Ligat Ha'Al (Hebrew: ליגת העל בכדוריד lit. 'The Super League in Handball') is the top Israeli professional handball league. The league is sponsored by Winner Corporation since 2010 and known also as Ligat Winner. Founded in 1954, the league currently consists of 12 teams and managed by the Israel Handball Association. Maccabi Rehovot was the first team to win the championship, while Hapoel Rishon Lezion is most successful club with 18 titles over the years. The league games are broadcast by Sport 5 channel.

History

The league was established in 1954–55 with 10 teams competing in a double round-robin tournament, and with Maccabi Rehovot winning the first three championships. At first, all matches were played as Field handball, with 11 players on the field, before reverting to 7-players handball, with the last matches being held on football fields were held in 1963. Until the 1980s, the handball in Israel was centered in places such as Rehovot, Ramat Gan and Petah Tikva, as 7 clubs played in these cities. But starting in the 1980s, the hegemony moved to Rishon Lezion, as local Maccabi won three titles in a row between 1984 and 1986. Important clubs like Hapoel Rehovot were dissolved because of financial issues. The three cities which were very successful in the Israeli handball, Rehovot, Ramat Gan and Petah Tikva, deteriorated.

Through all the 1990s, Hapoel Rishon indisputably dominated the league and won 9 championship in a row. They enjoyed from the dissolution of the Soviet Union and Yugoslavia and signed a lot of players who were famous in Europe such as Igor Bialik, Leonid Bernstein, Evgeni Oleinik and more. In 2002 Hapoel lost the championship to ASA Tel Aviv. One year later Hapoel won it again but the hegemony and the full domination in the handball ended when Maccabi Rishon with the notable head coach Gilad Maor grew stronger. Maccabi Rishon won their first championship in the new age in 2004, after they won ASA Tel Aviv in the final. Since then, for ten years, the championship stayed in Rishon Lezion and moved between Maccabi and Hapoel.

A lot of famous Israeli players played in the league, while the most famous is Idan Maimon, the all-time best Israeli player, with more than 3,500 goals. Other famous players: Doron Dayan, Amir Popko, Danny Turkenitz, Shlomo Hofman, Dudi Balsar, Harel Moritz, Akiva Lefler, Eyal Shur, Shachar Haber, Eitan Madmoni, Oleg Butenko, Benny Ne'eman Yoav Ne'eman, Chen Pomeranz and Avishay Smoler.

In 2013–14, Maccabi Tel Aviv won its first ever championship and it was the first time in 12 years that the championship moved away from Rishon Lezion. In 2014–15, Hapoel Rishon won an historic double after defeating Maccabi Rishon in the finals of Ligat Winner and State Cup. One year later, it was Maccabi Tel Aviv who won the national championship.

以色列超級聯賽是以色列最高級別的手球比賽,每年舉辦一次。該比賽吸引了來自全國各地的頂尖手球隊參加,是以色列手球界最重要的賽事之一。

這項比賽的目的是提高以色列手球運動的水平,促進手球運動在國內的發展。比賽期間,各支參賽隊伍將通過一系列的比賽,爭奪冠軍的榮譽。比賽場地將遍布以色列各地,包括主要城市和鄉村地區,為觀眾提供了一個欣賞高水平手球比賽的機會。

以色列超級聯賽的比賽水平非常高,參賽隊伍都是由國內最優秀的手球運動員組成。這些運動員在技術、速度和戰術方面都具有出色的表現,他們的比賽充滿了激烈的競爭和精彩的表演。

觀眾可以在比賽中欣賞到各種精湛的技巧,包括快速傳球、準確射門和巧妙的運球。比賽場上的氣氛熱烈而激動人心,觀眾們可以為自己支持的隊伍加油打氣,同時也可以欣賞到手球運動的魅力和激情。

以色列超級聯賽不僅是一個手球比賽,也是一個聚集了手球愛好者和運動員的盛會。比賽期間,觀眾們可以與其他手球愛好者交流,分享彼此對手球的熱愛和經驗。同時,這也是一個展示以色列手球運動實力和潛力的平台,吸引了國內外媒體的關注和報導。

以色列超級聯賽是以色列手球界的一個重要組成部分,它不僅提高了手球運動的水平,也為國內的手球運動員提供了一個展示自己才華的舞台。無論是運動員還是觀眾,參與這項比賽都能夠感受到手球運動的魅力和激情,並為以色列手球的未來發展充滿期待。