2019–20 Israeli Basketball Premier League
The 2019–20 Israeli Basketball Premier League, for sponsorship reasons Ligat Winner, is the 66th season of the Israeli Basketball Premier League. On 13 March 2020, the league was suspended because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] The leagueresumed behind closed doors on 21 June 2020 in a different format.[2]
Competition details | |||
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Season | 2019–20 | ||
Teams | 12 | ||
Dates | 5 October 2019 – 28 July 2020 | ||
TV | Sport 5 | ||
Final positions | |||
Champions | Maccabi Tel Aviv (54th title) | ||
Runners-up | Maccabi Rishon LeZion | ||
Semifinalists |
Hapoel Jerusalem Hapoel Gilboa Galil | ||
Relegated | Maccabi Ashdod | ||
← 2018–19 2020–21 → |
Teams
Maccabi Haifa has been promoted to the league after winning 2018–19 Liga Leumit after they won Hapoel Galil Elyon 3–1 in the Series Finals, and comes back just one year after their relegation.[3] Meanwhile, Bnei Herzliya was relegated after finishing in the last place the previous season .
Stadia and locations
Team | Home city | Stadium | Capacity |
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Hapoel Be'er Sheva | Be'er Sheva | Conch Arena | 3,000 |
Hapoel Eilat | Eilat | Begin Arena | 1,490 |
Hapoel Gilboa Galil | Gilboa Regional Council | Gan Ner Sports Hall | 2,100 |
Hapoel Holon | Holon | Holon Toto Hall | 5,400 |
Hapoel Jerusalem | Jerusalem | Pais Arena | 11,000 |
Hapoel Tel Aviv | Tel Aviv | Drive in Arena | 3,504 |
Ironi Nahariya | Nahariya | Ein Sarah | 2,500 |
Ironi Nes Ziona | Ness Ziona | Lev Hamoshava | 1,200 |
Maccabi Ashdod | Ashdod | HaKiriya Arena | 2,200 |
Maccabi Haifa | Haifa | Romema Arena | 5,000 |
Maccabi Rishon LeZion | Rishon LeZion | Beit Maccabi Rishon | 2,500 |
Maccabi Tel Aviv | Tel Aviv | Menora Mivtachim Arena | 10,383 |
Personnel and sponsorship
Team | Chairman | Head coach | Team captain | Kit manufacturer | Main sponsor |
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Hapoel Be'er Sheva | Spalding | Altshuler Shaham | |||
Hapoel Eilat | Peak | Yossi Avrahami | |||
Hapoel Gilboa Galil | Peak | Gilboa Regional Council | |||
Hapoel Holon | Peak | UNET | |||
Hapoel Jerusalem | Peak | Bank Yahav | |||
Hapoel Tel Aviv | Peak | SP Metzer | |||
Ironi Nahariya | Peak | ||||
Ironi Nes Ziona | Kappa | Chai Motors | |||
Maccabi Ashdod | AND1 | SCE | |||
Maccabi Haifa | Joma | ||||
Maccabi Rishon LeZion | Under Armour | Winner | |||
Maccabi Tel Aviv | Nike | FOX |
Managerial changes
Departure date | Team | Outgoing head coach | Reason | Hire date | Incoming head coach | Ref. |
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December 5, 2019 | Hapoel Holon | Fired | December 22, 2019 | |||
January 18, 2020 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | Fired | January 27, 2020 | |||
May 12, 2020 | Maccabi Ashdod | Resigned | May 15, 2020 |
Regular season
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | PCT | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 22 | 20 | 2 | 2005 | 1670 | +335 | .909 | Advance to the Top-teams League Group |
2 | Hapoel Jerusalem | 22 | 18 | 4 | 1975 | 1752 | +223 | .818 | |
3 | Maccabi Rishon LeZion | 22 | 13 | 9 | 1802 | 1704 | +98 | .591 | |
4 | Hapoel Holon | 22 | 12 | 10 | 1910 | 1925 | −15 | .545 | |
5 | Maccabi Haifa | 22 | 11 | 11 | 1865 | 1845 | +20 | .500 | Advance to the Bottom-Teams League Group |
6 | Ironi Nes Ziona | 22 | 10 | 12 | 1879 | 1926 | −47 | .455 | |
7 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 22 | 9 | 13 | 1860 | 1907 | −47 | .409 | |
8 | Ironi Nahariya | 22 | 9 | 13 | 1797 | 1861 | −64 | .409 | |
9 | Hapoel Eilat | 22 | 9 | 13 | 1826 | 1883 | −57 | .409 | |
10 | Hapoel Gilboa Galil | 22 | 9 | 13 | 1888 | 1976 | −88 | .409 | |
11 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 22 | 8 | 14 | 1784 | 1897 | −113 | .364 | |
12 | Maccabi Ashdod | 22 | 4 | 18 | 1730 | 1975 | −245 | .182 |
Rounds 1 to 22
Top-teams League Group
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | PCT | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 28 | 24 | 4 | 2554 | 2144 | +410 | .857 | Advance to the Advance to the playoffs |
2 | Hapoel Jerusalem | 28 | 22 | 6 | 2513 | 2238 | +275 | .786 | |
3 | Maccabi Rishon LeZion | 28 | 17 | 11 | 2330 | 2207 | +123 | .607 | |
