Ironi Nahariya
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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.
In the 1999/00 season, Nahariya has promoted back to the second season and in the 2001/02 season they came beck to the Premier League, after eight years of absence.
In 2009/10 the team relegated to the second league again, after losing a playoff series against Hapoel Holon
.
2003–04 – FIBA Europe League
quarterfinalist (lost 1-2 to Ural Great).
2004–05 – FIBA Europe League
quarterfinalist (lost 1-2 to BC Kyiv
).
2008–09 – Israeli Basketball League Cup final (lost 69-84 to Hapoel Jerusalem).
Nahariya
Nahariya is the northernmost coastal city in Israel, with an estimated population of 51,200.-History:Nahariya was founded by German Jewish immigrants from the Fifth Aliyah in the 1930s...
in northern Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
. The team plays in 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...
, the Second division in Israeli basketball.
History
Nahariya, which was founded as "Hapoel Nahariya" has played in the Israeli Premier League for the first time in the 1991/92 season. The club played there for two seasons until they relegated to the second league and two years later relegated again to the third league.In the 1999/00 season, Nahariya has promoted back to the second season and in the 2001/02 season they came beck to the Premier League, after eight years of absence.
In 2009/10 the team relegated to the second league again, after losing a playoff series against Hapoel Holon
Hapoel Holon
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Achievements
2002–03 – Ligat HaAl final series (lost 0-3 to Maccabi Tel Aviv).2003–04 – FIBA Europe League
EuroChallenge
The EuroChallenge is the 3rd tier level transnational men's professional club basketball competition in Europe. It is organized and run by FIBA Europe...
quarterfinalist (lost 1-2 to Ural Great).
2004–05 – FIBA Europe League
EuroChallenge
The EuroChallenge is the 3rd tier level transnational men's professional club basketball competition in Europe. It is organized and run by FIBA Europe...
quarterfinalist (lost 1-2 to BC Kyiv
BC Kyiv
BC Kyiv is the Ukrainian professional basketball club that is based in Kiev. The club's home court for Ukrainian domestic league matches is the Meridian Sports Complex, which has a seating capacity of 1,500. Large attendance games and European-wide competition games are held at the 7,000 seat Kiev...
).
2008–09 – Israeli Basketball League Cup final (lost 69-84 to Hapoel Jerusalem).