Ligat ha'Al (basketball)

Ligat ha'Al
Hebrew ליגת העל

Current season	2019/20
sport	basketball
Association	IBBA
League foundation	1954
Teams	12
Country countries	Israel
Title holder	Maccabi Tel Aviv
Record champions	Maccabi Tel Aviv (54 titles)
Website	basket.co.il
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The Ligat ha'Al ( Hebrew ליגת העל; German  Super League ; also English SuperLeague ) is the highest basketball league in Israel . It was founded in 1954. A total of twelve basketball clubs take part in the national championship in the highest Israeli basketball league each season . The record champions are Maccabi Tel Aviv with 54 championship wins since 1954. In addition, only Hapoel Tel Aviv with five titles and Hapoel Gilboa Galil with two titles have won more than one championship. Gilboa Galil was also the first team outside Tel Aviv in 1993 to win a championship in the Ligat ha'Al as Hapoel Galil Elyon.

Teams

Season 2017/18

• Maccabi Ashdod
• Hapoel Eilat
• Hapoel Gilboa Galil
• Maccabi Haifa
• Bnei Herzlia
• Hapoel Holon
• Hapoel Jerusalem (Master)
• Ironi Nahariya
• Ironi Ness Ziona (promoted)
• Maccabi Rishon LeZion
• Maccabi Tel Aviv
• Hapoel Tel Aviv

Championships

According to seasons

1953/54 Maccabi Tel Aviv 1954/55 Maccabi Tel Aviv 1955/56 not held 1956/57 Maccabi Tel Aviv 1957/58 Maccabi Tel Aviv 1958/59 Maccabi Tel Aviv 1959/60 Hapoel Tel Aviv 1960/61 Hapoel Tel Aviv 1961/62 Maccabi Tel Aviv 1962/63 Maccabi Tel Aviv 1963/64 Maccabi Tel Aviv 1964/65 Hapoel Tel Aviv 1965/66 Hapoel Tel Aviv 1966/67 Maccabi Tel Aviv 1967/68 Maccabi Tel Aviv 1968/69 Hapoel Tel Aviv 1969/70 Maccabi Tel Aviv

1970/71 Maccabi Tel Aviv 1971/72 Maccabi Tel Aviv 1972/73 Maccabi Tel Aviv 1973/74 Maccabi Tel Aviv 1974/75 Maccabi Tel Aviv 1975/76 Maccabi Tel Aviv 1976/77 Maccabi Tel Aviv 1977/78 Maccabi Tel Aviv 1978/79 Maccabi Tel Aviv 1979/80 Maccabi Tel Aviv 1980/81 Maccabi Tel Aviv 1981/82 Maccabi Tel Aviv 1982/83 Maccabi Tel Aviv 1983/84 Maccabi Tel Aviv 1984/85 Maccabi Tel Aviv 1985/86 Maccabi Tel Aviv 1986/87 Maccabi Tel Aviv

1987/88 Maccabi Tel Aviv 1988/89 Maccabi Tel Aviv 1989/90 Maccabi Tel Aviv 1990/91 Maccabi Tel Aviv 1991/92 Maccabi Tel Aviv 1992/93 Hapoel Galil Elyon 1993/94 Maccabi Tel Aviv 1994/95 Maccabi Tel Aviv 1995/96 Maccabi Tel Aviv 1996/97 Maccabi Tel Aviv 1997/98 Maccabi Tel Aviv 1998/99 Maccabi Tel Aviv 1999/00 Maccabi Tel Aviv 2000/01 Maccabi Tel Aviv 2001/02 Maccabi Tel Aviv 2002/03 Maccabi Tel Aviv 2003/04 Maccabi Tel Aviv

2004/05 Maccabi Tel Aviv 2005/06 Maccabi Tel Aviv 2006/07 Maccabi Tel Aviv 2007/08 Hapoel Holon 2008/09 Maccabi Tel Aviv 2009/10 Hapoel Gilboa Galil 2010/11 Maccabi Tel Aviv 2011/12 Maccabi Tel Aviv 2012/13 Maccabi Haifa 2013/14 Maccabi Tel Aviv 2014/15 Hapoel Jerusalem 2015/16 Maccabi Rishon LeZion 2016/17 Hapoel Jerusalem 2017/18 Maccabi Tel Aviv 2018/19 Maccabi Tel Aviv 2019/20 Maccabi Tel Aviv

After clubs

rank	society	title
1	Maccabi Tel Aviv	54
2	Hapoel Tel Aviv	5
3	Hapoel Galil Elyon / Hapoel Gilboa Galil	2
	Hapoel Jerusalem	2
5	Maccabi Haifa	1
	Hapoel Holon	1
	Maccabi Rishon LeZion	1

See also

• Basketball in Israel

Web links

• אתר מנהלת הליגה, ליגת Winner סל | ליגת העל של הכדורסל הישראלי - Official website of the Ligat ha'Al (Hebrew / English)