2024–25 Israeli Basketball Premier League Explained

Israeli Basketball Premier League
Season:2024–25
Teams:14
Dates:October 2024 – June 2025
Tv:Sports Channel
Mvp Link:Israeli Basketball Premier League MVP
Finals Mvp N:ISR
Finals Mvp Link:Israeli Basketball Premier League Finals MVP
Award4:Israeli MVP
Award5:Rising Star
Award5 Link:Israeli Basketball Premier League Discovery of the Year
Award6:Best Defender
Award6 Link:Israeli Basketball Premier League Defensive Player of the Year
Award7:Most Improved
Award7 Link:Israeli Basketball Premier League Most Improved Player
Award8:Sixth Man
Award8 Link:Israeli Basketball Premier League Sixth Man of the Year
Award9:Coach of the Year
Award9 Link:Israeli Basketball Premier League Coach of the Year
Prevseason:2023–24
Nextseason:2025–26

The 2024–25 Israeli Basketball Premier League, for sponsorship reasons Ligat Winner, is the 71st season of the Israeli Basketball Premier League. The season will started in October 2024.

Format

The regular season will be played in a 26-round (13 round-robin format). The top 6 finishers will Advance to the playoffs, will the 7th to 10th-ranked teams will face each other in the play-in showdown. Each game is hosted by the team with the higher regular season record. The format is similar to the first two rounds of the Page–McIntyre system for a four-team playoff, and is identical to that of the NBA play-in tournament. First, the 7th seed hosts the 8th seed, with the winner advancing to the playoffs; likewise the 9th seed hosts the 10th seed, with the loser eliminated. Then the loser of the 7-v-8 game hosts the winner of the 9-v-10 game, with the winner of that game getting the final playoff spot . the 11th to 14th-ranked teams will be played in a 4-round (2 round-robin format), the bottom two teams will relegated to Liga Leumit

Teams

Hapoel Eilat has been relegated to 2024–25 National League after placing in the bottom place of the 2023–24 Premier League.[1] Hapoel Gilboa Galil and Elitzur Netanya has been promoted to the league after win for the 2023–24 National League semi-final Series .[2] [3]

Stadia and locations

TeamHome cityStadiumCapacity
Bnei HerzliyaHerzliyaHaYovel Herzliya
Elitzur NetanyaNetanya
Hapoel AfulaAfulaNir Ha'emak Hall
Hapoel Be'er Sheva/DimonaBe'er Sheva and DimonaConch Arena
Hapoel Galil ElyonHaPais Kfar Blum
Hapoel Gilboa GalilGilboa Regional and Lower GalileeGan Ner Sports Hall
Hapoel HaifaHaifaRomema Arena
Hapoel HolonHolonHolon Toto Hall
Hapoel JerusalemJerusalemPais Arena
Hapoel Tel AvivTel AvivDrive in Arena
Ironi Kiryat AtaKiryat AtaRamaz Hall
Ironi Ness ZionaNess ZionaLev Hamoshava
Maccabi Ironi Ramat GanRamat GanZisman Hall
Maccabi Tel AvivTel AvivMenora Mivtachim Arena

Personnel and sponsorship

TeamChairmanHead coachTeam captainKit manufacturerMain sponsor
Bnei Herzliya Eldad Akunis Ofek Dist
Elitzur Netanya Avidan Nager Ruven Najberger
Idan Avshalom
BRIGA
Hapoel Afula Yossi Malka
Hapoel Be'er Sheva/Dimona Kfir Arazi Altshuler Shacham
Hapoel Galil Elyon Tamir Abrahams Nofar Energy
Hapoel Gilboa Galil Gideon Yadin Sharon Avrahami
Hapoel Haifa Yuval Rosman Shoval Engineering
Hapoel Holon Eitan Lanciano Netanel Group
Hapoel Jerusalem Matan Edelson Yonatan Alon Bank Yahav
Hapoel Tel Aviv Offer Yanai Shlomo Insurance
Ironi Kiryat Ata Naftali Bentov Eldad Bentov Lati Construction
Ironi Ness Ziona Yaniv Mizrahi Amit Schaerf Chai Motors
Maccabi Ironi Ramat Gan Chen Shnaiderman Shmulik Brenner
Maccabi Tel Aviv Playtika

Regular season

Rounds 1 to 26

Awards

MVP of the Round

RoundPlayerTeam

Monthly Awards

Player of the Month

MonthPlayerTeam

Coach of the Month

MonthCoachTeam

Yearly awards

AwardWinnerTeam

Israeli clubs in European competitions

European-wide competitions
Competition Team Progress
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Regular season
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Regular season

Notes and References

  1. News: אלא אם יוקפאו הירידות: אילת נשרה ללאומית . Eilat will be relegated to Leumit . ynet.co.il . 26 May 2024 . 26 May 2024 . he.
  2. News: אחרי עונה אחת בלאומית: הפועל גלבוע גליל חזרה לליגת העל . After one season in Laemit: Hapoel Gilboa Galil returned to the Premier League . sports.walla.co.il . 27 May 2024 . 27 May 2024 . he.
  3. News: אליצור נתניה עלתה לליגת העל בכדורסל . Elitzur Netanya promoted to the basketball league . sport5.co.il . 23 May 2024 . 23 May 2024 . he.