Hapoel Rishon LeZion (, 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 Tomer Bodenheimer.
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. 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 (19): 1988, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2008, 2013, 2015, 2018, 2025 Israel Cup Holder (16): 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2018
European competition EHF Champions League: 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
EHF Cup Winners' Cup: 1993/94: 1/8-finals 2002/03: 3rd round
EHF Cup: 2000/01: Round 4 2008/09: Round 2 2010/11: Round 3
Squad Squad for the 2025–26 season
Goalkeeper 1 Lior Kaplan 12 Svetislav Verkić 16 Amit Meroz
Wingers 5 Yaish Shalev 23 Ben Gonen 31 Asaf Sharon 44 Eddie Kirkirus 77 Daniel Moldovan
Line players 8 Erik Schmidt 17 Tomer Bodenheimer (c) 95 Nevo Mesika
Back players 3 Tal Eckstein 11 Dor Calderon 13 Lior Gurman 14 Ofir Cohen 22 Amir Shneider 24 Nadav Haviv 29 Ivan Karačić 81 Yonatan Pelach
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 Antonio Pribanić Vasko Ševaljević Aleh Astrashapkin
References
External links Official website club page in israel handball association