The 2025–26 Israeli Basketball Premier League, for sponsorship reasons Ligat Winner, will be the 72nd season of the Israeli Basketball Premier League. The season will start in October 2025.
Format The regular season played in a 26-round (13 round-robin format). The top 6 finishers Advance to the playoffs, will the 7th to 10th-ranked teams face each other in the play-in showdown. Each game is hosted by the team with the higher regular season record. The format is similar to the first two rounds of the Page–McIntyre system for a four-team playoff, and is identical to that of the NBA play-in tournament. First, the 7th seed hosts the 8th seed, with the winner advancing to the playoffs; likewise the 9th seed hosts the 10th seed, with the loser eliminated. Then the loser of the 7-v-8 game hosts the winner of the 9-v-10 game, with the winner of that game getting the final playoff spot. the 11th to 14th-ranked teams played in a 4-round (2 round-robin format), the bottom two teams relegated to Liga Leumit
Format Changes Following the war in Iran, the regular season games were suspended at the beginning of March. When play resumed in April, several format changes were implemented. As long as the war continued, games were held in neutral venues equipped with standard protected spaces: Enerbox Arena in Hadera as the main venue, and Netanya Arena as the secondary venue. The play-in stage was canceled, and the 7th and 8th-ranked teams advanced to the playoffs. The Playoffs quarterfinals were shortened to a best-of-three series, while the semifinals and finals remained best-of-five series. The Playout stage remained unchanged.
Teams
Elitzur Netanya and Hapoel Haifa have been relegated to 2025–26 National League after placing in the bottom place of the 2024–25 Premier League. However, in light of Hapoel Afula's dissolution due to financial difficulties, Elitzur Netanya, which was ranked highest among the relegated teams, is entitled to replace it in the league. Ironi Ra'anana and Rishon LeZion have been promoted to the league after win for the 2024–25 National League.
Stadia and locations Team Home city Stadium Capacity Bnei Herzliya Herzliya HaYovel Herzliya Elitzur Netanya Netanya Netanya Arena Hapoel Be'er Sheva/Dimona Be'er Sheva and Dimona Conch Arena Hapoel Galil Elyon Upper Galilee HaPais Kfar Blum Hapoel HaEmek Gilboa Regional, Lower Galilee and Afula Gan Ner Sports Hall Hapoel Holon Holon Holon Toto Hall Hapoel Jerusalem Jerusalem Pais Arena Hapoel Tel Aviv Tel Aviv Menora Mivtachim Arena Ironi Kiryat Ata Kiryat Ata Ramaz Hall Ironi Ness Ziona Ness Ziona Lev Hamoshava Ironi Ra'anana Ra'anana Metro West Maccabi Ironi Ramat Gan Ramat Gan Zisman Hall Maccabi Rishon LeZion Rishon LeZion Beit Maccabi Rishon Maccabi Tel Aviv Tel Aviv Menora Mivtachim Arena
Personnel and sponsorship Team Chairman Head coach Team captain Kit manufacturer Main sponsorBnei Herzliya Eldad Akunis Yehu Orland Shalev Lugashi Peak PenLinkElitzur Netanya Eli Rabi Boris Boguslavsky Peak BRIGAHapoel Be'er Sheva/Dimona Kfir Arazi Yaniv Ravins Neta Segal Kempa Altshuler ShachamHapoel Galil Elyon Tamir Abrahams Idan Avshalom Yahel Melamed Peak RivulisHapoel HaEmek Gideon Yadin Sharon Avrahami Roey Netzia ON Gilat TelecomHapoel Holon Eitan Lanciano Predrag Krunić Netanel Artzi Kelme Netanel Groups Hapoel Jerusalem Matan Edelson Yonatan Alon Yovel Zoosman Nike Midtown JerusalemHapoel Tel Aviv Offer Yanai Dimitrios Itoudis Bar Timor Self Made IBI InvestmentIroni Kiryat Ata Naftali Bentov Eldad Bentov Gal Baitner Reebok Lati ConstructionIroni Ness Ziona Yaniv Mizrahi Paul Corsaro Spencer Weisz Peak Chai MotorsIroni Ra'anana Dror Garibinski Guni Israeli Joaquin Szuchman Peak AB-GADMaccabi Ironi Ramat Gan Chen Shnaiderman Shmulik Brenner Adam Ariel Peak Cnanan GroupsMaccabi Rishon LeZion Erez Ben Haim Guy Kaplan Ben Eisenhardt Peak TapuzinaMaccabi Tel Aviv Shimon Mizrahi Oded Kattash John DiBartolomeo Adidas Rapyd
