Liga Leumit (basketball)
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Sport | Basketball |
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Founded | 1954 |
CEO | Naftali Goshen |
No. of teams | 14 |
Country | Israel |
Continent | FIBA Europe (Europe) |
Level on pyramid | 2nd Tier (Israel) |
Promotion to | Ligat Winner |
Relegation to | Liga Artzit |
Domestic cup(s) | State Cup |
Official website | www.ibba.one.co.il |
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.
League system
The league contains 14 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 Super League.
The two teams that finish at the bottom of the table are relegated to Liga Artzit.
2015–16 members
- A.S. Ramat HaSharon
- Elitzur Yavne
- Ironi Ashkelon
- Elitzur Kiryat Ata Azrieli
- Hapoel Be'er Sheva B.C.
- Hapoel Ramat Gan - Givatayim B.C.
- Hapoel Afula
- Maccabi Ra'anana
- Maccabi Hod HaSharon
- Ironi Ramat Gan
- Hapoel Gilboa Galil
- Hapoel Galil Elyon
- Hapoel Kfar Saba
- Hapoel Migdal HaEmek
2013–14 members
- A.S. Ramat HaSharon
- Elitzur Kiryat Ata
- Elitzur Yavne
- Elitzur Ramla
- Ironi Ashkelon
- Ironi Ramat Gan
- Hapoel Afula
- Hapoel Kfar Saba
- Hapoel Migdal HaEmek
- Maccabi Hod HaSharon
- Elitzur Kiryat Ata Azrieli
- Hapoel Kiryat Tiv'on
- Maccabi Be'er Ya'akov
See also
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