| 2009–2010 Israeli Basketball Super League season | |
|---|---|
| League | Israeli Basketball Super League |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Duration | 24 October 2009 – 27 May 2010 |
| Number of games | 158 |
| Number of teams | 12 |
| TV partner(s) | Sport 5, Israel 10 |
| Regular Season | |
| League champions | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
| Runners-up | Hapoel Jerusalem |
| Top scorer | Justin Dentmon (Hapoel Afula) |
| Relegated to Ligat Leumit | Ironi Nahariya, Hapoel Afula ironi Ramat Gan |
| Final four | |
| Champions | Gilboa/Galil |
| Runners-up | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
| Israeli Basketball Super League seasons | |
| ← 2008–20092010–2011 → | |
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.
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 | 22 | 21 | 1 | 2075 | 1692 | 383 | 43 | 2010–11 Euroleague Group stage |
| 2. | Hapoel Jerusalem | 22 | 14 | 8 | 1913 | 1827 | 86 | 36 | 2010–11 ULEB Eurocup Qualifying Round |
| 3. | Hapoel Gilboa Galil Elyon | 22 | 14 | 8 | 1842 | 1717 | 125 | 36 | 2010-11 Euroleague First qualifying round |
| 4. | Maccabi Haifa | 22 | 14 | 8 | 1758 | 1649 | 109 | 36 | 2010-11 EuroChallenge Qualifying Round |
| 5. | Elitzur Maccabi Netanya | 22 | 14 | 8 | 1795 | 1831 | −36 | 36 | 2010-11 EuroChallenge Group stage |
| 6. | Ironi Ashkelon | 22 | 11 | 11 | 1753 | 1784 | −31 | 33 | |
| 7. | Maccabi Rishon LeZion | 22 | 10 | 12 | 1758 | 1796 | −38 | 32 | |
| 8. | Bnei HaSharon | 22 | 9 | 13 | 1712 | 1705 | +7 | 31 | |
| 9. | Ironi Nahariya | 22 | 7 | 15 | 1672 | 1779 | −107 | 29 | Relegation to the 2010-11 Liga Leumit |
| 10. | Hapoel Afula | 22 | 7 | 15 | 1811 | 1979 | −168 | 29 | |
| 11. | Ironi Ramat Gan | 22 | 6 | 16 | 1703 | 1906 | −203 | 28 | |
| 12. | Hapoel Holon | 22 | 6 | 16 | 1690 | 1817 | −127 | 28 |
| 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) | 3–2 | Bnei HaSharon (8) | 79–89 | 91–58 | 104–82 | 81–91 | 71–69 |
| Hapoel Jerusalem (2) | 3–1 | Maccabi Rishon LeZion (7) | 73–69 | 75–64 | 78–87 (OT) | 62–56 | |
| Galil/Gilboa (3) | 3–0 | Ironi Ashkelon (6) | 92–81 | 84–73 | 94–76 | ||
| Maccabi Haifa (4) | 1–3 | Elitzur Maccabi Netanya (5) | 76–88 | 75–73 | 75–77 | 71–75 |
Final four
Main article: 2009–2010 Israeli Final Four| Semifinals 25 May | Final 27 May | |||||
| Hapoel Jerusalem | 69 | |||||
| Gilboa/Galil | 79 | |||||
| Gilboa/Galil | 90 | |||||
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | 77 | |||||
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | 104 | |||||
| Elitzur Maccabi Netanya | 78 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| Hapoel Jerusalem | 95 | |||||
| Elitzur Maccabi Netanya | 82 | |||||
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) | 2–3 | Hapoel Holon (12) | 73–68 | 70–76 | 82–76 | 55–71 | 64–75 |
| Hapoel Afula (10) | 3–2 | Ironi Ramat Gan (11) | 71–75 | 84–91 | 96–92 | 79–71 | 86–81 |
Ironi Ramat Gan and Ironi Nahariya were relegated to Liga Leumit.
See also
References
| Israeli Basketball Premier League | |
|---|---|
| Current teams | |
| Former teams | |
| Seasons | |
| Final Fours and Finals | |
| Awards and Stats | |
| Related competitions | |
| 2009–10 European international basketball competitions | |
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| « 2008–09 2010–11 » | |
| Continental competitions | |
| Regional leagues | |