A Hapoel Ra'anana was established in 1938. They were placed in the South Division of
Liga Bet (then the second division) in
1951–52. The modern club was established in 1972, and in the mid-1990s was playing in
Liga Gimel, the lowest tier of Israeli football. In 1995 they started a remarkable period of success after they won their division of Liga Gimel and were promoted to
Liga Bet. In
1997–98, they won Liga Bet South A division and were promoted to
Liga Alef. In
1998–99 they won the North Division of Liga Alef to earn promotion to
Liga Artzit. After finishing third in
1999–2000, they won the league the
following season and were promoted to
Liga Leumit. In
2008–09, the club was promoted to the
Israeli Premier League for the first time in their history. However, they had to play its home matches at
Hapoel Kfar Saba's
Levita Stadium, as its home ground, the
Karnei Oren Memorial Field, did not meet Premier League requirements. In January 2010, the city council published plans for a 7,500-capacity new stadium in Lev HaPark neighborhood. After a
single season in the
top division, in which the club finished at the second bottom place, Ra'anana were relegated to
Liga Leumit. After three seasons in Liga Leumit, in
2012–13, Ra'anana finished runners-up and were promoted again to the Israeli Premier League. In the
2015–16 season, the club achieved its best placing to date, when they finished sixth in the Israeli Premier League. In the
2019–20 season, Hapoel Ra'anana were relegated after suffering a 1–0 defeat to
Ironi Kiryat Shmona, after 7 seasons in the top flight. ==Players==