Israeli Basketball League (National League) History
League status
The National League is the second-tier professional basketball league in Israel. National League was established in 1955.
The National League sits above the Liga Artzit which effectively forms the third-tier of Israeli basketball.
At the end of regular season, top 8 teams qualify to the play-offs.
The bottom 3 teams are relegated to Liga Artzit.
Limits of non-Israeli players per team: 1 import players (non-Europeans), 1 Bosman players (with European passport) . Total number of allowed imports and Bosmans is 1.
League name history
1955-1992: Liga Artzit
1992-2000: Leumit B
2000 until now: National League 2000-2001 2001-2002 2002-2003 2003-2004 2004-2005 2005-2006 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 2025-2026
League logos
 Until 1992 |  1992-2000 |  Since 2000 |
Title holders
Championships by club
| Titles | Club | Years |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  H.HaEmek | 2023-24 |
| 1 |  M.Rishon | 2024-25 |
| 1 |  M.Ramat Gan | 2022-23 |
| 1 |  M.Ashdod | 2025-26 |
Finals year-by-year
| Season | Winner | Result | Finalist | Regular Season Champ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 |  Maccabi Ramat Gan | 69-66 |  Hapoel Afula | Hapoel Afula |
| 2023-24 |  Hapoel Gilboa Galil | 90-85 |  Elitzur Maccabi Netanya |  Maccabi Rehovot |
| 2024-25 |  Maccabi Effie Capital Rishon Le-Zion | 3-2 |  Hapoel Yossi Avrahami Eilat |  Maccabi Raanana |
| 2025-26 | Maccabi Ashdod | 3-1 |  Ironi Nahariya | Hapoel Yossi Avrahami Eilat |
Finals participants
| Club | W | L | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| H.HaEmek | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| M.Rishon | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| M.Ramat Gan | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| I.Nahariya | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| M.Ashdod | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| H.Eilat | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 H.Afula | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| E.Netanya | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Final Four participants
| Club | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M.Ramat Gan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| H.HaEmek | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| M.Rishon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| M.Ashdod | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| E.Netanya | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| I.Nahariya | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| H.Afula | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| H.Eilat | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Ashkelon | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| M.Rehovot | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Otef Darom | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 E.Shomron | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Players with the most appearances in the Israeli Finals
| Player | Finals Appearances | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Elijah Hirsh | 3 | 2023, 2024, 2025 |
| Naor Sharon | 2 | 2023, 2025 |
| Koren Zorno | 2 | 2023, 2025 |
| Roey Netzia | 2 | 2023, 2024 |
| Tom Spector | 2 | 2023, 2024 |
| Harel Dadon | 2 | 2023, 2025 |
| Ido Davidi | 2 | 2024, 2026 |
| Imri Shavit | 2 | 2024, 2026 |
| Amit Reuven | 2 | 2025, 2026 |
Players with the most Israeli titles
| Player | Count | Years Won |
|---|---|---|
| Elijah Hirsh | 3 | 2023, 2024, 2025 |
| Harel Dadon | 2 | 2023, 2025 |
| Amit Reuven | 2 | 2025, 2026 |
| Ben Callahan-Gold | 2 | 2026, 2026 |
