Hapoel Jerusalem
Israeli-media coverage mentioning Hapoel Jerusalem, translated into English and compared across sources. 48 recent stories.
Hapoel Jerusalem extends Tamir Haimovich, loans out Ben Gordin again
Hapoel Jerusalem said it will keep defender Tamir Haimovich for two more seasons and loan goalkeeper Ben Gordin for another year. The club, which narrowly avoided relegation last…
Jerusalem Honors Adi Gordon as Streetball 2026 Wraps Up
Jerusalem closed Streetball 2026 after two days, with hundreds of players from 130 teams competing. The city honored Adi Gordon, marking 30 years since his famous winning basket s…
Fenerbahce Releases Four Players After Landing Three New Signings
Fenerbahce released four players on Thursday to make room for expected additions, including Shane Larkin, Shaq Shields and Braxton Key. The departures include Maccabi Tel Aviv can…
Maccabi Netanya signs right-back Alon Azogi for two years
Maccabi Netanya signed 26-year-old right-back Alon Azogi from Bnei Sakhnin on a two-year deal. The club paid 200,000 shekels to activate his release clause.
Hapoel Rishon LeZion in advanced talks to sign Ezekiel Henty
Hapoel Rishon LeZion is in advanced talks to sign Nigerian striker Ezekiel Henty as part of a major promotion push. The club has also finalized deals with two more players and is…
Herzliya Leads the Race for Rafi Menco as He Nears Exit from Hapoel HaEmek
Rafi Menco is expected to leave Hapoel HaEmek and start the 2026/2027 season elsewhere. Bnei Herzliya is leading the chase, with Hapoel Holon and Ness Ziona also interested.
Maccabi Tel Aviv Faces Offseason Uncertainty, while Hapoel Tel Aviv Pushes to Keep Yam Madar
Maccabi Tel Aviv is negotiating to keep Tamir Blatt and Lonberg while uncertainty over Claudio Coldebella slows its offseason plans. Meanwhile, Hapoel Tel Aviv owner Ofer Yannay m…
Ofer Yannay says he is in contact with Maccabi Tel Aviv players' agents
Hapoel Tel Aviv owner Ofer Yannay told 103FM on Wednesday that he is in contact with agents of Maccabi Tel Aviv players and plans to sign whomever he wants next season. He repeate…
Report: Hapoel Tel Aviv Could Need 80 Million Euro for a EuroLeague Franchise Spot
Hapoel Tel Aviv could need to pay 80 million euros to secure a EuroLeague franchise under a proposed league restructuring. The Spanish report says the new model would replace time…
Hapoel Tel Aviv owner holds three-hour talks with Yam Madar over his future
Ofer Yannay met Yam Madar for three hours as Hapoel Tel Aviv tries to keep him on a new three-year, $8 million contract. Madar has not decided yet, and he is set to talk with coac…
Jared Harper Extends with Hapoel Jerusalem After Intense Negotiations
Hapoel Jerusalem has extended Jared Harper’s contract for three more seasons in a deal worth about $5 million. The club overcame interest from other EuroLeague teams, including Fe…
Hapoel Petah Tikva Set to Test Young Midfielder Majd Dakhala
Hapoel Petah Tikva is expected to have 20-year-old midfielder Majd Dakhala train with the club soon. Dakhala became a free agent after Hapoel Nof HaGalil’s relegation and scored n…
Maccabi Tel Aviv Wins a Hard-Fought and Deserved Championship
Maccabi Tel Aviv won the 2026 Israeli championship after a hard-fought finals series against Hapoel Tel Aviv. The article says the title was built over seven months, with Maccabi’…
Hapoel Tel Aviv Owner Ofer Yanai Confronts Association Chief Before Game 4
Ofer Yanai, owner of Hapoel Tel Aviv, confronted Israeli Basketball Association chairman Amos Frishman before Game 4 of the playoff final against Maccabi Tel Aviv. Yanai objected…
Hapoel Jerusalem Parts Ways With Cassius Winston After One Season
Hapoel Jerusalem has released guard Cassius Winston after one uneven season. The club announced the split on June 23, 2026, as it starts rebuilding its roster under Sasha Obradovi…
Hapoel Jerusalem adds Boris Peta to Sasha Obradovic’s coaching staff
