# 2022–23 Israeli Basketball National League

The 2022-2023 Israeli Basketball National League was the 24th season with the league functioning as the second tier league since the re-alignment in 2000 and the 69th season of second-tier basketball in Israel.

## Teams

The following teams have changed division since the 2021–2022 season.

### To Liga Leumit

Promoted from Liga Artzit
* Elitzur Shomron (North Division)
* Maccabi Rehovot (South Division)
Relegated from Premier League
* Maccabi Rishon LeZion

### From Liga Leumit

Promoted to Premier League
* Ironi Kiryat Ata
Relegated to Liga Artzit
* Maccabi Hod HaSharon
* Maccabi Ashdod
* Hapoel Migdal HaEmek/Jezreel

### Venues and locations

| Team | City | Arena | Capacity |
| A.S. Ramat HaSharon | Ramat HaSharon | Kiryat Yearim Hall | 900 |
| Elitzur Eito Ashkelon | Ashkelon | Ashkelon Sports Arena | 3,000 |
| Elitzur Netanya | Netanya | Yeshurun Hall | 1,000 |
| Elitzur Shomron | Shomron Regional Council | Leader Sport Center, Ganei Tikva | 1,000 |
| Hapoel Afula | Afula | Nir Ha'emak Hall | 1,000 |
| Hapoel Hevel Modi'in | Hevel Modi'in Regional Council | Nahshon Hall, Shoham | 370 |
| Hapoel Ramat Gan Givatayim | Ramat Gan and Givatayim | Zisman Hall | 1,500 |
| Ironi Nahariya | Nahariya | Ein Sara Sport Hall | 2,500 |
| Ironi Ra'anana | Ra'anana | Metro West | 1,668 |
| Maccabi Haifa | Haifa | Romema Arena | 5,000 |
| Maccabi Ma'ale Adumim | Ma'ale Adumim | HaPais Hall | 400 |
| Maccabi Ironi Ramat Gan | Ramat Gan | Zisman Hall | 1,500 |
| Maccabi Rehovot | Rehovot | Barzilai Sports-Center | 700 |
| Maccabi Rishon LeZion | Rishon LeZion | Beit Maccabi Rishon | 2,500 |

## Regular season
### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Hapoel Afula | 26 | 19 | 7 | 2119 | 1945 | +174 | 45 | Advance to playoffs |
| 2 | Maccabi Ironi Ramat Gan | 26 | 17 | 9 | 2105 | 2018 | +87 | 43 | Advance to playoffs |
| 3 | Elitzur Eito Ashkelon | 26 | 17 | 9 | 2243 | 2156 | +87 | 43 | Advance to playoffs |
| 4 | Elitzur Netanya | 26 | 17 | 9 | 2203 | 2066 | +137 | 43 | Advance to playoffs |
| 5 | Ironi Nahariya | 26 | 16 | 10 | 2089 | 1921 | +168 | 42 | Advance to playoffs |
| 6 | Maccabi Rishon LeZion | 26 | 16 | 10 | 2097 | 2028 | +69 | 42 | Advance to playoffs |
| 7 | A.S. Ramat HaSharon | 26 | 14 | 12 | 2294 | 2305 | −11 | 40 | Advance to playoffs |
| 8 | Ironi Ra'anana | 26 | 13 | 13 | 2206 | 2192 | +14 | 39 | Advance to playoffs |
| 9 | Maccabi Ma'ale Adumim | 26 | 12 | 14 | 2092 | 2132 | −40 | 38 | Advance to playouts |
| 10 | Maccabi Haifa | 26 | 11 | 15 | 2166 | 2229 | −63 | 37 | Advance to playouts |
| 11 | Maccabi Rehovot | 26 | 9 | 17 | 2015 | 2106 | −91 | 35 | Advance to playouts |
| 12 | Elitzur Shomron | 26 | 9 | 17 | 2093 | 2170 | −77 | 35 | Advance to playouts |
| 13 | Hapoel Hevel Modi'in | 26 | 8 | 18 | 2132 | 2299 | −167 | 34 | Advance to playouts |
| 14 | Hapoel Ramat Gan Givatayim | 26 | 4 | 22 | 2071 | 2358 | −287 | 30 | Advance to playouts |

