Israeli Basketball Super League ( Eng. Ligat HaAl , Hebrew ליגת העל ) is Israel's highest basketball competition. Another name is “ Winner League ” ( Hebrew ליגת ווינר , Eng. Winner League ), where “Winner” is the name of the game hosted by the League’s main sponsor, the Israeli Sports Betting Commission [1] . Sometimes the league is also called the Israeli Premier League .
| Israeli Basketball Super League Ligat haal | |
|---|---|
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| Kind of sport | Basketball |
| Founded by | 1954 |
| Executive Director | Shmuel Frenkel |
| A country |  Israel |
| Last champion | Maccabi (Tel Aviv) |
| Most titles | Maccabi (Tel Aviv) (53 titles) |
| TV partner (s) | Sport 5 |
| Official site | www.basket.co.il |
Content
- 1 General information
- 2 NBA Connections
- 3 Team Titles
- 4 League champions
- 5 notes
- 6 See also
- 7 References
General Information
The Super League, which currently unites the 12 leading basketball teams in Israel, was founded in 1954. In the year of foundation, eight teams played in the league.
In Europe, the league is mainly known for the success of the Israeli teams in such European competitions as the Euroleague , Eurocup (formerly ULEB Cup) and Challenge Cup (formerly EuroCup). Many non-drafted and free agents from Europe and the NBA play in the Israeli League.
The league is the top division in Israeli basketball: the teams from ninth to twelfth place determine the two worst Super League teams in the playoffs who drop into the second division (the so-called National League ), and the 8 leading teams of the second division compete in play-off system immediately after the end of the regular season for reaching the final series. The two National League playoff finalists move to the Super League next season. According to the results of the season, the top eight teams in the Super League also determine the four best clubs in the butt games, which then compete with each other in the Final Four format for the country's title.
NBA Relationships
During the 80s and early 90s, many matches were held between the stars of the Israeli league and NBA teams such as the Phoenix Suns , Cleveland Cavaliers and Orlando Magic , all of which took place in Israel.
In October 2005, Maccabi (Tel Aviv) defeated Toronto Raptors with a score of 105-103 in an exhibition match held in Toronto ( Canada ). This was the first victory of the European team over the NBA club in its home area.
During the existence of the Super League, many foreign players moved from it to the NBA, however, only in 2009 the Israeli basketball player was not only the first to be selected in the NBA draft, but also began speaking for the NBA club. This basketball player was the Maccabi (Tel Aviv) player Omri Kasspi , who now plays for the Cleveland Cavaliers Club. Prior to this, the Maccabi player (Tel Aviv) Oded Katash was selected in the draft, but as a result of the NBA lockout he did not play there. Three more Israeli basketball players took part in the NBA draft: Doron Schaefer (who played for the Connecticut Haskis in the USA), Yotam Halperin and Lior Eliyahu .
Team Titles
| Team | Winner | Second place |
|---|---|---|
| Maccabi (Tel Aviv) | 53 | 8 |
| Hapoel (Tel Aviv) | 5 | twenty |
| Hapoel (Jerusalem) | 2 | 6 |
| Hapoel (Upper Galilee) | 2 | 3 |
| Hapoel (Holon) | one | 3 |
| Maccabi (Haifa) | one | 2 |
| Maccabi (Rishon Lezion) | one | one |
| Hapoel (Ramat Gan) | 0 | 6 |
| BC Ramat Gan | 0 | 3 |
| Hapoel (Gvat Yagur) | 0 | 3 |
| Hapoel (Eilat) | 0 | 2 |
| Hapoel (Haifa) | 0 | 2 |
| Elitsur (Netanya) | 0 | one |
| Maccabi (Raanana) | 0 | one |
| BC Nahariya | 0 | one |
| Maccabi Ashdod | 0 | one |
League Champions
| Season | Champion | Second place | Score | Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | Maccabi (Tel Aviv) | Maccabi (Rishon Lezion) | 89-75 | Final Four |
| 2017-18 | Maccabi (Tel Aviv) | Hapoel (Holon) | 95-75 | Final Four |
| 2016-17 | Hapoel (Jerusalem) | Maccabi (Haifa) | 83-76 | Final Four |
| 2015-16 | Maccabi (Rishon Lezion) | Hapoel (Jerusalem) | 83-77 | Final Four |
