Maccabi Haifa B.C.
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Nickname | The Greens The Greens from the Carmel |
Leagues | Liga Artzit |
Founded | 1954; 71 years ago (1954) |
History | Maccabi Haifa 1954–1999, 2009–present B.C. Haifa 2000-2003 B.C. Haifa/Nesher 2003-2005 Maccabi Haifa/Bat Galim 2005-2006 Maccabi Haifa/Carmel 2006-2007 Maccabi Haifa Heat 2007-2009 |
Arena | Romema Arena |
Capacity | 5,000 |
Location | Haifa, Israel |
Team colours | Green, White |
CEO | Israel Roy Shvetz |
Head coach | Israel Benny Katz |
Team captain | Israel Omer Levi |
Ownership | Maccabi Haifa Carmel |
Championships | 1 Israeli Championships |
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Maccabi Haifa Basketball Club (Hebrew: מועדון הכדורסל מכבי חיפה) known for sponsorship reasons as Maccabi XT Haifa (מכבי XT חיפה) is a professional basketball club based in the city of Haifa in Israel. It is the basketball section of the Maccabi Haifa association. The team plays in the Liga Artzit (the third tier of Israeli basketball). The team currently plays in the Romema Arena, which is home to 5,000 spectators .
History
[edit ]1950s
[edit ]Maccabi Haifa basketball Club was established in 1954 in the port city of Haifa in the Mutasarrifate of Jerusalem Maccabi Haifa, known as "The Greens," is one of the oldest basketball teams in Israel, and is one of the original eight teams that formed the top division in 1953.[1] [2] [3] The club would struggle its first years of existence as they would fail to achieve a winning record in its first five seasons in the league and eventually were relegated in 1960.
1960s
[edit ]Maccabi Haifa would make their return to the Premier League in 1961 as they would stay in the Premier League for the majority of the decade, though the club would undergo many ups and downs through the 1960s. The team would finish the 1967 season with a winning record, their first in club history.
1970s
[edit ]The 1970s would see Maccabi Haifa struggle again in the Premier League. In 1971, the club would reach the Israeli Basketball State Cup finals where they would lose to champions Maccabi Tel Aviv. Maccabi Haifa would qualify for international competition for the first time in club history in the form of the 1971–72 FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup, the team would be eliminated in the first round by French side Denain Voltaire. Maccabi Haifa would once again suffer relegation in 1974, however, this would be short lived as the club would return to the Premier League the following season. Maccabi Haifa wouldn’t escape relegation for long, however, as the club would yet again suffer relegation in 1978.[2] [4]
1980s
[edit ]The 1980s would be a much more stable decade for Maccabi Haifa basketball. After a two year absence, the club made their return to the Premier League in 1980, where they would maintain form and stay altogether in the Premier League for the entire decade. Maccabi Haifa would qualify for the Premier League playoffs for the first time in 1984. In 1985, the club would once again reach the finals of the State Cup, before losing once again to Maccabi Tel Aviv. Maccabi Haifa made their return to international competition participating in the 1985–86 FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup, the team would defeat Cypriot side ENAD in the first round before falling to Yugoslav side Jugoplastika. Maccabi Haifa would qualify for the 1987–88 FIBA Korać Cup were the club would defeat Cypriot side Achilleas Kaimakli in the first round before being eliminated by French side ASVEL in the second round. Koren Amisha would be named the winner of the 1990 Israeli League Rising Star.
1990s
[edit ]Despite optimism from the 1980s, the 1990s would prove to be a disastrous era for Maccabi Haifa. The team would qualify for the 1992–93 FIBA Korać Cup where they were eliminated in the second round by French side Gravelines. Maccabi Haifa tenure in the Premier League would come to an end in 1993, as the club would end up facing relegation. Despite this, Gary Alexander would lead the league in total rebounds per game. The misfortunes kept continuing as the club would last three seasons in the National League before being relegated yet again to the third tier. The club would be able to achieve back-to-back promotions to the National League and the Premier League. The club returned to international competition in the form of the 1999–2000 FIBA Korać Cup were the club would defeat Cypriot side Keravnos Keo in the first round, the club would also top their group in the second round and advance to the playoffs where they would be eliminated by Italian side Pepsi Rimini.