### Rounds 1 to 26

| Home \ Away | ARH | EAS | ENE | ESH | HAF | HHM | HRG | IRN | IRA | MHA | MMA | IRG | MRH | MRL |
| A.S. Ramat HaSharon | | 81–85 | 81–76 | 93–91 | 99–86 | 118–80 | 71–83 | 81–95 | 80–93 | 104–94 | 98–93 | 93–104 | 98–92 | 74–92 |
| Elitzur Eito Ashkelon | 102–88 | | 93–88 | 80–76 | 97–86 | 117–110 | 92–82 | 71–87 | 69–85 | 98–83 | 94–79 | 81–84 | 90–71 | 77–66 |
| Elitzur Netanya | 86–78 | 105–101 | | 76–75 | 73–81 | 78–80 | 76–74 | 67–72 | 100–95 | 97–66 | 95–69 | 71–73 | 91–80 | 91–71 |
| Elitzur Shomron | 70–76 | 84–89 | 85–93 | | 73–84 | 85–77 | 84–89 | 66–90 | 75–83 | 94–79 | 84–85 | 78–74 | 83–87 | 53–63 |
| Hapoel Afula | 93–78 | 79–76 | 79–82 | 76–68 | | 85–92 | 104–82 | 79–69 | 81–70 | 92–69 | 77–84 | 74–63 | 78–57 | 71–60 |
| Hapoel Hevel Modi'in | 81–85 | 101–82 | 85–88 | 85–88 | 73–83 | | 96–79 | 86–85 | 67–86 | 77–86 | 80–95 | 83–91 | 62–66 | 85–87 |
| Hapoel Ramat Gan Givatayim | 91–83 | 80–87 | 71–106 | 82–93 | 54–83 | 88–78 | | 66–89 | 88–96 | 87–95 | 84–101 | 88–93 | 73–84 | 81–94 |
| Ironi Nahariya | 87–91 | 95–64 | 74–84 | 90–71 | 65–70 | 80–58 | 86–81 | | 73–79 | 87–73 | 83–76 | 70–78 | 74–70 | 73–58 |
| Ironi Ra'anana | 106–111 | 83–88 | 65–77 | 88–98 | 93–89 | 101–105 | 87–85 | 78–76 | | 96–79 | 73–70 | 78–90 | 101–96 | 80–90 |
| Maccabi Haifa | 105–103 | 85–69 | 95–73 | 77–78 | 89–95 | 84–89 | 98–75 | 70–85 | 66–59 | | 82–98 | 87–69 | 91–77 | 95–85 |
| Maccabi Ma'ale Adumim | 82–67 | 63–91 | 76–104 | 88–94 | 75–82 | 102–63 | 111–85 | 70–65 | 72–87 | 89–78 | | 44–87 | 73–75 | 84–71 |
| Maccabi Ironi Ramat Gan | 82–86 | 70–65 | 80–72 | 84–93 | 70–67 | 90–76 | 79–69 | 75–81 | 99–89 | 88–85 | 75–82 | | 74–73 | 94–69 |
| Maccabi Rehovot | 78–92 | 74–88 | 77–80 | 78–72 | 72–77 | 79–84 | 88–82 | 81–84 | 82–74 | 69–74 | 86–66 | 79–70 | | 73–89 |
| Maccabi Rishon LeZion | 78–85 | 70–97 | 90–74 | 104–82 | 62–68 | 91–79 | 104–71 | 78–74 | 86–81 | 96–81 | 72–65 | 85–69 | 86–71 | |

