2025–26 Israeli Basketball Premier League

Israeli Basketball Premier League
Season2025–26
DatesOctober 2025 – June 2026
Teams14
TV partnerSports Channel
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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. However, in light of Hapoel Afula's dissolution due to financial difficulties, Elitzur Netanya, which was ranked highest among the relegated teams, is entitled to replace it in the league.[1] 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
Elitzur Netanya Netanya Netanya Arena 2,500
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 HaEmek Gilboa Regional, Lower Galilee and Afula 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 Yehu Orland Shalev Lugashi Peak PenLink
Elitzur Netanya Avidan Nager Aris Lynkogiannnis Peak BRIGA
Hapoel Be'er Sheva/Dimona Kfir Arazi Rami Hadar Neta Segal Kempa Altshuler Shacham
Hapoel Galil Elyon Tamir Abrahams Guni Israeli Yahel Melamed Peak Rivulis
Hapoel HaEmek Gideon Yadin Sharon Avrahami Roey Netzia ON Gilat Telecom
Hapoel Holon Eitan Lanciano Guy Kaplan Netanel Artzi Kelme Netanel Groups
Hapoel Jerusalem Matan Edelson Yonatan Alon Yovel Zoosman Nike Midtown Jerusalem
Hapoel Tel Aviv Offer Yanai Dimitrios Itoudis Bar Timor Self Made IBI Investment
Ironi Kiryat Ata Naftali Bentov Eldad Bentov Gal Baitner Reebok Lati Construction
Ironi Ness Ziona Yaniv Mizrahi Amit Schaerf Spencer Weisz Peak Chai Motors
Ironi Ra'anana Dror Garibinski Shai Segalovich Joaquin Szuchman Peak AB-GAD
Maccabi Ironi Ramat Gan Chen Shnaiderman Shmulik Brenner Adam Ariel Peak Cnanan Groups
Maccabi Rishon LeZion Erez Ben Haim Sharon Drucker Ben Eisenhardt Peak Tapuzina
Maccabi Tel Aviv Shimon Mizrahi Oded Kattash John DiBartolomeo Adidas Rapyd

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Replaced with Date of appointment Ref.
Elitzur Netanya Idan Avshalom Mutual Consent 6 November 2025 13th (1–3) Aris Lynkogiannnis 6 November 2025

Regular season

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Maccabi Tel Aviv 9 8 1 863 733 +130 17 Advance to the playoffs
2 Hapoel Tel Aviv 8 8 0 719 589 +130 16
3 Hapoel HaEmek 9 7 2 734 667 +67 16
4 Ironi Kiryat Ata 9 6 3 843 800 +43 15
5 Hapoel Holon 8 6 2 657 657 0 14
6 Bnei Herzliya 8 5 3 783 744 +39 13
7 Hapoel Jerusalem 8 5 3 654 615 +39 13 Advance to the play-in
8 Maccabi Ironi Ramat Gan 9 3 6 737 775 −38 12
9 Hapoel Be'er Sheva/Dimona 9 3 6 748 801 −53 12
10 Ironi Ness Ziona 9 3 6 694 747 −53 12
11 Maccabi Ironi Ra'anana 9 2 7 719 774 −55 11 Advance to playouts
12 Maccabi Rishon LeZion 9 2 7 727 794 −67 11
13 Hapoel Galil Elyon 9 2 7 645 740 −95 11
14 Elitzur Netanya 9 1 8 691 778 −87 10
Updated to match(es) played on December 15, 2025. Source: [2]
Rules for classification: [3]

