# 2024–25 Israeli Basketball National League

The 2024-2025 Israeli Basketball National League will be its 26th season as the second tier since its re-alignment in 2000 and the 71st season of second-tier basketball in Israel.

## Format

On 30 July, 2024 the Israel Basketball Association announces new game system for the National League. The regular season be played in a 26-round (13 round-robin format). The top 6 finishers will advance to the Top-teams League Group, and the 7th to 14th ranked teams will advance to the Bottom-Teams League Group. The winner of the Top-teams League Group will be promoted to the Premier League, while the 2nd to 9th ranked teams (2nd to 6th from the Top-teams League Group and 7th to 9th Bottom-Teams League Group) will advance to the playoff to determine the second team that will be promoted. The two teams that finish at the bottom of the Bottom-Teams League Group will be relegated to the Liga Artzit.

## Teams

The following teams have changed division since the 2023–2024 season.

### To Liga Leumit

Promoted from Liga Artzit
* Hapoel Migdal HaEmek/Jezreel (North Division)
* Hapoel Kfar Saba (North Division)
* Elitzur Yavne (South Division)
Relegated from Premier League
* Ironi Eilat

### From Liga Leumit

Promoted to Premier League
* Hapoel Gilboa Galil
* Elitzur Netanya
Relegated to Liga Artzit
* Maccabi Haifa
* Maccabi Ma'ale Adumim
On 29 July 2024, the Israeli Basketball Association decided to attach a new team to the league from Gaza Envelope. the team cannot be promoted or relegated.

### Venues and locations

| Team | City | Arena | Capacity |
| A.S. Elitzur Ashkelon | Ashkelon | Ashkelon Sports Arena | 3,000 |
| A.S. Ramat HaSharon | Ramat HaSharon | Kiryat Yearim Hall | 900 |
| Elitzur Shomron | Shomron Regional Council | Leader Sport Center, Ganei Tikva | 1,000 |
| Elitzur Yavne | Yavne | Ralf Klain Hall | 930 |
| S.C. Safed | Safed | HaPais Hall Safed | 608 |
| Hapoel Bnei Kafr Qasim | Kafr Qasim | Zisman Hall, Ramat Gan | 1,500 |
| Hapoel Migdal HaEmek/Jezreel | Migdal HaEmek and Jezreel Valley Regional Council | Yearot HaEmek | 900 |
| Hapoel Kfar Saba | Kfar Saba | HaYovel Kfar Saba | 680 |
| Ironi Eilat | Eilat | Begin Arena | 1,490 |
| Ironi Nahariya | Nahariya | Ein Sara Sport Hall | 2,500 |
| Ironi Ra'anana | Ra'anana | Metro West | 1,668 |
| Maccabi Rehovot | Rehovot | Barzilai Sports-Center | 700 |
| Maccabi Rishon LeZion | Rishon LeZion | Beit Maccabi Rishon | 2,500 |
| Otef Darom BC | Gaza Envelope | Rotem Hall, Kibutz Magen | 500 |

## Regular season
### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Maccabi Ironi Ra'anana (Q) | 25 | 21 | 4 | 2220 | 1978 | +242 | 46 | Advance to the Top-teams League Group |
| 2 | Maccabi Rishon LeZion (Q) | 25 | 18 | 7 | 2097 | 1927 | +170 | 43 | Advance to the Top-teams League Group |
| 3 | Ironi Eilat (Q) | 25 | 17 | 8 | 2209 | 2043 | +166 | 42 | Advance to the Top-teams League Group |
| 4 | Ironi Nahariya (Q) | 25 | 15 | 10 | 2030 | 1986 | +44 | 40 | Advance to the Top-teams League Group |
| 5 | A.S. Ramat HaSharon (Q) | 24 | 15 | 9 | 2128 | 1981 | +147 | 39 | Advance to the Top-teams League Group |
| 6 | Maccabi Rehovot | 25 | 13 | 12 | 1988 | 1928 | +60 | 38 | Advance to the Top-teams League Group |
| 7 | S.C. Safed | 25 | 13 | 12 | 1976 | 2057 | −81 | 38 | Advance to the Bottom-Teams League Group |
| 8 | Elitzur Yavne | 25 | 13 | 12 | 2251 | 2150 | +101 | 38 | Advance to the Bottom-Teams League Group |
| 9 | A.S. Elitzur Ashkelon | 24 | 13 | 11 | 2013 | 1993 | +20 | 37 | Advance to the Bottom-Teams League Group |
| 10 | Hapoel Migdal HaEmek/Jezreel (X) | 24 | 10 | 14 | 2003 | 2058 | −55 | 34 | Advance to the Bottom-Teams League Group |
| 11 | Hapoel Bnei Kafr Qasim (X) | 25 | 10 | 15 | 1986 | 2153 | −167 | 35 | Advance to the Bottom-Teams League Group |
| 12 | Hapoel Kfar Saba (X) | 25 | 8 | 17 | 2135 | 2243 | −108 | 33 | Advance to the Bottom-Teams League Group |
| 13 | Elitzur Shomron (X) | 25 | 7 | 18 | 2101 | 2217 | −116 | 32 | Advance to the Bottom-Teams League Group |
| 14 | Otef Darom BC (X) | 24 | 0 | 24 | 1818 | 2241 | −423 | 24 | Advance to the Bottom-Teams League Group |

