2009–10 Israeli Basketball Super League
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The 2009–10 Israeli Basketball Super League (Also known as Ligat Winner) was the 56th season of the top basketball league in Israel
. The season began on October 24, 2009. The final four event was played on 25–27 May 2010. The defending champion was Maccabi Tel Aviv, but they lost in the final against Gilboa/Galil
.
The four last ranked team competed in a best-of-5 series relegation playoff (9th VS 12th, 10th VS 11th) and the two losers were relegate to Liga Leumit
2010/11.
Pld – Played; W – Won; L – Lost; PF – Points for; PA – Points against; Diff – Difference; Pts – Points.
Ironi Ramat Gan
and Ironi Nahariya
were relegated to Liga Leumit
.
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
. The season began on October 24, 2009. The final four event was played on 25–27 May 2010. The defending champion was Maccabi Tel Aviv, but they lost in the final against Gilboa/Galil
Hapoel Gilboa Galil Elyon
Hapoel Gilboa Galil is a professional basketball club that is based in north-east Israel. The club plays its home domestic league games in a 2,500-seat stadium in Gan Ner, and is coached by Lior Liubin.-History:...
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Format
Each out of the 12 participating teams played 22 regular league games, one home game and one away game against each other team. The top eight teams qualified to the playoff, where they play best-of-5 series decided by the rankings at the end of the regular season (first against eighth, second against seventh and so on).The four last ranked team competed in a best-of-5 series relegation playoff (9th VS 12th, 10th VS 11th) and the two losers were relegate to Liga Leumit
Liga Leumit (basketball)
Liga Leumit is the second tier of league basketball competition in Israel, below the Israeli Basketball Super 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...
2010/11.
Regular season
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Diff | Pts | Qualification or relegation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 22 | 21 | 1 | 2075 | 1692 | 383 | 43 | 2010–11 Euroleague Group stage |
| 2. | Hapoel Jerusalem | 22 | 14 | 8 | 1913 | 1827 | 86 | 36 | 2010–11 ULEB Eurocup Qualifying Round ULEB Eurocup 2010–11 Qualifying Round This page describes the qualifying round for the Eurocup Basketball 2010–11.The qualifying round was consisted in one round, played in home and away series.-Draw:... |
| 3. | Hapoel Gilboa Galil Elyon Hapoel Gilboa Galil Elyon Hapoel Gilboa Galil is a professional basketball club that is based in north-east Israel. The club plays its home domestic league games in a 2,500-seat stadium in Gan Ner, and is coached by Lior Liubin.-History:... |
22 | 14 | 8 | 1842 | 1717 | 125 | 36 | 2010-11 Euroleague First qualifying round |
| 4. | Maccabi Haifa Maccabi Haifa B.C. Maccabi Haifa Basketball Club is a professional Israeli basketball club that belongs to the Maccabi Haifa association. After a 10-year absence, the team returned to the top division in 2008–09.-History:... |
22 | 14 | 8 | 1758 | 1649 | 109 | 36 | 2010-11 EuroChallenge Qualifying Round |
| 5. | Elitzur Maccabi Netanya | 22 | 14 | 8 | 1795 | 1831 | −36 | 36 | 2010-11 EuroChallenge Group stage |
| 6. | Ironi Ashkelon Ironi Ashkelon Ironi "Eldan" Ashkelon is a professional basketball team based in Ashkelon in southern Israel. The club currently plays in Ligat HaAl, the top division of Israeli basketball. It was promoted to the division in 2004 after winning Liga Leumit. The team had a success in international level when they... |
22 | 11 | 11 | 1753 | 1784 | −31 | 33 | |
| 7. | Maccabi Rishon LeZion Maccabi Rishon LeZion (basketball) Maccabi Rishon LeZion is a basketball club based in Rishon LeZion in central Israel. The club plays in Ligat HaAl, the top division of Israeli basketball.-History:... |
22 | 10 | 12 | 1758 | 1796 | −38 | 32 | |
| 8. | Bnei HaSharon Bnei HaSharon Bnei HaSharon/Herzliya is a professional basketball club based in Herzliya, in central Israel. The club currently plays in Ligat HaAl, the top division of Israeli basketball.The club was created by the merge of Maccabi Ra'anana and Bnei Herzliya in 2002... |
22 | 9 | 13 | 1712 | 1705 | +7 | 31 | |
| 9. | Ironi Nahariya Ironi Nahariya Ironi Nahariya is a professional basketball club based in Nahariya in northern Israel. The team plays in Liga Leumit, the Second division in Israeli basketball.-History:... |
22 | 7 | 15 | 1672 | 1779 | −107 | 29 | Relegation to the 2010-11 Liga Leumit |
| 10. | Hapoel Afula Hapoel Afula Hapoel Afula is a basketball club based in Afula. It currently plays in the Liga Leumit.-History:The club was established in 1968, and were members of the top division during the 1970s and 1980s. A decline saw the club merge with Hapoel Gilboa to form Hapoel Gilboa/Afula... |
22 | 7 | 15 | 1811 | 1979 | −168 | 29 | |
| 11. | Ironi Ramat Gan Ironi Ramat Gan Ironi Ramat Gan is a basketball club based in Ramat Gan in central Israel. The team plays in Liga Leumit, the Second division in Israeli basketball.The club was formed by a merger of Beitar Ramat Gan and Maccabi Ramat Gan... |
22 | 6 | 16 | 1703 | 1906 | −203 | 28 | |
| 12. | Hapoel Holon Hapoel Holon -External links:* * *... |
22 | 6 | 16 | 1690 | 1817 | −127 | 28 |
| Qualification to Playoffs | |
| Qualification to Relegation Playoffs |
Pld – Played; W – Won; L – Lost; PF – Points for; PA – Points against; Diff – Difference; Pts – Points.