Rounds 1 to 26

Home \ Away BNH ENE HBS HGE HAM HHO HJE HTA IKA INZ IRA MRG MRL MTA
Bnei Herzliya Dec 24 95–80 Dec 20 104–81 99–114
Elitzur Netanya Dec 29 77–83 78–85 70–93 95–93 88–94
Hapoel Be'er Sheva/Dimona Dec 21 77–102 80–94 88–84 67–75 92–104
Hapoel Galil Elyon 75–88 75–65 55–81 67–77 Dec 28 65–86
Hapoel HaEmek 95–94 79–59 90–81 Dec 31 Dec 26 90–79 89–75
Hapoel Holon 86–77 87–85 92–82 78–77 Dec 27 90–98 67–66
Hapoel Jerusalem Dec 24 77–62 65–69 79–65 Dec 27 88–69
Hapoel Tel Aviv 76–68 Jan 3 97–82 89–63 85–80
Ironi Kiryat Ata 113–101 96–79 Dec 22 84–88 Nov 10 94–85 Dec 29
Ironi Ness Ziona 86–78 88–95 70–82 85–77 Dec 21
Maccabi Ironi Ra'anana 96–107 79–69 Dec 21 72–89 80–84
Maccabi Ironi Ramat Gan Dec 28 Dec 22 63–89 100–98 100–83 84–67
Maccabi Rishon LeZion 90–95 Dec 19 93–100 77–88 92–73
Maccabi Tel Aviv 102–75 95–75 84–81 104–73
Updated to match(es) played on December 15, 2025. Source: [4]
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: [2][4]
Rules for classification: [3]

Play-in

 
Round 1Round 2
 
      
 
Play-In A: TBA, TBA
 
 
Place 7
 
Play-In C: TBA, TBA
 
Place 8
 
Loser Play-In A
 
Play-In B: TBA, TBA
 
Winner Play-In B
 
Place 9
 
 
Place 10
 

source: [2][4]

Playoffs

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

source: [2][4]

Awards

MVP of the Round

Round Player Team EFF Ref.
October
2 Kyler Edwards Hapoel HaEmek 37 [5]
3 Amin Stevens Maccabi Rishon LeZion 34 [6]
4 Cyril Langevine Hapoel Galil Elyon 36 [7]
November
6 Malik Hall Ironi Kiryat Ata 43 [8]
7 Lonnie Walker Maccabi Tel Aviv 34 [9]
December
8 Adam Ariel Maccabi Ironi Ramat Gan 28 [10]
9
10
11
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1
5
12
13

Monthly Awards

Player of the Month

Month Player Team EFF Ref.
October Kyler Edwards Hapoel HaEmek 17.6 [11]
November Malik Hall Ironi Kiryat Ata 26.8 [12]
December
January
February–March

Israeli Player of the Month

Month Player Team EFF Ref.
October Tamir Blatt Maccabi Tel Aviv 13.7 [13]
November Niv Misgav Hapoel HaEmek 15 [14]
December
January
February–March

Coach of the Month

Month Coach Team W-L Ref.
October Danny Franco Hapoel Holon 3–0 [15]
November Eldad Bentov Ironi Kiryat Ata 4–0 [16]
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

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  7. ^ "מצטיין המחזור הרביעי: סיריל לנג'יוויין" [Round 4 MVPs: Cyril Langevine]. basket.co.il (in Hebrew). 5 November 2025. Retrieved 8 November 2025.
  8. ^ "מצטיין המחזור השישי: מאליק הול" [Round 6 MVPs: Malik Hall]. basket.co.il (in Hebrew). 19 November 2025. Retrieved 22 November 2025.
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  10. ^ "מצטיין המחזור השמיני: אדם אריאל" [Round 8 MVPs: Adam Ariel]. basket.co.il (in Hebrew). 10 December 2025. Retrieved 11 December 2025.
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  12. ^ "שחקן חודש נובמבר: מאליק הול" [November MVP: Malik Hall]. basket.co.il (in Hebrew). 30 November 2025.
  13. ^ "שחקן החודש הישראלי: תמיר בלאט" [The Israeli player of October: Tamir Blatt]. basket.co.il (in Hebrew). 6 November 2025.
  14. ^ "שחקן החודש הישראלי: ניב משגב" [The Israeli player of November: Niv Misgav]. basket.co.il (in Hebrew). 30 November 2025.
  15. ^ "מאמן החודש בחסות נאוטיקה: דני פרנקו" [Winner Basketball League coach of October: Danny Franco]. basket.co.il (in Hebrew). 6 November 2025.
  16. ^ "מאמן החודש בחסות נאוטיקה: אלדד בנטוב" [Winner Basketball League coach of November: Eldad Bentov]. basket.co.il (in Hebrew). 30 November 2025.
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