2021–22 Israeli Basketball National League

Israeli Basketball National League
Season	2021–22
Dates	12 October 2021 – May 2022
Number of teams	15
Regular season
Relegated	Maccabi Ashdod Hapoel Migdal HaEmek/Jezreel Maccabi Hod HaSharon
Finals
Champions	Elitzur Kiryat Ata
Runners-up	Maccabi Ironi Ramat Gan
Semifinalists	Ironi Nahariya Hapoel Hevel Modi'in
← 2020–21 2022–23 →

The 2021-2022 Israeli Basketball National League was the 22nd season as second tier since its re-alignment in 2000 and the 68th season of second-tier basketball in Israel.

Teams

The following teams have changed division since the 2020–2021 season.

To Liga Leumit

Promoted from Liga Artzit

• Maccabi Ma'ale Adumim (South Division) ^[1]
• Hapoel Migdal HaEmek/Jezreel (North Division) ^[2]

Relegated from Premier League ^[3]

• Ironi Nahariya
• Maccabi Haifa

From Liga Leumit

Promoted to Premier League ^[4]

• Elitzur Netanya ^[5]
• Hapoel Galil Elyon

Relegated to Liga Artzit ^{[6] [7]}

• Maccabi Kiryat Motzkin
• Elitzur Yavne
• Hapoel Acre/Mateh Asher

Venues and locations

Nahariya

Kiryat Ata

Haifa

Hapoel Migdal HaEmek/Jezreel

Afula

Netanya

Ra'anana

Ramat Hasharon

Hod Hasharon

Ramat Gan

Hevel Modi'in

Ashdod

Ashkelon

Ma'ale Adumim

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League Map

Team	City	Arena	Capacity
A.S. Ramat HaSharon	Ramat HaSharon	Oranim Hall	900
Elitzur Eito Ashkelon	Ashkelon	Ashkelon Sports Arena	3,000
Elitzur Kiryat Ata	Kiryat Ata	Ramaz Hall	1,200
Elitzur Netanya	Netanya	Yeshurun Hall	1,000
Hapoel Afula	Afula	Nir Ha'emak Hall	1,000
Hapoel Hevel Modi'in	Hevel Modi'in Regional Council	Nahshon Hall	370
Hapoel Migdal HaEmek/Jezreel	Migdal HaEmek and Jezreel Valley Regional Council	Yearot HaEmek	900
Hapoel Ramat Gan Givatayim	Ramat Gan and Givatayim	Zisman Hall	1,400
Ironi Nahariya	Nahariya	Ein Sara Sport Hall	2,500
Ironi Ra'anana	Ra'anana	Metro West	1,850
Maccabi Ashdod	Ashdod	HaKiriya Arena	2,200
Maccabi Haifa	Haifa	Romema Arena	5,000
Maccabi Hod HaSharon	Hod HaSharon	Atidim Hall	400
Maccabi Ironi Ramat Gan	Ramat Gan	Zisman Hall	1,400
Maccabi Ma'ale Adumim	Ma'ale Adumim	Cosell Center, Jerusalem	400

Regular season

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Ironi Nahariya	28	24	4	2287	2020	+267	52	Advance to playoffs
2	Hapoel Hevel Modi'in	28	21	7	2576	2433	+143	49
3	Maccabi Ironi Ramat Gan	28	20	8	2474	2280	+194	48
4	Elitzur Kiryat Ata	28	19	9	2401	2302	+99	47
5	A.S. Ramat HaSharon	28	19	9	2281	2226	+55	47
6	Hapoel Afula	28	17	11	2392	2230	+162	45
7	Elitzur Netanya	28	15	13	2451	2408	+43	43
8	Maccabi Haifa	28	14	14	2308	2326	−18	42
9	Ironi Ra'anana	28	12	16	2428	2420	+8	40	Advance to playouts
10	Elitzur Eito Ashkelon	28	12	16	2332	2384	−52	40
11	Maccabi Ma'ale Adumim	28	11	17	2354	2383	−29	39
12	Hapoel Migdal HaEmek/Jezreel	28	9	19	2279	2430	−151	37
13	Hapoel Ramat Gan Givatayim	28	8	20	2174	2270	−96	36
14	Maccabi Ashdod	28	7	21	2278	2445	−167	35
15	Maccabi Hod HaSharon	28	2	26	2023	2481	−458	30

Source: ^[8]