Hapoel Jerusalem unveiled its coaching staff for the 2026/27 season after hiring Sasha Obradovic and Jalen Smith. Boris Peta, a 38-year-old Serbian coach who worked with Obradovic…
Roi Prizki suffers scary head injury after missed dunk in Galil Elyon game
Roi Prizki of Galil Elyon suffered a scary head injury in a second-quarter dunk attempt against Elitzur Netanya in Kfar Blum. He hit the floor, bled from the head, and the game wa…
Hapoel Tel Aviv Owner Ofer Yanai Returns to a Game After Months Away
Ofer Yanai, owner of Hapoel Tel Aviv, attended his team’s third final against Maccabi Tel Aviv on Sunday night after months away. Maccabi entered the game up 2-0 and could win the…
Why Dan Oturu Was Left Out of Hapoel Tel Aviv’s Finals Roster
Hapoel Tel Aviv left Dan Oturu out of Game 3 of the finals against Maccabi Tel Aviv after he returned overweight and underprepared. The club had hoped he would lead the title push…
Hapoel Tel Aviv Faces Elimination in the Championship Series Missing Key Foreign Players
Hapoel Tel Aviv trails Maccabi Tel Aviv 2-0 in the playoff final and could be eliminated tonight in Game 3. The club is missing several key foreign players, including Dan Oturu, E…
Ramat Gan Set to Sign Jewish-American Guard Justin Allen
Ramat Gan has agreed to sign Justin Allen, a 22-year-old Jewish-American guard who played for Green Bay in the NCAA. He will count as an Israeli player in the Israeli Premier Leag…
Israel’s Three Basketball Giants Reveal Three Very Different Strategies
A Sport 5 opinion piece says Hapoel Jerusalem, Maccabi Tel Aviv and Hapoel Tel Aviv each chose a different basketball strategy this season. It contrasts Jerusalem’s lack of focus…
Roy Revivo Tops Liga Ha’Al Transfermarkt Valuations After Major Repricing
Transfermarkt updated Premier League player values for the 2026/27 preseason, and Roy Revivo became the league’s most valuable player at 4.5 million euros. Maccabi Tel Aviv has th…
Danny Franco Lands First Coaching Job Outside Israel with Śląsk Wrocław
Danny Franco has signed with Polish side Śląsk Wrocław, making his first coaching move outside Israel. The former Hapoel Holon coach agreed to a contract through summer 2027 and s…
Awuka Ashta Leaves Hapoel Jerusalem for Dinamo Batumi
Awuka Ashta, Hapoel Jerusalem’s captain, has signed with Georgia’s Dinamo Batumi after finishing his contract. The club said goodbye after 266 appearances, while Ashta said he is…
Tomer Ginat a Doubt for Israel’s National Team Window
Ariel Beit-Halahmi named Israel’s 15-man basketball roster for July 3 and July 6 games against Germany and Croatia. Captain Tomer Ginat is doubtful because of a knee injury, while…
Hapoel Tel Aviv faces long odds after Maccabi takes 2-0 finals lead
Maccabi Tel Aviv took a 2-0 lead over Hapoel Tel Aviv in the championship series on Thursday. The article says teams with a 2-0 lead have gone on to win 116 of 119 such series, le…
Hapoel Tel Aviv Faces Fan Revolt Amid Title Push
Hapoel Tel Aviv is chasing the Israeli championship against Maccabi Tel Aviv, but many fans are staying away amid a deep rift with owner Ofer Yannay. Supporters cite the move to M…
Galil Elyon Stays Up in Dramatic Finale, Players Honor the Late Raz Adam
Galil Elyon survived relegation on June 17, 2026, beating Nes Ziona 76-65 and relying on Raanana’s 89-77 loss to Netanya. Roei Prizki and coach Idan Avshalom dedicated the emotion…
Hapoel Rishon LeZion keeps building an ambitious promotion squad
Hapoel Rishon LeZion is aggressively strengthening its squad for a promotion bid in Liga Leumit. The club has signed two more players, is negotiating with two others, and kept str…
Max Grechkin Agrees Two-Year Deal with Ashdod
Max Grechkin has agreed to a two-year move to M.S. Ashdod after one season at Bnei Sakhnin. The 30-year-old left back will join the club after Ashdod’s recent relegation to Liga L…
Yonatan Alon Reflects on a Turbulent Exit from Hapoel Jerusalem
Yonatan Alon, newly appointed professional director at Hapoel HaEmek, reflected on his difficult time coaching Hapoel Jerusalem. He described the suspended playoff game against Ha…
