Hapoel Rishon LeZion (handball)
| הפועל ראשון לציון Hapoel Rishon LeZion | |||
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| Founded | 1968 | ||
| Arena | Nahalat Yehuda hall | ||
| Capacity | 600 | ||
| President |  Dudi Falah, Ami Sade and Itzik Frankel | ||
| Head coach |  Hrvoje Pažin | ||
| Captain | Shai Natan | ||
| League | Ligat Winner | ||
| 2021/2022 | (5-8) Quarter-finals playoff , 5 in Regular season | ||
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| Website Official site | |||
Hapoel Rishon LeZion (Template:Lang-he, is a professional 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. The captain of the team is Shai Natan.
The team was founded in 1968 and since then has become a regular member of the first division and the most successful team in Israeli handball, having won a record 18 league titles, a record 16 Israeli cups.[1] The team has also participated in the EHF Champions League in 1998, 2000 and in 2001.
Their biggest rival is Maccabi Rishon LeZion, another great Rishon LeZion team. The derby games between them have been very tense throughout the last two decades.
Titles
- Israel Champions (18): 1988, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2008, 2013, 2015, 2018
- Israel Cup Holder (16): 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2018
European competition
- 1993/94: 1/8-finals
- 1994/95: 1/16-finals
- 1995-96: 1/16-finals
- 1996/97: 1/16-finals
- 1997/98: Group stage
- 1998/99: 1/16-finals
- 1999/00: 1/4-finals
- 2000/01: 2nd qualifying round
- 2001/02: Group stage
Squad
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Notable former players
Milorad Krivokapić
Draško Mrvaljević- Bojan Butulija
Bojan Ljubišić- Tomislav Stojković
- Miloš Dragaš
Renato Vugrinec
Josip Šandrk- Novak Bošković
- Savo Mešter
- Duško Čelica
- Peđa Dejanović
Avishay Smoler- Idan Maimon
- Yotam Tal
- Nemanja Pribak
