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

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

North[edit]

Team City Arena Capacity
Elizur Ra'anana Ra'anana Ariel School Sports hall -
Hapoel Acre Acre Ha'pais Moshe Sharett 200
Hapoel Emek Hefer Hefer Valley Regional Council Ramot Yam Sports hall 332
Hapoel Gilboa Brosh Gan Ner Gan Ner Sports Hall 2,057
Hapoel Kfar Saba Kfar Saba Hayovel Sports hall 700
Hapoel Megiddo Megiddo Regional Council Mishmar HaEmek Sports hall 1,000
Hapoel Migdal/Jezreel Migdal HaEmek and Jezreel Valley Regional Council Ya'arat HaEmek 900
Hapoel Nof HaGalil Nof HaGalil Alon Sports hall 350
Hapoel Ramat Gan Givatayim Ramat Gan and Givatayim Zisman Arena 1,500
Hapoel Uri Tel Aviv Tel Aviv Ironi Alef High School -
Hapoel Tiberias/Jordan Valley Tiberias and Jordan Valley Veit Bendal Sports Hall 350
Maccabi Hadera Hadera Enerbox Ha'pais Toto 2,600
Maccabi Hod HaSharon Hod HaSharon Rabin Sports Hall 400
Maccabi Kiryat Motzkin Kiryat Motzkin Yitzhak Navon Sport Hall 600

South[edit]

Team City Arena Capacity
A.S. Ashkelon Ashkelon Sport Hall Makif He 500
Elitzur Givat Shmuel Givat Shmuel Neria High School 900
Elitzur Nahal Sorek Nahal Sorek Regional Council Yad Binyamin Sport Hall 450
Elitzur Ramla Ramla Kiryat Menachem Arena 2,000
Elitzur Yavne Yavne Ralph Klein Arena 1,000
Hapoel Hevel Eilot Hevel Eilot Regional Council Yotvata Sport Hall -
Hapoel Hevel Modi'in Hevel Modi'in Regional Council Nahshon Hall, Shoham 370
Hapoel Ashdod/Mabu'im Ashdod and Mabu'im Shiloa School -
Hapoel Arik Netzer Sereni Netzer Sereni Netzer Sereni Sport Hall -
Ironi Kiryat Ono Kiryat Ono Alumim Sport Hall 500
Maccabi Ashdod Ashdod Makif Heth 500
Maccabi Dimona Dimona Noam Haim Sport Hall 650
Maccabi Petah Tikva Petah Tikva Rozmarin Sport Hall 500
Maccabi Shoham Shoham Nitzanim 500

Past seasons champions[edit]

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

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