Hapoel Ra'anana Association Football Club (, ''Amutat Hapoel Ra'anana Mahleket Kaduregel'') is an Israeli

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club based in the city of

Ra'anana Ra'anana () is an affluent city in the southern Sharon, Israel, Sharon Plain of the Central District (Israel), Central District of Israel. It was founded in 1922 as an American-Jewish settlement, 1 km south of the village of Tabsur, where a ...

. They currently play in

Liga Leumit The Israeli Liga Leumit (, HaLiga HaLeumit, ) is the second division of the professional Israeli association football (soccer) league system. This second-tier league is placed directly below the Israeli Premier League. Structure There are 16 ...

, the second 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 Liga Bet () is the fourth tier of the Israeli football league system. It is divided into four regional divisions. History League football started in Israel in 1949–50, a year after the Israeli Declaration of Independence. However, the financial ...

(then the second division) in 1951–52. The modern club was established in 1972, and in the mid-1990s was playing in

Liga Gimel Liga Gimel (, lit. ''League C'') is, since 2009, the fifth and bottom division of Israeli football league system, Israeli Football League. From Liga Alef and downwards, including Liga Gimel, each league is separated by region. History 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

. In 1997–98, they won Liga Bet South A division and were promoted to

Liga Alef Liga Alef () 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 Declaration of Independence. Howe ...

. In 1998–99 they won the North Division of Liga Alef to earn promotion to

Liga Artzit Liga Artzit (, 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 by the Israel Football A ...

. After finishing third in 1999–2000, they won the league the following season and were promoted to

. In 2008–09, the club was promoted to the

Israeli Premier League The Israeli Premier League (, Ligat HaAl, ) is a professional association football league in Israel and the highest level of the Israeli football league system. The league is contested by 14 clubs, and operates on a system of promotion and rele ...

for the first time in their history. However, they had to play its home matches at

Hapoel Kfar Saba Hapoel Kfar Saba F.C. (, ''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 Stadium. History The club was established in 1928. In 1951– ...

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

. 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 () known as Ironi Kiryat Shmona is a professional football club based in Kiryat Shmona, in the northern district of Israel. The club is a current member of the Israeli Premier League, and plays at the Iro ...

, 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

Academy Coaching Staff

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

Managers

Eli Cohen Eliyahu Ben-Shaul Cohen (‎; ‎; 26 December 1924 – 18 May 1965) was an Egyptian-born Israeli spy. He is best known for his espionage work in Syria between 1961 and 1965, where he developed close relationships with the Syrian poli ...

(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. (2010), and Hapoel Ramat Gan Givatayim F.C. (2010-11). References Israeli football managers Israel ...

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

Meni Koretski Menahem Koretski (; born 4 April 1974) is an Israeli football coach (association football), football manager and former players who manages Israeli Premier League club Bnei Sakhnin F.C., Bnei Sakhnin. Club career Koretski began his playing ca ...

(July 1, 2013– May 10, 2014) * Haim Silvas (May 10, 2014– May 2017) * Dudu Avraham (May 2017- September 2017) * Guy Levy (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 an Israeli former footballer, and the current co-assistant manager of Israel national football team. Cohen was born and raised in moshav, Dor, Israel, to an Israeli-Jewish family. He started his career in ...

(July 2020-)

References

About
Hapoel Ra'anana

External links

*. .
Hapoel Ra'anana
. ''Israel Football Association''. {{Israeli Premier League

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