4 | Hapoel Holon | 28 | 12 | 16 | 2347 | 2514 | −167 | .429 |
Bottom-Teams League Group
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | PCT | Qualification or relegation |
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5 | Hapoel Gilboa Galil | 29 | 16 | 13 | 2498 | 2530 | −32 | .552 | Advance to the playoffs |
6 | Maccabi Haifa | 29 | 15 | 14 | 2455 | 2431 | +24 | .517 | |
7 | Ironi Nes Ziona | 29 | 13 | 16 | 2476 | 2566 | −90 | .448 | |
8 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 29 | 13 | 16 | 2460 | 2466 | −6 | .448 | |
9 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 29 | 12 | 17 | 2340 | 2465 | −125 | .414 | |
10 | Hapoel Eilat | 28 | 11 | 17 | 2316 | 2392 | −76 | .393 | |
11 | Ironi Nahariya | 28 | 11 | 17 | 2276 | 2319 | −43 | .393 | |
12 | Maccabi Ashdod (R) | 29 | 5 | 24 | 2341 | 2634 | −293 | .172 | Relegation to Liga Leumit |
Playoffs
The first round of the playoffs is played in a best-of-three format, with the higher seeded team playing the first (and the second at home if is necessary).
Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 3rd leg |
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Maccabi Tel Aviv | 2–1 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 67–66 | 72–82 | 83–68 |
Hapoel Holon | 1–2 | Hapoel Gilboa Galil | 80–77 | 65–99 | 82–87 |
Maccabi Rishon LeZion | 2–0 | Maccabi Haifa | 87–72 | 101–82 | — |
Hapoel Jerusalem | 2–0 | Ironi Nes Ziona | 104–79 | 114–87 | — |
Final Four
Bracket
Semifinals | Championship game | |||||
26 July | ||||||
Maccabi Tel Aviv | 81 | |||||
28 July | ||||||
Hapoel Gilboa Galil | 78 | |||||
Maccabi Tel Aviv | 86 | |||||
26 July | ||||||
Maccabi Rishon LeZion | 81 | |||||
Hapoel Jerusalem | 97 | |||||
Maccabi Rishon LeZion | 100 | |||||
Semifinals
26 July 2020 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 81–78 | Hapoel Gilboa Galil | Tel Aviv |
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21:15 | Scoring by quarter: 24–22, 19–14, 21–15, 17–27 | |||
Sport 5 | Pts: Dorsey 20 Rebs: Avdija 9 Asts: Caloiaro 4 PIR: Wilbekin, Dorsey 18 |
Report | Pts: Ziv 23 Rebs: Mitchell 8 Asts: Thomasson 4 PIR: Ziv 23 |
Arena: Menora Mivtachim Arena Referees: Amit Balak, Kfir Mualem, Dan Yalon |
26 July 2020 | Hapoel Jerusalem | 97–100 | Maccabi Rishon LeZion | Tel Aviv |
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18:30 | Scoring by quarter: 17–32, 20–18, 41–27, 19–23 | |||
Sport 5 | Pts: Pargo 32 Rebs: Braimoh 10 Asts: Feldeine 4 PIR: Pargo 28 |
Report | Pts: Harrison 21 Rebs: Harrison 8 Asts: Monroe 7 PIR: Hankins 22 |
Arena: Menora Mivtachim Arena Referees: Omer Esteron, Ofer Manheim, Shaul Yahalom |
Final
28 July 2020 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 86–81 | Maccabi Rishon LeZion | Tel Aviv |
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21:00 | Scoring by quarter: 29–21, 25–15, 15–23, 17–22 | |||
Sport 5 | Pts: Stoudemire 18 Rebs: Hunter 8 Asts: Wilbekin 6 PIR: Hunter 24 |
Report | Pts: Harrison 38 Rebs: Harrison, Monroe 6 Asts: Harrison 5 PIR: Harrison 48 |
Arena: Menora Mivtachim Arena Referees: Sefi Shemesh, Erez Gurion, Zahi Habdali |
2019–20 Israeli Premier League champions |
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Maccabi Tel Aviv 54th title |
Awards
MVP of the Round
Monthly Awards
Player of the Month
Month | Player | Team | EFF | Ref. |
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October | Hapoel Gilboa Galil | 31.3 | [40] | |
November | Ironi Nes Ziona | 29.0 | [41] | |
December | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 23.8 | [42] | |
January | Hapoel Gilboa Galil | 28.2 | [43] | |
Israeli Player of the Month
Month | Player | Team | EFF | Ref. |
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October | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 15.5 | [44] | |
November | Ironi Nes Ziona | 17.4 | [45] | |
December | – | – | – | – |
January | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 18.3 | [46] | |
Coach of the Month
Month | Coach | Team | W-L | Ref. |
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October | Hapoel Gilboa Galil | 3–0 | [47] | |
November | Ironi Nes Ziona | 2–0 | [48] | |
December | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 5–0 | [49] | |
January | Hapoel Holon | 4–1 | [50] | |
Israeli clubs in European competitions
- Bold – still active.
