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Israeli Basketball Premier League
Founded	1953; 65 years ago (1953);
First season	1953–54
Country	; Israel;
Confederation	FIBA Europe
Number of teams	12
Level on pyramid	1
; Relegation to	Liga Leumit
Domestic cup(s)	State Cup
Supercup	League Cup
International cup(s)	; EuroLeague; EuroCup; Champions League; FIBA Europe Cup;
Current champions	; Maccabi Tel Aviv; (52nd title)
Most championships	; Maccabi Tel Aviv; (52 times)
CEO	Shmuel Frenkel
TV partners	Sport 5
Website	basket.co.il
	; 2018–19 Israeli Basketball Premier League;

Ligat HaAl (Hebrew: ליגת העל‎, lit., Super League or Premier League), or the Israeli Basketball Premier League, is the top-tier level league of professional competition in Israeli club basketball, making it Israel's primary basketball competition. The league's name is abbreviated as either BSL (Basketball Super League) or ISBL (Israeli Basketball Super League). For sponsorship reasons, the league is also referred to as Ligat Winner Sal (Hebrew: ליגת ווינר סל‎), lit. Winner Sal League, with "Winner" being the name of a game operated by the league's primary sponsor, Toto Winner, and "Sal" meaning basket.^[1]

The league is run by the Israeli Basketball Super League Administration Ltd.^[2]

Overview

Ligat HaAl comprises the top twelve basketball clubs in Israel, and was founded in 1954.

The league itself is most known in Europe, due to the success of the Israeli teams in European-wide competitions, such as the EuroLeague, EuroCup (formerly called the ULEB Cup), and FIBA's EuroChallenge (formerly called the FIBA EuroCup). Many non-drafted and free agent players from Europe and the NBA, play in the Israeli league, as an alternative to NBA competition.

The league is the first division in Israeli basketball: the team that finishes last in a season is relegated to the Second Division, while the Second Division's top 8 teams compete in a play-off system right after the end of the regular season, with the team that reaches the finals series being promoted to the Premier League for the following season.

Format

Herzliya

Gilboa

Nes Ziona

Holon

Jerusalem

Ashdod

Rishon LeZion

Tel Aviv

Nahariya

Be'er Sheva

Eilat

Teams 2016–17

There are 12 teams in the league and they play against each other twice in the league manner, once at their home and the other away. At the end of those two rounds, the teams are divided into two equal groups, top group and bottom group. The teams in each group play against each other once. All of the teams in the top group and the top two teams in the bottom group, advance to the five game series Quarterfinal. The winners of the Quarterfinals advance to the Final Four.

Links with the NBA

During the 1980s and the early 1990s there were many basketball games between the Israeli League stars and NBA teams such as the Phoenix Suns, the Cleveland Cavaliers, the Orlando Magic, and the Los Angeles Lakers, all of which were played in Israel.

In October 2005, Maccabi Tel Aviv defeated the Toronto Raptors 105–103 in an exhibition game that was played in Toronto, Canada; this was the first victory for any European or Israeli team over an NBA team at its home court.

Over the years, the league has exported many of its foreign players to the NBA. In 2009, Omri Casspi became the first Israeli-born NBA player with the Sacramento Kings. Prior to that, three players have been drafted: Doron Sheffer (who played U.S. college basketball at Connecticut), Yotam Halperin and Lior Eliyahu. Oded Kattash agreed to play with the New York Knicks, but he never actually played in the NBA because of the 1998–99 NBA season lockout that started on July 1, 1998.

In the 2009 NBA Draft, Omri Casspi was selected 23rd overall by the Sacramento Kings, and Gal Mekel followed in 2013 by signing with Dallas Mavericks. In 2016, Dragan Bender became the highest selection from the Israeli Basketball Premier League to be selected in an NBA draft with the Phoenix Suns taking him at 4th overall. Other players who have moved from the league to the NBA include: Will Bynum, Anthony Parker, Roger Mason Jr., Eugene "Pooh" Jeter, Carlos Arroyo, and Nate Robinson.

