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Maccabi Rishon LeZion (handball)

Maccabi Rishon LeZion (Hebrew: מכבי ראשון לציון) is a professional handball club from the city of Rishon LeZion, Israel. They compete in the Israeli Handball League, within the Israeli first division.

מכבי ראשון לציון
Maccabi Rishon LeZion
Full nameMaccabi Rishon LeZion
Founded1950
ArenaBeit Maccabi Sport Centre
Capacity1,500
PresidentArik Alcalay
LeagueWinner League
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Location of Maccabi Rishon LeZion
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History

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Maccabi Rishon Lezion was founded in 1950 by Danny Reingold, Mishka Davidson, Mena Davidson, Prof. Arnon Sofer and Motella Rosenstein. He won his first championship in 1959. In 1964, the club disbanded for one season and was re-established a season later. The team's biggest achievement in the European Cups was on its first appearance there in 1983 when it reached the EHF Cup Winners' Cup semifinal, losing to the Spanish team FC Barcelona. After some bad years in the 1990s, the team returned to success: between 2003 and 2007 it won three championships and four cups. During its history, it won 18 national championships (in 1959, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1992, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, in 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2021 and 2023), 12 national cups (1983, 1986, 1987, 1988, 2003 , 2004, 2006, 2007, 2011, 2013, 2014 and 2019). Their biggest rival is Hapoel Rishon LeZion, another great Rishon LeZion team. The derby games between them have been very tense throughout the last two decades.

Crest, colours, supporters

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Kits

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Sports Hall information

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Home hall: Beit Maccabi Sport Centre

Team

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Current squad

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Squad for the 2023–24 season[1]
Maccabi Rishon LeZion

Technical staff

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Transfers

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Transfers for the 2023–24 season

Previous squads

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Titles

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  • Winner League
    • Winner (18) : 1959, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1992, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2021, 2023
  • Israel Handball Cup
    • Winner (12) : 1983, 1986, 1987, 1988, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2019

EHF ranking

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As of 6/3/2024[3]
Rank Team Points
110 Belarus  SKA Minsk 44
111 Germany  MT Melsungen 44
112 Finland  BK-46 44
113 Israel  Maccabi Rishon LeZion 43
114 Luxembourg  Handball Käerjeng 42
115 Bosnia and Herzegovina  RK Vogošća 42
116 Russia  Dinamo Viktor Stavropol 42

Former club members

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Notable former players

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References

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  1. ^ "Maccabi G CITY Rishon Lezion - Players, Team & Season Info | EHF".
  2. ^ "Wechsel am Kreis beim HSC Kreuzlingen: Hadziomerovic kommt, Ladan geht - Handball Schweiz".
  3. ^ "Eurotopteam, classement européen des clubs de Handball".
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