# Liga Artzit (basketball)

Liga Artzit (Hebrew: ליגה ארצית. Artzit) is the third tier level league of basketball competition in Israel. It is the league level that is below the second tier level Liga Leumit.
Until the 1991-92 season it was the second tier level league of basketball competition in Israel.

## League system

The league contains 12 clubs (in two districts), which compete in a home-and-away round-robin. At the end of the season, the first team from each district (South/North) is promoted to the Liga Leumit.
The two teams that finish at the bottom of the table are relegated to the fourth tier, Liga Alef.

## Current teams
### North

| Team | City | Arena | Capacity |
| Hapoel Acre/Mateh Asher | Acre and Mateh Asher Regional Council | HaPais Moshe Sharett | 200 |
| Hapoel Emek Hefer | Hefer Valley Regional Council | Ramot Yam Sports Hall, Mikhmoret | 332 |
| Hapoel Gilboa Brosh | Gilboa Regional Council | Ein Harod Sport Hall | 320 |
| Hapoel Lev Hof HaSharon "Kalina" | Hof HaSharon Regional Council | Education center Dror, Lev HaSharon | 350 |
| Hapoel Megiddo | Megiddo Regional Council | Mishmar HaEmek Sports Hall | 1,000 |
| Hapoel Nof HaGalil | Nof HaGalil | HaPais Alon Sports Hall | 350 |
| Hapoel Tel Aviv "Uri" | Tel Aviv | Ironi Tet High School Sport Hall | 250 |
| Hapoel Tiberias/Jordan Valley | Tiberias and Jordan Valley | Beit Yerach Sports Hall | 300 |
| Ironi Elizur Givatayim | Givatayim | Telem Sport Hall | 473 |
| Maccabi Elitzur Petah Tikva | Petah Tikva | Rozmarin Sport Hall | 500 |
| Maccabi Hadera | Hadera | Enerbox Ha'pais Toto | 2,582 |
| Maccabi Haifa | Haifa | Romema Arena | 5,000 |
| Maccabi Hod HaSharon | Hod HaSharon | Atidim Sports Hall | 400 |
| Maccabi Kiryat Bialik | Kiryat Bialik | Matnas Givat HaRakafot | 200 |
| Maccabi Kiryat Motzkin | Kiryat Motzkin | Yitzhak Navon Sport Hall | 600 |

### South

| Team | City | Arena | Capacity |
| A.S. Ashkelon/Maccabi Kiryat Gat | Ashkelon and Kiryat Gat | Alon Sport Hall | 500 |
| Elitzur Givat Shmuel | Givat Shmuel | Morasht Neria School Sport Hall | 900 |
| Elitzur Lod Nahal Sorek | Lod and Nahal Sorek Regional Council | Neria School Sport Hall, Lod | 450 |
| Elitzur Neve David Ramla | Ramla | Kiryat Menacham Sport Hall | 2,000 |
| Hapoel Ashdod Matan/Mabu'im | Ashdod and Mabu'im | Shilo School Sport Hall | 400 |
| Hapoel Hevel Eilot | Hevel Eilot Regional Council | Yotvata Sport Hall | 600 |
| Hapoel Hevel Modi'in | Hevel Modi'in Regional Council | Nachshon Middle School, Shoham | 300 |
| Hapoel Mateh Yehuda | Mateh Yehuda Regional Council | HaRotev High School, Tzora | 250 |
| Hapoel Netzer Sereni Arik/Gezer | Netzer Sereni and Gezer Regional Council | Netzer Sereni Sport Hall | 250 |
| Hapoel Ramat Gan Givatayim | Ramat Gan and Givatayim | Ort Ebin Sport Hall | 450 |
| Ironi Kiryat Ono "Shikko" | Kiryat Ono | Sport Hall School Alumim | 500 |
| Maccabi Ashdod/Gederot | Ashdod and Gederot Regional Council | Mekif Het High School Sport Hall | 500 |
| Maccabi Be'er Ya'akov | Be'er Ya'akov | Max Center | 450 |
| Maccabi Dimona | Dimona | Noam Haim Sport Hall | 650 |
| Maccabi Ma'ale Adumim | Ma'ale Adumim | HaPais Ma'ale Adumim Sports Hall | 600 |
| Maccabi Tel Aviv/Shoham | Tel Aviv and Shoham | Nitzanim Sport Hall | 500 |

## Past seasons champions

| Season | North champion | South champion | Other Promoted ['s] |
| 1992/1993 | Hapoel Haifa | | |
| 1993/1994 | Hapoel Safed | Ironi Ra'anana | |
| 1994/1995 | Maccabi Karmiel | Elitzur Rishon LeZion | |
| 1995/1996 | Hapoel Afula | Maccabi Rehovot | |
| 1996/1997 | Maccabi Haifa | Ironi Ashkelon | Beitar Migdal ha-Emek Elitzur Bat Yam |
| 1997/1998 | Hapoel Beit Eli'ezer | Maccabi Ashdod | |
| 1998/1999 | Elitzur Kiryat Ata | Elitzur Ramla | |
| 1999/2000 | Hapoel Nahariya | Ironi Kiryat Ono | Hapoel Lev HaSharon |
| 2000/2001 | Maccabi Hod HaSharon | | |
| 2001/2002 | Maccabi Kiryat Bialik | Hapoel Kfar Saba | |
| 2002/2003 | Hapoel Migdal ha-Emek | Hapoel Holon | |
| 2003/2004 | Hapoel Yarka | B.C. Ramat Ef'al | |
| 2004/2005 | Barak Netanya | Hapoel Giv'atayim | Beitar Binyamina Maccabi Hod HaSharon |
| 2005/2006 | Hapoel Nazareth Illit | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | Hapeol Yokneam/Megiddo |
| 2006/2007 | Maccabi Haifa | Elitzur Yavne | |
| 2007/2008 | Elitzur Kokhav Ya'ir | Ironi Ness Ziona | Hapoel Kiryat Tiv'on Hapoel Kfar Saba Hapoel Be'eri |
| 2008/2009 | Hapoel Haifa | Maccabi Be'er Ya'akov | |
| 2009/2010 | Hapoel Ussishkin | Maccabi Petah Tikva | |
| 2010/2011 | Ironi Kiryat Ata | Ironi Ness Ziona | |
| 2011/2012 | Maccabi Kiryat Bialik | Maccabi Kiryat Gat | Hapoel Galil Elyon |
| 2012/2013 | Hapoel Migdal ha-Emek | A.S. Ramat HaSharon | |
| 2013/2014 | Ironi Ra'anana | Maccabi Kiryat Gat | |
| 2014/2015 | Hapoel Ramat Gan Givatayim | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | |
| 2015/2016 | Hapoel Haifa | Maccabi Rehovot | |
| 2016/2017 | Maccabi Kiryat Motzkin | Elitzur Yavne | |
| 2017/2018 | Elitzur Netanya | Elitzur Eito Ashkelon | |
| 2018/2019 | A.S. Ramat HaSharon | Hapoel Hevel Modi'in | |
| 2019/2020 | Hapoel Acre/Mateh Asher | Maccabi Ironi Ramat Gan | |
| 2020/2021 | Hapoel Migdal ha-Emek | Maccabi Ma'ale Adumim | |
| 2021/2022 | Elitzur Shomron | Maccabi Rehovot | |
| 2022/2023 | F.C. Safed | Hapoel Bnei Kafr Qasim | |
| 2023/2024 | Hapoel Migdal ha-Emek | Elitzur Yavne | Hapoel Kfar Saba |