Hapoel Ra'anana Association Football Club ( he, עמותת הפועל רעננה מחלקת כדורגל, ''Amutat Hapoel Ra'anana Mahleket Kaduregel'') is an Israeli

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club based in the city of Ra'anana. They currently play in Liga Alef North, the third division of the Israeli Football League.

History

A Hapoel Ra'anana was established in 1938. They were placed in the South Division of Liga Bet (then the second division) in 1951–52. The modern club was established in 1972, and in the mid-1990s was playing in Liga Gimel, the lowest tier of Israeli football. In 1995 they started a remarkable period of success after they won their division of Liga Gimel and were promoted to Liga Bet. In 1997–98, they won Liga Bet South A division and were promoted to Liga Alef. In 1998–99 they won the North Division of Liga Alef to earn promotion to Liga Artzit. After finishing third in 1999–2000, they won the league the following season and were promoted to Liga Leumit. In 2008–09, the club was promoted to the Israeli Premier League for the first time in their history. However, they had to play its home matches at

Hapoel Kfar Saba Hapoel Kfar Saba F.C. ( he, מועדון כדורגל הפועל כפר סבא, ''Moadon Kaduregel Hapoel Kfar Saba'') is an Israeli football club based in Kfar Saba. The club competes in the Liga Leumit and plays home matches at Levita Stadiu ...

Levita Stadium The Levita Stadium is a football stadium in Kfar Saba, Israel. It is currently used mostly for association football, football matches and is the home stadium of Hapoel Kfar Saba F.C., Hapoel Kfar Saba and Beitar Kfar Saba F.C., Beitar Kfar Saba. ...

, as its home ground, the Karnei Oren Memorial Field, did not meet Premier League requirements. In January 2010, the city council published plans for a 7,500-capacity new stadium in Lev HaPark neighborhood. After a single season in the top division, in which the club finished at the second bottom place, Ra'anana were relegated to Liga Leumit. After three seasons in Liga Leumit, in

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, Ra'anana finished runners-up and were promoted again to the Israeli Premier League. In the 2015–16 season, the club achieved its best placing to date, when they finished sixth in the Israeli Premier League. In the 2019–20 season, Hapoel Ra'anana were relegated after suffering a 1-0 defeat to

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 Pr ...

, after 7 seasons in the top flight.

Players

Current squad

Club officials

Boardroom

*Owner: Municipality of Ra'anana *President: Asher Alon, Damian Rotman *Chairman: Ilan Katz

Management

*Manager (interim): Gal Cohen *Assistant Manager:

Dani Bondar Dani Bondar ( he, דני בונדר; born 7 February 1987) is an Israeli former footballer that played as a defender. Biography Bondar was born on 7 February 1987 in Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union, and in 1990 went abroad to Israel to Kibbu ...

Academy Coaching Staff

*Youth Academy Director: Ami Vazana *Under 23 Coach: Ronny Keidar

Managers

Eli Cohen Eliyahu Ben-Shaul Cohen ( he, אֱלִיָּהוּ בֵּן שָׁאוּל כֹּהֵן‎, ar, إيلياهو بن شاؤول كوهين‎; 6 December 1924 – 18 May 1965), commonly known as Eli Cohen, was an Egyptian-born Israel ...

(2006 – Feb 28, 2010) *

Tzvika Tzemah Tzvika Tzemah is an Israeli football coach. He had coached three clubs: Hapoel Nir Ramat HaSharon F.C. (2004-08), Hapoel Ra'anana A.F.C. Hapoel Ra'anana Association Football Club ( he, עמותת הפועל רעננה מחלקת כדורגל, ...

(April 1, 2010 – July 19, 2010) * Eyal Lachman (May 1, 2010 – Oct 18, 2011) *

Meni Koretski Menahem Koretski is an Israeli former footballer and currently a football manager. Club career Koretski began his playing career as a goalkeeper in the youth setup of Shimshon Tel Aviv, and later had transferred to Beitar Tel Aviv. In 2000, K ...

(July 1, 2013– May 10, 2014) *

Haim Silvas Haim Silvas ( he, חיים סילבס; born November 21, 1975) is a retired Israeli soccer player, and the current manager of the Israeli Premier League club Hapoel Hadera. He is best known for his years at Maccabi Haifa, where he scored a histo ...

(May 10, 2014– May 2017) * Dudu Avraham (May 2017- September 2017) *

Guy Levy Guy Levy ( he, גיא לוי, born September 8, 1966), is an Israeli retired footballer who played as a defender. Today, Levy is a team manager that previously managed the Israel national under-21 football team. Honours As a Player *Israeli Pr ...

(September 2017- October 2017) *

(October 2017-December 2019) * Nisso Avitan (December 2019-February 2020) * Eyal Lachman (February 2020-July 2020) *

Gal Cohen Gal Cohen (born 14 August 1982) is a former Israeli footballer. Cohen started his career in 2001, when he signed to Hapoel Petah Tikva. In 2006/2007, Cohen was loaned to Hapoel Nazareth Illit, after one year he backed to Petah Tikva and became ...

(July 2020-)

References

About
Hapoel Ra'anana

External links

Club website

Hapoel Ra'anana
Israel Football Association {{Israeli Premier League Ra'anana Ra'anana Sport in Ra'anana Association football clubs established in 1938 Association football clubs established in 1972 1938 establishments in Mandatory Palestine 1972 establishments in Israel