Ironi Ness Ziona B.C. (or spelled as Ironi Nes Ziona B.C.) is a professional

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club based in

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. The team plays its home games at the Lev Hamoshava, which has capacity for 1,200 people. The club plays in the

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, the top tier of Israeli basketball and

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. In

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, Nes Ziona won the

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, the continental fourth-tier Championship.

History

Ironi Ness Ziona was founded in 2005. In the 2018–19 season, Ironi Nes Ziona made its debut in a European competition. It played in the qualifying rounds of the

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, and played its first match ever on 20 September 2018, defeating the

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72–67. The team went on to qualify for the regular season, where it played in

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. The team advanced to the play-offs, where it lost in the first round to the

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from Denmark. In the

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, Ironi played its third season in the competition and qualified for the Final Four. It won the trophy, its first in history, after defeating

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82-74 in the final, which was hosted in

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Sponsorship names

Due to sponsorship reasons, the club has known several names: *Ironi "Dizengoff Trading" Nes Ziona (2013–2017) *Ironi "Hai Motors" Nes Ziona (2017–present)

Players

Current roster

Depth chart

Notable players

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1 season: ‘20—‘21 *

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3 seasons: '20–'21,'22-'24

Honors

*Champions (1):

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Season by season

References

External links

Official website

Team profile
at

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Team profile at the Israeli BSL WebSite
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