Hapoel Tel Aviv

Hapoel Tel Aviv (Hebrew: הפועל תל אביב‎) is a sports club in Israel, founded in the 1920s, and part of the Hapoel association. It runs several sports clubs and teams in Tel Aviv which have competed in a variety of sports over the years, such as football, basketball, weightlifting and others. Hapoel Tel Aviv is well known for its red uniforms.

Notable members

• Vered "Vardush" Buskila (born 1983), Olympic sailor
• Gil Cohen (born 1992), Olympic sailor
• Maayan Davidovich (born 1988), Olympic windsurfer
• Yehoshua Feigenbaum (born 1947), Olympic football player
• Udi Gal (born 1979), Olympic sailor and world championship bronze medalist
• Eliezer Halfin (1948–72) Olympic wrestler; killed in Munich Massacre
• Gideon Kliger (born 1980), Olympic sailor and world championship bronze medalist
• Mark Slavin (1954–72), Olympic Greco-Roman wrestler; killed in Munich Massacre

Notable coaches

• Moshe Weinberg (1939–72), wrestling coach; killed in the Munich Massacre

Teams

• Hapoel Tel Aviv F.C. – football^[1]
• Hapoel Tel Aviv B.C. – basketball
• Hapoel Tel Aviv (handball) – handball^[2]
• Hapoel Tel Aviv W. – weightlifting

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