Winner Cup 2006 is the 1st edition of the
Israel
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i
basketball
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pre-season tournament -
Winner Cup
The Israeli Basketball League Cup is a pre-season professional basketball tournament that is contested between clubs. It has been held in Israel since 2006. It is held during the week before the start of the Israeli Premier League season. The Isr ...
. It was played on 15 October-19 October in
Jerusalem
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at the
, during the
jewish holiday
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of Sukkot. Ironi Ashkelon has won the cup after beating
Maccabi Rishon LeZion
Maccabi Rishon LeZion is a sport club in Rishon LeZion, Israel.
The professional teams associated with it include:
*Maccabi Rishon LeZion (basketball)
*Maccabi Rishon LeZion (handball)
* Maccabi Rishon LeZion (badminton)
There was also a footb ...
79-73 in the final.
Withdrawals
The teams that finished at the top eight places on
Basketball Super League 2005–06 were supposed to compete in the tournament.
Maccabi Tel Aviv
Maccabi Tel Aviv () is one of the largest sports clubs in Israel, and a part of the Maccabi association. Many sports clubs and teams in Tel Aviv are in association with Maccabi and compete in a variety of sports, such as football, basketball, j ...
that finished 1st in the 2005-06 season has withdrawn from the tournament due to schedule problems.
Hapoel Tel Aviv
Hapoel Tel Aviv () is a sports club in Israel, founded in the 1920s, and part of the Hapoel association. It runs several sports clubs and teams in Tel Aviv which have competed in a variety of sports over the years, such as football, basketball, w ...
that finished on the 8th place was relegated to the 2nd division due to financial problems and was not eligible to compete in the tournament.
The both teams were replaced by the 9th and 10th ranked teams -
Bnei HaSharon
Bnei Herzliya Basket (, lit. ''Sons of Herzliya''), is a professional basketball club that is based in Herzliya, in central Israel. The club plays in the Israeli Basketball Premier League, the top division of Israeli basketball.
History
The club w ...
and
Ironi Ramat Gan
Maccabi Ironi Ramat Gan (, formerly Ironi Ramat Gan) is a professional basketball club based in Ramat Gan in the Tel Aviv District. The team currently plays in the Israeli Basketball Premier League, the top division of Israeli basketball. It plays ...
, respectively.
Tournament Bracket
The teams were matched by their last season standings (2nd VS 10th, 3rd VS 9th, etc...).
Results
Quarter-finals
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Semi-finals
Third-place game
Final
External links
Winner Cup (Hebrew)
{{Israeli Basketball League Cup
2006
2006 was designated as the International Year of Deserts and Desertification.
Events
January
* January 1– 4 – Russia temporarily cuts shipment of natural gas to Ukraine during a price dispute.
* January 12 – A stampede during t ...
2006–07 in Israeli basketball