2022–23 Israeli Basketball National League

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Israeli Basketball National League
Season2022–23
Dates11 October 2022 – May 2023
Number of teams14
Regular season
Relegated Hapoel Ramat Gan Givatayim
Hapoel Hevel Modi'in
Finals
Champions Maccabi Ironi Ramat Gan
  Runners-up Hapoel Afula
Semifinalists Elitzur Netanya
Elitzur Eito Ashkelon
2023–24

The 2022-2023 Israeli Basketball National League was the 24th season with the league functioning as the second tier league since the re-alignment in 2000 and the 69th season of second-tier basketball in Israel.

Contents

Teams

The following teams have changed division since the 2021–2022 season.

To Liga Leumit

Promoted from Liga Artzit

Relegated from Premier League

From Liga Leumit

Promoted to Premier League

Relegated to Liga Artzit

Venues and locations

TeamCityArenaCapacity
A.S. Ramat HaSharon Ramat HaSharon Kiryat Yearim Hall900
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 Afula Afula Nir Ha'emak Hall1,000
Hapoel Hevel Modi'in Hevel Modi'in Regional Council Nahshon Hall, Shoham 370
Hapoel Ramat Gan Givatayim Ramat Gan and Givatayim Zisman Hall1,500
Ironi Nahariya Nahariya Ein Sara Sport Hall2,500
Ironi Ra'anana Ra'anana Metro West1,668
Maccabi Haifa Haifa Romema Arena 5,000
Maccabi Ma'ale Adumim Ma'ale Adumim HaPais Hall400
Maccabi Ironi Ramat Gan Ramat Gan Zisman Hall1,500
Maccabi Rehovot Rehovot Barzilai Sports-Center700
Maccabi Rishon LeZion Rishon LeZion Beit Maccabi Rishon2,500

Regular season

League table

PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDPtsQualification or relegation
1 Hapoel Afula 2619721191945+17445Advance to playoffs
2 Maccabi Ironi Ramat Gan 2617921052018+8743
3 Elitzur Eito Ashkelon 2617922432156+8743
4 Elitzur Netanya 2617922032066+13743
5 Ironi Nahariya 26161020891921+16842
6 Maccabi Rishon LeZion 26161020972028+6942
7 A.S. Ramat HaSharon 261412229423051140
8 Ironi Ra'anana 26131322062192+1439
9 Maccabi Ma'ale Adumim 261214209221324038Advance to playouts
10 Maccabi Haifa 261115216622296337
11 Maccabi Rehovot 26917201521069135
12Elitzur Shomron26917209321707735
13 Hapoel Hevel Modi'in 268182132229916734
14 Hapoel Ramat Gan Givatayim 264222071235828730
Source: [4]

Rounds 1 to 26

Home \ Away ARH EAS ENE ESH HAF HHM HRG IRN IRA MHA MMA IRG MRH MRL
A.S. Ramat HaSharon 81–8581–7693–9199–86118–8071–8381–9580–93104–9498–9393–10498–9274–92
Elitzur Eito Ashkelon 102–8893–8880–7697–86117–11092–8271–8769–8598–8394–7981–8490–7177–66
Elitzur Netanya 86–78105–10176–7573–8178–8076–7467–72100–9597–6695–6971–7391–8091–71
Elitzur Shomron70–7684–8985–9373–8485–7784–8966–9075–8394–7984–8578–7483–8753–63
Hapoel Afula 93–7879–7679–8276–6885–92104–8279–6981–7092–6977–8474–6378–5771–60
Hapoel Hevel Modi'in 81–85101–8285–8885–8873–8396–7986–8567–8677–8680–9583–9162–6685–87
Hapoel Ramat Gan Givatayim 91–8380–8771–10682–9354–8388–7866–8988–9687–9584–10188–9373–8481–94
Ironi Nahariya 87–9195–6474–8490–7165–7080–5886–8173–7987–7383–7670–7874–7073–58
Ironi Ra'anana 106–11183–8865–7788–9893–89101–10587–8578–7696–7973–7078–90101–9680–90
Maccabi Haifa 105–10385–6995–7377–7889–9584–8998–7570–8566–5982–9887–6991–7795–85
Maccabi Ma'ale Adumim 82–6763–9176–10488–9475–82102–63111–8570–6572–8789–7844–8773–7584–71
Maccabi Ironi Ramat Gan 82–8670–6580–7284–9370–6790–7679–6975–8199–8988–8575–8274–7394–69
Maccabi Rehovot 78–9274–8877–8078–7272–7779–8488–8281–8482–7469–7486–6679–7073–89
Maccabi Rishon LeZion 78–8570–9790–74104–8262–6891–79104–7178–7486–8196–8172–6585–6986–71
Source: [5]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.
Matches with lighter background shading were decided after overtime.

Playouts

PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDPtsQualification or relegation MHA MMA MRH ESH HHM HRG
9 Maccabi Haifa 311615268226921047120–9795–9294–83
10 Maccabi Ma'ale Adumim 31141725202558384589–9263–8599–72
11 Maccabi Rehovot 31131824132489764484–6874–6776–62
12Elitzur Shomron311219252025694943101–9982–68
13 Hapoel Hevel Modi'in 319222587276117440Relegation to Liga Artzit 93–10966–67
14 Hapoel Ramat Gan Givatayim 314272466284437835102–11591–114
Source: [4] [5]

Playoffs

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                   
1 Hapoel Afula 80 83 75 82 82 3
8 Ironi Ra'anana 84 63 68 85 64 2
1 Hapoel Afula 80 67 77 69 78 3
4 Elitzur Netanya 62 85 65 85 68 2
4 Elitzur Netanya 91 74 102 74 3
5 Ironi Nahariya 58 73 106 62 1
1 Hapoel Afula 66
2 Maccabi Ironi Ramat Gan 69
3 Elitzur Eito Ashkelon 75 66 82 77 84 3
6 Maccabi Rishon LeZion 61 75 78 86 58 2
2 Maccabi Ironi Ramat Gan 79 85 89 79 93 3
3 Elitzur Eito Ashkelon 76 87 78 83 81 2
2 Maccabi Ironi Ramat Gan 86 100 88 94 3
7 A.S. Ramat HaSharon 85 101 85 87 1

Quarterfinals

Team 1 Series Team 2Game 1Game 2Game 3Game 4Game 5
Hapoel Afula 3–2 Ironi Ra'anana 80–8483–6375–6882–8582–64
Elitzur Netanya 3–1 Ironi Nahariya 91–5874–73102–10674–62
Elitzur Eito Ashkelon 3–2 Maccabi Rishon LeZion 75–6166–7582–7877–8684–58
Maccabi Ironi Ramat Gan 3–1 A.S. Ramat HaSharon 86–85100–10188–8594–87

Game 1

Game 2

Game 3

Game 4

Game 5

Semifinals

Team 1 Series Team 2Game 1Game 2Game 3Game 4Game 5
Hapoel Afula 3–2 Elitzur Netanya 80–6267–8577–6569–8578–68
Maccabi Ironi Ramat Gan 3–2 Elitzur Eito Ashkelon 79–7685–8789–7879–8393–81

Game 1

Game 2

Game 3

Game 4

Game 5

Final

Awards

MVP of the Round

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