Hapoel Hapoel ( he, הפועל, lit. ''the worker'') is an Israeli Jewish sports association established in 1926 by the Histadrut Labor Federation. History During the British Mandate of Palestine period Hapoel had a bitter rivalry with Maccabi and org ...

Rishon LeZion F.C. ( he, הפועל ראשון לציון) is an Israeli football club based in the city of Rishon LeZion, which currently plays in

Liga Leumit Liga Leumit ( he, ליגה לאומית, lit. ''National League'') is the second division of the Israeli Football League, and below its Premier League. Structure There are 16 clubs in the league. At the end of each season, the two lowest-place ...

, Israel's second football division. Home matches are hosted at the

Haberfeld Stadium Haberfeld Stadium ( he, אצטדיון הברפלד, ''Itztadion Haberfeld''; also known as the ''Superland Stadium'') is a multi-purpose stadium in Rishon LeZion, Israel. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium ...

. In 1991, the club changed its name to Hapoel Ironi Rishon LeZion ( he, הפועל עירוני ראשון לציון), and in June 2008 the name was switched back to Hapoel Rishon LeZion following a change in ownership.History of Hapoel Rishon LeZion F.C.
Hapoel Rishon LeZion fans Official Site

History

Hapoel Rishon LeZion was one of the first clubs in the history of league football in

Israel Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...

. The football section of the

Sports club A sports club or sporting club, sometimes an athletics club or sports society or sports association, is a group of people formed for the purpose of playing sports. Sports clubs range from organisations whose members play together, unpaid, and ...

was established in 1929,At the centennial, Rishon LeZion will be at the top (Page 9)
Hadshot HaSport, 16 May 1980, archive.football.co.il and played several matches since 1933,At the EIFA
Davar, 1 December 1933, Historical Jewish Press Activities in Liga Bet South division
Doar Hayom, 15 December 1933, Historical Jewish Press including competing at the

Palestine Cup The Palestine Cup is the main national association football competition in Palestine. It is sanctioned by the Palestinian Football Association. Past competitions were more expansive including clubs from all tiers of Palestinian football. For th ...

in 1937 and 1939. The club was formally established in 1940.The Stadium
Hapoel Rishon LeZion Official Site Club
Hapoel Rishon LeZion fans official website Its best achievements were runner-up of the Israel State Cup in 1946 and 1996. On both occasions it lost to

Maccabi Tel Aviv Maccabi Tel Aviv ( he, מכבי תל אביב) is one of the largest sports clubs in Israel, and a part of the Maccabi association. Many sports clubs and teams in Tel Aviv are in association with Maccabi and compete in a variety of sports, such ...

. Following its cup final in 1996, it played in

UEFA Cup Winners' Cup The UEFA Cup Winners' Cup was a European football club competition contested annually by the winners of domestic cup competitions. The cup was, chronologically, the second seasonal inter-European club competition organised by UEFA. The tourn ...

, but was eliminated in the qualifying round by Constructorul Chisinau of Moldova on away goals rule (0–1, 3–2). The club played at the top division in

Mandatory Palestine Mandatory Palestine ( ar, فلسطين الانتدابية '; he, פָּלֶשְׂתִּינָה (א״י) ', where "E.Y." indicates ''’Eretz Yiśrā’ēl'', the Land of Israel) was a geopolitical entity established between 1920 and 1948 ...

for the first time at the 1941–42 season and after the Israeli Declaration of Independence, became founder members of the Israeli League in 1949. In 1951–52, the club finished second bottom and dropped to the second tier. Between 1952 and 1994 the club played just three seasons in the top division: 1978–79, 1980–81 (where they finished sixth) and 1981–82. In the 1991–92 season, while playing in

Liga Alef Liga Alef ( he, ליגה א', , League A) is the third tier of the Israeli football league system. It is divided into two regional divisions, north and south. History League football began in Israel in 1949–50, a year after the Israeli Declar ...

, the third tier, it added the word Ironi to its name, and in the next two seasons, made two successive promotions and returned to the top flight once again after winning

Liga Artzit Liga Artzit ( he, ליגה ארצית, lit. ''Country League'') is the defunct third division of Israeli Football League, beneath its highest division Premier League and the second division Liga Leumit. Before being cancelled in 2009, it was run b ...

in the 1993–94 season. This time the club managed to stay nine consecutive seasons in the top league until it was relegated to the second tier, (

), at the end of the 2002–03 season, and three seasons later dropped further down to Liga Artzit, the third tier at the time. In 2008–09, after the club changed its name back to Hapoel Rishon LeZion, it was promoted to the second tier (Known as

) . In

2010–11 1 (one, unit, unity) is a number representing a single or the only entity. 1 is also a numerical digit and represents a single unit of counting or measurement. For example, a line segment of ''unit length'' is a line segment of length 1. ...

