Elitzur Shomron () is a professional
basketball
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club based in
Shomron Regional Council
The Shomron Regional Council (, ''Mo'atza Azorit Shomron'', English ''Samaria Regional Council'') is an Israeli regional council in the northern portion of the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Thirty-five Israeli settlements fall under its jurisdict ...
. The club is currently a member of the
Israeli National League.
History
The club was founded in the
2010s
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, and until the 2019/20 season the club played in the leagues that are below the
Liga Artzit
Liga Artzit (, lit. ''Country League'') is the defunct third division of Israeli Football League, beneath its highest division Premier League and the second division Liga Leumit. Before being cancelled in 2009, it was run by the Israel Football A ...
level.
In the 2019/20 season the team led the Liga Alef table, losing only one game. Eventually the season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and Elitzur was promoted to Liga Artzit for the first time.
In the 2020/21 season the team played in Liga Artzit Group North, and finished fifth in Group North.
In the 2021/22 season the team finished first in the regular season in Group North and advanced to the playoffs. In the Quarter-final Elitzur beat Hapoel Emek Hefer 2–1 in a best-of-three playoff. In the Semi-final Elitzur faced Hapoel Acre/Mateh Asher and Elitzur won 2–1 on aggregate. In the final series Elitzur faced
Hapoel Kfar Saba
Hapoel Kfar Saba F.C. (, ''Moadon Kaduregel Hapoel Kfar Saba'') is an Israeli football club based in Kfar Saba. The club competes in the Liga Leumit and plays home matches at Levita Stadium.
History
The club was established in 1928. In 1951– ...
. Elitzur won 2–1 on aggregate, and promoted to the
Israeli National League for the first time.
Until the promotion to the Israeli National League, Elitzur played in
Kfar Tapuach
Kfar Tapuach (, ''lit.'', Apple-village) is an Orthodox Jewish Israeli settlement in the West Bank, founded in 1978. It sits astride Tapuach Junction, one of the major traffic junctions in the West Bank. The executive director of the village ...
. The arena in Kfar Tapuach contains 500 seats, and dosent meets the standards that the Israeli Basketball Association set for Arenas of teams that Participants in the Israeli National League.
References
External links
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Basketball teams in Israel
Liga Leumit (basketball) teams