2024–25 Israeli Basketball National League

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Israeli Basketball National League
Season2024–25
Teams 14
2025–26 →

The 2024-2025 Israeli Basketball National League will be its 26th season as the second tier since its re-alignment in 2000 and the 71st season of second-tier basketball in Israel.

Contents

Format

On 30 July, 2024 the Israel Basketball Association announces new game system for the National League. The regular season be played in a 26-round (13 round-robin format). The top 6 finishers will advance to the Top-teams League Group, and the 7th to 14th ranked teams will advance to the Bottom-Teams League Group. The winner of the Top-teams League Group will be promoted to the Premier League, while the 2nd to 9th ranked teams (2nd to 6th from the Top-teams League Group and 7th to 9th Bottom-Teams League Group) will advance to the playoff to determine the second team that will be promoted. The two teams that finish at the bottom of the Bottom-Teams League Group will be relegated to the Liga Artzit. [1]

Teams

The following teams have changed division since the 2023–2024 season.

To Liga Leumit

Promoted from Liga Artzit

Relegated from Premier League

From Liga Leumit

Promoted to Premier League

Relegated to Liga Artzit

On 29 July 2024, the Israeli Basketball Association decided to attach a new team to the league from Gaza Envelope the team declined from promotion or Relegation. [10]

Venues and locations

TeamCityArenaCapacity
A.S. Elitzur Ashkelon Ashkelon Ashkelon Sports Arena 3,000
A.S. Ramat HaSharon Ramat HaSharon Kiryat Yearim Hall900
Elitzur Shomron Shomron Regional Council Leader Sport Center, Ganei Tikva 1,000
Elitzur Yavne Yavne Ralf Klain Hall930
S.C. Safed Safed HaPais Hall Safed608
Hapoel Bnei Kafr Qasim Kafr Qasim Zisman Hall, Ramat Gan 1,500
Hapoel Migdal HaEmek/Jezreel Migdal HaEmek and Jezreel Valley Regional Council Yearot HaEmek900
Hapoel Kfar Saba Kfar Saba HaYovel Kfar Saba680
Ironi Eilat Eilat Begin Arena1,490
Ironi Nahariya Nahariya Ein Sara Sport Hall2,500
Ironi Ra'anana Ra'anana Metro West1,668
Maccabi Rehovot Rehovot Barzilai Sports-Center700
Maccabi Rishon LeZion Rishon LeZion Beit Maccabi Rishon2,500
Otef Darom BC Gaza Envelope Rotem Hall, Kibutz Magen 500

Regular season

League table

PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDPtsQualification or relegation
1 Maccabi Ironi Ra'anana 1615114211252+16931Advance to the Top-teams League Group
2 A.S. Ramat HaSharon 1611514461329+11727
3 Maccabi Rishon LeZion 1610612991234+6526
4 Maccabi Rehovot 1610612931235+5826
5 Ironi Nahariya 1610613021288+1426
6 A.S. Elitzur Ashkelon 169713951382+1325
7 Ironi Eilat 169713941315+7925Advance to the Bottom-Teams League Group
8 Elitzur Yavne 168814321333+9924
9 Hapoel Kfar Saba 167914201436−1623
10S.C. Safed167912161322−10623
11Hapoel Bnei Kafr Qasim167912341340−10623
12Hapoel Migdal HaEmek/Jezreel1551012191240−2120
13Elitzur Shomron1631313371448−11119
14Otef Darom BC1501511461400−25415
Updated to match(es) played on January 14, 2025. Source: [11]

Rounds 1 to 26

Home \ Away EAS ARH ESH EYV DARFCSHKQHMJ HKS IEI INA IRA MRH MRL
A.S. Elitzur Ashkelon 93–88103–8484–9487–8695–8559–77100–9573–94
A.S. Ramat HaSharon 88–9596–9387–9378–64101–95101–82101–84103–65
Elitzur Shomron101–9676–10187–9696–7680–8292–9768–9478–92
Elitzur Yavne 101–10990–6485–96117–8086–9497–7891–9670–74
Otef Darom BC72–9482–10086–9289–10182–8978–9472–86
S.C. Safed74–7979–7687–7581–7362–7958–7885–89
Hapoel Bnei Kafr Qasim94–7852–10260–7474–7288–9969–7956–7476–67
Hapoel Migdal HaEmek/Jezreel91–8687–6696–6381–7177–9868–7370–8467–82
Hapoel Kfar Saba 105–11184–9388–8199–76103–7094–10297–9377–99
Ironi Eilat 68–7868–8194–76102–6286–8892–7983–9485–70
Ironi Nahariya 97–94100–7880–6984–8187–8183–7068–9066–71
Maccabi Ironi Ra'anana 78–6577–7192–89105–81100–8486–8296–8875–6395–90
Maccabi Rehovot 82–6486–7087–6989–7181–9294–5991–7765–86
Maccabi Rishon LeZion 69–6870–6080–9070–7697–8196–8070–9391–76
Updated to match(es) played on January 14, 2025. Source: [12]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.
Matches with lighter background shading were decided after overtime.

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References

  1. ↑ "ליגה לאומית Winner מכריזה על שיטת משחקים חדשה החל מהעונה הקרובה" [Winner National League announces new game system starting next season]. Israel Basketball Association (in Hebrew). 30 July 2024. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
  2. ↑ "ארצית: יבנה הביסה, מגדל הדהימה" [Artzity: Yavne defeat, Migdal surprise]. safsal.co.il (in Hebrew). 17 June 2024. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
  3. ↑ "ארצית: יבנה הביסה, מגדל הדהימה" [Kfar Saba returns to Liga Leumit]. safsal.co.il (in Hebrew). 26 June 2024. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
  4. ↑ "ארצית: יבנה הביסה, מגדל הדהימה" [Artzity: Yavne defeat, Migdal surprise]. safsal.co.il (in Hebrew). 17 June 2024. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
  5. ↑ "אלא אם יוקפאו הירידות: אילת נשרה ללאומית" [Eilat will be relegated to Leumit]. ynet.co.il (in Hebrew). 26 May 2024. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
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  8. ↑ "מכבי חיפה ירדה לליגה הארצית בכדורסל" [Maccabi Haifa was relegated to Liga Artzit]. sport5.co.il (in Hebrew). 30 April 2024. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
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