2024–25 Israeli Basketball National League

Israeli Basketball National League
Season	2024–25
Teams	14
← 2023–24 2025–26 →

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 declined from promotion or Relegation.

Venues and locations

Safed

Nahariya

Migdal HaEmek

Ramat Hasharon

Kfar Saba

Ra'anana

Kafr Qasim

Rishon LeZion

Yavne

Rehovot

Shomron

Ashkelon

Eilat

Otef Darom

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League Map

Team	City	Arena	Capacity
A.S. Elitzur Ashkelon	Ashkelon	Ashkelon Sports Arena	3,000
A.S. Ramat HaSharon	Ramat HaSharon	Kiryat Yearim Hall	900
Elitzur Shomron	Shomron Regional Council	Leader Sport Center, Ganei Tikva	1,000
Elitzur Yavne	Yavne	Ralf Klain Hall	930
S.C. Safed	Safed	HaPais Hall Safed	608
Hapoel Bnei Kafr Qasim	Kafr Qasim	Zisman Hall, Ramat Gan	1,500
Hapoel Migdal HaEmek/Jezreel	Migdal HaEmek and Jezreel Valley Regional Council	Yearot HaEmek	900
Hapoel Kfar Saba	Kfar Saba	HaYovel Kfar Saba	680
Ironi Eilat	Eilat	Begin Arena	1,490
Ironi Nahariya	Nahariya	Ein Sara Sport Hall	2,500
Ironi Ra'anana	Ra'anana	Metro West	1,668
Maccabi Rehovot	Rehovot	Barzilai Sports-Center	700
Maccabi Rishon LeZion	Rishon LeZion	Beit Maccabi Rishon	2,500
Otef Darom BC	Gaza Envelope	Rotem Hall, Kibutz Magen	500

Regular season

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Maccabi Ironi Ra'anana (Q)	20	18	2	1795	1595	+200	38	Advance to the Top-teams League Group
2	Maccabi Rishon LeZion	21	14	7	1750	1626	+124	35
3	A.S. Ramat HaSharon	20	14	6	1798	1646	+152	34
4	Ironi Eilat	21	13	8	1842	1715	+127	34
5	Ironi Nahariya	21	12	9	1680	1682	−2	33
6	A.S. Elitzur Ashkelon	21	11	10	1783	1779	+4	32
7	Maccabi Rehovot	20	11	9	1595	1534	+61	31	Advance to the Bottom-Teams League Group
8	Elitzur Yavne	20	11	9	1825	1690	+135	31
9	Hapoel Migdal HaEmek/Jezreel	21	9	12	1761	1798	−37	30
10	S.C. Safed	20	9	11	1579	1668	−89	29
11	Hapoel Bnei Kafr Qasim	20	9	11	1590	1709	−119	29
12	Hapoel Kfar Saba	20	7	13	1742	1809	−67	27
13	Elitzur Shomron	20	5	15	1689	1808	−119	25
14	Otef Darom BC (X)	21	0	21	1608	1978	−370	21

Updated to match(es) played on February 15, 2025. Source:
(Q) Advance to the Top-Teams League Group; (X) Advance to the Bottom-Teams League Group

Rounds 1 to 26

Home \ Away	ARH	EAS	ESH	EYV	DAR	FCS	HKQ	HMJ	HKS	IEI	INA	IRA	MRH	MRL
A.S. Ramat HaSharon		88–95	96–93	89–104	95–74	87–93	78–64	101–95	Mar 25	101–82	101–84	Feb 21	103–65	Mar 11
A.S. Elitzur Ashkelon	71–86		Mar 5	93–88	Mar 21	103–84	84–94	87–86	95–85	76–91	71–64	59–77	100–95	73–94
Elitzur Shomron	76–101	101–96		87–96	96–76	80–82	92–97	Mar 25	90–79	68–94	Feb 22	93–90	Mar 11	78–92
Elitzur Yavne	101–109	Mar 25	99–83		92–85	90–64	Mar 11	85–96	117–80	86–94	97–78	91–96	70–74	Mar 14
Otef Darom BC	82–100	72–94	86–92	89–101		72–100	82–89	86–93	Feb 21	78–94	Mar 11	68–85	Mar 25	72–86
S.C. Safed	74–79	Mar 11	79–76	100–98	87–75		Feb 23	81–73	62–79	Mar 25	58–78	88–94	85–89	75–84
Hapoel Bnei Kafr Qasim	94–78	97–92	Feb 18	52–102	Mar 5	60–74		74–72	88–99	86–103	69–79	Mar 18	56–74	76–67
Hapoel Migdal HaEmek/Jezreel	Mar 21	Feb 23	91–86	87–66	96–63	81–71	98–94		77–98	Mar 11	68–73	70–84	67–82	88–83
Hapoel Kfar Saba	84–93	105–111	88–81	Mar 5	99–76	Feb 18	103–70	87–97		94–102	97–93	77–99	65–91	Mar 18
Ironi Eilat	Mar 5	68–78	Mar 18	68–81	94–76	102–62	86–88	92–79	95–91		93–68	83–94	Mar 14	85–70
Ironi Nahariya	68–82	97–94	100–78	Mar 18	80–69	Mar 7	84–81	98–72	87–81	83–70		68–90	77–76	66–71
Maccabi Ironi Ra'anana	77–71	78–65	92–89	Feb 18	105–81	100–84	86–82	107–94	Mar 11	96–88	Mar 25		75–63	95–90
Maccabi Rehovot	Feb 18	59–78	82–64	86–70	87–69	Mar 18	76–79	Mar 5	89–71	81–92	94–59	91–77		65–86
Maccabi Rishon LeZion	70–60	69–68	92–86	80–90	113–77	70–76	Mar 25	97–81	96–80	79–66	70–93	Mar 5	91–76

Updated to match(es) played on February 15, 2025. Source:
Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.
Matches with lighter background shading were decided after overtime.