Hapoel Ra'anana A.F.C.
Hapoel Ra'anana Association Football Club (Hebrew: עמותת הפועל רעננה מחלקת כדורגל, Amutat Hapoel Ra'anana Mahleket Kaduregel) is an Israeli football club based in the city of Ra'anana. They currently play in Liga Alef North, the third division of the Israeli Football League.
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| Full name | Hapoel Ra'anana Association Football Club | |||
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| Founded | 1938 as Hapoel Ra'anana F.C. 1972 as Hapoel Ra'anana A.F.C. | |||
| Ground | Karnei Oren Memorial Field, Ra'anana, Israel | |||
| Capacity | 2,500 | |||
| Owner | Asher Alon | |||
| Chairman | Ilan Katz | |||
| Manager | Asi Elimelech | |||
| League | Liga Alef North | |||
| 2022–23 | Liga Alef North, 4th | |||
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History
A Hapoel Ra'anana was established in 1938. They were placed in the South Division of Liga Bet (then the second division) in 1951–52.
The modern club was established in 1972, and in the mid-1990s was playing in Liga Gimel, the lowest tier of Israeli football. In 1995 they started a remarkable period of success after they won their division of Liga Gimel and were promoted to Liga Bet. In 1997–98, they won Liga Bet South A division and were promoted to Liga Alef. In 1998–99 they won the North Division of Liga Alef to earn promotion to Liga Artzit. After finishing third in 1999–2000, they won the league the following season and were promoted to Liga Leumit.
In 2008–09, the club was promoted to the Israeli Premier League for the first time in their history. However, they had to play its home matches at Hapoel Kfar Saba's Levita Stadium, as its home ground, the Karnei Oren Memorial Field, did not meet Premier League requirements. In January 2010, the city council published plans for a 7,500-capacity new stadium in Lev HaPark neighborhood.
After a single season in the top division, in which the club finished at the second bottom place, Ra'anana were relegated to Liga Leumit.
After three seasons in Liga Leumit, in 2012–13, Ra'anana finished runners-up and were promoted again to the Israeli Premier League. In the 2015–16 season, the club achieved its best placing to date, when they finished sixth in the Israeli Premier League.
In the 2019–20 season, Hapoel Ra'anana were relegated after suffering a 1-0 defeat to Ironi Kiryat Shmona, after 7 seasons in the top flight.
Players
Current squad
- As of 1 October 2023
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Club officials
Boardroom
- Owner: Municipality of Ra'anana
- President: Asher Alon, Damian Rotman
- Chairman: Ilan Katz
Management
- Manager (interim): Gal Cohen
- Assistant Manager: Dani Bondar
Academy Coaching Staff
- Youth Academy Director: Ami Vazana
- Under 23 Coach: Ronny Keidar
Managers
Eli Cohen (2006 – Feb 28, 2010)- Tzvika Tzemah (April 1, 2010 – July 19, 2010)
- Eyal Lachman (May 1, 2010 – Oct 18, 2011)
- Meni Koretski (July 1, 2013– May 10, 2014)
- Haim Silvas (May 10, 2014– May 2017)
- Dudu Avraham (May 2017- September 2017)
- Guy Levy (September 2017- October 2017)
- Meni Koretski (October 2017-December 2019)
- Nisso Avitan (December 2019-February 2020)
- Eyal Lachman (February 2020-July 2020)
- Gal Cohen (July 2020-)
External links
- Club website Archived 2013-10-05 at the Wayback Machine (in Hebrew)
- Hapoel Ra'anana Archived 2017-09-06 at the Wayback Machine Israel Football Association