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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

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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

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North

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Team City Arena Capacity
Hapoel Acre/Mateh Asher Acre and Mateh Asher Regional Council HaPais Moshe Sharett 200
Hapoel Emek Hefer Hefer Valley Regional Council Ramot Yam Sports Hall, Mikhmoret 332
Hapoel Gilboa Brosh Gilboa Regional Council Ein Harod Sport Hall 320
Hapoel Lev Hof HaSharon "Kalina" Hof HaSharon Regional Council Education center Dror, Lev HaSharon 350
Hapoel Megiddo Megiddo Regional Council Mishmar HaEmek Sports Hall 1,000
Hapoel Nof HaGalil Nof HaGalil HaPais Alon Sports Hall 350
Hapoel Tel Aviv "Uri" Tel Aviv Ironi Tet High School Sport Hall 250
Hapoel Tiberias/Jordan Valley Tiberias and Jordan Valley Beit Yerach Sports Hall 300
Ironi Elizur Givatayim Givatayim Telem Sport Hall 488
Maccabi Elitzur Petah Tikva Petah Tikva Rozmarin Sport Hall 500
Maccabi Hadera Hadera Enerbox Ha'pais Toto 2,582
Maccabi Haifa Haifa Romema Arena 5,000
Maccabi Hod HaSharon Hod HaSharon Atidim Sports Hall 400
Maccabi Kiryat Bialik Kiryat Bialik Matnas Givat HaRakafot 200
Maccabi Kiryat Motzkin Kiryat Motzkin Yitzhak Navon Sport Hall 600

South

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Team City Arena Capacity
A.S. Ashkelon/Maccabi Kiryat Gat Ashkelon and Kiryat Gat Alon Sport Hall 500
Elitzur Givat Shmuel Givat Shmuel Morasht Neria School Sport Hall 900
Elitzur Lod Nahal Sorek Lod and Nahal Sorek Regional Council Neria School Sport Hall, Lod 450
Elitzur Neve David Ramla Ramla Kiryat Menacham Sport Hall 2,000
Hapoel Ashdod Matan/Mabu'im Ashdod and Mabu'im Shilo School Sport Hall 400
Hapoel Hevel Eilot Hevel Eilot Regional Council Yotvata Sport Hall 600
Hapoel Hevel Modi'in Hevel Modi'in Regional Council Nachshon Middle School, Shoham 300
Hapoel Mateh Yehuda Mateh Yehuda Regional Council HaRotev High School, Tzora 250
Hapoel Netzer Sereni Arik/Gezer Netzer Sereni and Gezer Regional Council Netzer Sereni Sport Hall 250
Hapoel Ramat Gan Givatayim Ramat Gan and Givatayim Zisman Hall 1,500
Ironi Kiryat Ono "Shikko" Kiryat Ono Sport Hall School Alumim 500
Maccabi Ashdod/Gederot Ashdod and Gederot Regional Council Mekif Het High School Sport Hall 500
Maccabi Be'er Ya'akov Be'er Ya'akov Max Center 450
Maccabi Dimona Dimona Noam Haim Sport Hall 650
Maccabi Ma'ale Adumim Ma'ale Adumim HaPais Ma'ale Adumim Sports Hall 600
Maccabi Tel Aviv/Shoham Tel Aviv and Shoham Nitzanim Sport Hall 500

Past seasons champions

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Season North champion South champion Other Promoted ['s]
1992/1993 Hapoel Haifa
1993/1994 Hapoel Safed Ironi Ra'anana
1994/1995 Maccabi Karmiel Elitzur Rishon LeZion
1995/1996 Hapoel Afula Maccabi Rehovot
1996/1997 Maccabi Haifa Ironi Ashkelon Beitar Migdal ha-Emek
Elitzur Bat Yam
1997/1998 Hapoel Beit Eli'ezer Maccabi Ashdod
1998/1999 Elitzur Kiryat Ata Elitzur Ramla
1999/2000 Hapoel Nahariya Ironi Kiryat Ono Hapoel Lev HaSharon
2000/2001 Maccabi Hod HaSharon
2001/2002 Maccabi Kiryat Bialik Hapoel Kfar Saba
2002/2003 Hapoel Migdal ha-Emek Hapoel Holon
2003/2004 Hapoel Yarka B.C. Ramat Ef'al
2004/2005 Barak Netanya Hapoel Giv'atayim Beitar Binyamina
Maccabi Hod HaSharon
2005/2006 Hapoel Nazareth Illit Hapoel Be'er Sheva Hapeol Yokneam/Megiddo
2006/2007 Maccabi Haifa Elitzur Yavne
2007/2008 Elitzur Kokhav Ya'ir Ironi Ness Ziona Hapoel Kiryat Tiv'on
Hapoel Kfar Saba
Hapoel Be'eri
2008/2009 Hapoel Haifa Maccabi Be'er Ya'akov
2009/2010 Hapoel Ussishkin Maccabi Petah Tikva
2010/2011 Ironi Kiryat Ata Ironi Ness Ziona
2011/2012 Maccabi Kiryat Bialik Maccabi Kiryat Gat Hapoel Galil Elyon
2012/2013 Hapoel Migdal ha-Emek A.S. Ramat HaSharon
2013/2014 Ironi Ra'anana Maccabi Kiryat Gat
2014/2015 Hapoel Ramat Gan Givatayim Hapoel Be'er Sheva
2015/2016 Hapoel Haifa Maccabi Rehovot
2016/2017 Maccabi Kiryat Motzkin Elitzur Yavne
2017/2018 Elitzur Netanya Elitzur Eito Ashkelon
2018/2019 A.S. Ramat HaSharon Hapoel Hevel Modi'in
2019/2020 Hapoel Acre/Mateh Asher Maccabi Ironi Ramat Gan
2020/2021 Hapoel Migdal ha-Emek Maccabi Ma'ale Adumim
2021/2022 Elitzur Shomron Maccabi Rehovot
2022/2023 F.C. Safed Hapoel Bnei Kafr Qasim
2023/2024 Hapoel Migdal ha-Emek Elitzur Yavne Hapoel Kfar Saba
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