# 2006 Israeli Basketball League Cup

Winner Cup 2006 is the 1st edition of the Israeli basketball pre-season tournament - Winner Cup. It was played on 15 October-19 October in Jerusalem at the Malha Arena, during the jewish holiday of Sukkot. Ironi Ashkelon has won the cup after beating Maccabi Rishon LeZion 79-73 in the final.

## Withdrawals

The teams that finished at the top eight places on Basketball Super League 2005–06 were supposed to compete in the tournament.
Maccabi Tel Aviv that finished 1st in the 2005-06 season has withdrawn from the tournament due to schedule problems.
Hapoel Tel Aviv that finished on the 8th place was relegated to the 2nd division due to financial problems and was not eligible to compete in the tournament.
The both teams were replaced by the 9th and 10th ranked teams - Bnei HaSharon and Ironi Ramat Gan, respectively.

## Tournament Bracket

The teams were matched by their last season standings (2nd VS 10th, 3rd VS 9th, etc...).
| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final |
| Ironi Nahariya | Ironi Nahariya | 77 | | | | | | |
| Maccabi Giv'at Shmuel | Maccabi Giv'at Shmuel | 87 | | | | | | |
| Maccabi Giv'at Shmuel | Maccabi Giv'at Shmuel | 87 | Maccabi Giv'at Shmuel | Maccabi Giv'at Shmuel | 102 | | | |
| | | | Maccabi Rishon LeZion | Maccabi Rishon LeZion | 109 | | | |
| Maccabi Rishon LeZion | Maccabi Rishon LeZion | 77 | Maccabi Rishon LeZion | Maccabi Rishon LeZion | 109 | | | |
| Bnei HaSharon | Bnei HaSharon | 76 | | | | | | |
| Bnei HaSharon | Bnei HaSharon | 76 | | | | Maccabi Rishon LeZion | Maccabi Rishon LeZion | 73 |
| | | | | | | Ironi Ashkelon | Ironi Ashkelon | 79 |
| Ironi Ashkelon | Ironi Ashkelon | 101 | | | | | | | Ironi Ashkelon | Ironi Ashkelon | 79 |
| Hapoel Galil Elyon | Hapoel Galil Elyon | 85 | | | |
| Hapoel Galil Elyon | Hapoel Galil Elyon | 85 | Ironi Ashkelon | Ironi Ashkelon | 65 | Third place | Third place | Third place |
| | | | Hapoel Jerusalem | Hapoel Jerusalem | 60 |
| Ironi Ramat Gan | Ironi Ramat Gan | 72 | Hapoel Jerusalem | Hapoel Jerusalem | 60 | Maccabi Giv'at Shmuel | Maccabi Giv'at Shmuel | 89 |
| Hapoel Jerusalem | Hapoel Jerusalem | 83 | | | | Hapoel Jerusalem | Hapoel Jerusalem | 93 |

## Results
### Quarter-finals

* 15 October 17:30
* Report
| Ironi Nahariya | 77–87 | Maccabi Giv'at Shmuel |
| Scoring by quarter: 20-21, 23-19, 13-23, 21-24 |||
| Pts: Ben David 18 Rebs: Kozikaro 8 Asts: Limonad 6 | | Pts: Davis 26 Rebs: Wallace 10 Asts: Straight 8 |
* Malha Arena
* 15 October 20:00
* Report
| Ironi Ramat Gan | 72–83 | Hapoel Jerusalem |
| Scoring by quarter: 21-28, 16-25, 15-14, 20-16 |||
| Pts: Allen 30 Rebs: Louis, Allen 6 Asts: McCants 12 | | Pts: Austin 18 Rebs: Golemac, Austin 7 Asts: Austin 5 |
* Malha Arena
* 16 October 17:30
* Report
| Ironi Ashkelon | 101–85 | Hapoel Galil Elyon |
| Scoring by quarter: 10-22, 33-15, 19-26, 39-22 |||
| Pts: Eitan 31 Rebs: Miles 15 Asts: Hatten,Miles 7 | | Pts: Casspi 24 Rebs: Blloberk, Stockman 6 Asts: Rot 7 |
* Malha Arena
* 16 October 20:00
* Report
| Maccabi Rishon LeZion | 77–76 | Bnei HaSharon |
| Scoring by quarter: 21-16, 19-17, 23-13, 14-30 |||
| Pts: Shimonovich 19 Rebs: Shimonovich 12 Asts: Kantor,Tolbert,Shimonovich 4 | | Pts: Williams, Cisse 15 Rebs: Cisse 13 Asts: Katz 5 |
* Malha Arena

### Semi-finals

* 18 October
* Report
| Maccabi Rishon LeZion | 109–102 (90-90) | Maccabi Giv'at Shmuel |
| Scoring by quarter: 17-27, 29-19, 22-23, 22-21, Overtime: 19-12 |||
| Pts: Kantor,Moore 21 Rebs: Moore 12 Asts: Sidney 8 | | Pts: Straight 29 Rebs: Wallace 16 Asts: Davis 5 |
* Malha Arena
* 18 October
* Report
| Hapoel Jerusalem | 60–65 | Ironi Ashkelon |
| Scoring by quarter: 22-14, 19-19, 9-17, 10-15 |||
| Pts: Bowers 19 Rebs: Golemac, Bowers 9 Asts: Golemac 8 | | Pts: Hatten 20 Rebs: Miles 8 Asts: Colman 5 |
* Malha Arena

### Third-place game

* 19 October
* Report
| Hapoel Jerusalem | 93–89 | Maccabi Giv'at Shmuel |
| Scoring by quarter: 18-22, 24-15, 29-21, 22-30 |||
| Pts: Bowers 20 | | Pts: Davis 35 |
* Malha Arena

### Final

* 19 October
* Report
| Maccabi Rishon LeZion | 73–79 | Ironi Ashkelon |
| Scoring by quarter: 27-18, 12-26, 17-15, 17-20 |||
| Pts: Tolbert 27 Rebs: Moore 10 Asts: Moore 3 | | Pts: Eitan 17 Rebs: Hatten 13 Asts: Hatten 5 |
* Malha Arena