In 2016, Amar'e Stoudemire retired from the NBA, however on August 1, 2016, he signed a two-year deal with Hapoel Jerusalem, a team he co-owns.^[3] On October 1, 2016, he helped Hapoel Jerusalem win the Israeli Basketball League Cup.^[4]

High-profile American Jewish recruits

In 2011, the league imposed a limit of four non-Israelis per team.^[5] Jews are immediately eligible for Israeli citizenship, under Israel's Law of Return.^[5] Consequently, non-Israeli Jewish basketball players are able to join a team in the league without using up one of the few roster spots available for non-Israeli players.^[5]

Examples of Jewish Americans joining teams in the league include Jon Scheyer, Jordan Farmar, Sylven Landesberg, David Blu, and Dan Grunfeld.^[5]

Current clubs

Team	City	Color
Bnei Herzliya	Herzliya
Hapoel Be'er Sheva	Be'er Sheva
Hapoel Eilat	Eilat
Hapoel Gilboa Galil	Gilboa Regional Council
Hapoel Holon	Holon
Hapoel Jerusalem	Jerusalem
Hapoel Tel Aviv	Tel Aviv
Ironi Nahariya	Nahariya
Ironi Nes Ziona	Ness Ziona
Maccabi Ashdod	Ashdod
Maccabi Rishon LeZion	Rishon LeZion
Maccabi Tel Aviv	Tel Aviv

Titles by team

Team	Champions	Runner-Up
Maccabi Tel Aviv	52	8
Hapoel Tel Aviv	5	20
Hapoel Jerusalem	2	6
Hapoel Galil Elyon / Hapoel Gilboa Galil	2	3
Maccabi Haifa	1	3
Hapoel Holon	1	3
Maccabi Rishon LeZion	1	1
Hapoel Ramat Gan	0	6
Ironi Ramat Gan	0	3
Hapoel Gvat/Yagur	0	3
Hapoel Haifa	0	2
Hapoel Eilat	0	2
Elitzur Netanya	0	1
Maccabi Ironi Ra'anana	0	1
Ironi Nahariya	0	1
Maccabi Ashdod	0	1

