Ironi Ness Ziona B.C. Explained

Ironi Ness Ziona
Leagues:Israeli Basketball Premier League
History:Ironi Nes Ziona B.C.
(2005–present)
Arena:Lev Hamoshava
Capacity:1,200
Location:Ness Ziona, Israel
Colors:Orange, White, Navy
Sponsor:Hai Motors
President:Yaniv Mizrahi
Manager:Efi Shemesh
Coach:Meir Tapiro
Captain:Jerome Meyinsse
Championships:1 FIBA Europe Cup
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Ironi Ness Ziona B.C.[1] (or spelled as Ironi Nes Ziona B.C.) is a professional basketball club based in Ness Ziona, Israel.[2] The team plays its home games at the Lev Hamoshava, which has capacity for 1,200 people.[2] [3] The club plays in the Israeli Basketball Premier League, the top tier of Israeli basketball and 2022–23 European North Basketball League.[2]

In 2021, Nes Ziona won the FIBA Europe Cup, the continental fourth-tier Championship.

History

Ironi Ness Ziona was founded in 2005.[4] In the 2018–19 season, Ironi Nes Ziona made its debut in a European competition. It played in the qualifying rounds of the 2018–19 FIBA Europe Cup, and played its first match ever on 20 September 2018, defeating the Södertälje Kings 72–67. The team went on to qualify for the regular season, where it played in Group D.[2] The team advanced to the play-offs, where it lost in the first round to the Bakken Bears from Denmark.

In the 2020–21 FIBA Europe Cup, Ironi played its third season in the competition and qualified for the Final Four. It won the trophy, its first in history, after defeating Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski in the final which was hosted in Tel Aviv.[5]

Honors

FIBA Europe Cup

Season by season

SeasonTierLeagueState CupLeague CupEuropean competitions
2010–11align=center 3Liga Artzit
2011–122National Leaguealign=center width=35 4thFirst round
2012–131st
2013–141Premier League6thEightfinalist
2014–158thEightfinalistSemifinalist
2015–16bgcolor=#fcc align=center12thSemifinalistQuarterfinalist
2016–172National LeagueQuarterfinalist
2017–181Premier League8thRound of 16
2018–195thFirst round11–7
2019–20SemifinalistSemifinalist7–5
2020–21QuarterfinalistFirst roundbgcolor=gold bgcolor=gold bgcolor=gold 6–1
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2021–2210thQuarterfinalistFirst round1–1
2022–23SemifinalistFirst round5–4
2023–24QuarterfinalistWithdrew

Sponsorship names

Due to sponsorship reasons, the club has known several names:

Players

Notable players

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ironi Ness Ziona B.C. on Twitter . Twitter . 24 June 2021 . en.
  2. Web site: Ironi Nes Ziona BC - TheSportsDB.com. www.thesportsdb.com.
  3. Web site: Basketball News, Scores, Stats, Analysis, Standings . Eurobasket LLC.
  4. Web site: Ironi Nes Ziona - Basketball: Statistics: Titles: Titles (in-depth): History (Timeline): Goals Scored: Fixtures: Results: News & Features: Videos: Photos: Squad. playmakerstats.com.
  5. Web site: BMSLAM vs Ironi Ness Ziona . FIBA. 25 April 2021.