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Israeli Handball League Draw Sets Key Matches for 2026 Season
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First reported by N12 · 30 minutes ago
What happened
The Israeli Handball Association conducted the 2026 league draw in Rishon LeZion, setting schedules for men's and women's leagues and announcing prize incentives for season-opening tournaments. Key matches and groupings for the Winner Cup were also revealed, with notable derbies and promoted teams featured.
- 01Israeli Handball Association held the 2026 league draw in Rishon LeZion on August 4.
- 02Men's Winner League has 13 teams; Hapoel Arad hosts Hapoel Rishon LeZion in round one.
- 03Women's Athena League features 11 teams; Maccabi Tel Aviv joins and Maccabi Arzim has a bye first round.
- 04Season-opening tournaments for men and women will offer prizes and have concentrated decisive match days.
- 05Winner Cup groups for men and women's quarterfinals were announced with notable team matchups.
- 06Key derbies include Rishon LeZion and Sharon region clashes in both leagues.
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