Rounds 1 to 30

Home \ Away	ARH	EAS	EKA	ENE	HAF	HHM	HMJ	HRG	IRN	IRA	MAS	MHA	MHH	IRG	MMA
A.S. Ramat HaSharon		79–76	79–77	94–76	88–71	107–88	90–86	68–66	49–65	87–74	100–73	75–66	85–65	84–96	70–93
Elitzur Eito Ashkelon	87–92		84–94	89–94	77–76	92–100	87–73	88–86	80–78	109–103	73–58	79–83	80–64	94–97	99–105
Elitzur Kiryat Ata	81–72	74–68		89–84	88–85	88–81	93–80	79–72	55–75	101–83	72–69	82–79	87–71	79–84	100–83
Elitzur Netanya	76–87	99–96	105–87		70–79	102–106	103–99	75–94	75–83	88–75	96–91	97–83	79–56	92–99	91–87
Hapoel Afula	76–65	90–78	97–98	103–89		79–88	104–63	92–50	82–90	85–68	86–77	79–67	84–56	107–95	94–82
Hapoel Hevel Modi'in	95–83	83–96	89–86	100–84	91–76		98–84	96–84	83–85	94–88	88–79	91–84	92–67	91–85	95–98
Hapoel Migdal HaEmek/Jezreel	63–65	85–101	95–90	89–77	75–86	82–87		88–77	74–86	87–76	80–75	82–84	97–66	81–87	62–90
Hapoel Ramat Gan Givatayim	74–79	71–78	82–84	79–88	81–62	77–91	91–80		67–68	88–80	79–96	85–81	87–66	75–82	85–80
Ironi Nahariya	71–68	87–63	89–83	70–65	74–70	74–79	102–73	78–70		93–83	95–80	88–73	82–59	75–81	87–57
Ironi Ra'anana	96–69	100–77	92–82	81–91	91–69	82–95	87–74	87–70	81–83		95–84	75–84	104–80	107–102	101–78
Maccabi Ashdod	85–112	68–79	116–111	88–89	84–90	96–95	87–93	77–68	72–78	98–91		73–77	80–67	92–98	69–83
Maccabi Haifa	86–89	88–80	67–88	79–97	87–88	89–100	88–75	76–74	63–81	116–74	88–84		88–77	78–87	86–80
Maccabi Hod HaSharon	81–83	59–75	79–100	63–84	102–91	85–103	81–94	72–84	74–93	82–103	81–91	83–94		74–96	71–74
Maccabi Ironi Ramat Gan	79–90	97–74	76–81	76–75	71–94	96–103	88–69	95–85	74–60	85–62	98–67	77–83	90–56		87–77
Maccabi Ma'ale Adumim	104–72	101–73	69–72	79–104	85–98	105–74	84–89	78–66	88–97	69–89	83–69	86–91	81–89	75–96

Source: ^[9]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.
Matches with lighter background shading were decided after overtime.

Playouts

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification or relegation		IRA	EAS	HRG	MMA	MAS	HMJ	MHH
9	Ironi Ra'anana	34	17	17	2983	2898	+85	51				99–80			85–86	106–88
10	Elitzur Eito Ashkelon	34	14	20	2809	2908	−99	48					78–85	81–88			72–67
11	Hapoel Ramat Gan Givatayim	34	13	21	2706	2739	−33	47			77–90			94–76	107–77
12	Maccabi Ma'ale Adumim	34	13	21	2861	2922	−61	47			75–78				85–94	90–114
13	Maccabi Ashdod	34	12	22	2807	2949	−142	46	Relegation to Liga Artzit			98–78				88–82	86–67
14	Hapoel Migdal HaEmek/Jezreel	34	11	23	2802	2953	−151	45				87–88	70–84				82–67
15	Maccabi Hod HaSharon	34	2	32	2452	2996	−544	36			72–97		78–85	78–93

