| Israeli Basketball Premier League | |
|---|---|
| Season | 2019–20 |
| Dates | 5 October 2019 – 28 July 2020 |
| Teams | 12 |
| TV partner | Sports Channel |
| Regular season | |
| Relegated | Maccabi Ashdod |
| Finals | |
| Champions | Maccabi Tel Aviv (54th title) |
| Runners-up | Maccabi Rishon LeZion |
| Semifinalists | Hapoel Jerusalem Hapoel Gilboa Galil |
2020–21 → | |
The2019–20 Israeli Basketball Premier League, for sponsorship reasonsLigat Winner, was the 66th season of the Israeli Basketball Premier League. On 13 March 2020, the league was suspended because of theCOVID-19 pandemic.[1] The league resumed behind closed doors on 21 June 2020 in a different format.[2]
Maccabi Haifa has been promoted to the league after winning2018–19 Liga Leumit after they wonHapoel 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.
| 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 |
| Team | Chairman | Head coach | Team captain | Kit manufacturer | Main sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hapoel Be'er Sheva | Spalding | Altshuler Shaham | |||
| Hapoel Eilat | Peak | Yossi Avrahami | |||
| Hapoel Gilboa Galil | Peak | Gilboa Regional Council | |||
| Hapoel Holon | Peak | UNET | |||
| Hapoel Jerusalem | Peak | Bank Yahav | |||
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | Peak | SP Metzer | |||
| Ironi Nahariya | Peak | ||||
| Ironi Nes Ziona | Kappa | Chai Motors | |||
| Maccabi Ashdod | AND1 | SCE | |||
| Maccabi Haifa | Joma | ||||
| Maccabi Rishon LeZion | Under Armour | Winner | |||
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | Nike | FOX |
| Departure date | Team | Outgoing head coach | Reason | Hire date | Incoming head coach | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 5, 2019 | Hapoel Holon | Fired | December 22, 2019 | [4][5] | ||
| January 18, 2020 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | Fired | January 27, 2020 | [6][7] | ||
| May 12, 2020 | Maccabi Ashdod | Resigned | May 15, 2020 | [8][9] |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 theplayoffs |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Team ╲ Round | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Hapoel Jerusalem | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Maccabi Rishon LeZion | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Hapoel Holon | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Advance to theplayoffs |
| 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 theplayoffs |
| 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 toLiga Leumit |
| 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 |
| Team ╲ Round | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maccabi Haifa | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| Ironi Nes Ziona | 9 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Ironi Nahariya | 6 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
| Hapoel Eilat | 8 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
| Hapoel Gilboa Galil | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
| Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 11 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Maccabi Ashdod | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| Advance to theplayoffs | |
| Relegation toLiga Leumit |
The first round of the playoffs is played in abest-of-three format, with the higher seeded team playing the first (and the second at home if is necessary).
| Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — |
| Semifinals | Championship game | |||||
| 26 July | ||||||
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | 81 | |||||
| 28 July | ||||||
| Hapoel Gilboa Galil | 78 | |||||
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | 86 | |||||
| 26 July | ||||||
| Maccabi Rishon LeZion | 81 | |||||
| Hapoel Jerusalem | 97 | |||||
| Maccabi Rishon LeZion | 100 | |||||
| 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 | Boxscore | 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 | Boxscore | Pts:Harrison 21 Rebs:Harrison 8 Asts:Monroe 7 PIR:Hankins 22 | Arena:Menora Mivtachim Arena Referees: Omer Esteron, Ofer Manheim, Shaul Yahalom | |
| 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 | Boxscore | 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 |
| Month | Player | Team | EFF | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October | Hapoel Gilboa Galil | 31.3 | [40] | |
| November | Ironi Nes Ziona | 29.0 | [41] | |
| December | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 23.8 | [42] | |
| January | Hapoel Gilboa Galil | 28.2 | [43] |

| Month | Player | Team | EFF | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 15.5 | [44] | |
| November | Ironi Nes Ziona | 17.4 | [45] | |
| December | – | – | – | – |
| January | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 18.3 | [46] |
| Month | Coach | Team | W-L | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October | Hapoel Gilboa Galil | 3–0 | [47] | |
| November | Ironi Nes Ziona | 2–0 | [48] | |
| December | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 5–0 | [49] | |
| January | Hapoel Holon | 4–1 | [50] |