Title holders

1953–54 Maccabi Tel Aviv

1954–55 Maccabi Tel Aviv

1955–56 Not held due to Suez Crisis

1956–57 Maccabi Tel Aviv

1957–58 Maccabi Tel Aviv

1958–59 Maccabi Tel Aviv

1959–60 Hapoel Tel Aviv

1960–61 Hapoel Tel Aviv

1961–62 Maccabi Tel Aviv

1962–63 Maccabi Tel Aviv

1963–64 Maccabi Tel Aviv

1964–65 Hapoel Tel Aviv

1965–66 Hapoel Tel Aviv

1966–67 Maccabi Tel Aviv

1967–68 Maccabi Tel Aviv

1968–69 Hapoel Tel Aviv

1969–70 Maccabi Tel Aviv

1970–71 Maccabi Tel Aviv

1971–72 Maccabi Tel Aviv

1972–73 Maccabi Elite

1973–74 Maccabi Elite

1974–75 Maccabi Elite

1975–76 Maccabi Elite

1976–77 Maccabi Elite

1977–78 Maccabi Elite

1978–79 Maccabi Elite

1979–80 Maccabi Elite

1980–81 Maccabi Elite

1981–82 Maccabi Elite

1982–83 Maccabi Elite

1983–84 Maccabi Elite

1984–85 Maccabi Elite

1985–86 Maccabi Elite

1986–87 Maccabi Elite

1987–88 Maccabi Elite

1988–89 Maccabi Elite

1989–90 Maccabi Elite

1990–91 Maccabi Elite

1991–92 Maccabi Elite

1992–93 Hapoel Galil Elyon

1993–94 Maccabi Elite

1994–95 Maccabi Elite

1995–96 Maccabi Elite

1996–97 Maccabi Elite

1997–98 Maccabi Elite

1998–99 Maccabi Elite

1999–00 Maccabi Elite

2000–01 Maccabi Elite

2001–02 Maccabi Elite

2002–03 Maccabi Elite

2003–04 Maccabi Elite

2004–05 Maccabi Elite

2005–06 Maccabi Elite

2006–07 Maccabi Elite

2007–08 Hapoel Holon

2008–09 Maccabi Electra

2009–10 Hapoel Gilboa Galil

2010–11 Maccabi Electra

2011–12 Maccabi Electra

2012–13 Maccabi Haifa

2013–14 Maccabi Electra

2014–15 Hapoel Jerusalem

2015–16 Maccabi Rishon LeZion

2016–17 Hapoel Jerusalem

2017–18 Maccabi FOX

Finals

Season	Champion	Runner-up	Score	Format
1953–54	Maccabi Tel Aviv	Hapoel Holon		Regular season only
1954–55	Maccabi Tel Aviv	Hapoel Holon		Regular season only
1955–56	Cancelled due to war
1956–57	Maccabi Tel Aviv	Hapoel Tel Aviv		Regular season only
1957–58	Maccabi Tel Aviv	Hapoel Tel Aviv		Regular season only
1958–59	Maccabi Tel Aviv	Hapoel Tel Aviv		Regular season only
1959–60	Hapoel Tel Aviv	Maccabi Tel Aviv		Regular season only
1960–61	Hapoel Tel Aviv	Maccabi Tel Aviv		Regular season only
1961–62	Maccabi Tel Aviv	Hapoel Haifa		Regular season only
1962–63	Maccabi Tel Aviv	Hapoel Tel Aviv		Regular season only
1963–64	Maccabi Tel Aviv	Hapoel Tel Aviv		Regular season only
1964–65	Hapoel Tel Aviv	Hapoel Haifa		Regular season only
1965–66	Hapoel Tel Aviv	Maccabi Tel Aviv		Regular season only
1966–67	Maccabi Tel Aviv	Hapoel Tel Aviv		Regular season only
1967–68	Maccabi Tel Aviv	Hapoel Tel Aviv		Regular season only
1968–69	Hapoel Tel Aviv	Maccabi Tel Aviv		Regular season only
1969–70	Maccabi Tel Aviv	Hapoel Tel Aviv		Regular season only
1970–71	Maccabi Tel Aviv	Hapoel Tel Aviv		Regular season only
1971–72	Maccabi Tel Aviv	Hapoel Gvat/Yagur		Regular season only
1972–73	Maccabi Tel Aviv	Ironi Ramat Gan		Regular season only
1973–74	Maccabi Tel Aviv	Ironi Ramat Gan		Regular season only
1974–75	Maccabi Tel Aviv	Hapoel Ramat Gan		Regular season only
1975–76	Maccabi Tel Aviv	Hapoel Gvat/Yagur		Regular season only
1976–77	Maccabi Tel Aviv	Hapoel Ramat Gan		Regular season only
1977–78	Maccabi Tel Aviv	Hapoel Gvat/Yagur		Mini-league of top six teams from regular season
1978–79	Maccabi Tel Aviv	Hapoel Tel Aviv	2:0	Best of 3 series
1979–80	Maccabi Tel Aviv	Hapoel Tel Aviv		Regular season only
1980–81	Maccabi Tel Aviv	Hapoel Ramat Gan		Regular season only
1981–82	Maccabi Tel Aviv	Hapoel Ramat Gan		Mini-league of top three teams from regular season
1982–83	Maccabi Tel Aviv	Hapoel Ramat Gan	2:0	Best of 3 series
1983–84	Maccabi Tel Aviv	Hapoel Ramat Gan	2:0	Best of 3 series
1984–85	Maccabi Tel Aviv	Hapoel Tel Aviv	2:1	Best of 3 series
1985–86	Maccabi Tel Aviv	Maccabi Elitzur Netanya	2:0	Best of 3 series
1986–87	Maccabi Tel Aviv	Hapoel Tel Aviv	2:1	Best of 3 series
1987–88	Maccabi Tel Aviv	Hapoel Tel Aviv	2:1	Best of 3 series
1988–89	Maccabi Tel Aviv	Hapoel Tel Aviv	2:0	Best of 3 series
1989–90	Maccabi Tel Aviv	Hapoel Galil Elyon	3:0	Best of 5 series
1990–91	Maccabi Tel Aviv	Maccabi Rishon LeZion	3:1	Best of 5 series
1991–92	Maccabi Tel Aviv	Hapoel Tel Aviv	3:2	Best of 5 series
1992–93	Hapoel Galil Elyon	Hapoel Tel Aviv	3:1	Best of 5 series
1993–94	Maccabi Tel Aviv	Hapoel Tel Aviv	3:0	Best of 5 series
1994–95	Maccabi Tel Aviv	Hapoel Galil Elyon	3:0	Best of 5 series
1995–96	Maccabi Tel Aviv	Hapoel Jerusalem	3:0	Best of 5 series
1996–97	Maccabi Tel Aviv	Hapoel Jerusalem	3:0	Best of 5 series
1997–98	Maccabi Tel Aviv	Hapoel Eilat	3:0	Best of 5 series
1998–99	Maccabi Tel Aviv	Hapoel Jerusalem	3:1	Best of 5 series
1999–00	Maccabi Tel Aviv	Maccabi Ironi Ra'anana	3:1	Best of 5 series
2000–01	Maccabi Tel Aviv	Hapoel Jerusalem	3:0	Best of 5 series
2001–02	Maccabi Tel Aviv	Ironi Ramat Gan	3:0	Best of 5 series
2002–03	Maccabi Tel Aviv	Ironi Naharia	3:0	Best of 5 series
2003–04	Maccabi Tel Aviv	Hapoel Tel Aviv	3:0	Best of 5 series
2004–05	Maccabi Tel Aviv	Hapoel Tel Aviv	3:0	Best of 5 series
2005–06	Maccabi Tel Aviv	Hapoel Jerusalem	96–66	Final Four format
2006–07	Maccabi Tel Aviv	Hapoel Jerusalem	80–78	Final Four format
2007–08	Hapoel Holon	Maccabi Tel Aviv	73–72	Final Four format
2008–09	Maccabi Tel Aviv	Maccabi Haifa	85–72	Final Four format
2009–10	Gilboa/Galil	Maccabi Tel Aviv	90–77	Final Four format
2010–11	Maccabi Tel Aviv	Gilboa/Galil	91–64	Final Four format
2011–12	Maccabi Tel Aviv	Maccabi Ashdod	83–63	Final Four format
2012–13	Maccabi Haifa	Maccabi Tel Aviv	86–79	Single game format
2013–14	Maccabi Tel Aviv	Maccabi Haifa	81–77 ; 82–84 OT	Home and Away format
2014–15	Hapoel Jerusalem	Hapoel Eilat	80–65 ; 88–68	Home and Away format
2015–16	Maccabi Rishon LeZion	Hapoel Jerusalem	83–77	Final Four format
2016–17	Hapoel Jerusalem	Maccabi Haifa	83–76	Final Four format
2017–18	Maccabi Tel Aviv	Hapoel Holon	95–75	Final Four format

