Liga Leumit (basketball)


Liga Leumit is the second tier level league of basketball competition in Israel. It is the league level that is below the first tier Israeli Premier 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 played on a best-of-three basis. The four winning clubs advance to two best-of-five playoffs, the winners of which are promoted to the Super League.
The two teams that finish at the bottom of the table are relegated to Liga Artzit.

Current teams

TeamCityArenaCapacity
A.S. Ramat HaSharonRamat HaSharonOranim Hall900
Bnei HerzliyaHerzliyaHaYovel Herzliya1,500
Elitzur Eito AshkelonAshkelon3,000
Elitzur NetanyaNetanyaYeshurun Hall1,000
Elitzur YavneYavneRalf Klain Hall600
Hapoel AfulaAfulaNir Ha'emak Hall1,000
Hapoel Galil ElyonUpper Galilee and Kiryat ShmonaHaPais Kfar Blum2,200
Hapoel HaifaHaifaRomema Arena5,000
Hapoel Hevel Modi'inHevel Modi'in Regional CouncilNahshon Hall370
Hapoel Ramat Gan GivatayimRamat Gan and GivatayimZisman Hall1,400
Ironi Kiryat AtaKiryat AtaRamaz Hall1,000
Maccabi Hod HaSharonHod HaSharonAtidim Hall400
Maccabi Kiryat MotzkinKiryat MotzkinGoshen Hall750
Maccabi Ra'ananaRa'ananaMetro West1,850

League champions