Ironi Ness Ziona B.C. (or spelled as Ironi Nes Ziona B.C.) is a professional basketball club based in Ness Ziona, Israel. The team plays its home games at the Lev Hamoshava, which has capacity for 1,200 people. The club plays in the Israeli Basketball Premier League, the top tier of Israeli basketball and 2022–23 European North Basketball League.
In 2021, Nes Ziona won the FIBA Europe Cup, the continental fourth-tier Championship.
History Ironi Ness Ziona was founded in 2005. In the 2018–19 season, Ironi Nes Ziona made its debut in a European competition. It played in the qualifying rounds of the 2018–19 FIBA Europe Cup, and played its first match ever on 20 September 2018, defeating the Södertälje Kings 72–67. The team went on to qualify for the regular season, where it played in Group D. The team advanced to the play-offs, where it lost in the first round to the Bakken Bears from Denmark.
In the 2020–21 FIBA Europe Cup, Ironi played its third season in the competition and qualified for the Final Four. It won the trophy, its first in history, after defeating Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski 82-74 in the final, which was hosted in Tel Aviv.
Sponsorship names Due to sponsorship reasons, the club has known several names: Ironi "Dizengoff Trading" Nes Ziona (2013–2017) Ironi "Hai Motors" Nes Ziona (2017–present)
Players Current roster
Depth chart
Notable players
Honors FIBA Europe Cup Champions (1): 2020–21
Season by season Season Tier League State Cup League Cup European competitions 2010–11 3 Liga Artzit 2011–12 2 National League 4th First round 2012–13 1st 2013–14 1 Premier League 6th Eightfinalist 2014–15 8th Eightfinalist Semifinalist 2015–16 12th Semifinalist Quarterfinalist 2016–172 National League Quarterfinalist 2017–181 Premier League 8th Round of 16 2018–19 5th First round 4 FIBA Europe Cup 11–7 2019–20 7th Semifinalist Semifinalist 4 FIBA Europe Cup 7–5 2020–21 7th Quarterfinalist First round 4 FIBA Europe Cup 6–1 Balkan League RS 0–4 2021–22 10th Quarterfinalist First round 4 FIBA Europe Cup 1–1 2022–23 6th Semifinalist First round European North League 5–4 2023–24 8th Quarterfinalist — 4 FIBA Europe Cup Withdrew 2024–25 7th Quarterfinalist Quarterfinalist
References
External links Official website Team profile at eurobasket.com Team profile at the Israeli BSL WebSite