Hapoel Ironi Rishon LeZion F.C.
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| Full name | Hapoel Ironi Rishon leZion הפועל עירוני ראשון לציון |
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| Founded | 1940 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ground | Haberfeld Stadium, Rishon LeZion (Capacity 6,000) |
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| League | Liga Artzit | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007-08 | Liga Leumit, 11th (Relegted) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Hapoel Ironi Rishon LeZion F.C. (Hebrew: הפועל עירוני ראשון לציון) is an Israeli football club, and is based at Haberfeld Stadium, Rishon LeZion.
Hapoel Rishon LeZion, as it was known then, was one of the first clubs in the history of league football in Israel.
It's best achievements were runner-up of the Israel State Cup in 1946 and 1996. On both occasions it lost to Maccabi Tel Aviv FC. Following its cup final in 1996, it played in UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, but was eliminated in the qualifying round by Constructorul Chisinau of Moldova on away goals rule (0:1, 3:2).
Between 1952 and 1994 the club played just 3 seasons in the top division: 1978-79, 1980-82. When it returned to the top flight once again in 1994 it added the word Ironi to its name. This time the team managed to stay 9 consecutive seasons in the top league until it was relegated to the 2nd division (Liga Leumit) in 2003, and 3 years later dropped further down to Liga Artzit.
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Liga Artzit 2008-09
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| Beitar/Shimshon Tel Aviv | Bnei Tamra | Hapoel Ashkelon | Hapoel Bnei Jadida | Hapoel Nazareth Illit | Hapoel Marmorek | Hapoel Umm al-Fahm | Ironi Rishon LeZion | Maccabi Kafr Kanna | Maccabi Bat Yam | Maccabi Tirat Carmel | Sektzia Nes Tziona |