2000s
[edit ]The 2000s would see drastic changes to Maccabi Haifa. In 2000, Haifa mayor Amram Mitzna merged Maccabi Haifa with Hapoel Haifa to form a new club called B.C. Haifa.[1] The 2000–01 Premier League season would see the team finish the season in fourth place in the league table, qualifying for the playoffs where they would be defeated in the semifinals by Maccabi Tel Aviv. B.C. Haifa’s Stanley Brundy lead the league in rebounds per game and Corey Gaines would lead the league in assists per game.
B.C. Haifa were able to maintain the same form for the 2001–02 Premier League season as the team would again finish fourth place and would qualify for the playoffs once more. Once again, B.C. Haifa weren’t able to overpower Maccabi Tel Aviv as they would suffer elimination once more by the perennial champions in the semifinals. Stanley Brundy and Corey Gaines would yet again lead the league in their respective rebounds and assists per game categories.
Despite having success the past two seasons, the 2002–03 season would be one that B.C. Haifa would struggle as the club would finish with a disappointing eleventh place in the league, failing to qualify for the playoffs. Corey Gaines would once again become the few bright spots on the team as he would once again lead the league in assists per game.
B.C. Haifa would undergo a name change from B.C. Haifa to B.C. Haifa/Nesher. While having shown previous success a few seasons ago, the club would begin to experience financial difficulties.[4] The 2003–04 season would be a reflection of this as the club would yet again finish eleventh place, failing to make the playoffs and just avoiding relegation.
The financial difficulties would lead the club to a crashing end as the team would finish the 2004–05 season in twelfth place and ultimately relegation to the National League. The club fate would ultimately see them fold and the last rights of the club would be sold to Bnei HaSharon. The overall merger of Maccabi Haifa and Hapoel Haifa would become a failure that caused a drastic impact of the two clubs as they would later reform into different entities.
In an attempt to salvage the club, former officials decided to change the name of the team's previous second team Maccabi Bat Galim to Maccabi Haifa/Bat Galim officially restoring to Maccabi Haifa name that had been dormant for six years, the main goals was to restore the club's glory days.[5] Maccabi Haifa would have to restart in the third tier, they would achieve promotion back to the National League in 2007. That same year saw Maccabi Haifa being purchased by American businessman Jeffrey Rosen, who invested heavily in the club.[2] [4] In 2008, Maccabi Haifa were officially promoted back to the Premier League.
Jeffrey Rosen investment of the club would show in the 2008–09 season as the team would finish second place in the league. Doron Perkins would become a key piece to the team's success as he would take the 2009 League MVP and would be selected into the 2009 All-Premier League First Team. Davon Jefferson would also excel well as he would win the 2009 Premier League 6th Man of the Year award. Maccabi Haifa coach Avi Ashkenazi would win 2009 Premier League Coach of the Year. The team would reach the Premier League finals before falling once more to champions Maccabi Tel Aviv. The team would also reach the finals of the 2009 State Cup would they would fall to winners Hapoel Holon.
Maccabi Haifa would continue their success as the team would finish third place in the 2009–10 regular season. Despite this, Maccabi Haifa would end up getting upset in the quarterfinals against Elitzur Netanya.
2010s
[edit ]The 2010–11 season would see Maccabi Haifa return to international competition in the form of the 2010–11 FIBA EuroChallenge. Maccabi Haifa would advance out the qualifying round defeating French side Paris-Levallois, they would finish second place in the group in the regular season and qualify for the Round of 16, however, the team would finish third place in their group and fail to make the quarterfinals. Maccabi Haifa were unable to continue their success the past two seasons as the club would finish the league season with a disappointing ninth place finish.
Maccabi Haifa would end up hitting yet another dead end as the team would yet again have another disappointing season as the team would finish the 2011–12 in eleventh place, the team would just narrowly avoid relegation. The season would help show glimpses of what would be a memorable next season to come.
The 2012–13 Premier League season would become one of the most memorable seasons in Maccabi Haifa history as the team would finish the regular season in second place. Gal Mekel would become one of the biggest pieces of Maccabi Haifa’s success as he would become the 2012 League MVP and be elected into the 2012 All-Premier League First Team. His teammate, Pat Calathes would also achieve 2012 All-Premier League First Team recommendation as well. The team's success in 2012 would lead to Brad Greenberg winning the 2012 Premier League Coach of the Year. The team's success would lead them all the way to the Premier League final we’re they would once again meet rivals Maccabi Tel Aviv. Maccabi Haifa would win their first-ever championship in franchise history defeating Maccabi Tel Aviv.[2] [4] [6] Pat Calathes would become the hero for Maccabi Haifa as he would win the 2012 Premier League Finals MVP.
