The 2023–24 Israeli Basketball Premier League , for sponsorship reasons Ligat Winner , is the 70th season of the Israeli Basketball Premier League . The season started on 6 October 2023.
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 of the 2023–24 Israeli Basketball Premier League
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
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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
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Managerial changes
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Regular season
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Source:
[15] Rules for classification:
[16]
Rounds 1 to 26
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Source:
[17] Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.
Matches with lighter background shading were decided after overtime.
Top-teams League Group
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Updated to match(es) played on
May 7, 2024 . Source:
[15] Rules for classification:
[16]
Bottom-Teams League Group
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Updated to match(es) played on
May 7, 2024 . Source:
[15] Rules for classification:
[16] (O) Can't Relegated;
(Z) Can't Advance to the playoffs
MVP of the Round
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Round
Player
Team
October
1
Monthly Awards
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Player of the Month
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Israeli Player of the Month
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Coach of the Month
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Israeli clubs in European competitions
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References
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^ 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 .
^ 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 .
^ "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 .
^ Or Shkedy (12 November 2023). "ליאור ליובין ביקש לסיים את תפקידו בהפועל באר שבע, עוזרו יחליפו" [Lior Lubin asked to end his role in Hapoel Be'er Sheva, his assistant will replace him]. Walla! (in Hebrew). Retrieved 5 January 2024 .
^ Noa Poplinger (8 December 2023). "מסיבות אישיות: אהרוני עזב את הפועל חיפה" [For personal reasons: Aharoni left Hapoel Haifa]. Sports Channel (in Hebrew). Retrieved 5 January 2024 .
^ Ethan Glickman (10 December 2023). "מינוי מסקרן: גיא גודס יאמן את הפועל חיפה" [Intriguing appointment: Guy Goodes will coach Hapoel Haifa]. Ynet (in Hebrew). Retrieved 5 January 2024 .
^ Arale Weisberg (4 January 2024). "הפועל ירושלים הודיעה על התרת חוזהו של אלכסנדר דז'יקיץ' " [Hapoel Jerusalem announced the ending of Aleksandar Džikić's contract]. Walla! (in Hebrew). Retrieved 5 January 2024 .
^ Tomer Givati (10 January 2024). "רשמית: איליאס קאנצוריס מונה למאמן הפועל ירושלים" [Officially: Ilias Kantzouris was appointed coach of Hapoel Jerusalem]. Israel Hayom (in Hebrew). Retrieved 13 January 2024 .
^ Or Shkedy (21 January 2024). "מסימיליאנו מנטי עזב את הפועל אילת, ואמור להצטרף לז'לגיריס" [Massimiliano Menetti left Hapoel Eilat, and is supposed to join Žalgiris]. Walla! (in Hebrew). Retrieved 7 March 2024 .
^ Or Shkedy (7 February 2024). "יוריצה גולמאץ חתם בהפועל אילת ויגיע לישראל בימים הקרובים" [Jurica Golemac signed with Hapoel Eilat and will arrive in Israel in the coming days]. Walla! (in Hebrew). Retrieved 7 March 2024 .
^ Efrat Amoraban (20 February 2024). "אורן אהרוני מונה למאמן הפועל באר-שבע/דימונה" [Oren Aharoni was appointed coach of Hapoel Beer-Sheva/Dimona]. Ynet (in Hebrew). Retrieved 7 March 2024 .
^ Omri Manhime (20 March 2024). "סוף הדרך: איליאס קנצוריס פוטר מירושלים" [The end of the road: Ilias Kantzouris was fired from Jerusalem]. Sports Channel (in Hebrew). Retrieved 4 April 2024 .
^ Tomer Givati (1 April 2024). "ההדחות מהגביע והיורוקאפ הכריעו: הפועל תל אביב פיטרה את דני פרנקו" [The eliminations from the state cup and the Eurocup were decisive: Hapoel Tel Aviv fired Danny Franco]. Israel Hayom (in Hebrew). Retrieved 4 April 2024 .
^ Tomer Givati (17 April 2024). "אין מה להפסיד: איך נחת סטפנוס דדאס בהפועל תל אביב?" [There's nothing to lose: how did Stefanos Dedas land in Hapoel Tel Aviv?]. Israel Hayom (in Hebrew). Retrieved 29 April 2024 .
^ a b c "League Standings" . basket.co.il . Retrieved 1 May 2024 .
^ a b c "Table Rules" . Israeli Basketball Premier League (in Hebrew). Archived from the original on 27 April 2023. Retrieved 6 April 2024 .
^ "League Schedule & Results" . basket.co.il . Retrieved 1 May 2024 .
^ "שחקן חודש דצמבר: אקסבייר מנפורד" [December MVP: Xavier Munford]. basket.co.il (in Hebrew). 4 January 2024.
^ "שחקן חודש ינואר: ג'יימס בייטמון" [January MVP: James Batemon]. basket.co.il (in Hebrew). 1 February 2024.
^ "שחקן החודש הישראלי: ליאור קררה" [The Israeli player of December: Lior Carreira]. basket.co.il (in Hebrew). 4 January 2024.
^ "שחקן החודש הישראלי: ג'ורדן כהן" [The Israeli player of January: Jordan Cohen]. basket.co.il (in Hebrew). 1 February 2024.
^ "מאמן חודש דצמבר: שרון אברהמי" [Winner Basketball League coach of December: Sharon Avrahami]. basket.co.il (in Hebrew). 4 January 2024.
^ "מאמן חודש ינואר: דני פרנקו" [Winner Basketball League coach of January: Danny Franco]. basket.co.il (in Hebrew). 1 February 2024.
^ a b c 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 .
^ Noviks, Maris (27 November 2023). "Thanks, Hapoel Beer Sheva-Dimona. Welcome, Bakken Bears Aarhus!" . European North Basketball League . Retrieved 30 November 2023 .