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History

During the

British Mandate of Palestine British Mandate of Palestine or Palestine Mandate most often refers to: * Mandate for Palestine: a League of Nations mandate under which the British controlled an area which included Mandatory Palestine and the Emirate of Transjordan. * Mandatory P ...

period Hapoel had a bitter rivalry with Maccabi and organized its own competitions, with the exception of football, 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

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. 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 Holon Basketball Club ( he, מועדון הכדורסל הפועל חולון), known for sponsorship reasons as Hapoel Atsmon Playgrounds Holon (), is a professional basketball club based in Holon, Israel. The team plays in the Israeli ...

Hapoel Haifa Hapoel Haifa Football Club ( he, מועדון הכדורגל הפועל חיפה, ''Moadon HaKaduregel Hapoel Haifa'') is an Israeli football club located in the city of Haifa. The club won one championship (1998–99) and 4 Israeli cups (1 ...

* Hapoel Rishon LeZion (handball), Hapoel Rishon LeZion F.C. and others in Rishon LeZion

Basketball clubs

* Hapoel Afula *

Hapoel Gilboa Galil Hapoel Gilboa Galil ( he, הפועל גלבוע גליל) is a professional basketball club that is based in north-east Israel. The club plays its home game in the Israeli Basketball Premier League (the top tier of Israeli basketball) in a 2,250- ...

* Hapoel Jerusalem * Hapoel Tel Aviv * Hapoel Be'er Sheva

Football clubs

* Hapoel Acre * Hapoel Afula * Hapoel Ashdod *

Hapoel Ashkelon Hapoel Ashkelon F.C. ( he, מועדון כדורגל הפועל אשקלון, ''Moadon Kaduregel Hapoel Ashkelon'') is an Israeli football club based in Ashkelon. The club currently competes in Liga Alef and plays at the 5,250-capacity Sala Sta ...

* Hapoel Asi Gilboa * Hapoel Balfouria * Hapoel Be'er Sheva * Hapoel Beit She'an * Hapoel Bnei Ashdod * Hapoel Bnei Jadeidi * Hapoel Bnei Lod * Hapoel Bnei Tamra *

* 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 Herzl ...

* Hapoel Hod HaSharon *

* Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona * 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 Petah Tikva *

Hapoel Ra'anana Hapoel Ra'anana Association Football Club ( he, עמותת הפועל רעננה מחלקת כדורגל, ''Amutat Hapoel Ra'anana Mahleket Kaduregel'') is an Israeli football club based in the city of Ra'anana. They currently play in Liga Alef ...

* Hapoel Ramat Gan * Hapoel Rishon LeZion * Hapoel Tayibe * Hapoel Tel Aviv * Hapoel Tiberias * Hapoel Tzafririm Holon * Hapoel Umm al-Fahm * Hapoel Yehud

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