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.
| מכבי ראשון לציון Maccabi Rishon LeZion | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Maccabi Rishon LeZion | ||
| Founded | 1950 | ||
| Arena | bet maccabi | ||
| Capacity | 1500 | ||
| President | Raul Serugo | ||
| Head coach | Sahar Frankel | ||
| League | Ligat Winner Big | ||
| 2019/20 | 1 | ||
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Maccabi have won 15 championships and 10 Israeli cups. After some bad years in the 1990s, the team returned to success: between 2003 and 2007 it won three championships and four cups.
The team's biggest achievement in the European Cups was on its first appearance there in 1983 when it reached the Cup Winner's Cup semifinal, losing to the Spanish team FC Barcelona Handbol.
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.
Titles
- Israel Champions (15): 1959, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1992, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2017, 2020
- Israel Cup Holder (10): 1982, 1986, 1987, 1988, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2011, 2013
Squad
Updated on 11 January 2020
| No. | Name | Position | Birth Date | Height | Weight | N.T. Caps | N.T Goals | Home Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 |  | Line Player | 27.11.84 | 1.88 | 90 | 37 | 24 | H.C Ness Ziona |
| 3 | | Right Wing | 6.1.80 | 1.85 | 80 | 55 | 138 | Maccabi Rishon LeZion |
| 5 | | Left Wing | 12.3.90 | 0 | 0 | Maccabi Rishon LeZion | ||
| 6 | | Line Player | 15.3.67 | Maccabi Kiryat Motzkin | ||||
| 7 | | Right Wing | 21.6.77 | 1.82 | 89 | 0 | 0 | Rehovot |
| 28 | | Center Back | 6.10.86 | 1.94 | 90 | |||
| 9 | | Left Wing | 15.8.81 | 1.79 | 80 | 15 | 58 | Maccabi Rehovot |
| 10 | | Line Player | 29.7.80 | 1.87 | 82 | 7 | 16 | Maccabi Rehovot |
| 12 |  | Goal Keeper | 1.1.75 | 1.89 | | |||
| 13 | | Left Back | 31.8.77 | 2.01 | Maccabi Arazim Ramat Gan | |||
| 14 | | Center Back | 16.1.75 | |||||
| 15 | | Left Back | 30.6.83 | 1.89 | 88 | 24 | 62 | Maccabi Rishon LeZion |
| 18 |  | Right Back | 19.2.75 | | ||||
| 19 | | Center Back | 3.8.86 | 1.80 | 75 | 6 | 2 | Maccabi Rishon LeZion |
| 29 |  | Center Back | 26.5.85 | 1.80 | 75 | 68 | 150 | |
| 84 | | Goal Keeper | 18.8.81 | 1.90 | 82 | 4 | 0 | Maccabi Rishon LeZion |
| Goal Keeper | 0 | 0 | Maccabi Rishon LeZion | ||||
| Left Wing | 0 | 0 | Maccabi Rishon LeZion |
- Coach:
- Fitnnes Trainer: Yoram Menachem
- Administration Manager: Yankul Ruiter
- Chair Man: Yossi Geva
European record
| Season | Competition | Round | Club | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Aggregate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016–17 | EHF Cup | R1 |  |
38–14 | 41–22 | 79–36 |
| R2 |  |
26–25 | 30–24 | 56–49 | ||
| R3 |  |
23–35 | 26–28 | 49–63 | ||
Notable former players
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