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
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. The league resumed behind closed doors on 21 June 2020 in a different format.
Teams
Maccabi Haifa
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has been promoted to the league after winning
2018–19 Liga Leumit after they won
Hapoel Galil Elyon
Hapoel Galil Elyon (), also known as Hapoel Nofar Energy Galil Elion for sponsorship reasons, is an Israeli basketball club. The team competes in the Israeli Basketball Premier League, the top tier of Israeli basketball, and internationally in t ...
3–1 in the Series Finals, and comes back just one year after their relegation.
Maccabi Haifa are National League champions
/ref> Meanwhile, Bnei Herzliya
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 ...
was relegated after finishing in the last place the previous season
.
Stadia and locations
Personnel and sponsorship
Managerial changes
Regular season
Rounds 1 to 22
Top-teams League Group
Positions by round
Bottom-Teams League Group
Positions by round
Playoffs
The first round of the playoffs is played in a best-of-three
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format, with the higher seeded team playing the first (and the second at home if is necessary).
Final Four
Bracket
Semifinals
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Final
Awards
MVP of the Round
Monthly Awards
Player of the Month
Israeli Player of the Month
Coach of the Month
Israeli clubs in European competitions
* Bold – still active.
* ''Strike'' – Season canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
See also
* 2019–20 Israeli Basketball National League
* 2019–20 Israeli Basketball State Cup
* 2019 Israeli Basketball League Cup
References
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Israeli Basketball Premier League seasons
Israeli
Basketball
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