, the club was promoted to the

Israeli Premier League The Israeli Premier League ( he, ליגת העל, ''Ligat Ha`Al'', ), is a professional association football league which operates as the highest division of the Israeli Football League – the state's league of Israel. The league is contested b ...

, the top tier. They were relegated back to Liga Leumit the following season. On 4 December 2012, Hapoel Rishon LeZion won the

2012–13 Toto Cup Leumit The 2012–13 Toto Cup Leumit is the 23rd season of the second tier League Cup (as a separate competition) since its introduction. It will be held in two stages. First, sixteen Liga Leumit teams are divided into four groups. The winners and runner ...

. In 2017–18, the club was just one point short of being promoted to the top tier, The

, finishing third. In the following year, 2018–19, the club finished twelfth, and narrowly avoided relegation.

Current squad

; As to 31 January 2023

International former players

Europe * Sejad Halilović (had one cap for

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before Bosnia got their independence) * Yevgeni Kashentsev * Gennadi Tumilovich *

Ivan Yaremchuk Ivan Ivanovych Yaremchuk (or Jaremczuk) ( uk, Іван Іванович Яремчук) (born 19 March 1962) is a Ukrainian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. International career Yaremchuk earned 18 caps for the USSR n ...

Marc Van Der Linden Marc Angéle Vanderlinden or ''van der Linden'' (born 4 February 1964 in Merksem) is a Belgian former footballer. He began his career with his local side SC Merksem before moving to Royal Antwerp FC in 1982. After seven seasons with the club h ...

* Dean Racunica *

Gábor Márton Gábor Márton (born 15 September 1966) is a Hungarian people, Hungarian Association football, football manager and a former player. He is the manager of Kozármisleny SE, Kozármisleny. Managerial career Zalaegerszeg On 10 February 2020, he wa ...

* Tomasz Cebula * Karol Schulz Africa * Paul Akouokou * Patrick Ovie * Emmanuel Samadia Central and North America * Matan Peleg Israel *

Rami Gershon Rami Gershon ( he, רמי גרשון; born 12 August 1988) is an Israeli footballer who plays as a centre back or as a left back for Maccabi Haifa and the Israel national team. Early life Gershon was born in Rishon LeZion, Israel, to a family o ...

Omer Atzili Omer Atzili (also spelt Omer Atsili or Omer Atzily, he, עומר אצילי; born 27 July 1993) is an Israeli professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or as a winger for Israeli Premier League club Maccabi Haifa and the Isr ...

Baruch Dego Baruch Dego (or Barukh, he, ברוך דגו; born 28 March 1982) is an Ethiopian-born Israeli former association footballer, who played for the Israel national team. Early life Dego was born in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to an Ethiopian-Jewish fam ...

Ya'akov Hodorov Ya'akov "Yankele" Hodorov (Hebrew: יעקב חודורוב) (16 June 1927 – 31 December 2006) was an Israeli football goalkeeper in the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s. He is one Israel's best goalkeepers of all time and the leading goalkeeper of his ...

* Shay Holtzman * Eyal Ben Ami * Itamar Shviro

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 ...

(born 1951) *

Arik Gilrovich Arik Gilrovich is a former Israeli footballer and manager. Managerial statistics References External linksOfficial website
1960 births Living people Israeli Jews Israeli men's footballers Hapoel Ramat Gan Givatayim F.C. players Maccabi S ...

(2008–09) *

Nissan Yehezkel Nissan Yehezkel (born 1971) is an Israeli Association football, football manager. Honours *Liga Leumit, Israeli Second Division: **Runner-up (2): 2010–11, 2013–14 References

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(2010–12) * Eyal Lahman (2012–13) * Sharon Mimer (2013–15) *

Ofir Haim Ofir Haim ( he, אופיר חיים; born April 21, 1975) is an Israeli former footballer who manages the Israel national under-19 football team. He has been the head coach of the Israel U-19 since the beginning of the first qualifiers round, ...

(2015–16) * Gili Levanda (2016) *

Nir Berkovic Nir Berkovic ( he, ניר ברקוביץ; born 16 November 1982) is an Israeli former football player and currently the head coach of Ironi Kiryat Shmona. He is the younger brother of former Manchester City player Eyal Berkovic. Berkovic born ...

(2016–2018) * Ron Marcus (2018–2019) *

(2019) * Ofer Taselpapa (2019–2020) * Menachem Koretzki (2020) * Ismaeel Amar (2020-2022) *

Amir Nosbaum Emir (; ar, أمير ' ), sometimes transliterated amir, amier, or ameer, is a word of Arabic origin that can refer to a male monarch, aristocrat, holder of high-ranking military or political office, or other person possessing actual or cerem ...

(2022-)

Honours

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Cups

European Record

References

External links

Official Site

fans Official Site
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Hapoel Rishon LeZion F.C. Hapoel Rishon LeZion F.C. ( he, הפועל ראשון לציון) is an Israeli Association football, football club based in the city of Rishon LeZion, which currently plays in Liga Leumit, Israel's second football division. Home matches are ho ...