Liga Leumit (Hebrew: ליגה לאומית, lit. National League) is the second tier level league of basketball competition in Israel. It is the league level that is below the first tier Israeli Premier League.
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Founded | 1966; 58 years ago (1966) |
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First season | 1966–67 |
Country | Israel |
Federation | IBBA |
Confederation | FIBA Europe |
Number of teams | 13 |
Level on pyramid | 2 |
Promotionto | Israeli Premier League |
Relegationto | Liga Artzit |
Domestic cup(s) | Israeli Basketball Leumit Cup |
Current champions | Maccabi Ironi Ramat Gan (2022/23) |
Website | ibasketball |
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The league contains 15 clubs that compete in a home-and-away round-robin. At the end of the season, the top eight clubs advance to the play-offs. The first round is played on a best-of-three basis. The four winning clubs advance to two best-of-five playoffs, the winners of which are promoted to the Premier League.
The two teams that finish at the bottom of the table are relegated to Liga Artzit.
Safed
Shomron
Kafr Qasim
Team | City | Arena | Capacity |
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A.S. Ramat HaSharon | Ramat HaSharon | Kiryat Yearim Hall | 900 |
Elitzur Eito Ashkelon | Ashkelon | Ashkelon Sports Arena | 3,000 |
Elitzur Netanya | Netanya | Yeshurun Hall | 1,000 |
Elitzur Shomron | Shomron Regional Council | Leader Sport Center, Ganei Tikva | 1,000 |
Hapoel Gilboa Galil | Gilboa Regional Council | Gan Ner Sports Hall | 2,250 |
Hapoel Kafr Qasim | Kafr Qasim | Zisman Hall, Ramat Gan | 1,500 |
F.C. Safed | Safed | HaPais Hall Safed | 498 |
Ironi Nahariya | Nahariya | Ein Sara Sport Hall | 2,500 |
Ironi Ra'anana | Ra'anana | Metro West | 1,668 |
Maccabi Haifa | Haifa | Bikorim Hall | 400 |
Maccabi Ma'ale Adumim | Ma'ale Adumim | HaPais Hall | 400 |
Maccabi Rehovot | Rehovot | Barzilai Sports-Center | 700 |
Maccabi Rishon LeZion | Rishon LeZion | Beit Maccabi Rishon | 2,500 |
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