Israeli Basketball Premier League
Season2023–24
Dates6 October 2023 – June 2024
Number of teams13
TV partner(s)Sports Channel
2024–25 →

The 2023–24 Israeli Basketball Premier League, for sponsorship reasons Ligat Winner, is the 70th season of the Israeli Basketball Premier League. The league will start on 6 October 2023.

Format

The regular season will be played in a 26-round round-robin format. The top 6 finishers will play the 5 rounds "upper house", with the other 7 teams playing the 7 rounds "bottom house". The 6 upper group teams, joined by the top 2 teams from the bottom group, will play the quarter finals as Best-of-5 series. The semifinals and finals will be played as Best-of-3 series.

Teams

Hapoel Gilboa Galil has been relegated to 2023–24 National League after placing in the bottom place of the 2022–23 Premier League. [1] Hapoel Afula and Maccabi Ironi Ramat Gan has been promoted to the league after qualified for the 2022–23 National League final.[2][3]

Stadia and locations

Team Home city Stadium Capacity
Bnei Herzliya Herzliya HaYovel Herzliya 1,500
Hapoel Afula Afula Nir Ha'emak Hall 1,000
Hapoel Be'er Sheva Be'er Sheva Conch Arena 3,000
Hapoel Eilat Eilat Begin Arena 1,200
Hapoel Galil Elyon Upper Galilee and Kiryat Shmona HaPais Kfar Blum 2,000
Hapoel Haifa Haifa Romema Arena 5,000
Hapoel Holon Holon Holon Toto Hall 5,500
Hapoel Jerusalem Jerusalem Pais Arena 11,000
Hapoel Tel Aviv Tel Aviv Drive in Arena 3,504
Ironi Kiryat Ata Kiryat Ata Ramaz Hall 1,200
Ironi Ness Ziona Ness Ziona Lev Hamoshava 1,300
Maccabi Ironi Ramat Gan Ramat Gan Zisman Hall 1,500
Maccabi Tel Aviv Tel Aviv Menora Mivtachim Arena 10,383

Personnel and sponsorship

Team Chairman Head coach Team captain Kit manufacturer Main sponsor
Bnei HerzliyaIsrael Eldad AkunisIsrael Dan ShamirUnited States Chris BabbOfek Dist
Hapoel AfulaIsrael Yossi MalkaIsrael Roee PerlArgentinaIsrael Lucas GoldenbergReebok
Hapoel Be'er ShevaIsrael Kfir AraziIsrael Lior LubinIsrael Neta SegalKempaAltshuler Shacham
Hapoel EilatIsrael Tal PinhasItaly Massimiliano MenettiUnited States Tyrus McGeeYossi Avrahami
Hapoel Galil ElyonIsrael Tamir AbrahamsIsrael Barak PelegIsrael Roi HuberNofar Energy
Hapoel HaifaIsrael Yuval RosmanIsrael Oren AharoniIsrael Ofek AvitalShoval engineering
Hapoel HolonIsrael Eitan LancianoIsrael Amit SchaerfIsrael Niv MisgavAtsmon PlayGrounds
Hapoel JerusalemIsrael Matan EdelsonSerbia Aleksandar DžikićUnited States Levi RandolphBank Yahav
Hapoel Tel AvivIsrael Rami CohenIsrael Danny FrancoVegan Friendly
Ironi Kiryat AtaIsrael Naftali Ben TovIsrael Sharon AvrahamiUnited States Amin StevensTax:on
Ironi Ness ZionaIsrael Yaniv MizrahiIsrael Elad HasinUnited States Jerome MeyinsseReebokChai Motors
Maccabi Ironi Ramat GanIsrael Chen ShnaidermanIsrael Shmulik BrennerIsrael Adam Ariel
Maccabi Tel AvivIsrael Shimon MizrahiIsrael Oded KattashPlaytika

Regular season

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD PCT Qualification or relegation
1 Ironi Nes Ziona 2 2 0 188 155 +33 1.000 Advance to the Top-teams League Group
2 Maccabi Ironi Ramat Gan 1 1 0 80 70 +10 1.000
3 Hapoel Eilat 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Hapoel Galil Elyon 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Hapoel Holon 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Hapoel Jerusalem 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Hapoel Tel Aviv 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to the Bottom-Teams League Group
8 Ironi Kiryat Ata 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Maccabi Tel Aviv 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Hapoel Afula 2 1 1 163 158 +5 .500
11 Hapoel Be'er Sheva 1 0 1 81 90 9 .000
12 Bnei Herzliya 1 0 1 70 80 10 .000
13 Hapoel Haifa 1 0 1 82 111 29 .000
Updated to match(es) played on November 29, 2023. Source: [4]

Rounds 1 to 22

Home \ Away BNH HAF HBS HEI HGE HHA HHO HJE HTA IKA INZ MRG MTA
Bnei Herzliya 70–80
Hapoel Afula Dec 7
Hapoel Be'er Sheva 81–90 Dec 3 Dec 9
Hapoel Eilat Dec 4 Dec 7
Hapoel Galil Elyon Dec 5
Hapoel Haifa 82–111
Hapoel Holon Dec 2
Hapoel Jerusalem
Hapoel Tel Aviv Dec 9
Ironi Kiryat Ata Dec 4
Ironi Ness Ziona 77–73
Maccabi Ironi Ramat Gan Dec 5
Maccabi Tel Aviv
Updated to match(es) played on November 29, 2023. Source: [5]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.
Matches with lighter background shading were decided after overtime.


Awards

MVP of the Round

Round Player Team EFF Ref.
October
1

Monthly Awards

Player of the Month

Month Player Team EFF Ref.
October

Israeli Player of the Month

Month Player Team EFF Ref.
October

Coach of the Month

Month Coach Team W-L Ref.
October

Israeli clubs in European competitions

European-wide competitions
CompetitionTeamProgress
EuroLeagueMaccabi Tel AvivRegular season
Champions LeagueHapoel JerusalemRegular season
Hapoel HolonRegular season
Ironi Ness ZionaQualifying rounds
EuroCupHapoel Tel AvivRegular season
FIBA Europe CupHapoel Galil ElyonRegular season[6]
Bnei HerzliyaRegular season[6]
Ironi Ness ZionaRegular season[6]
Regional leagues
CompetitionTeamProgress
European North Basketball LeagueHapoel Be'er ShevaRegular season[7]

References

  1. One (23 April 2023). "עכשיו זה נגמר: גלבוע/גליל ירדה לליגה הלאומית" [Now it's over: Gilboa/Galil has been relegated to the National League]. Ynet (in Hebrew). Retrieved 20 July 2023.
  2. Margolis, Tzur (14 May 2023). "ברוכה הבאה: הפועל עפולה העפילה לליגת העל" [Welcome: Hapoel Afula has qualified for the Premier League]. Ynet (in Hebrew). Retrieved 20 July 2023.
  3. "אחרי 13 שנה: מכבי ר"ג חזרה לליגת העל" [After 13 years: Maccabi Ramat Gen returned to the Premier League]. Sports Channel (in Hebrew). 10 April 2023. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
  4. "League Standings". basket.co.il. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
  5. "League Schedule & Results". basket.co.il. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
  6. 1 2 3 Weisberg, Arale (2 November 2023). "רשמית: בני הרצליה, נס ציונה וגליל עליון הודחו מהיורופקאפ" [Official: Bnei Herzliya, Ness Ziona and Galil Elyon were eliminated from the Europe Cup]. walla!. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
  7. Noviks, Maris (27 November 2023). "Thanks, Hapoel Beer Sheva-Dimona. Welcome, Bakken Bears Aarhus!". European North Basketball League. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
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