2009–10 Israeli Basketball Super League

The 2009–2010 Israeli Basketball Super League (Also known as Ligat Winner) was the 56th season of the top basketball league in Israel. The season began on 24 October 2009. The final four event was played on 25–27 May 2010.

2009–2010 Israeli Basketball Super League season
LeagueIsraeli Basketball Super League
SportBasketball
Duration24 October 2009 – 27 May 2010
Number of games158
Number of teams12
TV partner(s)Sport 5, Israel 10
Regular Season
League championsMaccabi Tel Aviv
  Runners-upHapoel Jerusalem
Top scorerJustin Dentmon (Hapoel Afula)
Relegated to Ligat LeumitIroni Nahariya, Hapoel Afula ironi Ramat Gan
Final four
ChampionsGilboa/Galil
  Runners-upMaccabi Tel Aviv

Gilboa/Galil won its second Israeli championship.

Format

Each out of the 12 participating teams played 22 regular league games, one home game and one away game against each other team. The top eight teams qualified to the playoff, where they play best-of-5 series decided by the rankings at the end of the regular season (first against eighth, second against seventh and so on).

The four last ranked team competed in a best-of-5 series relegation playoff (9th VS 12th, 10th VS 11th) and the two losers were relegated to Liga Leumit 2010–11.

Regular season
Team Pld W L PF PA Diff Pts Qualification or relegation
1.Maccabi Tel Aviv 2221120751692383432010–11 Euroleague Group stage
2.Hapoel Jerusalem 221481913182786362010–11 ULEB Eurocup Qualifying Round
3.Hapoel Gilboa Galil Elyon 2214818421717125362010-11 Euroleague First qualifying round
4.Maccabi Haifa 2214817581649109362010-11 EuroChallenge Qualifying Round
5.Elitzur Maccabi Netanya 2214817951831−36362010-11 EuroChallenge Group stage
6.Ironi Ashkelon 22111117531784−3133
7.Maccabi Rishon LeZion 22101217581796−3832
8.Bnei HaSharon 2291317121705+731
9.Ironi Nahariya 2271516721779−10729Relegation to the 2010-11 Liga Leumit
10.Hapoel Afula 2271518111979−16829
11.Ironi Ramat Gan 2261617031906−20328
12.Hapoel Holon 2261616901817−12728
Qualification to Playoffs
Qualification to Relegation Playoffs

Pld – Played; W – Won; L – Lost; PF – Points for; PA – Points against; Diff – Difference; Pts – Points.

Playoff

The higher ranked team hosts games 1, 3 and 5 (if necessary). The lower ranked team hosts games 2 and 4 (if necessary).

Team #1 Agg. Team #2 Game 1
2–3 May		 Game 2
5–6 May		 Game 3
9–10 May		 Game 4
13 May		 Game 5
17 May
Maccabi Tel Aviv (1)3–2Bnei HaSharon (8)79–8991–58104–8281–9171–69
Hapoel Jerusalem (2)3–1Maccabi Rishon LeZion (7)73–6975–6478–87 (OT)62–56
Galil/Gilboa (3)3–0Ironi Ashkelon (6)92–8184–7394–76
Maccabi Haifa (4)1–3Elitzur Maccabi Netanya (5)76–8875–7375–7771–75

Final four
Main article: 2009–2010 Israeli Final Four
 
Semifinals
25 May		Final
27 May
 
      
 
 
 
 
Hapoel Jerusalem69
 
 
 
Gilboa/Galil79
 
Gilboa/Galil90
 
 
 
Maccabi Tel Aviv77
 
Maccabi Tel Aviv104
 
 
Elitzur Maccabi Netanya78
 
Third place
 
 
 
 
 
Hapoel Jerusalem95
 
 
Elitzur Maccabi Netanya82

Relegation playoff

The higher ranked team hosts games 1, 3 and 5 (if necessary). The lower ranked team hosts games 2 and 4 (if necessary).

Team #1 Agg. Team #2 Game 1
2–3 May		 Game 2
5–6 May		 Game 3
9–10 May		 Game 4
13 May		 Game 5
16–17 May
Ironi Nahariya (9)2–3Hapoel Holon (12)73–6870–7682–7655–7164–75
Hapoel Afula (10)3–2Ironi Ramat Gan (11)71–7584–9196–9279–7186–81

Ironi Ramat Gan and Ironi Nahariya were relegated to Liga Leumit.

See also

References
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