Maccabi Rehovot B.C.

Maccabi Ironi Rehovot (Hebrew: מכבי עירוני רחובות‎) is a professional basketball club based in Rehovot in central Israel. The team plays in the Liga Artzit.

Maccabi Ironi Rehovot
LeaguesLiga Artzit
Founded1950 (1950)
ArenaKatzir
Capacity500
LocationRehovot
Team colorsBlue and White
         
PresidentRon Vorotizki
Team managerRafi Bugatin
Head coachYaniv Burger

Uniform

Uniform

History

Maccabi Rehovot was founded in 1950 and played in the Liga Artzit (the third-tier division). During the nineties, Rehovot was coached by Moti Aroesti, a former Maccabi Tel Aviv player, and played in the Liga Leumit.

In the 2015–16 season, Rehovot was promoted to the Liga Leumit for the first time in 17 years.[1]

In the 2017–18 season, Rehovot reached the Liga Leumit Semifinals as the third seed but eventually lost to Maccabi Kiryat Gat.[2]

In the 2018–19 season, Rehovot have been relegated to the Liga Artzit, the third tier of the Israeli Basketball.[3]

Season by season
Season Tier League Pos Israeli State Cup
2015–16 3 Liga Artzit 1st
2016–17 2 Liga Leumit 6th Round of 16
2017–18 2 Liga Leumit 3rd Round of 16
2018–19 2 Liga Leumit
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References
  1. כדורסל: מכבי רחובות תפתח את העונה נגד הפועל כפר סבא. mynetrehovot.co.il (in Hebrew). August 22, 2017. Retrieved August 11, 2018.
  2. מכבי קריית גת עלתה לגמר הליגה הלאומית. ynet.co.il (in Hebrew). May 4, 2018. Retrieved August 11, 2018.
  3. נפילה כואבת: מכבי רחובות ירדה רשמית לארצית. ONE.co.il (in Hebrew). April 23, 2019. Retrieved May 25, 2019.
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