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
Team | City | Arena | Capacity |
A.S. Ramat HaSharon | Ramat HaSharon | Oranim Hall | 900 |
Bnei Herzliya | Herzliya | HaYovel Herzliya | 1,500 |
Elitzur Eito Ashkelon | Ashkelon | 3,000 | |
Elitzur Netanya | Netanya | Yeshurun Hall | 1,000 |
Elitzur Yavne | Yavne | Ralf Klain Hall | 600 |
Hapoel Afula | Afula | Nir Ha'emak Hall | 1,000 |
Hapoel Galil Elyon | Upper Galilee and Kiryat Shmona | HaPais Kfar Blum | 2,200 |
Hapoel Haifa | Haifa | Romema Arena | 5,000 |
Hapoel Hevel Modi'in | Hevel Modi'in Regional Council | Nahshon Hall | 370 |
Hapoel Ramat Gan Givatayim | Ramat Gan and Givatayim | Zisman Hall | 1,400 |
Ironi Kiryat Ata | Kiryat Ata | Ramaz Hall | 1,000 |
Maccabi Hod HaSharon | Hod HaSharon | Atidim Hall | 400 |
Maccabi Kiryat Motzkin | Kiryat Motzkin | Goshen Hall | 750 |
Maccabi Ra'anana | Ra'anana | Metro West | 1,850 |