Source: ^{[8] [9]}

Playoffs

	Quarterfinals										Semifinals										Finals
	1	Ironi Nahariya	89	79	81	80	—	3
	8	Maccabi Haifa	65	87	66	71	—	1
											1	Ironi Nahariya	79	59	66	66	—	1
											4	Elitzur Kiryat Ata	82	80	64	75	—	3
	4	Elitzur Kiryat Ata	73	85	92	112	—	3
	5	A.S. Ramat HaSharon	78	77	90	62	—	1
																					3	Maccabi Ironi Ramat Gan	98	72	61	—	—	0
																					4	Elitzur Kiryat Ata	107	93	65	—	—	3
	3	Maccabi Ironi Ramat Gan	75	87	79	—	—	3
	6	Hapoel Afula	72	78	70	—	—	0
											2	Hapoel Hevel Modi'in	91	79	91	68	—	1
											3	Maccabi Ironi Ramat Gan	93	78	93	88	—	3
	2	Hapoel Hevel Modi'in	95	84	100	98	—	3
	7	Elitzur Netanya	83	88	92	89	—	1

Quarterfinals

Team 1	Series	Team 2	Game 1	Game 2	Game 3	Game 4	Game 5
Ironi Nahariya	3–1	Maccabi Haifa	89–65	79–87	81–66	80–71	—
Ironi Kiryat Ata	3–1	A.S. Ramat HaSharon	73–78	85–77	92–90	112–62	—
Maccabi Ironi Ramat Gan	3–0	Hapoel Afula	75–72	87–76	79–70	—	—
Hapoel Hevel Modi'in	3–1	Elitzur Netanya	95–83	84–88	100–92	98–89	—

Game 1

Ironi Nahariya v Maccabi Haifa

April 6	Ironi Nahariya	89–65 (Series: 1–0)	Maccabi Haifa	Nahariya
19:30
				Arena: Ein Sara Sport Hall

Ironi Kiryat Ata v A.S. Ramat HaSharon

April 5	Ironi Kiryat Ata	73–78 (Series: 0–1)	A.S. Ramat HaSharon	Kiryat Ata
19:30
				Arena: Ramaz Hall

Maccabi roni Ramat Gan v Hapoel Afula

April 6	Maccabi roni Ramat Gan	75–72 (Series: 1–0)	Hapoel Afula	Ramat Gan
19:00
				Arena: Zisman Arena

Hapoel Hevel Modi'in v Elitzur Netanya

April 5	Hapoel Hevel Modi'in	95–83 (Series: 1–0)	Elitzur Netanya	Shoham
19:00
				Arena: Nachshon Hall

Game 2

Maccabi Haifa v Ironi Nahariya

April 9	Maccabi Haifa	87–79 (Series: 1–1)	Ironi Nahariya	Haifa
21:00
				Arena: Romema Arena

A.S. Ramat HaSharon v Ironi Kiryat Ata

April 8	A.S. Ramat HaSharon	77–85 (Series: 1–1)	Ironi Kiryat Ata	Ramat HaSharon
14:00
				Arena: Oranim Hall

Hapoel Afula v Maccabi Ironi Ramat Gan

April 9	Hapoel Afula	76–87 (Series: 0–2)	Maccabi Ironi Ramat Gan	Afula
21:00
				Arena: Nir Ha'emak Hall

Elitzur Netanya v Hapoel Hevel Modi'in

April 8	Elitzur Netanya	88–85 (Series: 1–1)	Hapoel Hevel Modi'in	Netanya
14:00
				Arena: Yeshurun Hall

Game 3

Ironi Nahariya v Maccabi Haifa

April 12	Ironi Nahariya	81–66 (Series: 2–1)	Maccabi Haifa	Nahariya
19:00
				Arena: Ein Sara Sport Hall

Ironi Kiryat Ata v A.S. Ramat HaSharon

April 11	Ironi Kiryat Ata	92–90 (Series: 2–1)	A.S. Ramat HaSharon	Kiryat Ata
19:00
				Arena: Ramaz Hall

Maccabi Ironi Ramat Gan v Hapoel Afula

April 12	Maccabi Ironi Ramat Gan	79–70 (Series: 3–0)	Hapoel Afula	Ramat Gan
19:00
				Arena: Zisman Arena

Hapoel Hevel Modi'in v Elitzur Netanya

April 11	Hapoel Hevel Modi'in	100–92 (Series: 2–1)	Elitzur Netanya	Shoham
19:00
				Arena: Nachshon Hall

if necessary

Game 4

Maccabi Haifa v Ironi Nahariya

April 17	Maccabi Haifa	71–80 (Series: 1–3)	Ironi Nahariya	Haifa
19:00
				Arena: Romema Arena

A.S. Ramat HaSharon v Ironi Kiryat Ata

April 14	A.S. Ramat HaSharon	62–112 (Series: 1–3)	Ironi Kiryat Ata	Ramat HaSharon
19:00
				Arena: Oranim Hall