Managerial changes Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Replaced with Date of appointment Elitzur Netanya Idan Avshalom Mutual Consent 6 November 2025 13th (1–3) Aris Lykogiannis 6 November 2025 Maccabi Rishon LeZion Sharon Drucker Mutual Consent 8 December 2025 12th (1–7) Guy Kaplan 8 December 2025 Elitzur Netanya Aris Lykogiannis Mutual Consent 21 December 2025 14th (1–9) Eli Rabi 27 December 2025 Ironi Ness Ziona Amit Schaerf Fired 28 December 2025 11th (3–8) Meir Tapiro 28 December 2025 Hapoel Holon Danny Franco Mutual Consent 29 December 2025 5th (7–4) Yoav Shamir 30 December 2025 Hapoel Galil Elyon Guni Israeli Fired 30 December 2025 13th (2–9) Idan Avshalom 18 January 2026 Hapoel Holon Yoav Shamir Mutual Consent 8 February 2026 6th (9–7) Predrag Krunić 9 February 2026 Maccabi Ironi Ra'anana Shai Segalovich Fired 22 February 2026 12th (3–15) Guni Israeli 23 February 2026 Ironi Ness Ziona Meir Tapiro Mutual Consent 10 April 2026 11th (5–13) Paul Corsaro 10 April 2026 Hapoel Be'er Sheva Rami Hadar Mutual Consent 11 May 2026 8th (9–14) Yaniv Ravins 11 May 2026
Regular season
Rounds 1 to 26
Playouts
Playoffs
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Quarterfinals Game 1
Game 2
Game 3
Semifinals Game 1
Game 2
Game 3
Finals
2025–26 Israeli Premier League champions Maccabi Tel Aviv58th title
Awards MVP of the Round Round Player Team October 2 Kyler Edwards Hapoel HaEmek 37 3 Amin Stevens Maccabi Rishon LeZion 34 4 Cyril Langevine Hapoel Galil Elyon 36 November 6 Malik Hall Ironi Kiryat Ata 43 7 Lonnie Walker Maccabi Tel Aviv 34 December 8 Adam Ariel (1/2) Maccabi Ironi Ramat Gan 28 9 DJ Burns Maccabi Rishon LeZion 34 10 Yam Madar (1/2) Hapoel Tel Aviv 32 11 C. J. Elleby Hapoel Be'er Sheva/Dimona 44 January 14 Jimmy Clark Maccabi Tel Aviv 22 15 Antonio Blakeney Hapoel Tel Aviv 23 February 16 Brandon Angel Hapoel Be'er Sheva/Dimona 33 17 Gur Lavy Maccabi Tel Aviv 34 – 1 Jaylen Blakes Hapoel Galil Elyon 23 5 Chinanu Onuaku Bnei Herzliya 44 12 Shawn Dawson Bnei Herzliya 34 13 Tyrece Radford Maccabi Ironi Ra'anana 39 18 Justin Smith Hapoel Jerusalem 40 19 Evan Bruinsma Bnei Herzliya 50 20 Otis Frazier Elitzur Netanya 50 21 Yam Madar (2/2) Hapoel Tel Aviv 42 22 Adam Ariel (2/2) Maccabi Ironi Ramat Gan 32 23 Shahar Amir Hapoel Galil Elyon 27 24 Yair Kravitz Hapoel Holon 32 25 Tomer Asayag Ironi Kiryat Ata 23 26 Javante McCoy Elitzur Netanya 38
Monthly Awards Player of the Month Month Player Team October Kyler Edwards Hapoel HaEmek 17.6 November Malik Hall Ironi Kiryat Ata 26.8 December C. J. Elleby Hapoel Be'er Sheva/Dimona 24.0 January Chinanu Onuaku Bnei Herzliya 23.3 April Adama Sanogo Hapoel Holon 24.3 May Zack Bryant Bnei Herzliya 21.2
Israeli Player of the Month Month Player Team October Tamir Blatt Maccabi Tel Aviv 13.7 November Niv Misgav Hapoel HaEmek 15 December Yoav Vitlem Hapoel Be'er Sheva/Dimona 17.8 January Adam Ariel Maccabi Ironi Ramat Gan 18.3 April Idan Zalmanson Hapoel Holon 18.6 May Shahar Amir Hapoel Galil Elyon 19.0
Coach of the Month Month Coach Team October Danny Franco Hapoel Holon 3–0 November Eldad Bentov Ironi Kiryat Ata 4–0 December Dimitrios Itoudis Hapoel Tel Aviv 4–0 January Oded Kattash Maccabi Tel Aviv 4–0 April Predrag Krunić Hapoel Holon 3–0 May Guy Kaplan Maccabi Rishon LeZion 4–2
Yearly awards Award Winner Team Regular season MVP Jared Harper Hapoel Jerusalem Regular season Israeli MVP Roman Sorkin Maccabi Tel Aviv Best Defender Daeshon Francis Bnei Herzliya Sixth Man of the Year Justin Smith Hapoel Jerusalem Most Improved Player Yoav Vitlem Hapoel Be'er Sheva/Dimona Rising Star Yuval Hochstadter Ironi Kiryat Ata First Team Tai Odiase Hapoel Tel Aviv Jared Harper Hapoel Jerusalem Jimmy Clark Maccabi Tel Aviv Roman Sorkin Maccabi Tel Aviv Kyler Edwards Hapoel HaEmek Coach of the Year Oded Kattash Maccabi Tel Aviv Finals MVP Gabriel Lundberg Maccabi Tel Aviv
Israeli clubs in European competitions +European-wide competitions Competition Team Progress EuroLeague Maccabi Tel Aviv Regular season Hapoel Tel Aviv Playoffs EuroCup Hapoel Jerusalem Quarterfinals Champions League Hapoel Holon Round of 16 Bnei Herzliya Regular season
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