2019–20 Israeli Basketball Premier League

The 2019–20 Israeli Basketball Premier League, for sponsorship reasons Ligat Winner, was the 66th season of the Israeli Basketball Premier League. On 13 March 2020, the league was suspended because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] The league resumed behind closed doors on 21 June 2020 in a different format.[2]

Israeli Basketball Premier League
Season2019–20
Teams12
Dates5 October 2019 – 28 July 2020
TVSports Channel
Final positions
ChampionsMaccabi Tel Aviv (54th title)
Runners-upMaccabi Rishon LeZion
SemifinalistsHapoel Jerusalem
Hapoel Gilboa Galil
RelegatedMaccabi Ashdod

Teams
Teams of the 2019–20 Israeli Basketball Premier League

Maccabi Haifa has been promoted to the league after winning 2018–19 Liga Leumit after they won Hapoel Galil Elyon 3–1 in the Series Finals, and comes back just one year after their relegation.[3] Meanwhile, Bnei Herzliya was relegated after finishing in the last place the previous season .

Stadia and locations
Team Home city Stadium Capacity
Hapoel Be'er Sheva Be'er Sheva Conch Arena 3,000
Hapoel Eilat Eilat Begin Arena 1,490
Hapoel Gilboa Galil Gilboa Regional Council Gan Ner Sports Hall 2,100
Hapoel Holon Holon Holon Toto Hall 5,500
Hapoel Jerusalem Jerusalem Pais Arena 11,000
Hapoel Tel Aviv Tel Aviv Drive in Arena 3,504
Ironi Nahariya Nahariya Ein Sarah 2,500
Ironi Nes Ziona Ness Ziona Lev Hamoshava 1,200
Maccabi Ashdod Ashdod HaKiriya Arena 2,200
Maccabi Haifa Haifa Romema Arena 5,000
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
Hapoel Be'er Sheva Kfir Arazi Rami Hadar Spencer WeiszSpaldingAltshuler Shaham
Hapoel Eilat Nachi Indik Eric Alfasi Avi Ben-ChimolPeakYossi Avrahami
Hapoel Gilboa Galil Haim Ohayon Lior Lubin Netanel ArtziPeakGilboa Regional Council
Hapoel Holon Shlomo Issac Stefanos Dedas Shlomi HarushPeakUNET
Hapoel Jerusalem Eyal Chomski Oded Kattash Bar TimorPeakBank Yahav
Hapoel Tel Aviv Rami Cohen Ioannis Kastritis Tomer GinatPeakSP Metzer
Ironi Nahariya Nissim Alfasi Danny Franco Tony GaffneyPeak
Ironi Nes Ziona Yaniv Mizrahi Nadav Zilberstein Tal DunneKappaChai Motors
Maccabi Ashdod Armaund Asulin Amit Tamir Lior EliyahuAND1SCE
Maccabi Haifa Jeff Rosen Daniel Seoane Willy WorkmanJoma
Maccabi Rishon LeZion Itzhak Peri Guy Goodes Oz BlayzerUnder ArmourWinner
Maccabi Tel Aviv Shimon Mizrahi Ioannis Sfairopoulos John DiBartolomeoNikeFOX

Managerial changes
Departure dateTeamOutgoing head coachReasonHire dateIncoming head coachRef.
December 5, 2019Hapoel Holon Sharon DruckerFiredDecember 22, 2019 Stefanos Dedas
[4][5]
January 18, 2020Hapoel Tel Aviv Ariel Beit-HalahmyFiredJanuary 27, 2020 Ioannis Kastritis
[6][7]
May 12, 2020Maccabi Ashdod Brad GreenbergResignedMay 15, 2020 Amit Tamir
[8][9]

