Liga Artzit (basketball)

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Liga Artzit
SportBasketball
Founded1957; 67 years ago (1957)
CEONaftali Goshen
No. of teams25 (Two districts)
CountryIsrael
ContinentFIBA Europe
Level on pyramid3rd Tier (Israel)
Promotion toLiga Leumit
Relegation toLiga Alef
Domestic cup(s)Association Cup
Official websitewww.ibba.one.co.il

Liga Artzit (Hebrew: ליגה ארצית. Artzit) is the third tier level league of basketball competition in Israel. It is the league level that is below the second tier level Liga Leumit.

Until the 1991-92 season it was the second tier level league of basketball competition in Israel.

League system[edit]

The league contains 12 clubs (in two districts), which compete in a home-and-away round-robin. At the end of the season, the first team from each district (South/North) is promoted to the Liga Leumit.

The two teams that finish at the bottom of the table are relegated to the fourth tier, Liga Alef.

Current teams[edit]

North[edit]

Team City Arena Capacity
Elizur Ra'anana Ra'anana Ariel School Sports hall -
Hapoel Acre Acre Ha'pais Moshe Sharett 200
Hapoel Emek Hefer Hefer Valley Regional Council Ramot Yam Sports hall 332
Hapoel Gilboa Brosh Gan Ner Gan Ner Sports Hall 2,057
Hapoel Kfar Saba Kfar Saba Hayovel Sports hall 700
Hapoel Megiddo Megiddo Regional Council Mishmar HaEmek Sports hall 1,000
Hapoel Migdal/Jezreel Migdal HaEmek and Jezreel Valley Regional Council Ya'arat HaEmek 900
Hapoel Nof HaGalil Nof HaGalil Alon Sports hall 350
Hapoel Ramat Gan Givatayim Ramat Gan and Givatayim Zisman Arena 1,500
Hapoel Uri Tel Aviv Tel Aviv Ironi Alef High School -
Hapoel Tiberias/Jordan Valley Tiberias and Jordan Valley Veit Bendal Sports Hall 350
Maccabi Hadera Hadera Enerbox Ha'pais Toto 2,600
Maccabi Hod HaSharon Hod HaSharon Rabin Sports Hall 400
Maccabi Kiryat Motzkin Kiryat Motzkin Yitzhak Navon Sport Hall 600

South[edit]

Team City Arena Capacity
A.S. Ashkelon Ashkelon Sport Hall Makif He 500
Elitzur Givat Shmuel Givat Shmuel Neria High School 900
Elitzur Nahal Sorek Nahal Sorek Regional Council Yad Binyamin Sport Hall 450
Elitzur Ramla Ramla Kiryat Menachem Arena 2,000
Elitzur Yavne Yavne Ralph Klein Arena 1,000
Hapoel Hevel Eilot Hevel Eilot Regional Council Yotvata Sport Hall -
Hapoel Hevel Modi'in Hevel Modi'in Regional Council Nahshon Hall, Shoham 370
Hapoel Ashdod/Mabu'im Ashdod and Mabu'im Shiloa School -
Hapoel Arik Netzer Sereni Netzer Sereni Netzer Sereni Sport Hall -
Ironi Kiryat Ono Kiryat Ono Alumim Sport Hall 500
Maccabi Ashdod Ashdod Makif Heth 500
Maccabi Dimona Dimona Noam Haim Sport Hall 650
Maccabi Petah Tikva Petah Tikva Rozmarin Sport Hall 500
Maccabi Shoham Shoham Nitzanim 500

League champions[edit]

Season North champion South champion
2015–16 Hapoel Haifa Maccabi Rehovot
2016–17 Maccabi Kiryat Motzkin Elitzur Yavne
2017–18 Elitzur Netanya Elitzur Ashkelon
2018–19 A.S. Ramat Hasharon Hapoel Hevel Modi'in
2019–20 Hapoel Acre Ironi Ramat Gan
2020–21 Hapoel Migdal/Jezreel Maccabi Ma'ale Adumim
2021–22 Elitzur Shomron Maccabi Rehovot

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