Elitzur Netanya v Hapoel Hevel Modi'in

April 14	Elitzur Netanya	89–98 (Series: 1–3)	Hapoel Hevel Modi'in	Netanya
19:00
				Arena: Yeshurun Hall

Semifinals

Team 1	Series	Team 2	Game 1	Game 2	Game 3	Game 4	Game 5
Ironi Nahariya	1–3	Ironi Kiryat Ata	79–82	59–80	66–64	66–75	—
Hapoel Hevel Modi'in	1–3	Maccabi Ironi Ramat Gan	91–93	79–78	91–93	68–88	—

Game 1

Ironi Nahariya v Ironi Kiryat Ata

	Ironi Nahariya	79–82 (Series: 0–1)	Ironi Kiryat Ata	Nahariya
				Arena: Ein Sara Sport Hall

Hapoel Hevel Modi'in v Maccabi Ironi Ramat Gan

	Hapoel Hevel Modi'in	91–93 (Series: 0–1)	Maccabi Ironi Ramat Gan	Shoham
				Arena: Nachshon Hall

Game 2

Ironi Kiryat Ata v Ironi Nahariya

	Ironi Kiryat Ata	80–59 (Series: 2–0)	Ironi Nahariya	Kiryat Ata
				Arena: Ramaz Hall

Maccabi Ironi Ramat Gan v Hapoel Hevel Modi'in

	Maccabi Ironi Ramat Gan	78–79 (Series: 1–1)	Hapoel Hevel Modi'in	Ramat Gan
				Arena: Zisman Arena

Game 3

Ironi Nahariya v Ironi Kiryat Ata

	Ironi Nahariya	66–64 (Series: 1–2)	Ironi Kiryat Ata	Nahariya
				Arena: Ein Sara Sport Hall

Hapoel Hevel Modi'in v Maccabi Ironi Ramat Gan

	Hapoel Hevel Modi'in	91–93 (Series: 1–2)	Maccabi Ironi Ramat Gan	Shoham
				Arena: Nachshon Hall

Game 4

Ironi Kiryat Ata v Ironi Nahariya

	Ironi Kiryat Ata	75–66 (Series: 3-1)	Ironi Nahariya	Kiryat Ata
				Arena: Ramaz Hall

Maccabi Ironi Ramat Gan v Hapoel Hevel Modi'in

	Maccabi Ironi Ramat Gan	88–68 (Series: 3-1)	Hapoel Hevel Modi'in	Ramat Gan
				Arena: Zisman Arena

Finals

Team 1	Series	Team 2	Game 1	Game 2	Game 3	Game 4	Game 5
Maccabi Ironi Ramat Gan	0–3	Ironi Kiryat Ata	98–107	72–93	61–65	—	—

Maccabi Ironi Ramat Gan v Ironi Kiryat Ata

13 May 2022	Maccabi Ironi Ramat Gan	98–1070(OT) (Series: 0–1)	Ironi Kiryat Ata	Ramat Gan
13:30	Scoring by quarter: 24–26, 18–18, 21–23, 26–22, Overtime: 9–18
	Pts: Tucker, Amir 20 Rebs: Hirsh 11 Asts: Delaney 9 PIR: Delaney 21	Boxscore	Pts: Stevens 33 Rebs: Stevens 9 Asts: Davidi 11 PIR: Stevens 40	Arena: Zisman Arena

Ironi Kiryat Ata v Maccabi Ironi Ramat Gan

17 May 2022	Ironi Kiryat Ata	vs.	Maccabi Ironi Ramat Gan	Kiryat Ata
19:40
				Arena: Ramaz Hall

Maccabi Ironi Ramat Gan v Ironi Kiryat Ata

20 May 2022	Maccabi Ironi Ramat Gan	vs.	Ironi Kiryat Ata	Ramat Gan
13:30
				Arena: Zisman Arena

if necessary

Ironi Kiryat Ata v Maccabi Ironi Ramat Gan

24 May 2022	Ironi Kiryat Ata	vs.	Maccabi Ironi Ramat Gan	Kiryat Ata
19:30
				Arena: Ramaz Hall

Maccabi Ironi Ramat Gan v Ironi Kiryat Ata

27 May 2022	Maccabi Ironi Ramat Gan	vs.	Ironi Kiryat Ata	Ramat Gan
13:30
				Arena: Zisman Arena

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