Regular season
Pos Team Pld W L GF GA GD PCT Qualification or relegation
1 Maccabi Tel Aviv 22 20 2 2005 1670 +335 .909 Advance to the Top-teams League Group
2 Hapoel Jerusalem 22 18 4 1975 1752 +223 .818
3 Maccabi Rishon LeZion 22 13 9 1802 1704 +98 .591
4 Hapoel Holon 22 12 10 1910 1925 −15 .545
5 Maccabi Haifa 22 11 11 1865 1845 +20 .500 Advance to the Bottom-Teams League Group
6 Ironi Nes Ziona 22 10 12 1879 1926 −47 .455
7 Hapoel Tel Aviv 22 9 13 1860 1907 −47 .409
8 Ironi Nahariya 22 9 13 1797 1861 −64 .409
9 Hapoel Eilat 22 9 13 1826 1883 −57 .409
10 Hapoel Gilboa Galil 22 9 13 1888 1976 −88 .409
11 Hapoel Be'er Sheva 22 8 14 1784 1897 −113 .364
12 Maccabi Ashdod 22 4 18 1730 1975 −245 .182
Updated to match(es) played on June 22, 2020. Source: Basket.co.il

Rounds 1 to 22
Home \ Away MTA HJE MRL HHO MHA INZ HTA INA HEI HGG HBS MAS
Maccabi Tel Aviv 89–73 75–64 94–76 91–77 80–71 84–74 86–65 102–86 99–76 98–74 114–82
Hapoel Jerusalem 98–87 84–78 91–84 95–81 102–71 80–91 85–55 83–74 88–73 108–74 72–51
Maccabi Rishon LeZion 66–81 65–73 84–59 62–54 75–79 94–85 76–63 80–74 90–64 80–72 67–66
Hapoel Holon 83–94 112–115 105–104 88–82 99–80 89–75 86–78 90–85 87–81 92–73 103–86
Maccabi Haifa 75–93 95–87 88–79 92–60 84–87 72–92 84–78 107–85 95–83 95–80 91–80
Ironi Nes Ziona 68–91 81–93 93–88 78–87 98–91 95–80 83–88 101–69 106–115 83–76 88–97
Hapoel Tel Aviv 84–91 72–90 74–77 86–90 88–81 90–95 96–88 70–87 96–93 102–97 100–93
Ironi Nahariya 62–89 82–88 118–114 95–109 82–87 71–79 86–84 84–89 94–76 87–74 84–68
Hapoel Eilat 86–81 84–99 72–94 90–81 87–76 103–89 71–84 61–63 79–78 87–92 98–78
Hapoel Gilboa Galil 110–112 98–93 75–96 95–88 84–93 96–80 68–85 76–95 76–74 100–73 95–83
Hapoel Be'er Sheva 63–80 86–94 69–75 85–73 75–77 82–81 103–76 87–83 88–87 81–85 101–77
Maccabi Ashdod 57–94 69–84 81–94 82–69 91–88 69–93 83–76 84–96 87–98 89–91 77–79
Updated to match(es) played on June 22, 2020. Source: Basket.co.il
Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.

Top-teams League Group
Pos Team Pld W L GF GA GD PCT Qualification or relegation
1 Maccabi Tel Aviv 28 24 4 2554 2144 +410 .857 Advance to the Advance to the playoffs
2 Hapoel Jerusalem 28 22 6 2513 2238 +275 .786
3 Maccabi Rishon LeZion 28 17 11 2330 2207 +123 .607
4 Hapoel Holon 28 12 16 2347 2514 −167 .429
Updated to match(es) played on July 12, 2020. Source: Basket.co.il
Home \ Away MTA HJE MRL HHO
Maccabi Tel Aviv 86–80 77–86 103–65
Hapoel Jerusalem 82–93 93–86 102–67
Maccabi Rishon LeZion 92–90 73–88 98–81
Hapoel Holon 69–100 81–93 74–93
Updated to match(es) played on July 12, 2020. Source: Basket.co.il
Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.