The expectations were high for the defending champions of the Premier League as the Maccabi Haifa would participate in the 2013–14 EuroCup. Maccabi Haifa would finish second place in their group in the regular season, this would allow them to advance to the Round of 32, where they would end up finishing last place in their group and thus elimination from the EuroCup. Maccabi Haifa would continue their league success as the team would finish third place in the regular season. Maccabi Haifa would once again have a League MVP as Donta Smith would win the 2014 Premier League MVP and 2014 All-Premier League First Team selection. Brian Randle would become one of the best defensive players in the league as he would win the 2014 Premier League Defensive Player of the Year. The team would once again make the Premier League finals, we’re they meet once more against Maccabi Tel Aviv, the results, however, we’re different as Maccabi Tel Aviv would come out victorious. Maccabi Haifa’s Dagan Yivzori would end up winning the 2014 Premier League Finals MVP.
Maccabi Haifa would continue their string of playoff appearances as the team would finish the 2014-15 season in fifth place. Ike Ofoegbu would be selected in the 2015 All-Premier League First Team. Maccabi Haifa were unable to reach the finals once more as the team would be eliminated in the quarterfinals against Hapoel Eilat.
Maccabi Haifa showed glimpses of their previous success as the team would finish with a third place finish in 2015-16 the regular season. Gregory Vargas would be one of the biggest focuses of the team as he would win the 2016 Premier League Defensive Player of the Year. Maccabi Haifa would once more see disappointment in the playoffs as they would be once again eliminated in the quarterfinals, this time against eventual league champions Maccabi Rishon LeZion.
The 2016-17 would be considered as a rollercoaster for Maccabi Haifa. The team finished eighth place in the league, qualifying for the playoffs once more. One of the most important players was John DiBartolomeo who became a star in the league as he would win 2017 Premier League MVP and also selected into the 2017 All-Premier League First Team. Gregory Vargas would also once again win the 2017 Premier League Defensive Player of the Year. Despite being the eighth seed, Maccabi Haifa managed to make it all the way to the Premier League Finals where they would fall to eventual champions Hapoel Jerusalem.
Despite everything going well for Maccabi Haifa in the 2010s, the 2017-18 season would signal the downfall of the team once more. Maccabi Haifa would have a disappointing season and would end up finishing twelfth place in the league. The team lost the tie-breaker against Maccabi Rishon LeZion and thus were ultimately relegated to the National League for the first time since 2008. Maccabi Haifa’s stay in the National League would be short-lived as the team would quickly be promoted back to the Premier League the following season.
The 2019-20 saw Maccabi Haifa back in the Premier League, the team would return to the playoffs as they would finish sixth place in the league. James Young helped lead the way as he would lead the league in Points per Game for the campaign. Maccabi Haifa we’re quickly eliminated in the Round of 16 against Maccabi Rishon LeZion.
2020s
[edit ]Maccabi Haifa were unable to achieve success in the 2020-21 season. Maccabi Haifa made their return to international competition by joining the Balkan International Basketball League the team would end up finishing their regular season group in dead last as the team went winless and eliminated from the competition. The Premier League didn’t go any better as the team would finish the season in twelfth place and ultimately relegation back to the National League once more.
Arena
[edit ]Between 2010 and 2012, the team played temporary at Ramot Itzhak Hall in Nesher, because the home arena Romema was renovated and its capacity was increased to 5,000 seats.
Honours and records
[edit ]Israeli Basketball Premier League
- Runner up (4) : 1970–1971, 1984–1985, 2008-2009, 2012-2013
Lower division competitions
[edit ]Liga Artzit / National League (2nd)
- Winners: 1956, 1961, 1974 (North Division), 1980 (North Division), 2019
Roster
[edit ]Current roster
[edit ]Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.
