List of Hapoel Rishon LeZion F.C. seasons

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This is a list of seasons played by Hapoel Rishon LeZion Football Club in Israeli and European football, from 1936–37 (when the club first competed in the Cup) to the most recent completed season. It details the club's achievements in major competitions, and the top scorers for each season. Top scorers in bold were also the top scorers in the Israeli league that season. Records of minor competitions such as the Lilian Cup are not included due to them being considered of less importance than the State Cup and the Toto Cup.

History[]

The club was established in 1929[1] and won the promotion play-offs to the top division at the end of the 1940 season, ahead of the 1941–42 season. The club stayed at the top division until the end of the 1951–52 season, after which the club mainly played in the second division, returning to the top division for three seasons in the late 1970s and 9 more seasons, starting from 1994–95 season. The club reached the cup final in 1996, losing to Maccabi Tel Aviv. As Maccabi Tel Aviv won the double, The club qualified to UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, but was eliminated in the qualifying round by Constructorul Chisinau of Moldova on away goals rule (0:1, 3:2).

Seasons[]

Season League State Cup League Cup International (Asia/Europe) Top goalscorer[nb 1]
Division P W D L F A Pts Pos Name Goals
– – – – – – – – – QF – –
Bet South – – –
– – – – – – – – – QF – –
Bet South 14 10 2 2 38 17 22 2nd[nb 2] R1 – –
– – – – – – – – – SF – –
Pal. League
Southern
[nb 3]		 26 5 2 19 26 71 10[nb 4] 12th – – –
– – – – – – – – – – – –
Pal. League 24 6 4 14 39 87 16 11th R1[nb 5] – –
Pal. League
Southern		 10 4 1 5 16 19 9 6th – –
– – – – – – – – – Final – –
Pal. League 26 5 6 15 27 67 16 12th R2 – –
Pal. League
[nb 6]		 4 2 0 2 10 14 4 9th – – –
– – – – – – – – – R1[nb 7] – –
Isr. League 24 6 2 16 27 65 14 11th – –
– – – – – – – – – – –
Alef 22 5 6 11 22 52 16 11th R4 – –
– – – – – – – – – R4 – –
Bet South 26 14 4 8 65 36 32 5th – –
Bet South 22 5 4 13 29 44 14 10th R2 – –
Bet South 22 27 4th – – –
Bet South 24 12 8 4 58 30 28 3rd Int. Round – –
Bet South 20 39 33 22 5th R3 – –
Bet South 22 33 33 17 8th R5 – –
Bet South B 30 85 29 44 3rd – –
Bet South B 30 35 25 41 5th – –
Bet South B 30 72 34 45 3rd – –
Bet South B 30 78 36 39 4th – –
Alef South 26 3 6 17 26 57 12 14th R4 – –
Bet South B 30 66 24 48 1st R4 – –
Alef South 30 9 14 7 44 32 32 6th R6 – –
Alef South 60 20 15 25 84 95 55 9th R5 – –
R4 – –
Alef South 30 10 12 8 41 43 32 5th R6 – –
Alef South 30 12 8 10 55 48 32 4th R6 – –
Alef South 30 12 7 11 64 67 31 8th R6 – –
Alef South 30 8 11 11 45 47 27 8th R6 – –
Alef South 30 14 2 14 52 53 30 7th R6 Group –
Alef South 30 10 11 9 39 43 31 5th R4 – –
Alef South 30 15 11 4 64 33 41 3rd R4 – –
Alef South 32 13 12 7 41 21 38 4th R3 QF –
Artzit 22 4 12 6 20 25 20 8th R4 – –
Artzit 26 12 9 5 31 19 33 4th Round of 16 – –
Leumit 30 4 10 16 19 46 16[nb 8] 16th Round of 16 – –
Artzit 30 15 8 7 35 18 38 3rd R7 – –
Leumit 30 9 14 7 25 18 32 6th R7 – –
Leumit 30 8 10 12 28 32 26 14th QF – –
Artzit 30 13 9 8 38 30 48 5th R7 – –
Artzit 30 14 8 8 42 26 50 4th R6 – –
Artzit 30 6 12 12 27 39 30 15th R7 SF –
Alef South 26 28 16 30 2nd – –
Alef South 26 10 8 8 38 25 28 5th R7 – –
Alef South 30 15 11 4 50 24 41 2nd – –
Alef South 30 19 8 3 57 19 46 1st – –
Artzit 30 5 9 16 41 57 24 15th R7 –
Alef South 30 4 14 12 21 38 22 12th – –
Alef South 30 17 8 5 59 28 42 3rd – –
Alef South 30 20 6 4 54 33 46 1st – –
Artzit 30 18 6 6 53 27 60 1st R8 –
Leumit 30 7 13 10 39 44 34 9th Round of 16 –
Leumit 30 8 7 15 25 40 31 9th Final –
Leumit 30 11 7 12 35 47 40 9th R8 Group CWC, QR
Leumit 30 10 6 14 42 52 36 10th QF –
Leumit 30 12 6 12 58 61 42 7th Round of 16 Group –
Premier 39 10 13 16 41 65 43 9th R8 SF –
Premier 38 11 8 19 41 61 41 9th QF R2 –
Premier 33 10 5 18 39 53 35 9th R8 R2 –
Premier 33 4 6 23 35 67 18 14th R8 Group –
Leumit 33 9 9 15 31 42 36 10th Round of 16 QF –
Leumit 33 11 12 10 36 36 45 6th R9 Group –
Leumit 33 6 13 14 24 43 31 11th R9 Group –
Artzit 33 18 7 8 53 34 61 2nd R6 Group – 14
Leumit 33 5 7 21 28 53 37 11th Round of 16 Group –
Shlomi Edri		 12
Artzit 33 16 8 9 58 33 56 4th R8 SF – Ofer Shitrit 13
Leumit 33 13 7 13 39 31 26[nb 9] 8th R7 Final – Magalan Ugochukwu 9
Leumit 35 18 8 9 57 31 36
[nb 10]		 2nd Round of 16 QF – David Gomez 16
Premier 37 6 9 22 39 70 27 15th R8 Group – Asi Baldout 9
Leumit 37 11 15 11 44 43 48 6th SF Winners – Lior Asulin 12
Leumit 37 14 8 15 53 55 50 11th QF – – Shlomi Azulay 10
Leumit 37 13 9 15 51 50 48 10 R8 Group – 10
Leumit 37 13 9 15 51 53 48 12th Round of 16 Group – Ya'akov Berihon
Eden Shrem		 14

