Hapoel Rishon LeZion F.C.

Hapoel Rishon leZion

Full name

Hapoel Rishon LeZion
הפועל ראשון לציון

Nickname(s)

Rishonia

Founded

1940

Ground

Haberfeld Stadium, Rishon LeZion

Capacity

6,000

Owner

Eyal Berkovic

Chairman

Raviv Sapir

Manager

Ofir Haim

League

Liga Leumit

2014–15

10th

Home colours

Away colours

Hapoel Rishon LeZion F.C. (Hebrew: הפועל ראשון לציון‎) is an Israeli football club which currently plays in Liga Leumit, Israel's second football division. Home matches are hosted at the Haberfeld Stadium. In 1991, the club changed its name to Hapoel Ironi Rishon LeZion (Hebrew: הפועל עירוני ראשון לציון‎), and in June 2008 the name was switched back to Hapoel Rishon LeZion following a change in ownership.^[1]

History

Hapoel Rishon LeZion was one of the first clubs in the history of league football in Israel. The football section of the Sports club was established in 1929,^[2] and played several matches since 1933,^[3]^[4] including competing at the Palestine Cup in 1937 and 1939. The club was formally established in 1940.^[5]^[6]

Its best achievements were runner-up of the Israel State Cup in 1946 and 1996. On both occasions it lost to Maccabi Tel Aviv. Following its cup final in 1996, it played in UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, 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 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, 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 in the 1993–94 season.^[1] This time the club managed to stay nine consecutive seasons in the top league until it was relegated to the second tier, (Liga Leumit), 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 changed their name back to Hapoel Rishon LeZion, the club was promoted to Liga Leumit, the second tier.

In 2010–11, the club was promoted to the Israeli Premier League, the top tier. They were relegated back to Liga Leumit the following season.

The club is also known with their previous name Hapoel Ironi Rishon LeZion (Hebrew: הפועל עירוני ראשון לציון‎).

On 4 December 2012, Hapoel Rishon LeZion won the 2012–13 Toto Cup Leumit.

Current squad

As to 3 February 2016

No.	Position	Player
1	GK	Matan Amber
2	DF	Nader Abd Elhalem Faruja
3	DF	Ilay Bachar
4	DF	Tal Levy
5	DF	Avi Strool
6	MF	Gal Malka
7	MF	Tomer Sasonker
8	FW	Eden Shrem
9	FW	Shlomi Avisidris
10	MF	Aviv Dado
11	MF	Ariel Lazmi
12	FW	Yosef Abu Laben
13	DF	Hen Schwarz
14	DF	Rahamim Checkol

No.	Position	Player
15	MF	Gal Levi
16	FW	Raz Nachmias
17	MF	Yair Roei
18	GK	Tom Almadon
19	FW	Stav Ben Aharon
20	DF	Alon Grod
21	DF	Mohamed Abu Alhija
23	DF	Guy Gross
25	MF	Michael Zandberg
44	MF	Idan Cohen
70	MF	Sean Malka
77	FW	Ya'akov Berihon
	MF	Moshe Hever

Managers

Arik Gilrovich (2008–09)
Nissan Yehezkel (2010–12)
Eyal Lahman (2012–13)
Sharon Mimer (2013–)

Honours

League

Honour	No.	Years
Second tier	1	1993–94
Third tier	3	1964–65, 1988–89, 1992–93

Cups

Honour	No.	Years
Toto Cup (second division)	1	2012–13

References

1 2 History of Hapoel Rishon LeZion F.C. Hapoel Rishon LeZion fans Official Site (Hebrew)
↑ At the centennial, Rishon LeZion will be at the top (Page 9) Hadshot HaSport, 16 May 1980, archive.football.co.il (Hebrew)
↑ At the EIFA Davar, 1 December 1933, Historical Jewish Press (Hebrew)
↑ Activities in Liga Bet South division Doar Hayom, 15 December 1933, Historical Jewish Press (Hebrew)
↑ The Stadium Hapoel Rishon LeZion Official Site (Hebrew)
↑ Club Hapoel Rishon LeZion fans Official Site (Hebrew)

External links

Liga Leumit

Clubs	Beitar Tel Aviv Ramla F.C. Ashdod Hapoel Afula Hapoel Ashkelon Hapoel Bnei Lod Hapoel Jerusalem Hapoel Katamon Jerusalem Hapoel Nazareth Illit Hapoel Petah Tikva Hapoel Ramat Gan Hapoel Ramat HaSharon Hapoel Rishon LeZion Maccabi Ahi Nazareth Maccabi Herzliya Maccabi Kiryat Gat Maccabi Yavne

Stadia	Afula Illit Stadium Green Stadium Grundman Stadium Haberfeld Stadium HaMoshava Stadium Herzliya Municipal Stadium Ilut Stadium Lod Municipal Stadium Ness Ziona Stadium Ramla Municipal Stadium Sala Stadium Teddy Stadium Winter Stadium Yud-Alef Stadium

Seasons (second level)	1937 1939 1940 1941–42 1946–47 1949–50 1951–52 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16

Israeli Premier League

Clubs	Beitar Jerusalem Bnei Sakhnin Bnei Yehuda Hapoel Acre Hapoel Be'er Sheva Hapoel Haifa Hapoel Kfar Saba Hapoel Ra'anana Hapoel Tel Aviv Ironi Kiryat Shmona Maccabi Haifa Maccabi Netanya Maccabi Petah Tikva Maccabi Tel Aviv

Stadiums	Acre Stadium Bloomfield Stadium Doha Stadium HaMoshava Stadium Ironi Stadium Levita Stadium Netanya Stadium Sammy Ofer Stadium Teddy Stadium Turner Stadium

Former clubs	F.C. Ashdod Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan Hapoel Ashkelon Hapoel Jerusalem Hapoel Petah Tikva Hapoel Ramat Gan Hapoel Rishon LeZion Hapoel Nazareth Illit Hapoel Tzafririm Holon Hapoel Ramat HaSharon Maccabi Ahi Nazareth Maccabi Herzliya Maccabi Kiryat Gat

Competition	Champions Foreign players Players with 100+ goals Records All-time table

Seasons	1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16

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