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Notable players
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- Israel Koren Amisha
- Israel Netanel Artzi
- Israel Assaf Barnea
- Israel Avi Ben-Chimol
- Israel Moshe Bitter
- Israel Oz Blayzer
- Israel Michael Brisker
- Israel Chaim Buchbinder
- Israel Adi Gordon
- Israel Roi Huber
- Israel Rani Isaac
- Israel Elishay Kadir
- Israel Ze'ev Kagan
- Israel Itzhak Kisilov
- Israel Uri Kokia
- Israel Ido Kozikaro
- Israel Tom Maayan
- Israel Benny Marcus
- Israel Gal Mekel
- Israel Moshe Mizrahi
- Israel Gabi Neumark
- Israel Shlomo Peled
- Israel Gur Porat
- Israel Ari Rosenberg
- Israel Moran Roth
- Israel Itzhak Rubinstein
- Israel Doron Shefa
- Israel Amit Simhon
- Israel Tomer Steinhauer
- Israel Meir Tapiro
- Israel Dagan Yivzori
- Israel Yiftach Ziv
- Israel Austria Sylven Landesberg
- Israel Belarus Roman Rubinshteyn
- Israel Belarus Roman Sorkin
- Israel Denmark Chanan Colman
- Israel Russia Alexey Chubrevich
- Israel Russia Daniel Koperberg
- Israel Tunisia Dror Hajaj
- Israel United States David Blatt
- Israel United States Stanley Brundy
- Israel United States Cory Carr
- Israel United States Glenn Consor
- Israel United States John DiBartolomeo
- Israel United States Ryan Lexer
- Israel United States David Mastbaum
- Israel United States Willie Sims
- Israel United States Chris Smith
- Israel United States James Terry
- Israel United States Willy Workman
- The Bahamas Mark Dean
- Dominican Republic Rigoberto Mendoza
- Greece United States Pat Calathes
- Jamaica United States Andrew Kennedy
- Mexico United States Orlando Méndez-Valdez
- Mexico United States Alex Pérez-Kaufmann
- Mexico United States Paul Stoll
- Nigeria United States Ike Ofoegbu
- Panama Trevor Gaskins
- Puerto Rico Ángel Rodríguez
- Senegal Mamadou N'Diaye
- Serbia Petar Arsić
- Serbia Mlađan Šilobad
- United States Demetrius Alexander
- United States Gary Alexander
- United States Andrew Andrews
- United States Rashid Atkins
- United States Joe Binion
- United States Brandon Bowman
- United States Michael Cobbins
- United States Greg Cook
- United States Keron DeShields
- United States Chris Dowe
- United States Corey Gaines
- United States Will Graves
- United States Steve Hood
- United States Jermaine Jackson
- United States Davon Jefferson
- United States Kalin Lucas
- United States Devyn Marble
- United States Tony Mitchell
- United States Randy Owens
- United States Doron Perkins
- United States Kevinn Pinkney
- United States Carlos Powell
- United States Brian Randle
- United States Jason Rich
- United States Frank Robinson
- United States René Rougeau
- United States Ben Strong
- United States James Thomas
- United States Bernard Thompson
- United States Tyler Wilkerson
- United States James Young
- Venezuela Néstor Colmenares
- Venezuela Gregory Vargas
- Venezuela United States Donta Smith
Accomplishments per season
[edit ]Accomplishments per season | ||||||||||||||
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Season | League | State Cup | League Cup | Europe | Head Coach['s] | |||||||||
Division | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pos | Playoff | ||||||
1953/1954 | Liga Artzit | Not held | DNQ | Israel Nethanel Sneh | ||||||||||
1955 | DNQ | Israel Mordechai Mamran | ||||||||||||
1955/1956 | Cancelled due to Suez Crisis | DNQ | ||||||||||||
1957 | Liga Artzit | DNQ | Israel Zvi Ornstein | |||||||||||
1957/1958 | DNQ | Israel Peter Benedek | ||||||||||||
19585960 | DNQ | Israel Peter Benedek, Israel Yousef Abu Rashed | ||||||||||||
1960/1961 | Liga Alef | DNQ | ||||||||||||
1961/1962 | Liga Leumit | DNQ | Israel Abraham Tor | |||||||||||
1962/1963 | DNQ | Israel Abraham Tor | ||||||||||||
1963/1964 | DNQ | Israel Haim Chanin | ||||||||||||