Key[]

Champions Runners-up Promoted Relegated

Notes[]

  1. ^ Goals in all competitions (Liga Leumit or Liga Al, State Cup, Toto Cup and European) are counted.
  2. ^ Hapoel Rishon LeZion participated in promotion play-offs as the 1st ranked team, a team representing the British Royal Scots Greys was ineligible for promotion. Hapoel Rishon LeZion won three matches and drew one to promote to the top division.
  3. ^ The 1941–42 league season was held in three regional divisions followed by a play-off. The league was completed during the 1942–43 season.
  4. ^ Two of Hapoel Rishon LeZion matches, against Beitar Tel Aviv and Degel Zion were given as a 0–0 without points due to infringements from both involved clubs (in each match).[2]
  5. ^ The 1944 cup competitions began on 5 February 1944 and was completed during the following season, on 13 January 1945.
  6. ^ The 1947–48 league was abandoned due to the 1948 Arab–Israeli War.
  7. ^ The 1949 cup competition was delayed by appeals after the completion of the quarter-finals. After settling the appeals three further matches were played in February 1951, and the competition was abandoned.
  8. ^ Hapoel Rishon LeZion had two points deducted.
  9. ^ Hapoel Rishon LeZion scored 40 points in the regular season, which were halved at the beginning of the play-offs. The club scored 6 more points during the play-offs for a total of 46 points.
  10. ^ Hapoel Rishon LeZion scored 52 points in the regular season, which were halved at the beginning of the play-offs. The club scored 10 more points during the play-offs for a total of 62 points.

References[]

  1. ^ At the Centennial, Rishon LeZion Will Be at the Top Hadshot HaSport, 16 May 1980, p. 9 (in Hebrew)
  2. ^ Memo No. 38 IFA, 28 May 1942 (in Hebrew)
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