Hapoel Eilat B.C.


Hapoel Eilat, for sponsorship reasons named Hapoel Mall Hayam Eilat, is an Israeli basketball club. The team currently plays in the Israeli Basketball Super League. The team represents the Far-South region of the country - the Arabah Area, and the city of Eilat.

History

The team earned promotion to the First Division for the first time in the 1990–91 season, while being coached by Arik Shivek.
In the 1996–97 season, the team lost to Maccabi Tel Aviv in the Playoff semi-finals. A year later the team reached the finals, in which it lost 0-3 to Maccabi Tel Aviv.
In early 2000, the team found itself in serious financial difficulties, which resulted in relegation to the second division. Later the team disbanded and re-established later in the lowest league.
In the 2010–11 season, the team won the Igud Cup, the cup of the lower leagues, after beating Maccabi Kiryat Bialik in the final.
In June 2012, the team gained the license of Habik'a B.C. to play in the Israeli Basketball Super League, starting at the 2012–13 Season.
In June 2015, the team knocked out Israeli basketball powerhouse Maccabi Tel Aviv in the BSL semi-finals, winning 3–2 in a best of five series. The team faced Hapoel Jerusalem in the Finals, but lost on aggregate.

Season by season

SeasonTierLeaguePostseasonState CupLeague CupEuropean competitions
2010–113Liga Artzit4th
2011–123Liga Artzit3rd
2012–131Premier League3rdSemifinalist
2013–141Premier League5thSemifinalistRunners-upSemifinalist
2014–151Premier League4thRunners-upSemifinalistQuarterfinalist
2015–161Premier League4thSemifinalistRunners-up
2016–171Premier League2ndQuarterfinalistRound of 16Quarterfinalist
2017–181Premier League7thQuarterfinalistQuarterfinalistQuarterfinalist
2018–191Premier League4thSemifinalistQuarterfinalistQuarterfinalist
2019–201Premier League10thRound of 16Quarterfinalist

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Players

Current roster

Depth chart

Notable players

Participation in Europe

Even though Eilat has constantly qualified for European basketball they choose not to participate due to financial difficulties.

Former managers