1964/1965 | DNQ | Israel Haim Chanin | ||||||||||||
1965/1966 | DNQ | Israel Shmuel Yakobson | ||||||||||||
1966/1967 | DNQ | Israel Shmuel Yakobson | ||||||||||||
1967/1968 | DNQ | Israel Shlomo Duvdavani | ||||||||||||
1968/1969 | DNQ | Israel Yousef Abu Rashed | ||||||||||||
1969/1970 | DNQ | Israel Haim Chanin, Israel Aryeh Doidsko, Israel Itzhak Rubinstein | ||||||||||||
1970/1971 | DNQ | Israel Itzhak Rubinsteinm, Israel Shmuel Yakobson | ||||||||||||
1971/1972 | Winners' Cup | First round | Israel Abraham Tor, Israel Haim Buchbinder | |||||||||||
1972/1973 | DNQ | Israel Haim Buchbinder, Israel Eli Manana | ||||||||||||
1974 | Liga Artzit | DNQ | ||||||||||||
1974/1975 | Liga Leumit | DNQ | Israel Haim Buchbinder | |||||||||||
1975/1976 | DNQ | Israel Shlomo Duvdavani, Israel Haim Buchbinder | ||||||||||||
1976/1977 | DNQ | Israel Haim Buchbinder | ||||||||||||
1977/1978 | DNQ | Israel Rahamim Nakash, Israel Shlomo Duvdavani, Israel Rani Isaac | ||||||||||||
1978/1979 | Liga Artzit | DNQ | ||||||||||||
1979/1980 | DNQ | |||||||||||||
1980/1981 | Liga Leumit | DNQ | Israel Mordechai Lederman | |||||||||||
1981/1982 | DNQ | Israel Simi Riger, Israel Kalman Rozenberg | ||||||||||||
1982/1983 | DNQ | Israel Kalman Rozenberg, Israel Micha Rab | ||||||||||||
1983/1984 | DNQ | Israel Pini Gershon | ||||||||||||
1984/1985 | DNQ | Israel Pini Gershon | ||||||||||||
1985/1986 | Winners' Cup | Second round | United States Fran O'Hanlon | |||||||||||
1986/1987 | DNQ | Israel Pini Gershon | ||||||||||||
1987/1988 | Korać Cup | Second round | Israel Yossi Harari, Israel Haim Buchbinder | |||||||||||
1988/1989 | DNQ | Israel Pini Gershon | ||||||||||||
1989/1990 | DNQ | Israel Rani Kahana | ||||||||||||
1990/1991 | DNQ | Israel Rani Kahana | ||||||||||||
1991/1992 | DNQ | Israel Yariv Varshitzki, Israel Roni Barshats | ||||||||||||
1992/1993 | Leumit A | Korać Cup | Second round | Israel Roni Barshats, Israel Ari Rosenberg | ||||||||||
1993/1994 | Leumit B | DNQ | ||||||||||||
1994/1995 | DNQ | |||||||||||||
1995/1996 | DNQ | |||||||||||||
1996/1997 | Liga Artzit | Not participating [7] | DNQ | |||||||||||
1997/1998 | Leumit B | DNQ | ||||||||||||
1998/1999 | Leumit A | DNQ | Israel Avi Ashkenazi | |||||||||||
1999/2000 | Korać Cup | Third round | Israel Avi Ashkenazi, Israel Yariv Varshitzki | |||||||||||
2000/2001 | Ligat HaAl | DNQ | Israel Effi Birnbaum | |||||||||||
2001/2002 | DNQ | Israel Effi Birnbaum | ||||||||||||
2002/2003 | DNQ | Israel Meir Kaminski, Israel Yariv Varshitzki | ||||||||||||
2003/2004 | DNQ | Israel Erez Bitman, Israel Zvika Horovitz, Israel Ofer Berkovich | ||||||||||||
2004/2005 | DNQ | Israel Erez Bitman, Israel Yariv Varshitzki | ||||||||||||
2005/2006[8] | Liga Artzit | Not participating [9] | DNQ | Israel Toby Salilat | ||||||||||
2006/2007 | DNQ | DNQ | Israel Toby Salilat | |||||||||||
2007/2008 | Liga Leumit | DNQ | Israel Avi Ashkenazi | |||||||||||
2008/2009 | Ligat HaAl | DNQ | Israel Avi Ashkenazi | |||||||||||
2009/2010 | 3rd | DNQ | Israel Avi Ashkenazi | |||||||||||
2010/2011 | DNQ | EuroChallenge | Last16 | Israel Elad Hasin, Israel Ami Nawi, Israel Mickey Gorka | ||||||||||
2011/2012 | DNQ | Israel Mickey Gorka, Israel Rami Hadar, Israel Offer Rahimi | ||||||||||||
2012/2013 | Semifinal | DNQ | United States Brad Greenberg | |||||||||||
2013/2014 | Withdrew | EuroCup | Last32 | Israel Danny Franco | ||||||||||
2014/2015 | Quarterfinal | Withdrew | Israel Rami Hadar | |||||||||||
2015/2016 | Quarterfinal | DNQ | Israel Rami Hadar | |||||||||||
2016/2017 | Quarterfinal | DNQ | Israel Offer Rahimi | |||||||||||
2017/2018 | Withdrew | Withdrew | Israel Offer Rahimi, Israel Nati Cohen, Israel Barak Peleg | |||||||||||
2018/2019 | Liga Leumit | Withdrew | DNQ | Israel Barak Peleg, Venezuela Daniel Seoane | ||||||||||
