2018–19 Israeli Basketball Premier League

Israeli Basketball Premier League
Competition details
Season 2018-19
Teams 12
TV Sport 5
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The 2018–19 Israeli Basketball Premier League, for sponsorship reasons Ligat Winner, will be the 65th season of the Israeli Basketball Premier League. Maccabi Tel Aviv is the defending champion.

Teams

Hapoel Be'er Sheva was promoted from the Liga Leumit, after they swept Maccabi Kiryat Gat 3–0 in the finals.[1][2] Meanwhile, Maccabi Haifa was relegated after finishing in the last place the previous season.

Stadia and locations

Team Home city Stadium Capacity
Bnei Herzliya Herzliya HaYovel Herzliya 1,500
Hapoel Be'er Sheva Be'er Sheva Conch Arena 3,000
Hapoel Eilat Eilat Begin Arena 1,490
Hapoel Gilboa Galil Gilboa Regional Council Gan Ner Sports Hall 2,100
Hapoel Holon Holon Holon Toto Hall 5,500
Hapoel Jerusalem Jerusalem Jerusalem Payis Arena 11,600
Hapoel Tel Aviv Tel Aviv Drive in Arena 3,504
Ironi Nahariya Nahariya Ein Sarah 2,500
Ironi Nes Ziona Ness Ziona Lev Hamoshava 1,200
Maccabi Ashdod Ashdod HaKiriya Arena 2,200
Maccabi Rishon LeZion Rishon LeZion Beit Maccabi Rishon 2,500
Maccabi Tel Aviv Tel Aviv Menora Mivtachim Arena 11,060

Personnel and sponsorship

Team Chairman Head coach Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Bnei HerzliyaIsrael Eldad AkunisSlovenia Gašper PotočnikPeakRav-Bariach
Hapoel Be'er ShevaIsrael Kfir AraziIsrael Rami HadarSpaldingAltshuler Shaham
Hapoel EilatIsrael Nachi IndikIsrael Sharon DruckerAnd1Mall Hayam
Hapoel Gilboa GalilIsrael Haim OhayonIsrael Ariel Bet-HalachmiPeak
Hapoel HolonIsrael Shlomo IssacIsrael Dan ShamirPeakUNET
Hapoel JerusalemIsrael Eyal ChomskiIsrael Oded KattashMacronBank Yahav
Hapoel Tel AvivIsrael Rami CohenIsrael Danny FrancoPeakSP
Ironi NahariyaIsrael Nissim AlfasiIsrael Mickey GorkaPeak
Ironi Nes ZionaIsrael Yaniv MizrahiIsrael Nadav ZilbersteinKappaHai Motors
Maccabi AshdodIsrael Armaund AsulinUnited States Brad GreenbergAnd1SCE
Maccabi Rishon LeZionIsrael Itzhak PeriIsrael Zvika SherfUnder ArmourILAND.TV
Maccabi Tel AvivIsrael Shimon MizrahiCroatia Neven SpahijaNikeFOX

Managerial changes

Departure dateTeamOutgoing head coachReasonHire dateIncoming head coach

Regular season

League table

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Maccabi Tel Aviv 1 1 0 103 59 +44 2 Advance to play-offs
2 Hapoel Tel Aviv 1 1 0 100 81 +19 2
3 Hapoel Jerusalem 1 1 0 83 73 +10 2
4 Hapoel Be'er Sheva 1 1 0 83 76 +7 2
5 Ironi Nes Ziona 1 1 0 90 84 +6 2
6 Ironi Nahariya 1 1 0 98 95 +3 2
7 Hapoel Holon 1 0 1 95 98 −3 1
8 Maccabi Rishon LeZion 1 0 1 84 90 −6 1
9 Hapoel Gilboa Galil 1 0 1 76 83 −7 1
10 Bnei Herzliya 1 0 1 73 83 −10 1
11 Hapoel Eilat 1 0 1 81 100 −19 1
12 Maccabi Ashdod 1 0 1 59 103 −44 1 Relegation to Liga Leumit
Updated to match(es) played on 8 October 2018. Source: Basket.co.il

Results

Rounds 1 to 22

Home \ Away BNE HBE HEI GGA HHO HJE HTA IRO INZ MAS MRL MTA
Bnei Herzliya — 73–83
Hapoel Be'er Sheva — 83–76
Hapoel Eilat — 70–83
Hapoel Gilboa Galil —
Hapoel Holon —
Hapoel Jerusalem — 94–76
Hapoel Tel Aviv 100–81 —
Ironi Nahariya 98–95 —
Ironi Nes Ziona —
Maccabi Ashdod —
Maccabi Rishon LeZion 84–90 —
Maccabi Tel Aviv 103–59 —
Updated to match(es) played on 13 October 2018. Source: Basket.co.il
Colours: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.

Rounds 23 to 33

Home \ Away BNE HBE HEI GGA HHO HJE HTA IRO INZ MAS MRL MTA
Bnei Herzliya —
Hapoel Be'er Sheva —
Hapoel Eilat —
Hapoel Gilboa Galil —
Hapoel Holon —
Hapoel Jerusalem —
Hapoel Tel Aviv —
Ironi Nahariya —
Ironi Nes Ziona —
Maccabi Ashdod —
Maccabi Rishon LeZion —
Maccabi Tel Aviv —
First match(es) will be played on TBD. Source: Basket.co.il
Colours: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.

Israeli clubs in European competitions

TeamCompetitionProgress
Maccabi Tel AvivEuroLeagueRegular season
Hapoel HolonChampions LeagueRegular season
Hapoel JerusalemRegular season
Hapoel Tel AvivFirst qualifying round
Ironi Nes ZionaEurope CupRegular season

Awards

MVP of the Round

Round Player Team EFF Ref.
October
1
United States Myke HenryIroni Nahariya
27
[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "לאומית: הדרום אדום!". safsal.co.il (in Hebrew). May 22, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Hapoel Beer Sheva lift National League title". eurobasket.com. May 23, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Round 1 MVP: Myke Henry" (in Hebrew). October 9, 2018.
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