| 2014-15 | Hapoel (Jerusalem) | Hapoel (Eilat) | 80-65; 88-68 | at home and away |
| 2013-14 | Maccabi (Tel Aviv) | Maccabi (Haifa) | 81-77; 82-84 | at home and away |
| 2012-13 | Maccabi (Haifa) | Maccabi (Tel Aviv) | 86-79 | Final Four |
| 2011-12 | Maccabi (Tel Aviv) | Maccabi (Ashdod) | 83-63 | Final Four |
| 2010-11 | Hapoel (Gilboa-Upper Galilee) | 91-64 | Final Four | |
| 2009-10 | Hapoel (Gilboa-Upper Galilee) | Maccabi (Tel Aviv) | 90-77 | Final Four |
| 2008-09 | Maccabi (Tel Aviv) | Maccabi (Haifa) | 85-72 | Final Four |
| 2007-08 | Hapoel (Holon) | Maccabi (Tel Aviv) | 73-72 | Final Four |
| 2006-07 | Maccabi (Tel Aviv) | Hapoel (Jerusalem) | 80-78 | Final Four |
| 2005-06 | 96-66 | Final Four | ||
| 2004-05 | Hapoel (Tel Aviv) | 3-0 | Series to three victories | |
| 2003-04 | 3-0 | Series to three victories | ||
| 2002-03 | BC Nahariya | 3-0 | Series to three victories | |
| 2001-02 | BC Ramat Gan | 3-0 | Series to three victories | |
| 2000-01 | Hapoel (Jerusalem) | 3-0 | Series to three victories | |
| 1999-2000 | Maccabi (Raanana) | 3: 1 | Series to three victories | |
| 1998-99 | Hapoel (Jerusalem) | 3: 1 | Series to three victories | |
| 1997-98 | Hapoel (Eilat) | 3-0 | Series to three victories | |
| 1996-97 | Hapoel (Jerusalem) | 3-0 | Series to three victories | |
| 1995-96 | 3-0 | Series to three victories | ||
| 1994-95 | Hapoel (Upper Galilee) | 3-0 | Series to three victories | |
| 1993-94 | Hapoel (Tel Aviv) | 3-0 | Series to three victories | |
| 1992-93 | Hapoel (Upper Galilee) | 3: 1 | Series to three victories | |
| 1991-92 | Maccabi (Tel Aviv) | 3: 2 | Series to three victories | |
| 1990-91 | Maccabi (Rishon Lezion) | 3: 1 | Series to three victories | |
| 1989-90 | Hapoel (Upper Galilee) | 3-0 | Series to three victories | |
| 1988-89 | Hapoel (Tel Aviv) | 2-0 | Series to two victories | |
| 1987-88 | 2: 1 | Series to two victories | ||
| 1986-87 | 2: 1 | Series to two victories | ||
| 1985-86 | Elitsur (Netanya) | 2-0 | Series to two victories | |
| 1984-85 | Hapoel (Tel Aviv) | 2: 1 | Series to two victories | |
| 1983-84 | Hapoel (Ramat Gan) | 2-0 | Series to two victories | |
| 1982-83 | 2-0 | Series to two victories | ||
| 1981-82 | Mini league of the six best teams in the regular season | |||
| 1980-81 | Regular season only | |||
| 1979-80 | Hapoel (Tel Aviv) | Regular season only | ||
| 1978-79 | 2-0 | Series to two victories | ||
| 1977-78 | Hapoel (Gvat Yagur) | Mini-League of the six best teams according to the results of the regular season " | ||
| 1976-77 | Hapoel (Ramat Gan) | Regular season only | ||
| 1975-76 | Hapoel (Gvat Yagur) | Regular season only | ||
| 1974-75 | Hapoel (Ramat Gan) | Regular season only | ||
| 1973-74 | BC Ramat Gan | Regular season only | ||
| 1972-73 | Regular season only | |||
| 1971-72 | Hapoel (Gvat Yagur) | Regular season only | ||
| 1970-71 | Hapoel (Tel Aviv) | Regular season only | ||
| 1969-70 | Regular season only | |||
| 1968-69 | Hapoel (Tel Aviv) | Maccabi (Tel Aviv) | Regular season only | |
| 1967-68 | Maccabi (Tel Aviv) | Hapoel (Tel Aviv) | Regular season only | |
| 1966-67 | Regular season only | |||
| 1965-66 | Hapoel (Tel Aviv) | Maccabi (Tel Aviv) | Regular season only | |
| 1964-65 | Hapoel (Haifa) | Regular season only | ||
| 1963-64 | Maccabi (Tel Aviv) | Hapoel (Tel Aviv) | Regular season only | |
| 1962-63 | Regular season only | |||
| 1961-62 | Hapoel (Haifa) | Regular season only | ||
| 1960-61 | Hapoel (Tel Aviv) | Maccabi (Tel Aviv) | Regular season only | |
| 1959-60 | Regular season only | |||
| 1958-59 | Maccabi (Tel Aviv) | Hapoel (Tel Aviv) | Regular season only | |
| 1957-58 | Regular season only | |||
| 1956-57 | Regular season only | |||
| 1955-56 | Canceled due to war | |||
| 1954-55 | Maccabi (Tel Aviv) | Hapoel (Holon) | Regular season only | |
| 1953-54 | Regular season only | |||
Notes
- ↑ BSL Sponsors . Israeli Basketball Super League. Date of treatment October 24, 2007. Archived April 5, 2012.
See also
- Israel Women's Basketball Championship
- League Leumit
Links
- basket.co.il
- Israeli Basketball (Russian)