Positions by round
Team ╲ Round232425262728
Maccabi Tel Aviv111111
Hapoel Jerusalem222222
Maccabi Rishon LeZion333333
Hapoel Holon444444
Advance to the playoffs
Source:

Bottom-Teams League Group
Pos Team Pld W L GF GA GD PCT Qualification or relegation
5 Hapoel Gilboa Galil 29 16 13 2498 2530 −32 .552 Advance to the playoffs
6 Maccabi Haifa 29 15 14 2455 2431 +24 .517
7 Ironi Nes Ziona 29 13 16 2476 2566 −90 .448
8 Hapoel Tel Aviv 29 13 16 2460 2466 −6 .448
9 Hapoel Be'er Sheva 29 12 17 2340 2465 −125 .414
10 Hapoel Eilat 28 11 17 2316 2392 −76 .393
11 Ironi Nahariya 28 11 17 2276 2319 −43 .393
12 Maccabi Ashdod (R) 29 5 24 2341 2634 −293 .172 Relegation to Liga Leumit
Updated to match(es) played on July 13, 2020. Source: Basket.co.il
(R) Relegated.
Home \ Away MHA INZ HTA INA HEI HGG HBS MAS
Maccabi Haifa 94–79 66–82 82–90 80–81
Ironi Nes Ziona 75–105 88–80 83–85 99–97
Hapoel Tel Aviv 79–82 77–73 69–60 82–81
Ironi Nahariya 89–91 Canceled 67–69 86–68
Hapoel Eilat 83–95 84–88 93–87
Hapoel Gilboa Galil 90–82 87–82 83–65
Hapoel Be'er Sheva 83–87 84–81 85–80
Maccabi Ashdod 92–99 106–105 81–92
Updated to match(es) played on July 13, 2020. Source: Basket.co.il
Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.

Positions by round
Team ╲ Round23242526272829
Maccabi Haifa5555566
Ironi Nes Ziona98118777
Hapoel Tel Aviv101089888
Ironi Nahariya69910101111
Hapoel Eilat87711111010
Hapoel Gilboa Galil7666655
Hapoel Be'er Sheva1111107999
Maccabi Ashdod12121212121212
Advance to the playoffs
Relegation to Liga Leumit
Source:

Playoffs

The first round of the playoffs is played in a best-of-three format, with the higher seeded team playing the first (and the second at home if is necessary).

Team 1 Series Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg 3rd leg
Maccabi Tel Aviv 2–1 Hapoel Tel Aviv 67–66 72–82 83–68
Hapoel Holon 1–2 Hapoel Gilboa Galil 80–77 65–99 82–87
Maccabi Rishon LeZion 2–0 Maccabi Haifa 87–72 101–82 —
Hapoel Jerusalem 2–0 Ironi Nes Ziona 104–79 114–87 —

Final Four

Bracket
 
SemifinalsChampionship game
 
      
 
26 July
 
 
Maccabi Tel Aviv81
 
28 July
 
Hapoel Gilboa Galil78
 
Maccabi Tel Aviv86
 
26 July
 
Maccabi Rishon LeZion81
 
Hapoel Jerusalem97
 
 
Maccabi Rishon LeZion100
 

Semifinals
26 July 2020 Maccabi Tel Aviv 81–78 Hapoel Gilboa Galil Tel Aviv
21:15 Scoring by quarter: 24–22, 19–14, 21–15, 17–27
Sport 5 Pts: Dorsey 20
Rebs: Avdija 9
Asts: Caloiaro 4
PIR: Wilbekin, Dorsey 18		 Report Pts: Ziv 23
Rebs: Mitchell 8
Asts: Thomasson 4
PIR: Ziv 23		 Arena: Menora Mivtachim Arena
Referees: Amit Balak, Kfir Mualem, Dan Yalon
26 July 2020 Hapoel Jerusalem 97–100 Maccabi Rishon LeZion Tel Aviv
18:30 Scoring by quarter: 17–32, 20–18, 41–27, 19–23
Sport 5 Pts: Pargo 32
Rebs: Braimoh 10
Asts: Feldeine 4
PIR: Pargo 28		 Report Pts: Harrison 21
Rebs: Harrison 8
Asts: Monroe 7
PIR: Hankins 22		 Arena: Menora Mivtachim Arena
Referees: Omer Esteron, Ofer Manheim, Shaul Yahalom

Final
28 July 2020 Maccabi Tel Aviv 86–81 Maccabi Rishon LeZion Tel Aviv
21:00 Scoring by quarter: 29–21, 25–15, 15–23, 17–22
Sport 5 Pts: Stoudemire 18
Rebs: Hunter 8
Asts: Wilbekin 6
PIR: Hunter 24		 Report Pts: Harrison 38
Rebs: Harrison, Monroe 6
Asts: Harrison 5
PIR: Harrison 48		 Arena: Menora Mivtachim Arena
Referees: Sefi Shemesh, Erez Gurion, Zahi Habdali


