Maccabi Kiryat Motzkin () is a professional basketball club based in
Kiryat Motzkin
Kiryat Motzkin () is a city in the Haifa District of Israel, north of the city center of Haifa. According to the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics, in it had a population of . However, as of September 2024, the unofficial population count is 55 ...
in the
Haifa District
Haifa District () is an administrative district surrounding the city of Haifa in Israel. The district is one of the seven administrative districts of Israel, and its capital is Haifa. The district land area is 864 km2 (299.3 mi2).
D ...
of
Israel
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. The team plays in the
Israeli National League.
History
Maccabi Kiryat Motzkin was founded in 1955. They have played in the
Israeli Premier League
The Israeli Premier League (, Ligat HaAl, ) is a professional association football league in Israel and the highest level of the Israeli football league system. The league is contested by 14 clubs, and operates on a system of promotion and rele ...
from 1958 until 1966.
In the 2018-19 season, They have reached the
2019 Israeli National League Playoffs as the second seed, but they eventually were eliminated by
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 ...
in the Semifinals.
Current roster
Notable players
References
External links
Eurobasket profileSafsal profileFacebook page
{{Israeli Basketball National League
Basketball teams established in 1955
Basketball teams in Israel
Former Israeli Basketball Premier League teams