| 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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| Manager | Nissan Yehezkel | ||
| League | Israeli Premier League | ||
| 2010–11 | Liga Leumit, 2nd (promoted) | ||
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Hapoel Ironi Rishon LeZion F.C. (Hebrew: הפועל עירוני ראשון לציון) is an Israeli football club, They are currently in Israeli Premier League, the top level of Israeli football. Home matches are played at the Haberfeld Stadium.
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Hapoel Rishon LeZion, as it was known then, was one of the first clubs in the history of league football in Israel.
Its 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.
In 2008–09, the club was promoted to Liga Leumit, the second tier.
In 2010–11, the club was promoted to the Israeli Premier League, the top tier.
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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