2019/2020 | Ligat HaAl | First round | DNQ | Venezuela Daniel Seoane | ||||||||||
2020/2021 | Quarterfinal | BIBL League | First round | Venezuela Daniel Seoane, Israel Amit Ben David | ||||||||||
2021/2022 | Liga Leumit | Not participating [10] | Semifinal | BIBL League | Runners-up | Israel Avi Suker, Israel Offer Rahimi | ||||||||
2022/2023 | In Process | Quarterfinal | DNQ | Israel Offer Rahimi | ||||||||||
Season | League | State Cup | League Cup | Europe | Head Coach['s] | |||||||||
Division | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pos | Playoff |
First Tier
Second Tier
Third Tier
- FR = First Round
- SR = Second Round
- R16 = Round of 16
- QF = Quarter-Final
- SF = Semi-Final
- DNP = Do not play
- DNQ = Do not qualify
Maccabi Haifa in European competitions
[edit ]First Qualified
[edit ]In the 1971/1972 season, Maccabi Haifa participated for the first time in European competitions when it qualified for the FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup due to having qualified for the Israeli Final cup 1970/1971. Maccabi was eliminated after the first round, in which it lost to the French side Denain Voltaire .
Round | Opponent | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Aggregate |
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First round | France Denain Voltaire | 82-109 (H) | 76-91 (A) | 158–200 |
Second Qualified and First Win
[edit ]In the 1985/1986 season, it qualified again for the FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup due to having qualified for the Israeli Final cup 1984/1985 in the first round, and defeated ENAD Ayiou Dometiou from Cyprus after winning in both games, in the first leg 125-58 and in the second leg 94–55. In the second round it lost to Jugoplastika from the Republic of Yugoslavia
Round | Opponent | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Aggregate |
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First round | Cyprus ENAD Ayiou Dometiou | 125-58(A) | 94-55 (H) | 219-113 |
Second round | Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Jugoplastika | 78-114 (A) | 55-94 (H) | 164-201 |
Korać Cup
[edit ]In the 1987/1986 season, it qualified for the first time for the Korać Cup after defeating Achilleas Kaimakli from Cyprus 217–90 in aggregate (96-49 in the first leg, and 121–41 in the second leg). In the second round it defeated ASVEL Basket in the first leg, but lost in the second and was eliminated.
Round | Opponent | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Aggregate |
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First round | Cyprus Achilleas Kaimakli | 96-49 (A) | 121-41 (H) | 217-90 |
Second round | France ASVEL Basket | 103-89 (H) | 75-93 (A) | 178-182 |
In the 1992/1993 season, the team once again participated in the Korać Cup, and qualified directly for the second round, and was eliminated by Gravelines-Dunkerque from France after it lost in both legs (86-90 loss at home, and 60–81 away).
Round | Opponent | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Aggregate |
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Second round | France Gravelines-Dunkerque | 86-90 (H) | 60-81 (A) | 146–171 |
Group stage
[edit ]In the 1999/2000 season it qualified for the first time for the main tournament after beating the Cypriot team Keravnos (draw 67–67 in the first game away, and a 57–66 win away). Maccabi was a draw for Group C with Pallacanestro Reggiana from Italy and Nikol Fert from Macedonia (KK Beopetrol from the Republic of Yugoslavia withdrew from the competition). The team finished in first place with three wins against one loss and qualified for the quarterfinals, where they lost to Italian Pepsi Rimini 127–139 in aggregate.