## Playouts

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification or relegation | MHA | MMA | MRH | ESH | HHM | HRG |
| 9 | Maccabi Haifa | 31 | 16 | 15 | 2682 | 2692 | −10 | 47 | | | | 120–97 | 95–92 | 94–83 | |
| 10 | Maccabi Ma'ale Adumim | 31 | 14 | 17 | 2520 | 2558 | −38 | 45 | | 89–92 | | | 63–85 | | 99–72 |
| 11 | Maccabi Rehovot | 31 | 13 | 18 | 2413 | 2489 | −76 | 44 | | | 84–68 | | 74–67 | | 76–62 |
| 12 | Elitzur Shomron | 31 | 12 | 19 | 2520 | 2569 | −49 | 43 | | | | | | 101–99 | 82–68 |
| 13 | Hapoel Hevel Modi'in | 31 | 9 | 22 | 2587 | 2761 | −174 | 40 | Relegation to Liga Artzit | | 93–109 | 66–67 | | | |
| 14 | Hapoel Ramat Gan Givatayim | 31 | 4 | 27 | 2466 | 2844 | −378 | 35 | Relegation to Liga Artzit | 102–115 | | | | 91–114 | |

## Playoffs

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 1 | Hapoel Afula | 80 | 83 | 75 | 82 | 82 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Ironi Ra'anana | 84 | 63 | 68 | 85 | 64 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Ironi Ra'anana | 84 | 63 | 68 | 85 | 64 | 2 | 1 | Hapoel Afula | 80 | 67 | 77 | 69 | 78 | 3 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 4 | Elitzur Netanya | 62 | 85 | 65 | 85 | 68 | 2 | | | |
| 4 | Elitzur Netanya | 91 | 74 | 102 | 74 | — | 3 | 4 | Elitzur Netanya | 62 | 85 | 65 | 85 | 68 | 2 | | | |
| 5 | Ironi Nahariya | 58 | 73 | 106 | 62 | — | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Ironi Nahariya | 58 | 73 | 106 | 62 | — | 1 | | | | | | | | | 1 | Hapoel Afula | 66 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Maccabi Ironi Ramat Gan | 69 |
| 3 | Elitzur Eito Ashkelon | 75 | 66 | 82 | 77 | 84 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Maccabi Ironi Ramat Gan | 69 |
| 6 | Maccabi Rishon LeZion | 61 | 75 | 78 | 86 | 58 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Maccabi Rishon LeZion | 61 | 75 | 78 | 86 | 58 | 2 | 2 | Maccabi Ironi Ramat Gan | 79 | 85 | 89 | 79 | 93 | 3 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 3 | Elitzur Eito Ashkelon | 76 | 87 | 78 | 83 | 81 | 2 | | | |
| 2 | Maccabi Ironi Ramat Gan | 86 | 100 | 88 | 94 | — | 3 | 3 | Elitzur Eito Ashkelon | 76 | 87 | 78 | 83 | 81 | 2 | | | |
| 7 | A.S. Ramat HaSharon | 85 | 101 | 85 | 87 | — | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Quarterfinals

| Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 |
| Hapoel Afula | 3–2 | Ironi Ra'anana | 80–84 | 83–63 | 75–68 | 82–85 | 82–64 |
| Elitzur Netanya | 3–1 | Ironi Nahariya | 91–58 | 74–73 | 102–106 | 74–62 | — |
| Elitzur Eito Ashkelon | 3–2 | Maccabi Rishon LeZion | 75–61 | 66–75 | 82–78 | 77–86 | 84–58 |
| Maccabi Ironi Ramat Gan | 3–1 | A.S. Ramat HaSharon | 86–85 | 100–101 | 88–85 | 94–87 | — |

#### Game 5
### Semifinals

| Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 |
| Hapoel Afula | 3–2 | Elitzur Netanya | 80–62 | 67–85 | 77–65 | 69–85 | 78–68 |
| Maccabi Ironi Ramat Gan | 3–2 | Elitzur Eito Ashkelon | 79–76 | 85–87 | 89–78 | 79–83 | 93–81 |