Maccabi_Rishon_LeZion_(handball)
Maccabi Rishon LeZion (handball)
Israeli handball team
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 | |||
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| Full name | Maccabi Rishon LeZion | ||
| Founded | 1950 | ||
| Arena | Beit Maccabi Sport Centre | ||
| Capacity | 1,500 | ||
| President | Arik Alcalay | ||
| League | Winner League | ||
| Club colours | |||
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.
Kits
| HOME | |||||
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       2022–23 | |||||
| AWAY | |||||
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   2022–23 | |||||
- Arena: - Beit Maccabi Sport Centre
- City: - Rishon LeZion
- Capacity: - 1500
- Address: - Golda Meir 21. 25002 Rishon LeZion, Israel
Current squad
- Squad for the 2023–24 season[1]
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Technical staff
- Physiotherapist:
Nelly Aminov
Transfers
- Transfers for the 2023–24 season
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| 2018–2019 Team | ||||
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| Shirt No | Nationality | Player | Birth Date | Position |
| 2 |  Israel | Snir Natsia | (1999-08-26) 26 August 1999 (age 24) | Line Player |
| 3 | Israel | Yoav Neeman | (1980-01-06) 6 January 1980 (age 44) | Right Winger |
| 5 | Israel | Omer Gera | (1992-07-28) 28 July 1992 (age 31) | Line Player |
| 7 | Israel | Bar Masuri | (1990-10-23) 23 October 1990 (age 33) | Left Winger |
| 8 | Israel | Yermiyahu Sidi | (1994-01-14) 14 January 1994 (age 30) | Right Back |
| 9 |  Croatia | Marko Matić | (1988-01-25) 25 January 1988 (age 36) | Left Back |
| 10 | Israel | Vladislav Kofman | (1988-04-16) 16 April 1988 (age 36) | Central Back |
| 11 |  Serbia | Rastko Stojković | (1981-07-12) 12 July 1981 (age 42) | Line Player |
| 12 |  Romania | Vasile Iulian Strat | (1975-01-01) 1 January 1975 (age 49) | Goalkeeper |
| 13 | Israel | Yonatan Rosental | (1989-08-18) 18 August 1989 (age 34) | Left Winger |
| 14 | Israel | Dan Tepper | (1994-03-04) 4 March 1994 (age 30) | Goalkeeper |
| 18 | Israel | Daniel Andres Friedmann | (1990-11-19) 19 November 1990 (age 33) | Right Winger |
| 22 | Israel | Ram Turkenitz | (1995-09-26) 26 September 1995 (age 28) | Left Back |
| 24 | Israel | Amit Stelman | (1993-01-09) 9 January 1993 (age 31) | Right Winger |
| 29 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | Ivan Karačić | (1985-05-26) 26 May 1985 (age 38) | Central Back |
| 32 | Israel | Eldar Shikloshi | (1990-03-05) 5 March 1990 (age 34) | Goalkeeper |
| 55 | Israel | Rotem Segal | (1999-06-29) 29 June 1999 (age 24) | Right Back |
| 89 | Israel | Kesem Amiel | (2000-01-03) 3 January 2000 (age 24) | Left Winger |
| 2016–2017 Team | ||||
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| Shirt No | Nationality | Player | Birth Date | Position |
| 3 | Israel | Yoav Neeman | (1980-01-06) 6 January 1980 (age 44) | Right Winger |
| 5 | Israel | Omer Gera | (1992-07-28) 28 July 1992 (age 31) | Line Player |
| 7 | Croatia | Robert Markotić | (1990-03-07) 7 March 1990 (age 34) | Right Back |
| 9 | Israel | Gal Moshe Avraham | (1981-08-15) 15 August 1981 (age 42) | Left Winger |
| 10 | Israel | Vladislav Kofman | (1988-04-16) 16 April 1988 (age 36) | Central Back |
| 11 | Israel | Dor Pinhas Kalderon | (1995-07-28) 28 July 1995 (age 28) | Central Back |
| 12 | Romania | Vasile Iulian Strat | (1975-01-01) 1 January 1975 (age 49) | Goalkeeper |
| 15 | Israel | Dor Geva | (1990-03-12) 12 March 1990 (age 34) | Left Winger |
| 16 | Israel | Raz Zecharia | (1997-07-31) 31 July 1997 (age 26) | Goalkeeper |
| 18 | Israel | Daniel Andres Friedmann | (1990-11-19) 19 November 1990 (age 33) | Right Winger |
| 19 | Israel | Roee Biton | (1990-10-02) 2 October 1990 (age 33) | Left Winger |
| 23 |  Slovenia | Rok Praznik | (1980-03-15) 15 March 1980 (age 44) | Central Back |
| 24 | Israel | Amit Stelman | (1993-01-09) 9 January 1993 (age 31) | Right Winger |
| 26 | Israel | Tal Gera | (1995-11-20) 20 November 1995 (age 28) | Line Player |
| 29 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Ivan Karačić | (1985-05-26) 26 May 1985 (age 38) | Central Back |
| 32 | Israel | Eldar Shikloshi | (1990-03-05) 5 March 1990 (age 34) | Goalkeeper |
| 55 | Israel | Rotem Segal | (1999-06-29) 29 June 1999 (age 24) | Right Back |
| 91 | Israel | Matan Golz | (1994-01-10) 10 January 1994 (age 30) | Central Back |
| 99 | Serbia | David Rašić | (1986-12-04) 4 December 1986 (age 37) | Left Back |
- 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
- As of 6/3/2024[3]
| Rank | Team | Points |
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| 110 |  SKA Minsk | 44 |
| 111 |  MT Melsungen | 44 |
| 112 |  BK-46 | 44 |
| 113 | Maccabi Rishon LeZion | 43 |
| 114 |  Handball Käerjeng | 42 |
| 115 | RK Vogošća | 42 |
| 116 |  Dinamo Viktor Stavropol | 42 |
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)
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