Round | Opponent | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Aggregate |
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First round | Cyprus Keravnos | 67–67 (A) | 66-57 (H) | 133-124 |
Group stage | North Macedonia Nikol Fert Gostivar | 72-45 (H) | 92-86 (A) | |
Italy Bipop Carire Reggiana | 80-65 (H) | 69-70 (A) | ||
Quarter Finals | Italy Pepsi Rimini | 61-81 (A) | 66-58 (H) | 127-139 |
EuroChallenge
[edit ]In the 2010/2011 season, the team participated in the EuroChallenge Cup (which was the 3rd-tier level men's professional continental club basketball competition in Europe). It qualified for the main tournament by beating Paris-Levallois Basket in the qualifying round after it lost 63–75 in the first leg in Paris, and in the second leg won 89-66 (152-141 in aggregate). The team was placed in Group B with Skyliners Frankfurt from Germany, BK Ventspils from Latvia, and the Ukraine team Khimik Yuzhne. The team finished in second place with three wins against three losses and qualified for the last 16 stage where the teams was drawn with the Israeli team Barak Netanya, Academic Sofia from Bulgaria, and Spartak Saint Petersburg from Russia, and was eliminated after it finished in third place with two wins and four losses.
Round | Opponent | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Aggregate |
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Qualifying Round | France Paris Levallois | 63-75 (A) | 89-66 (H) | 152-141 |
Regular season | Germany Skyliners Frankfurt | 83-78 (A) | 54-53 (H) | |
Latvia BK Ventspils | 80-86 (H) | 62-99 (A) | ||
Ukraine Khimik Yuzhne | 81-77 (A) | 75-82 (H) | ||
Last 16 | Bulgaria PBC Academic | 78-95 (H) | 69-87 (A) | |
Israel Barak Netanya | 80-73 (A) | 74-77 (H) | ||
Russia Saint Petersburg | 60-101 (A) | 86–92 (H) |
EuroCup
[edit ]After winning a historic championship the previous season and choosing not to participate in the Euroleague qualifiers in the 2013/2014 season, the team participated in the EuroCup in the regular season and was drawn into Group G with the Russian Unicas Kazan, Banvit Bandırma from Turkey, VEF Rīga (Latvia), MZT Skopje (Macedonia), and also Kalev/Vremo (Estonia).
The team finished in second place with six wins against four losses and qualified for the last 32 stage where the teams was drawn with the Montepaschi Siena from Italy, BC Khimki Moscow Region from Russia, and the Czech team ERA Nymburk. The team won twice (including an 86-66 vs Montepaschi Siena, but was eliminated due to its head-to-head record.
Round | Opponent | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Aggregate |
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Regular season | Russia BC UNICS | 67-75 (H) | 58-79 (A) | |
North Macedonia KK MZT Skopje | 86-83 (A) | 79-60 (H) | ||
Latvia BK VEF Rīga | 94-73 (A) | 74-72 (H) | ||
Turkey Banvit Bandırma | 72-69 (H) | 76-95 (A) | ||
Estonia BC Kalev/Cramo | 68-64 (A) | 70-75 (H) | ||
Last 32 | Czech Republic ČEZ Nymburk | 80-75 (H) | 53-68 (A) | |
Russia BC Khimki | 48-87 (A) | 66-86 (H) | ||
Italy Montepaschi Siena | 86-66 (H) | 73-92 (A) |
Balkan League
[edit ]12 teams from Israel joined the league, after suspension of the league due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The team was drawn into Norte Group B with Ironi Nahariya and Hapoel Gilboa Galil; it lost against Ironi Nahariya, and was eliminated.
Round | Opponent | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Aggregate |
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Regular season | Israel Ironi Nahariya | 80-86 (H) | 81-87 (A) | |
Israel Hapoel Gilboa Galil | 81-92 (A) | 82-86 (H) |
Matches against NBA teams
[edit ]Notes
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References
[edit ]- ^ a b "U.S. billionaire aims to turn pet team into a powerhouse", Haaretz, 21 May 2008
- ^ a b c d "An Inside Look at Maccabi Haifa". Portland Trail Blazers.
- ^ "Maccabi Haifa to play against Golden State Warriors on Oct 11!"
- ^ a b c d "Maccabi Haifa Bazan". www.euroleague.net.
- ^ Basketball / "American billionaire buys Maccabi Haifa", Haaretz, 21 July 2007
- ^ "Maccabi Haifa BC". www.thesportsdb.com.
- ^ As a Third division team that does not participating the state cup
- ^ Maccabi Haifa/Bat Galim
- ^ As a Third division team that does not participating the state cup
- ^ As a second division team that does not participating the state cup
- ^ "Haifa Maccabi Haifa vs. Portland Trail Blazers - NBA Box Score - October 10, 2019".