2019–20 Israeli Premier League champions
Maccabi Tel Aviv
54th title

Awards

MVP of the Round
Round Player Team EFF Ref.
October
1
 T. J. ClineHapoel Holon
27
[10]
2
 Alex Hamilton (1/3)Maccabi Rishon LeZion
36
[11]
3
 Lior Eliyahu (1/2)Maccabi Ashdod
26
[12]
4
 Scottie Wilbekin (1/2)Maccabi Tel Aviv
34
[13]
November
5
 Rafi Menco (1/2)Hapoel Eilat
20
[14]
6
 Dominic WatersIroni Nahariya
32
[15]
December
8
 Jarmar Gulley (1/2)Hapoel Gilboa Galil
42
[16]
Justin Tillman
29
9
 James FeldeineHapoel Jerusalem
44
[17]
10
 Alex Hamilton (2/3)Maccabi Rishon LeZion
33
[18]
11
 Jake CohenMaccabi Tel Aviv
42
[19]
12
 Lior Eliyahu (2/2)Maccabi Ashdod
30
[20]
January
13
 Alex Hamilton (3/3)Maccabi Rishon LeZion
43
[21]
14
 Jordan HamiltonHapoel Tel Aviv
33
[22]
15
 Édgar SosaHapoel Gilboa Galil
37
[23]
16
 Jarmar Gulley (2/2)Hapoel Gilboa Galil
51
[24]
17
 Gregory Vargas (1/2)Maccabi Haifa
22
[25]
February
18
 Gregory Vargas (2/2)Maccabi Haifa
33
[26]
19
 Rafi Menco (2/2)Hapoel Eilat
37
[27]
March
20
 Jeff WitheyIroni Nes Ziona
35
[28]
21
 Manny HarrisHapoel Holon
41
[29]
June
22
 Ziv Ben-ZviHapoel Eilat
28
[30]
23
 Tamir BlattHapoel Jerusalem
24
[31]
24
 Scottie Wilbekin (2/2)Maccabi Tel Aviv
28
[32]
July
25
 Evan BruinsmaHapoel Be'er Sheva
42
[33]
26
 Cameron OliverIroni Nes Ziona
39
[34]
27
 Yiftach ZivHapoel Gilboa Galil
25
[35]
28
 JP TokotoIroni Nes Ziona
41
[36]
29
 Andrew AndrewsMaccabi Haifa
36
[37]
QR1
 D'Angelo HarrisonMaccabi Rishon LeZion
35
[38]
QR2
 Yam MadarHapoel Tel Aviv
24
[39]

Player of the Month
Month Player Team EFF Ref.
October Justin TillmanHapoel Gilboa Galil 31.3 [40]
November Jeff WitheyIroni Nes Ziona 29.0 [41]
December Jake CohenMaccabi Tel Aviv 23.8 [42]
January Jarmar GulleyHapoel Gilboa Galil 28.2 [43]

Israeli Player of the Month
Deni Avdija
Month Player Team EFF Ref.
October Omri CasspiMaccabi Tel Aviv 15.5 [44]
November Raviv LimonadIroni Nes Ziona 17.4 [45]
December –– – –
January Deni AvdijaMaccabi Tel Aviv 18.3 [46]

Coach of the Month
Month Coach Team W-L Ref.
October Lior LubinHapoel Gilboa Galil 3–0 [47]
November Nadav ZilbersteinIroni Nes Ziona 2–0 [48]
December Ioannis SfairopoulosMaccabi Tel Aviv 5–0 [49]
January Stefanos DedasHapoel Holon 4–1 [50]

Israeli clubs in European competitions
TeamCompetitionProgress
Maccabi Tel AvivEuroLeagueRegular season
Maccabi Rishon LeZionEuroCupRegular season
Hapoel JerusalemChampions LeagueFinal Eight
Hapoel HolonRegular season
Ironi Nes ZionaFIBA Europe Cup Second round
  • Bold – still active.
  • Strike – Season canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