Awards

Israeli Basketball Premier League MVP

Israeli Basketball Premier League Finals MVP

Israeli Basketball Premier League Quintet

Israeli Basketball Premier League Defensive Player of the Year

Israeli Basketball Premier League 6th Man of the Year

Israeli Basketball Premier League Most Improved Player

Israeli Basketball Premier League Discovery of the Year

Israeli Basketball Premier League Coach of the Year

Statistical leaders

Israeli basketball clubs in European and worldwide competitions

Notes and references

^ "BSL Sponsors" (in Hebrew). Israeli Basketball Super League. Retrieved October 25, 2010..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}

^ The Basketball Super League Administration for Men (archive) basket.co.il

^ "Amar'e Stoudemire joins Hapoel Jerusalem!". Hapoel.co.il. August 1, 2016. Retrieved August 1, 2016.

^ "הצהרת כוונות: האדומים זכו בגביע ווינר סל". Basket.co.il (in Hebrew). October 1, 2016. Retrieved October 2, 2016.

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External links

Eurobasket.com League Page

Official website

IL-Sports Israeli Sport Website in English

Maccabi Haifa Heat and Maccabi Tel Aviv broadcasts for North America

[1] "BSL Sponsors" (in Hebrew). Israeli Basketball Super League. Retrieved October 25, 2010..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}

[2] The Basketball Super League Administration for Men (archive) basket.co.il

[3] "Amar'e Stoudemire joins Hapoel Jerusalem!". Hapoel.co.il. August 1, 2016. Retrieved August 1, 2016.

[4] "הצהרת כוונות: האדומים זכו בגביע ווינר סל". Basket.co.il (in Hebrew). October 1, 2016. Retrieved October 2, 2016.

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v t e Israeli Basketball Premier League
Current teams	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
Former teams	Elitzur Netanya Hapoel Galil Elyon Ironi Ashkelon Maccabi Haifa Maccabi Kiryat Gat
Seasons	2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19
Final Fours and Finals	2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2016 2017 2018
Awards and Stats	MVP Finals MVP Quintet Defensive Player of the Year Sixth Man of the Year Most Improved Player Discovery of the Year Coach of the Year Stats Leaders
Related competitions	State Cup League Cup Liga Leumit Liga Artzit

v t e International men's basketball
FIBA National teams Olympics World Cup Universiade U-21 World Cup U-19 World Cup U-18 World Cup U-17 World Cup U-16 World Cup World Rankings
Africa	FIBA Africa – AfroBasket U-18 U-16 African Games
Americas	FIBA Americas – FIBA AmeriCup U-18 U-16 CBC Championship Centrobasket COCABA Championship Marchand Cup Pan American Games South American Championship
Asia	FIBA Asia – FIBA Asia Cup (includes Oceania) U-18 U-16 Asian Games FIBA Asia Challenge Stanković Cup East Asian Championship East Asian Games SABA Championship SEABA Championship South Asian Games Southeast Asian Games West Asian Championship West Asian Games William Jones Cup
Europe	FIBA Europe – EuroBasket U-20 U-18 U-16 Acropolis Tournament Adecco Cup Belgrade Trophy FIBA European Championship for Small Countries Games of the Small States of Europe World Cup (Turkey)
Oceania	FIBA Oceania – FIBA Oceania Championship (defunct) U-20 U-18 U-16 Pacific Games
Other tournaments	Arab Nations Basketball Championship Commonwealth Games Diamond Ball FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament Lusophony Games Mediterranean Games Pan Arab Games
Note: The Under-21 Championship is no longer held.

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