A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | CH | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9
| Israeli Basketball Premier League | |
|---|---|
| Season | 2019–20 |
| Dates | 5 October 2019 – 28 July 2020 |
| Number of teams | 12 |
| TV partner(s) | Sports Channel |
| Regular season | |
| Relegated | Maccabi Ashdod |
| Finals | |
| Champions | Maccabi Tel Aviv (54th title) |
| Runners-up | Maccabi Rishon LeZion |
| Semifinalists | Hapoel Jerusalem Hapoel Gilboa Galil |
← 2018–19 2020–21 → | |
The 2019–20 Israeli Basketball Premier League, for sponsorship reasons Ligat Winner, was the 66th season of the Israeli Basketball Premier League. On 13 March 2020, the league was suspended because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] The league resumed behind closed doors on 21 June 2020 in a different format.[2]
Teams
Maccabi Haifa has been promoted to the league after winning 2018–19 Liga Leumit after they won Hapoel Galil Elyon 3–1 in the Series Finals, and comes back just one year after their relegation.[3] Meanwhile, Bnei Herzliya was relegated after finishing in the last place the previous season .
Stadia and locations
| Team | Home city | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hapoel Be'er Sheva | Be'er Sheva | Conch Arena | 3,000 |
| Hapoel Eilat | Eilat | Begin Arena | 1,490 |
| Hapoel Gilboa Galil | Gilboa Regional Council | Gan Ner Sports Hall | 2,100 |
| Hapoel Holon | Holon | Holon Toto Hall | 5,500 |
| Hapoel Jerusalem | Jerusalem | Pais Arena | 11,000 |
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | Tel Aviv | Drive in Arena | 3,504 |
| Ironi Nahariya | Nahariya | Ein Sarah | 2,500 |
| Ironi Nes Ziona | Ness Ziona | Lev Hamoshava | 1,200 |
| Maccabi Ashdod | Ashdod | HaKiriya Arena | 2,200 |
| Maccabi Haifa | Haifa | Romema Arena | 5,000 |
| Maccabi Rishon LeZion | Rishon LeZion | Beit Maccabi Rishon | 2,500 |
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | Tel Aviv | Menora Mivtachim Arena | 10,383 |
Personnel and sponsorship
| Team | Chairman | Head coach | Team captain | Kit manufacturer | Main sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hapoel Be'er Sheva |  Kfir Arazi |
Rami Hadar |
 Spencer Weisz |
Spalding | Altshuler Shaham |
| Hapoel Eilat | Nachi Indik |
Eric Alfasi |
Avi Ben-Chimol |
Peak | Yossi Avrahami |
| Hapoel Gilboa Galil | Haim Ohayon |
Lior Lubin |
Netanel Artzi |
Peak | Gilboa Regional Council |
| Hapoel Holon | Shlomo Issac |
 Stefanos Dedas |
Shlomi Harush |
Peak | UNET |
| Hapoel Jerusalem | Eyal Chomski |
Oded Kattash |
Bar Timor |
Peak | Bank Yahav |
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | Rami Cohen |
Ioannis Kastritis |
Tomer Ginat |
Peak | SP Metzer |
| Ironi Nahariya | Nissim Alfasi |
Danny Franco |
Tony Gaffney |
Peak | |
| Ironi Nes Ziona | Yaniv Mizrahi |
Nadav Zilberstein |
Tal Dunne |
Kappa | Chai Motors |
| Maccabi Ashdod | Armaund Asulin |
Amit Tamir |
Lior Eliyahu |
AND1 | SCE |
| Maccabi Haifa | Jeff Rosen |
 Daniel Seoane |
Willy Workman |
Joma | |
| Maccabi Rishon LeZion | Itzhak Peri |
Guy Goodes |
Oz Blayzer |
Under Armour | Winner |
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | Shimon Mizrahi |
Ioannis Sfairopoulos |
John DiBartolomeo |
Nike | FOX |
Managerial changes
| Departure date | Team | Outgoing head coach | Reason | Hire date | Incoming head coach | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 5, 2019 | Hapoel Holon | Sharon Drucker |
Fired | December 22, 2019 | Stefanos Dedas |
[4][5] |
| January 18, 2020 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | Ariel Beit-Halahmy |
Fired | January 27, 2020 | Ioannis Kastritis |
[6][7] |
| May 12, 2020 | Maccabi Ashdod | Brad Greenberg |
Resigned | May 15, 2020 | Amit Tamir |
[8][9] |
Regular season
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | PCT | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 22 | 20 | 2 | 2005 | 1670 | +335 | .909 | Advance to the Top-teams League Group |
| 2 | Hapoel Jerusalem | 22 | 18 | 4 | 1975 | 1752 | +223 | .818 | |
| 3 | Maccabi Rishon LeZion | 22 | 13 | 9 | 1802 | 1704 | +98 | .591 | |
| 4 | Hapoel Holon | 22 | 12 | 10 | 1910 | 1925 | −15 | .545 | |
| 5 | Maccabi Haifa | 22 | 11 | 11 | 1865 | 1845 | +20 | .500 | Advance to the Bottom-Teams League Group |
| 6 | Ironi Nes Ziona | 22 | 10 | 12 | 1879 | 1926 | −47 | .455 | |
| 7 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 22 | 9 | 13 | 1860 | 1907 | −47 | .409 | |
| 8 | Ironi Nahariya | 22 | 9 | 13 | 1797 | 1861 | −64 | .409 | |
| 9 | Hapoel Eilat | 22 | 9 | 13 | 1826 | 1883 | −57 | .409 | |
| 10 | Hapoel Gilboa Galil | 22 | 9 | 13 | 1888 | 1976 | −88 | .409 | |
| 11 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 22 | 8 | 14 | 1784 | 1897 | −113 | .364 | |
| 12 | Maccabi Ashdod | 22 | 4 | 18 | 1730 | 1975 | −245 | .182 |