Hapoel Rishon LeZion (handball)

הפועל ראשון לציון‎
Hapoel Rishon LeZion
הפועל ראשון לציון‎; Hapoel Rishon LeZion
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
Club colours
Home	Away
	Website ; Official site

Hapoel Rishon LeZion (Hebrew: הפועל ראשון לציון, 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[edit]

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