See also

References
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  2. "מתווה החזרה המלא של ליגת ווינר סל". מנהלת הליגה. 10 May 2020. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
  3. Maccabi Haifa are National League champions
  4. "הפועל חולון הודיעה על פרידה משרון דרוקר" (in Hebrew). December 5, 2019.
  5. "סטפאנוס דדאס יאמן את הפועל "יונט" חולון" (in Hebrew). December 22, 2019.
  6. "בית הלחמי סיים תפקידו בהפועל ת"א" (in Hebrew). January 18, 2020.
  7. "מאמן חדש לאדומים: יאניס קאסטריטיס" (in Hebrew). January 27, 2020.
  8. "הרימה ידיים: גרינברג לא יחזור לאשדוד" (in Hebrew). May 12, 2020.
  9. "עמית תמיר יאמן את אשדוד עד תום העונה" (in Hebrew). May 15, 2020.
  10. "Round 1 MVP: T. J. Cline". October 7, 2019.
  11. "Round 2 MVP: Alex Hamilton". October 15, 2019.
  12. "Round 3 MVP: Lior Eliyahu". October 22, 2019.
  13. "Round 4 MVP: Scottie Wilbekin". October 29, 2019.
  14. "Round 5 MVP: Rafi Menco". November 6, 2019.
  15. "Round 6 MVP: Dominic Waters". November 20, 2019.
  16. "Round 8 MVP: Justin Tillman & Jarmar Gulley". December 3, 2019.
  17. "Round 9 MVP: James Feldeine". December 10, 2019.
  18. "Round 10 MVP: Alex Hamilton". December 18, 2019.
  19. "Round 11 MVP: Jake Cohen". December 24, 2019.
  20. "Round 12 MVP: Lior Eliyahu". December 31, 2019.
  21. "Round 13 MVP: Alex Hamilton". January 3, 2020.
  22. "Round 14 MVP: Jordan Hamilton". January 7, 2020.
  23. "Round 15 MVP: Édgar Sosa". January 14, 2020.
  24. "Round 16 MVP: Jarmar Gulley". January 21, 2020.
  25. "Round 17 MVP: Gregory Vargas". January 27, 2020.
  26. "Round 18 MVP: Gregory Vargas". February 4, 2020.
  27. "Round 19 MVP: Rafi Menco". February 17, 2020.
  28. "Round 20 MVP: Jeff Withey". March 2, 2020.
  29. "Round 21 MVP: Manny Harris". March 11, 2020.
  30. "Round 22 MVP: Ziv Ben-Zvi". June 23, 2020.
  31. "Round 23 MVP: Tamir Blatt". June 26, 2020.
  32. "Round 24 MVP: Scottie Wilbekin". June 30, 2020.
  33. "Round 25 MVP: Evan Bruinsma". July 3, 2020.
  34. "Round 26 MVP: Cameron Oliver". July 7, 2020.
  35. "Round 27 MVP: Yiftach Ziv". July 8, 2020.
  36. "Round 28 MVP: JP Tokoto". July 12, 2020.
  37. "Round 29 MVP: Andrew Andrews". July 14, 2020.
  38. "QR1 MVP: D'Angelo Harrison". July 19, 2020.
  39. "QR2 MVP: Yam Madar". July 22, 2020.
  40. "October's Player of the Month: Justin Tillman". November 1, 2019.
  41. "November's Player of the Month: Jeff Withey". December 5, 2019.
  42. "December's Player of the Month: Jake Cohen". January 3, 2020.
  43. "January's Player of the Month: Jarmar Gulley". January 31, 2020.
  44. "October's Israeli Player of the Month: Omri Casspi". November 1, 2019.
  45. "November's Israeli Player of the Month: Raviv Limonad". December 5, 2019.
  46. "January's Israeli Player of the Month: Deni Avdija". January 31, 2020.
  47. "October's Coach of the Month: Lior Lubin". November 1, 2019.
  48. "November's Coach of the Month: Nadav Zilberstein". December 5, 2019.
  49. "December's Coach of the Month: Ioannis Sfairopoulos". January 3, 2020.
  50. "January's Coach of the Month: Stefanos Dedas". January 31, 2020.
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