### Rounds 1 to 26

| Home \ Away | ARH | EAS | ESH | EYV | DAR | FCS | HKQ | HMJ | HKS | IEI | INA | IRA | MRH | MRL |
| A.S. Ramat HaSharon | | 88–95 | 96–93 | 89–104 | 95–74 | 87–93 | 78–64 | 101–95 | Mar 25 | 101–82 | 101–84 | 92–84 | 103–65 | 83–85 |
| A.S. Elitzur Ashkelon | 71–86 | | 86–77 | 93–88 | Mar 21 | 103–84 | 84–94 | 87–86 | 95–85 | 76–91 | 71–64 | 59–77 | 100–95 | 73–94 |
| Elitzur Shomron | 76–101 | 101–96 | | 87–96 | 96–76 | 80–82 | 92–97 | Mar 25 | 90–79 | 68–94 | 69–80 | 93–90 | 82–77 | 78–92 |
| Elitzur Yavne | 101–109 | Mar 25 | 99–83 | | 92–85 | 90–64 | 92–85 | 85–96 | 117–80 | 86–94 | 97–78 | 91–96 | 70–74 | 81–94 |
| Otef Darom BC | 82–100 | 72–94 | 86–92 | 89–101 | | 72–100 | 82–89 | 86–93 | 59–84 | 78–94 | 73–94 | 68–85 | Mar 25 | 72–86 |
| S.C. Safed | 74–79 | 60–76 | 79–76 | 100–98 | 87–75 | | 93–82 | 81–73 | 62–79 | Mar 25 | 58–78 | 88–94 | 85–89 | 75–84 |
| Hapoel Bnei Kafr Qasim | 94–78 | 97–92 | 74–102 | 52–102 | 85–78 | 60–74 | | 74–72 | 88–99 | 86–103 | 69–79 | 70–79 | 56–74 | 76–67 |
| Hapoel Migdal HaEmek/Jezreel | Mar 21 | 77–68 | 91–86 | 87–66 | 96–63 | 81–71 | 98–94 | | 77–98 | 91–105 | 68–73 | 70–84 | 67–82 | 88–83 |
| Hapoel Kfar Saba | 84–93 | 105–111 | 88–81 | 88–104 | 99–76 | 81–85 | 103–70 | 87–97 | | 94–102 | 97–93 | 77–99 | 65–91 | 70–87 |
| Ironi Eilat | 85–78 | 68–78 | 92–82 | 68–81 | 94–76 | 102–62 | 86–88 | 92–79 | 95–91 | | 93–68 | 83–94 | 85–77 | 85–70 |
| Ironi Nahariya | 68–82 | 97–94 | 100–78 | 97–79 | 80–69 | 79–83 | 84–81 | 98–72 | 87–81 | 83–70 | | 68–90 | 77–76 | 66–71 |
| Maccabi Ironi Ra'anana | 77–71 | 78–65 | 92–89 | 96–70 | 105–81 | 100–84 | 86–82 | 107–94 | 99–70 | 96–88 | Mar 25 | | 75–63 | 95–90 |
| Maccabi Rehovot | 81–77 | 59–78 | 82–64 | 86–70 | 87–69 | 71–76 | 76–79 | 87–74 | 89–71 | 81–92 | 94–59 | 91–77 | | 65–86 |
| Maccabi Rishon LeZion | 70–60 | 69–68 | 92–86 | 80–90 | 113–77 | 70–76 | Mar 25 | 97–81 | 96–80 | 79–66 | 70–93 | 81–67 | 91–76 | |

## Top-teams League Group

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Maccabi Ironi Ra'anana | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Promoted to the Premier League |
| 2 | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to the playoffs |
| 3 | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to the playoffs |
| 4 | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to the playoffs |
| 5 | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to the playoffs |
| 6 | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to the playoffs |

## Bottom-Teams League Group

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 7 | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to the playoffs |
| 8 | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to the playoffs |
| 9 | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to the playoffs |
| 10 | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 11 | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 12 | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Relegation to Liga Artzit |
| 13 | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Relegation to Liga Artzit |
| 14 | Otef Darom BC (Z, O) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Can't Relegated |
* ↑ Israeli Basketball Association decided that the team from Gaza Envelope cannot be promoted or relegated.

## Playoffs

* Quarterfinals
* 2
* 9
* 5
* 6
* 3
* 7
* 4
* 8