. Ashdod. In 2015, the club was resurrec ...

* Hapoel Ashkelon * Hapoel Asi Gilboa * Hapoel Balfouria * Hapoel Be'er Sheva *

Hapoel Beit She'an Hapoel Beit She'an ( he, הפועל בית שאן) is an Israeli football club based in Beit She'an. The club spent several seasons in the top division in the 1990s, but after several relegations, folded in 2006, and was refounded in 2009. His ...

* Hapoel Bnei Ashdod * Hapoel Bnei Jadeidi *

Hapoel Bnei Lod Hapoel Bnei Lod Rakevet F.C. () are a football club, from the central Israeli city of Lod. The club plays in an all-red kit, and are currently in , the third tier of Israeli football. Home matches are played at the Lod Municipal Stadium. Histor ...

Hapoel Bnei Tamra Hapoel Bnei Tamra Football Club ( he, מועדון כדורגל הפועל בני תמרה, ar, شباب طمرة) was an Israeli football club based in Tamra. A successor club, F.C. Tzeirei Tamra was established in 2013.Hapoel Haifa * Hapoel Hampstead *

Hapoel Herzliya Hapoel Herzliya ( he, הפועל הרצליה) is an Israeli football club based in Herzliya. The club is currently in Liga Alef North division and play their home matches at the Herzliya Municipal Stadium. History The Hapoel sport club in ...

* Hapoel Hod HaSharon * Hapoel Holon *

Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona Football Club ( he, מועדון כדורגל הפועל עירוני קרית שמונה) known as Ironi Kiryat Shmona is an Israeli football club based in Kiryat Shmona. The club is a current member of the Israeli ...

* Hapoel Jerusalem * Hapoel Kfar Saba * Hapoel Kiryat Gat * Hapoel Kiryat Shalom * Hapoel Mahane Yehuda * Hapoel Marmorek * Hapoel Mevaseret Zion-Abu Ghosh *

Hapoel Nof HaGalil Hapoel Nof HaGalil Football Club (, ar, هبوعيل نوف هچليل) is an Israeli football club based in the city of Nof HaGalil, Formally known by the name "Nazareth Illit" until 2019 (The club accordingly was named as Hapoel Nazareth Il ...

Hapoel Petah Tikva Hapoel Petah Tikva F.C. ( he, הפועל פתח תקווה) is an Israeli football club based in the city of Petah Tikva, currently playing in the Liga Leumit. Its most successful period was throughout the 1950s and 1960s, in which the club won ...

* Hapoel Ra'anana * Hapoel Ramat Gan * Hapoel Rishon LeZion * Hapoel Tayibe *

* Hapoel Tiberias *

Hapoel Tzafririm Holon Hapoel Tzafririm Holon F.C. ( he, הפועל צפרירים חולון) is an Israeli football club based in the city of Holon. The club was founded in 1985 by a merger of Hapoel Holon and Tzafririm Holon.Hapoel Umm al-Fahm * Hapoel Yehud

References

External links

* Hapoel Histadrut Sports organizations established in 1926 1926 establishments in Mandatory Palestine Jewish sports organizations {{Europe-basketball-team-stub