Strike– Season canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
See also
References
- "Winner League announce suspensio". Eurobasket.com. 16 March 2020. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
- "מתווה החזרה המלא של ליגת ווינר סל". מנהלת הליגה. 10 May 2020. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
- Maccabi Haifa are National League champions
- "הפועל חולון הודיעה על פרידה משרון דרוקר" (in Hebrew). December 5, 2019.
- "סטפאנוס דדאס יאמן את הפועל "יונט" חולון" (in Hebrew). December 22, 2019.
- "בית הלחמי סיים תפקידו בהפועל ת"א" (in Hebrew). January 18, 2020.
- "מאמן חדש לאדומים: יאניס קאסטריטיס" (in Hebrew). January 27, 2020.
- "הרימה ידיים: גרינברג לא יחזור לאשדוד" (in Hebrew). May 12, 2020.
- "עמית תמיר יאמן את אשדוד עד תום העונה" (in Hebrew). May 15, 2020.
- "Round 1 MVP: T. J. Cline". October 7, 2019.
- "Round 2 MVP: Alex Hamilton". October 15, 2019.
- "Round 3 MVP: Lior Eliyahu". October 22, 2019.
- "Round 4 MVP: Scottie Wilbekin". October 29, 2019.
- "Round 5 MVP: Rafi Menco". November 6, 2019.
- "Round 6 MVP: Dominic Waters". November 20, 2019.
- "Round 8 MVP: Justin Tillman & Jarmar Gulley". December 3, 2019.
- "Round 9 MVP: James Feldeine". December 10, 2019.
- "Round 10 MVP: Alex Hamilton". December 18, 2019.
- "Round 11 MVP: Jake Cohen". December 24, 2019.
- "Round 12 MVP: Lior Eliyahu". December 31, 2019.
- "Round 13 MVP: Alex Hamilton". January 3, 2020.
- "Round 14 MVP: Jordan Hamilton". January 7, 2020.
- "Round 15 MVP: Édgar Sosa". January 14, 2020.
- "Round 16 MVP: Jarmar Gulley". January 21, 2020.
- "Round 17 MVP: Gregory Vargas". January 27, 2020.
- "Round 18 MVP: Gregory Vargas". February 4, 2020.
- "Round 19 MVP: Rafi Menco". February 17, 2020.
- "Round 20 MVP: Jeff Withey". March 2, 2020.
- "Round 21 MVP: Manny Harris". March 11, 2020.
- "Round 22 MVP: Ziv Ben-Zvi". June 23, 2020.
- "Round 23 MVP: Tamir Blatt". June 26, 2020.
- "Round 24 MVP: Scottie Wilbekin". June 30, 2020.
- "Round 25 MVP: Evan Bruinsma". July 3, 2020.
- "Round 26 MVP: Cameron Oliver". July 7, 2020.
- "Round 27 MVP: Yiftach Ziv". July 8, 2020.
- "Round 28 MVP: JP Tokoto". July 12, 2020.
- "Round 29 MVP: Andrew Andrews". July 14, 2020.
- "QR1 MVP: D'Angelo Harrison". July 19, 2020.
- "QR2 MVP: Yam Madar". July 22, 2020.
- "October's Player of the Month: Justin Tillman". November 1, 2019.
- "November's Player of the Month: Jeff Withey". December 5, 2019.
- "December's Player of the Month: Jake Cohen". January 3, 2020.
- "January's Player of the Month: Jarmar Gulley". January 31, 2020.
- "October's Israeli Player of the Month: Omri Casspi". November 1, 2019.
- "November's Israeli Player of the Month: Raviv Limonad". December 5, 2019.
- "January's Israeli Player of the Month: Deni Avdija". January 31, 2020.
- "October's Coach of the Month: Lior Lubin". November 1, 2019.
- "November's Coach of the Month: Nadav Zilberstein". December 5, 2019.
- "December's Coach of the Month: Ioannis Sfairopoulos". January 3, 2020.
- "January's Coach of the Month: Stefanos Dedas". January 31, 2020.