
Israeli Basketball League (Winner League) History
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League status
The Premier League is the first-tier professional basketball league in Israel. Premier League was established in 1953.
The Winner League sits above the National League which effectively forms the second-tier of Israeli basketball.
At the end of regular season, top 8 teams qualify to the play-offs.
The bottom 1 teams are relegated to National League.
Limits of non-Israeli players per team: 5 import players (non-Europeans), 5 Bosman players (with European passport) . Total number of allowed imports and Bosmans is 5.
League name history
1953-2006: Premier League 1953-1954 1954-1955 1955-1956 1956-1957 1957-1958 1958-1959 1959-1960 1960-1961 1961-1962 1962-1963 1963-1964 1964-1965 1965-1966 1966-1967 1967-1968 1968-1969 1969-1970 1970-1971 1971-1972 1972-1973 1973-1974 1974-1975 1975-1976 1976-1977 1977-1978 1978-1979 1979-1980 1980-1981 1981-1982 1982-1983 1983-1984 1984-1985 1985-1986 1986-1987 1987-1988 1988-1989 1989-1990 1990-1991 1991-1992 1992-1993 1993-1994 1994-1995 1995-1996 1996-1997 1997-1998 1998-1999 1999-2000 2000-2001 2001-2002 2002-2003 2003-2004 2004-2005 2005-2006
2006 until now: Winner League 2006-2007 2007-2008 2008-2009 2009-2010 2010-2011 2011-2012 2012-2013 2013-2014 2014-2015 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 2018-2019 2019-2020 2020-2021 2021-2022 2022-2023 2023-2024 2024-2025
League logos
Until 1989 | 1989-2006 | 2006-2010 | 2010-2013 | Since 2013 |
Title holders
- 1985-86:
Maccabi Elite Tel-Aviv - 1986-87:
Maccabi Elite Tel-Aviv - 1987-88:
Maccabi Elite Tel-Aviv - 1988-89:
Maccabi Elite Tel-Aviv - 1989-90: Not held [+]
- 1990-91: Not held
- 1991-92: Not held [+]
- 1992-93: Not held [+]
- 1993-94: Not held
- 1994-95: Not held
- 1995-96: Not held [+]
- 1996-97:
Maccabi Elite Tel-Aviv - 1997-98:
Maccabi Elite Tel-Aviv - 1998-99:
Hapoel Jerusalem
- 1999-00: Not held [+]
- 2000-01:
Maccabi Elite Tel-Aviv - 2001-02:
Maccabi Elite Tel-Aviv - 2002-03:
Maccabi Elite Tel-Aviv - 2003-04:
Maccabi Elite Tel-Aviv - 2004-05:
Maccabi Elite Tel-Aviv - 2005-06:
Maccabi Elite Tel-Aviv - 2006-07:
Maccabi Elite Tel-Aviv - 2007-08:
Hapoel Holon - 2008-09:
Maccabi Electra Tel-Aviv - 2009-10:
Altshuler Saham Galil Gilboa - 2010-11:
Hapoel Jerusalem - 2011-12:
Hapoel Holon - 2012-13:
Maccabi Bazan Haifa
- 2013-14:
Maccabi Electra Tel-Aviv - 2014-15:
Hapoel Jerusalem - 2015-16:
Maccabi Rand Media Rishon Le-Zion - 2016-17:
Hapoel Jerusalem - 2017-18:
Maccabi Fox Tel-Aviv - 2018-19:
Maccabi Fox Tel-Aviv - 2019-20:
Maccabi Fox Tel-Aviv - 2020-21:
Maccabi Playtika Tel-Aviv - 2021-22:
Hapoel Holon - 2022-23:
Maccabi Playtika Tel-Aviv - 2023-24:
Maccabi Playtika Tel-Aviv - 2024-25: Not held
- 1985-86:
Maccabi Elite Tel-Aviv - 1986-87:
Maccabi Elite Tel-Aviv - 1987-88:
Maccabi Elite Tel-Aviv - 1988-89:
Maccabi Elite Tel-Aviv - 1989-90: Not held [+]
- 1990-91: Not held
- 1991-92: Not held [+]
- 1992-93: Not held [+]
- 1993-94: Not held
- 1994-95: Not held
- 1995-96: Not held [+]
- 1996-97:
Maccabi Elite Tel-Aviv - 1997-98:
Maccabi Elite Tel-Aviv - 1998-99:
Hapoel Jerusalem - 1999-00: Not held [+]
- 2000-01:
Maccabi Elite Tel-Aviv - 2001-02:
Maccabi Elite Tel-Aviv - 2002-03:
Maccabi Elite Tel-Aviv - 2003-04:
Maccabi Elite Tel-Aviv - 2004-05:
Maccabi Elite Tel-Aviv - 2005-06:
Maccabi Elite Tel-Aviv
- 2006-07:
Maccabi Elite Tel-Aviv - 2007-08:
Hapoel Holon - 2008-09:
Maccabi Electra Tel-Aviv - 2009-10:
Altshuler Saham Galil Gilboa - 2010-11:
Hapoel Jerusalem - 2011-12:
Hapoel Holon - 2012-13:
Maccabi Bazan Haifa - 2013-14:
Maccabi Electra Tel-Aviv - 2014-15:
Hapoel Jerusalem - 2015-16:
Maccabi Rand Media Rishon Le-Zion - 2016-17:
Hapoel Jerusalem - 2017-18:
Maccabi Fox Tel-Aviv - 2018-19:
Maccabi Fox Tel-Aviv - 2019-20:
Maccabi Fox Tel-Aviv - 2020-21:
Maccabi Playtika Tel-Aviv - 2021-22:
Hapoel Holon - 2022-23:
Maccabi Playtika Tel-Aviv - 2023-24:
Maccabi Playtika Tel-Aviv - 2024-25: Not held
Championships by club
| Titles | Club | Years |
|---|---|---|