Hapoel Jerusalem signs guard Jaleen Smith for two years
Hapoel Jerusalem announced the signing of guard Jaleen Smith to a two-year deal, making him the first addition for new coach Sasa Obradovic. The 31-year-old American-Croatian play…
Ouaka Eshta Set to Join Dinamo Batumi as Hapoel Jerusalem Exit Nears
Ouaka Eshta is close to leaving Hapoel Jerusalem for Dinamo Batumi after his contract ends. Hapoel’s Shai Aharon said the move is part of a planned summer overhaul and outlined a…
Teddy Stadium Expected to Reopen Only in Round 6, in October
Teddy Stadium in Jerusalem is expected to reopen only on October 10, in the sixth round of the 2026 season. Hapoel Jerusalem would host Maccabi Haifa first, while Beitar Jerusalem…
Israeli League Chief Says Only Healthy Clubs Will Be Allowed to Compete
Erez Kalfon said the 2026/27 Israeli football season began with fixture planning complicated by a stadium shortage. He defended the eight-foreign-player rule, set stricter club cr…
Hapoel Jerusalem targets Real Madrid center Mady Sissoko as frontcourt overhaul begins
Hapoel Jerusalem is pursuing Real Madrid center Mady Sissoko as it reshapes its roster for next season. The club also expects to sign Jalen Smith, while most current foreign playe…
Champions Hapoel Be'er Sheva to Open at Hapoel Haifa, Tel Aviv Derby Set for Round 4
The 2026/27 Israeli Premier League schedule was announced, with Hapoel Be'er Sheva starting away to Hapoel Haifa and the Tel Aviv derby set for round four. The season begins with…
Friday league matches to continue next season, officials say
Israel’s top football league will again feature Friday matches next season, including 3:00 p.m. winter kickoffs, after a successful pilot. The league is also weighing a denser pla…
Jerusalem signs guard Jalin Smith to a three-year deal
Hapoel Jerusalem signed guard Jalin Smith to a three-year deal, with the 31-year-old expected to earn about $600,000 per season. The move is the first major addition for new coach…
Yam Madar Faces a High-Stakes Summer as Hapoel Tel Aviv Awaits His Decision
Yam Madar enters the Israeli final in top form, but his contract situation and future with Hapoel Tel Aviv remain unsettled. Hapoel Jerusalem, Maccabi Tel Aviv and especially LSU…
Jonathan Alon Takes Over as Sporting Director of Hapoel HaEmek
Jonathan Alon has been named sporting director of Hapoel HaEmek, the unified club of Gilboa Galil and Hapoel Afula. He leaves Hapoel Jerusalem after three seasons, having won the…
How Hapoel Jerusalem Landed Sasha Obradovic
Hapoel Jerusalem hired Sasha Obradovic after a months-long search for a top European coach. The club met him in Athens, offered 750,000 euros and a major budget, and wants him to…
Maccabi Tel Aviv Leaves Lone Walker Out of Finals Squad Amid Contract Questions
Maccabi Tel Aviv left Lone Walker out of its roster for the opening game of the playoff final against Hapoel Tel Aviv. The club says Tamir Blatt’s injury forced a roster change, w…
Debrecen Interested in Sacca’s Top Scorer Ahmed Salman
Debrecen is tracking Bnei Sakhnin forward Ahmed Salman, the club’s 22-year-old top scorer. Salman had six goals and three assists this season, and he previously played for Hapoel…
Hapoel Tel Aviv center Daan Otoru returns to Israel ahead of final series
Hapoel Tel Aviv center Daan Otoru returned to Israel on Monday and may play in the opening game of the final series against Maccabi Tel Aviv. The club is still trying to bring bac…
Harper Named League MVP as Kattz Wins Coach of the Year
The Israeli Basketball Premier League announced its season awards on Monday before the finals begin. Jared Harper won MVP, Oded Kattz was named coach of the year, and Roman Sorkin…
John Otomawo’s Maccabi Haifa shirt sparked buzz, but the reason was harmless
John Otomawo posted a photo wearing a Maccabi Haifa shirt, but the explanation was that he had exchanged shirts after a game. Hapoel Jerusalem expects interest from abroad and bel…