Israeli Basketball League Cup


The Israeli Basketball League Cup is a pre-season professional basketball tournament that is contested between clubs. It has been held in Israel since 2006. It is held during the week before the start of the Israeli Premier League season. The Israeli League Cup tournament is currently sponsored by Pais Lotto, and therefore it is officially known as the Chance Cup. Previously, the tournament was sponsored by the Toto Winner Organization, and it was known as the Winner Cup, from 2006 to 2009. In 2010, it had no sponsor, and therefore the tournament was named Basketball League Cup.

Competition system

The top eight teams of the previous season's Israeli Premier League compete in this tournament. The tournament uses the knockout system. The teams are scheduled according to their positions in Israel's Premier League.

Finals

YearWinnerScoreRunners-upVenueLocationMVP
2006
Ironi Ashkelon79–73Maccabi Rishon LeZionMalha ArenaJerusalem Guy Kantor
2007
Maccabi Tel Aviv93–74Hapoel JerusalemMalha Arena Jerusalem David Blu
2008
Hapoel Jerusalem84–69Ironi NahariyaMalha Arena Jerusalem Timmy Bowers
2009
Hapoel Jerusalem86–80Maccabi Tel AvivMalha Arena Jerusalem Tre Simmons
2010
Maccabi Tel Aviv87–77Hapoel JerusalemMalha Arena Jerusalem Jeremy Pargo
2011
Maccabi Tel Aviv78–74Hapoel HolonMalha Arena Jerusalem Lior Eliyahu
2012
Maccabi Tel Aviv75–65Maccabi AshdodRomema ArenaHaifa David Logan
2013
Maccabi Tel Aviv88–77Hapoel JerusalemBeit MaccabiRishon LeZion Sylven Landesberg
2014
Hapoel Jerusalem81–78Maccabi Tel AvivJerusalem ArenaJerusalem Yotam Halperin
2015
Maccabi Tel Aviv87–80Hapoel EilatDrive in ArenaTel Aviv Devin Smith
2016
Hapoel Jerusalem77–62Maccabi Tel AvivEin Sara Sport HallNahariya Curtis Jerrells
2017
Maccabi Tel Aviv93–79Ironi NahariyaToto HallHolon John DiBartolomeo
2018
Maccabi Rishon LeZion78–66Hapoel Be'er ShevaBeit MaccabiRishon LeZion Cameron Long
2019
Hapoel Jerusalem84–83Maccabi Tel AvivToto HallHolon Suleiman Braimoh

Performance by club

Teams shown in italics are no longer in existence.
ClubWinnersRunners-upYears won
Maccabi Tel Aviv
7
4
2007, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2017
Hapoel Jerusalem
5
3
2008, 2009, 2014, 2016, 2019
Maccabi Rishon LeZion
1
1
2018
Ironi Ashkelon
1
–
2006
Ironi Nahariya
–
2
Maccabi Ashdod
–
1
Hapoel Holon
–
1
Hapoel Eilat
–
1
Hapoel Be'er Sheva
–
1