2025–26 Israeli Basketball Premier League

Israeli Basketball Premier League
Season2025–26
DatesOctober 2025 – June 2026
Teams14
TV partner(s)Sports Channel
2026–27 →

The 2025–26 Israeli Basketball Premier League, for sponsorship reasons Ligat Winner, will be the 72nd season of the Israeli Basketball Premier League. The season will start in October 2025.

Format

The regular season played in a 26-round (13 round-robin format). The top 6 finishers Advance to the playoffs, will the 7th to 10th-ranked teams face each other in the play-in showdown. Each game is hosted by the team with the higher regular season record. The format is similar to the first two rounds of the Page–McIntyre system for a four-team playoff, and is identical to that of the NBA play-in tournament. First, the 7th seed hosts the 8th seed, with the winner advancing to the playoffs; likewise the 9th seed hosts the 10th seed, with the loser eliminated. Then the loser of the 7-v-8 game hosts the winner of the 9-v-10 game, with the winner of that game getting the final playoff spot. the 11th to 14th-ranked teams played in a 4-round (2 round-robin format), the bottom two teams relegated to Liga Leumit

Teams

Teams of the 2025–26 Israeli Basketball Premier League

Elitzur Netanya and Hapoel Haifa have been relegated to 2025–26 National League after placing in the bottom place of the 2024–25 Premier League. Ironi Ra'anana and Rishon LeZion have been promoted to the league after win for the 2024–25 National League.

Stadia and locations

Team Home city Stadium Capacity
Bnei Herzliya Herzliya HaYovel Herzliya 1,500
Hapoel Afula Afula Nir Ha'emak Hall 1,000
Hapoel Be'er Sheva/Dimona Be'er Sheva and Dimona Conch Arena 3,000
Hapoel Galil Elyon Upper Galilee HaPais Kfar Blum 2,000
Hapoel Gilboa Galil Gilboa Regional and Lower Galilee Gan Ner Sports Hall 2,057
Hapoel Holon Holon Holon Toto Hall 5,500
Hapoel Jerusalem Jerusalem Pais Arena 11,000
Hapoel Tel Aviv Tel Aviv Menora Mivtachim Arena 10,383
Ironi Kiryat Ata Kiryat Ata Ramaz Hall 1,200
Ironi Ness Ziona Ness Ziona Lev Hamoshava 1,300
Ironi Ra'anana Ra'anana Metro West 1,668
Maccabi Ironi Ramat Gan Ramat Gan Zisman Hall 1,500
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
Bnei Herzliya Eldad Akunis PenLink
Hapoel Afula Yossi Malka
Hapoel Be'er Sheva/Dimona Kfir Arazi Altshuler Shacham
Hapoel Galil Elyon Tamir Abrahams Rivulis
Hapoel Gilboa Galil Gideon Yadin Innovate
Hapoel Holon Eitan Lanciano Netanel Groups
Hapoel Jerusalem Matan Edelson Bank Yahav
Hapoel Tel Aviv Offer Yanai Shlomo Insurance
Ironi Kiryat Ata Naftali Bentov Lati Construction
Ironi Ness Ziona Yaniv Mizrahi Chai Motors
Ironi Ra'anana
Maccabi Ironi Ramat Gan Chen Shnaiderman Cnanan Groups
Maccabi Rishon LeZion
Maccabi Tel Aviv Shimon Mizrahi Playtika

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Replaced with Date of appointment Ref.

Regular season

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Bnei Herzliya 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to the playoffs
2 Hapoel Afula 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Hapoel Be'er Sheva/Dimona 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Hapoel Galil Elyon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Hapoel Gilboa Galil 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Hapoel Holon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Hapoel Jerusalem 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to the play-in
8 Hapoel Tel Aviv 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Ironi Kiryat Ata 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Ironi Ness Ziona 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Maccabi Ironi Ra'anana 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to playouts
12 Maccabi Ironi Ramat Gan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Maccabi Rishon LeZion 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Maccabi Tel Aviv 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: October 1, 2025. Source: [1]
Rules for classification: [2]

Rounds 1 to 26

Home \ Away BNH HAF HBS HGE HGG HHO HJE HTA IKA INZ IRA MRG MRL MTA
Bnei Herzliya
Hapoel Afula
Hapoel Be'er Sheva/Dimona
Hapoel Galil Elyon
Hapoel Gilboa Galil
Hapoel Holon
Hapoel Jerusalem
Hapoel Tel Aviv
Ironi Kiryat Ata
Ironi Ness Ziona
Maccabi Ironi Ra'anana
Maccabi Ironi Ramat Gan
Maccabi Rishon LeZion
Maccabi Tel Aviv
First match(es) will be played: October 1, 2025. Source: [3]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.
Matches with lighter background shading were decided after overtime.

Playouts

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification or relegation TBD1 TBD2 TBD3 TBD4
11   0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12   0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegation to Liga Leumit
14   0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: unknown. Source: [1][3]
Rules for classification: [2]

Play-in

 
Round 1Round 2
 
      
 
Play-In A: TBA, TBA
 
 
 
 
Play-In C: TBA, TBA
 
 
 
 
 
Play-In B: TBA, TBA
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

source: [1][3]

Playoffs

Quarterfinals
TBA 		Semifinals
TBA 		Finals
TBA
                    
1  
8  
 
 
4  
5  
 
 
2  
7  
 
 
3  
6  

source: [1][3]

Awards

MVP of the Round

Round Player Team EFF Ref.
October

Monthly Awards

Player of the Month

Month Player Team EFF Ref.
October
November
December
January
February–March

Israeli Player of the Month

Month Player Team EFF Ref.
October
November
December
January
February–March

Coach of the Month

Month Coach Team W-L Ref.
October
November
December
January
February–March

Yearly awards

Israeli clubs in European competitions

European-wide competitions
Competition Team Progress
EuroLeague Maccabi Tel Aviv Regular season
Hapoel Tel Aviv Regular season
EuroCup Hapoel Jerusalem Regular season
Champions League Hapoel Holon Regular season
Bnei Herzliya Regular season

References

  1. ^ a b c d "League Standings". basket.co.il. Retrieved 24 April 2025.
  2. ^ a b "תקנון חישוב טבלה" [Table Rules]. Israeli Basketball Premier League (in Hebrew). Archived from the original on 27 April 2023. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
  3. ^ a b c d "League Schedule & Results". basket.co.il. Retrieved 24 April 2025.
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