Hapoel Rishon LeZion (handball)
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Hapoel Rishon LeZion
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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 Mordecai Rosenstein hall.
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 15 league titles, a record 12 Israeli cups. 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.
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Team handball
Handball is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each pass a ball to throw it into the goal of the other team...
team from the city of Rishon LeZion, Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
. competes in the Ligat Winner Big. The team's colors are red and white, and it hosts its home games in Mordecai Rosenstein hall.
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 15 league titles, a record 12 Israeli cups. The team has also participated in the EHF Champions League
EHF Champions League
The EHF Champions League is the most important professional club handball competition in Europe . The competition was started in the 1956–57 season, and is administered by the European Handball Federation.The most successful teams are from Germany and Spain...
in 1998, 2000 and in 2001.
Their biggest rival is Maccabi Rishon LeZion
Maccabi Rishon LeZion (handball)
Maccabi Rishon LeZion is a handball team from the city of Rishon LeZion, Israel. competes in the Ligat Winner Big. The team's colors are yellow and blue, and it hosts its home games in the new 1500-seat bet maccabi in Rishon LeZion....
, another great Rishon LeZion team. The derby games between them have been very tense throughout the last two decades.
Titles
- Israel Champions: 1988, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2008
- Israel Cup Holder: 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001
Squad
- Sahar Meira
- Guy Cohen
- Idan MaimonIdan MaimonIdan Maimon is a Israeli handball player. Starting in 1990, he is currently the captain of Hapoel Rishon Lezion.Maimon is considered as one of the greatest handball player in the history of Israel...
- Moshiko Alimelach
- Eran Zarfati
- Eliran Ran
- Eyal Shor
- Yotam Tal
- Dima Doronzock
- Sura Hemarov
- Amir Langliv
- Dennis Zahrov
- Avi Aton