Maccabi Rishon LeZion () is a professional handball club from the city of Rishon LeZion, Israel. They compete in the Israeli Handball League, within the Israeli first division.
History
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
Kits
HOME
AWAY
Sports Hall information
Arena: - Beit Maccabi Sport Centre City: - Rishon LeZion Capacity: - 1500 Address: - Golda Meir 21. 25002 Rishon LeZion, Israel
Team Current squad
Squad for the 2023–24 season
Maccabi Rishon LeZionGoalkeepers 1 Gradimir Čanevski 16 Eitan Elbaz 27 Tal Yossi Ilioukhine Left Wingers 9 Aviv Leifer 20 Ravid Noyman 24 Nadav Nizri Right Wingers 14 Alon Shulman 18 Idan Mena 55 Guy Gera Line Players 13 Itay Yakov Schvaifel 33 Gal Azriel 79 Adi Cohen
Central Backs 11 Noy Fayerman 19 Pavel Atman 29 Ivan Karačić 35 Itay Shalma Left Backs 10 Yizhak Meloul Right Backs 8 Yermiyahu Sidi
Technical staff Physiotherapist: Nelly Aminov
Transfers Transfers for the 2023–24 season
Joining Aviv Leifer (LW) from Hapoel Ashdod Alon Shulman (RW)
Leaving Moshe Elimelech (GK) to Handball Club Holon Amit Motola (RW) Sharon Peres Shalem (LW) Kesem Amiel (LW) Yonatan Hadar (RB) Gafar Hadžiomerović (LP) to HSC Kreuzlingen
Previous squads 2018–2019 Team Shirt NoNationalityPlayerBirth DatePosition 2 Snir Natsia Line Player 3 Yoav Neeman Right Winger 5 Omer Gera Line Player 7 Bar Masuri Left Winger 8 Yermiyahu Sidi Right Back 9 Marko Matić Left Back 10 Vladislav Kofman Central Back 11 Rastko Stojković Line Player 12 Vasile Iulian Strat Goalkeeper 13 Yonatan Rosental Left Winger 14 Dan Tepper Goalkeeper 18 Daniel Andres Friedmann Right Winger 22 Ram Turkenitz Left Back 24 Amit Stelman Right Winger 29 Ivan Karačić Central Back 32 Eldar Shikloshi Goalkeeper 55 Rotem Segal Right Back 89 Kesem Amiel Left Winger
2016–2017 Team Shirt NoNationalityPlayerBirth DatePosition 3 Yoav Neeman Right Winger 5 Omer Gera Line Player 7 Robert Markotić Right Back 9 Gal Moshe Avraham Left Winger 10 Vladislav Kofman Central Back 11 Dor Pinhas Kalderon Central Back 12 Vasile Iulian Strat Goalkeeper 15 Dor Geva Left Winger 16 Raz Zecharia Goalkeeper 18 Daniel Andres Friedmann Right Winger 19 Roee Biton Left Winger 23 Rok Praznik Central Back 24 Amit Stelman Right Winger 26 Tal Gera Line Player 29 Ivan Karačić Central Back 32 Eldar Shikloshi Goalkeeper 55 Rotem Segal Right Back 91 Matan Golz Central Back 99 David Rašić Left Back
Titles
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
Rank Team Points110 SKA Minsk44111 MT Melsungen44112 BK-4644113 Maccabi Rishon LeZion43114 Handball Käerjeng42115 RK Vogošća42116 Dinamo Viktor Stavropol42
Former club members
Notable former players
Ivan Karačić (2016–) Robert Markotić (2016–2017) Marko Matić (2018–2019) Milorad Krivokapić (2014–2015) Radivoje Ristanović (2017–2018) Silviu Băiceanu (2011) Pavel Atman (2022–) Rok Praznik (2016–2017) Renato Vugrinec (2015–2016) Luis Felipe Jiménez Reina (2017–2018) Branko Kankaraš (2021–2022) Duško Milinović (2008–2009) Rastko Stojković (2018–2019)
References
External links
Maccabi Rishon LeZion at Handball Base