| 28 | M.Tel-Aviv | 1976-77, 1980-81, 2003-04, 2004-05, 2013-14, 2011-12, 2000-01, 1985-86, 1986-87, 1987-88, 1988-89, 1996-97, 1997-98, 2000-01, 2001-02, 2002-03, 2003-04, 2004-05, 2005-06, 2006-07, 2008-09, 2013-14, 2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-20, 2020-21, 2022-23, 2023-24 |
| 4 | H.Jerusalem | 1998-99, 2010-11, 2014-15, 2016-17 |
| 4 | H.Holon | 2020-21, 2007-08, 2011-12, 2021-22 |
| 4 | H.Gilboa Galil | 2011-12, 2012-13, 2009-10, 2023-24 |
| 2 | M.Rishon | 2015-16, 2024-25 |
| 2 | M.Haifa | 2012-13, 2024-25 |
Finals year-by-year
Finals participants
| Club | W | L | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
M.Tel-Aviv | 21 | 3 | 24 |
H.Jerusalem | 4 | 3 | 7 |
H.Gilboa Galil | 1 | 4 | 5 |
H.Tel-Aviv | 0 | 5 | 5 |
M.Rishon | 1 | 4 | 5 |
H.Holon | 2 | 3 | 5 |
M.Haifa | 1 | 3 | 4 |
M.Raanana | 0 | 2 | 2 |
M.Ramat Gan | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Bnei Hertzeliya | 0 | 1 | 1 |
H.Eilat | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Final Four participants
| Club | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M.Tel-Aviv | 20 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| H.Jerusalem | 4 | 3 | 10 | 2 |
| H.Holon | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| H.Gilboa Galil | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| M.Rishon | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| M.Haifa | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| H.Tel-Aviv | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| M.Raanana | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| H.Eilat | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Bnei Hertzeliya | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| M.Ramat Gan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| I.Nahariya | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| E.Netanya | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Kiryat Ata | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ashkelon | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| H.Haifa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Habikaa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Victoria | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| M.Ashdod | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Players with the most appearances in the Israeli Finals
| Player | Finals Appearances | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Derrick Sharp | 12 | 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010 |
| Omri Casspi | 10 | 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 |
| Tal Burstein | 9 | 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010 |
| David Blu | 9 | 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2014 |
| Yotam Halperin | 8 | 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2015, 2016, 2017 |
| Regev Fanan | 7 | 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 |
| Yaniv Green | 7 | 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2015 |
| Lior Eliyahu | 7 | 2005, 2007, 2009, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017 |
| John DiBartolomeo | 7 | 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2023, 2024 |
| Amit Ben David | 6 | 1997, 1998, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012 |
Players with the most Israeli titles
| Player | Count | Years Won |
|---|---|---|
| Tal Burstein | 16 | 2001, 2001, 2002, 2002, 2003, 2003, 2004, 2004, 2005, 2005, 2006, 2006, 2007, 2007, 2009, 2009 |
| Derrick Sharp | 10 | 1997, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009 |
| Regev Fanan | 9 | 2001, 2001, 2002, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 |
| David Blu | 9 | 2003, 2003, 2004, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2014 |
| Omri Casspi | 9 | 2006, 2007, 2009, 2009, 2014, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 |
| Yotam Halperin | 7 | 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2015, 2017 |
| Nikola Vujcic | 6 | 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 |
| John DiBartolomeo | 6 | 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2023, 2024 |
| Anthony Parker | 5 | 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006 |
| Gur Shelef | 5 | 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 |