Playoff
The higher ranked team hosts games 1, 3 and 5 (if necessary). The lower ranked team hosts games 2 and 4 (if necessary).| Team #1 | Agg. | Team #2 | Game 1 May 2–3 |
Game 2 May 5–6 |
Game 3 May 9–10 |
Game 4 May 13 |
Game 5 May 17 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maccabi Tel Aviv (1) | 3–2 | Bnei HaSharon Bnei HaSharon Bnei HaSharon/Herzliya is a professional basketball club based in Herzliya, in central Israel. The club currently plays in Ligat HaAl, the top division of Israeli basketball.The club was created by the merge of Maccabi Ra'anana and Bnei Herzliya in 2002... (8) |
79–89 | 91–58 | 104–82 | 81–91 | 71–69 |
| Hapoel Jerusalem (2) | 3–1 | Maccabi Rishon LeZion Maccabi Rishon LeZion (basketball) Maccabi Rishon LeZion is a basketball club based in Rishon LeZion in central Israel. The club plays in Ligat HaAl, the top division of Israeli basketball.-History:... (7) |
73–69 | 75–64 | 78–87 (OT) | 62–56 | |
| Galil/Gilboa Hapoel Gilboa Galil Elyon Hapoel Gilboa Galil is a professional basketball club that is based in north-east Israel. The club plays its home domestic league games in a 2,500-seat stadium in Gan Ner, and is coached by Lior Liubin.-History:... (3) |
3–0 | Ironi Ashkelon Ironi Ashkelon Ironi "Eldan" Ashkelon is a professional basketball team based in Ashkelon in southern Israel. The club currently plays in Ligat HaAl, the top division of Israeli basketball. It was promoted to the division in 2004 after winning Liga Leumit. The team had a success in international level when they... (6) |
92–81 | 84–73 | 94–76 | ||
| Maccabi Haifa Maccabi Haifa B.C. Maccabi Haifa Basketball Club is a professional Israeli basketball club that belongs to the Maccabi Haifa association. After a 10-year absence, the team returned to the top division in 2008–09.-History:... (4) |
1–3 | Elitzur Maccabi Netanya (5) | 76–88 | 75–73 | 75–77 | 71–75 |
Relegation Playoff
The higher ranked team hosts games 1, 3 and 5 (if necessary). The lower ranked team hosts games 2 and 4 (if necessary).| Team #1 | Agg. | Team #2 | Game 1 May 2–3 |
Game 2 May 5–6 |
Game 3 May 9–10 |
Game 4 May 13 |
Game 5 May 16–17 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ironi Nahariya Ironi Nahariya Ironi Nahariya is a professional basketball club based in Nahariya in northern Israel. The team plays in Liga Leumit, the Second division in Israeli basketball.-History:... (9) |
2–3 | Hapoel Holon Hapoel Holon -External links:* * *... (12) |
73–68 | 70–76 | 82–76 | 55–71 | 64–75 |
| Hapoel Afula Hapoel Afula Hapoel Afula is a basketball club based in Afula. It currently plays in the Liga Leumit.-History:The club was established in 1968, and were members of the top division during the 1970s and 1980s. A decline saw the club merge with Hapoel Gilboa to form Hapoel Gilboa/Afula... (10) |
3–2 | Ironi Ramat Gan Ironi Ramat Gan Ironi Ramat Gan is a basketball club based in Ramat Gan in central Israel. The team plays in Liga Leumit, the Second division in Israeli basketball.The club was formed by a merger of Beitar Ramat Gan and Maccabi Ramat Gan... (11) |
71–75 | 84–91 | 96–92 | 79–71 | 86–81 |
Ironi Ramat Gan
Ironi Ramat Gan
Ironi Ramat Gan is a basketball club based in Ramat Gan in central Israel. The team plays in Liga Leumit, the Second division in Israeli basketball.The club was formed by a merger of Beitar Ramat Gan and Maccabi Ramat Gan...
and Ironi Nahariya
Ironi Nahariya
Ironi Nahariya is a professional basketball club based in Nahariya in northern Israel. The team plays in Liga Leumit, the Second division in Israeli basketball.-History:...
were relegated to Liga Leumit
Liga Leumit (basketball)
Liga Leumit is the second tier of league basketball competition in Israel, below the Israeli Basketball Super 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...
.