The 2024-2025 Israeli Basketball National League will be its 26th season as the second tier since its re-alignment in 2000 and the 71st season of second-tier basketball in Israel.
Format On 30 July, 2024 the Israel Basketball Association announces new game system for the National League. The regular season be played in a 26-round (13 round-robin format). The top 6 finishers will advance to the Top-teams League Group, and the 7th to 14th ranked teams will advance to the Bottom-Teams League Group. The winner of the Top-teams League Group will be promoted to the Premier League, while the 2nd to 9th ranked teams (2nd to 6th from the Top-teams League Group and 7th to 9th Bottom-Teams League Group) will advance to the playoff to determine the second team that will be promoted. The two teams that finish at the bottom of the Bottom-Teams League Group will be relegated to the Liga Artzit.
Teams The following teams have changed division since the 2023–2024 season.
To Liga Leumit Promoted from Liga Artzit Hapoel Migdal HaEmek/Jezreel (North Division) Hapoel Kfar Saba (North Division) Elitzur Yavne (South Division)
Relegated from Premier League Ironi Eilat
From Liga Leumit Promoted to Premier League Hapoel Gilboa Galil Elitzur Netanya
Relegated to Liga Artzit Maccabi Haifa Maccabi Ma'ale Adumim
On 29 July 2024, the Israeli Basketball Association decided to attach a new team to the league from Gaza Envelope. the team cannot be promoted or relegated.
Venues and locations
Team City Arena CapacityA.S. Elitzur Ashkelon Ashkelon 3,000 A.S. Ramat HaSharon Ramat HaSharon Kiryat Yearim Hall 900Elitzur Shomron Shomron Regional Council Leader Sport Center, Ganei Tikva 1,000Elitzur Yavne Yavne Ralf Klain Hall 930S.C. Safed Safed HaPais Hall Safed 608Hapoel Bnei Kafr Qasim Kafr Qasim Zisman Hall, Ramat Gan 1,500Hapoel Migdal HaEmek/Jezreel Migdal HaEmek and Jezreel Valley Regional Council Yearot HaEmek 900Hapoel Kfar Saba Kfar Saba HaYovel Kfar Saba 680Ironi Eilat Eilat Begin Arena 1,490Ironi Nahariya Nahariya Ein Sara Sport Hall 2,500Ironi Ra'anana Ra'anana Metro West 1,668Maccabi Rehovot Rehovot Barzilai Sports-Center 700Maccabi Rishon LeZion Rishon LeZion Beit Maccabi Rishon 2,500Otef Darom BC Gaza Envelope Rotem Hall, Kibutz Magen 500
Regular season League table
Rounds 1 to 26
Top-teams League Group
Bottom-Teams League Group
Playoffs
Quarterfinals Game 1
Game 2
Game 3
Semifinals Game 1
Game 2
Game 3
Finals
References