Maccabi Rehovot (handball)

מכבי רחובות
Maccabi Rehovot
Full nameMaccabi Rehovot
Founded1930
ArenaKatzir hall
Capacity700
PresidentMoti Margalit and Voluntary association
Head coachJoe Matatya
LeagueLigat Winner Big
2015-161st (promoted)

Maccabi Rehovot is a handball team from the city of Rehovot, Israel.

Maccabi won the first championship of Israel and were the biggest handball club in the country at the 1950s and early 1960s, they won 5 championships and have appeared in the finals of the Israeli cup numerous times.[1]

In 2005 the team was rebuilt after 3 years of not competing, they got promoted back the top division in 2010.[2]

Titles

  • Israel Champions (5):[3] 1954, 1955, 1956, 1959, 1963

References

  1. ^ "ערוץ חדשות » רחובות: כדוריד: הפועל ומכבי רחובות המיתולוגיות זכו לכבוד בגמר היובל". www.08news.com. Archived from the original on 16 July 2012. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  2. ^ "mynet רחובות והסביבה - מכבי עירוני רחובות חזרה לליגת העל". www.mynet.co.il. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04.
  3. ^ "איגוד הכדוריד בישראל | האתר הרשמי". Archived from the original on 2018-04-29. Retrieved 2012-06-02.


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