Israeli Female Basketball Premier League
Current season, competition or edition: | |
| Sport | basketball |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1957 |
| No. of teams | 11 |
| Country |  Israel |
| Continent |  FIBA Europe (Europe) |
| Most recent champion(s) | (2019/2020)[1] |
| Most titles | (15 titles) |
| TV partner(s) | |
The Israeli Female Basketball Premier League or Ligat ha'Al (Hebrew : ליגת העל בכדורסל נשים), is a women's professional basketball league in Israel. It is currently composed of eleven teams.[2]
The league was founded in 1957. Initially the most predominant teams in the league were veteran women basketball clubs such as Maccabi Tel Aviv and Hapoel Tel Aviv, who won almost yearly during the first two decades after the establishment of the league. This changed in 1976 when the team began winning all of the league's championships for 19 years straight. During the 1990s the trend again changed as the most prominent championship winners became and Elitzur Ramla.
The champions of the 2010/2011 season were Elitzur Ramla.[3] and share the distinction of having won the most championship trophies 20 amongst themselves.,[4] although the union that was established in 1990 between the two team was disbanded in 2008.
In 2011/12 season Maccabi Bnot Ashdod reached double winning, for the first time, national league and national cup in one season.
History[]
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The League's teams (2014/15 season)[]
| Club | City |
|---|---|
| Ramat Hasharon | |
| Maccabi Bnot Ashdod | Ashdod |
| Elitzur Ramla | Ramla |
| Ramat Gan | |
| Netanya | |
| Holon | |
| Herzliya | |
| Tel Aviv | |
| Rishon LeZion | |
| Jerusalem | |
| Petah Tikva |
Championships by teams[]
| Place | Team | Championships |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 | |
| 2 | 11 | |
| 3 | Elitzur Ramla | 9 |
| 4 | 7 | |
| 5 | 6 | |
| - | 6 | |
| 6 | Maccabi Bnot Ashdod | 5 |
| - | 1 | |
| - | 1 | |
| - | [1] | 1 |
References[]
- ^ a b "כדורסל נשים: מכבי ר"ג היא אלופת "הקורונה"". ashdodnet.com.
- ^ "Israeli basketball Teams, Scores, Stats, News, Standings". Eurobasket.com. 2011. Retrieved 19 October 2011.
- ^ ליגת העל נשים. ONE.co.il (in Hebrew). 2011. Retrieved 19 October 2011.
- ^ ליגת העל נשים. ONE.co.il (in Hebrew). 2011. Retrieved 19 October 2011.
External links[]
- Women's basketball competitions in Israel
- Sports leagues established in 1957
- Women's sports leagues in Israel
- Basketball leagues in Israel
- Women's basketball leagues in Europe
- 1957 establishments in Israel
- Professional sports leagues in Israel