Elitzur Ironi Netanya ( he, אליצור עירוני קוסמוס נדל"ן נתניה) is a professional basketball club based in
Netanya
Netanya (also known as Natanya, he, נְתַנְיָה) is a city in the Northern Central District of Israel, and is the capital of the surrounding Sharon plain. It is north of Tel Aviv, and south of Haifa, between Poleg stream and Wingate I ...
,
Israel
Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...
. The team plays in the
Israeli Basketball Premier League
Ligat HaAl ( he, ליגת העל, lit., ''Supreme League or Premier League''), or the Israeli Basketball Premier League, is the top-tier level league of professional sports, professional competition in Israeli sports club, club basketball, making ...
, since its promotion in 2021.
History
Elitzur Netanya (1959–1998)
Elizur Netanya was promoted to the first league in 1985. In their first season, the team qualified for the
playoff finals against Maccabi Tel Aviv but lost both games in the Playoffs. Among the most prominent stars of Elitzur Netanya were:
Willie Sims, Carl Neverson, Terry Fair, Danny Bracha and Jimmy Hall. In their second season in the first division, the team finished in fourth place. In their third season, the team qualified for the
Israeli Basketball State Cup
The Israeli Basketball State Cup ( he, גביע המדינה בכדורסל) is the second most important professional basketball competition in Israel, after the Israeli Basketball Super League, Israeli Super League. It is the national federation ...
finals, but the team was defeated by
Hapoel Galil Elyon.
In the 1988–89 season, the team struggled against the relegation to the second division, but finally the team finished in tenth place and secured their place in the first division. However, the team could not open the next season and in fact did not appear at all due to heavy debts and the team relegated to the lower leagues. In total, the team played for four consecutive seasons (1985–1989) in the first division.
Barak Netanya (1998–2005)
At the end of the 1998 season, Elitzur was merged with Maccabi Netanya and renamed "Elizur Maccabi Natanya". One year later, they decided to add to the club's title the name "Barak", following a plane crash incident of Netanya's fan - Zvi Barak, who entered into coma.
From 2000 to 2006, Netanya climbed back from League A (Fourth-tier division) to the
Liga Leumit (Second-tier division). In the 2006–07 season, the team was close to promote to the
Israeli Basketball Premier League
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but they were eliminated by
Elitzur Kiryat Ata
Ironi Kiryat Ata is an Israeli professional basketball club based in Kiryat Ata, a city in the Haifa District of Israel, which currently competes in the Israeli Basketball Premier League. The team was founded in 1980, and was promoted to the top di ...
in a playoff series for the third place leading to the Premier League.
In the 2007–08 season, Netanya led the Liga Leumit's table, losing only one game during the regular season. In the playoffs, They defeated Hapoel Tivon, Hod Hasharon and
Hapoel Afula in the Playoffs and was promoted back to the Premier League.
In the
2009–10 season, Netanya reached the
Israeli League Final Four as the fifth seed. Netanya defeated
Maccabi Haifa 3–1 in the Quarterfinals, but eventually they lost to
Maccabi Tel Aviv in the Semifinals.
In the
2010–11 season, Netanya reached the
2011 Israeli State Cup Finals, but they lost to
Maccabi Tel Aviv.
In the summer of 2014, Netanya was relegated to
Liga Leumit due to financial difficulties.
In the 2014–2015 season, Netanya finished the Liga Leumit regular season as fifth seed, but they were eliminated in the playoff semifinals by
Ironi Kiryat Ata
Maccabi Ironi Kiryat Ata ( he, מכבי עירוני קריית אתא) is an Israeli football club, located in Kiryat Ata. They play in Liga Alef and play at the Kiryat Ata Municipal Stadium.
History
The club was originally based in Acre and ...
.
On July 21, 2015, Barak Netanya was dissolved due to financial issues.
Elitzur cosmos real estate Netanya (2016–present)
In the summer of 2016, the team was re-established and changed their name to "Elizur cosmos real estate Netanya" and played in the
Liga Artzit.
In the 2016–17 season, Netanya led the Liga Artzit's and reached the finals, but they eventually lost to Maccabi Kiryat Motzkin.
In the 2017–18 season, Netanya was promoted to the
Liga Leumit after they defeated
A.S. Ramat Hasharon
A.S. Ramat HaSharon ( he, א.ס. רמת השרון) is a professional basketball club based in Ramat HaSharon, Israel. The club are currently members of the Israeli National League.
History
The club first participated in the Super League in t ...
2-1 in the finals.
In 2021, Netanya was promoted to the
Israeli Basketball Premier League
Ligat HaAl ( he, ליגת העל, lit., ''Supreme League or Premier League''), or the Israeli Basketball Premier League, is the top-tier level league of professional sports, professional competition in Israeli sports club, club basketball, making ...
, after placing the top two places of the
2020–21 National League
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.
Roster
Notable players
Former managers
*
Ralf Klein
*
Zvika Sherf
Zvi Sherf ( he, צבי שרף; born December 18, 1951 in Tel Aviv, Israel), known almost universally by his nickname Zvika ( he, צביקה), is an Israeli former basketball player and professional basketball coach.
Coaching career
Sherf played b ...
*
Danny Franco
Danny Franco (דני פרנקו; born 5 December 1973) is an Israeli basketball coach. He is currently the head coach of Hapoel Tel Aviv of the Israeli Premier League.
Franco began his coaching path as coach for Hapoel Tel Aviv's youth teams, a ...
*
Eric Alfasi
Eric Alfasi ( he, אריק אלפסי; July 1, 1972 – September 22, 2021) was an Israeli professional basketball coach and a professional basketball player. He was the head coach of Hapoel Eilat of the Israeli Premier League.
Biography
As a ...
Honours
*
Domestic Championship:
**Runners-up (1): 1985–86
*
Domestic Cup
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:
**Runners-up (2): 1987–88, 2010–11
*
Liga Leumit:
**Champions (1): 2008–09
**Regular season champions (2): 2007–08, 2008–09
*
Association Cup
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*Club (organization), an association of two or more people united by a common interest or goal
*Trade association, an organization founded and funded by businesses that operate in a specific industry
*Voluntary associatio ...
:
**Champions (1): 2009
References
External links
Profile on ''Eurobasket.com''
{{Israeli Basketball National League
Israeli Basketball Premier League teams
Basketball teams in Israel
Basketball teams established in 1959
1959 establishments in Israel