2025 Israeli Basketball League Cup

2025 Israeli Basketball League Cup
Tournament details
Country Israel
Dates9 September – 8 November 2025
Teams14
Defending championsMaccabi Tel Aviv
Final positions
ChampionsHapoel Jerusalem
Runners-upHapoel Tel Aviv
Semifinalists
Tournament statistics
Matches played29
Awards
MVP Jared Harper

The 2025 Israeli Basketball League Cup, for sponsorships reasons the Winner League Cup, will be the 20th edition of the pre-season tournament of the Israeli Basketball Premier League. Fourteen Israeli Premier League team's participate. The tournament has been changed, adding a fourth group to the group stage and a play-in round.[1] Both of the finalists from the 2024–25 Israeli Basketball Premier League, Maccabi Tel Aviv and Hapoel Jerusalem, were given a bye to the quarter-final, but the latter team chose to participate in the group stage.

Group stage

Group A

Pos Team Pld W L GF GA GD PCT Qualification HJE HBS MRL MRG
1 Hapoel Jerusalem 3 3 0 262 210 +52 1.000 Advance to Quarterfinals 73–69 97–65
2 Hapoel Be'er Sheva/Dimona 3 1 2 249 246 +3 .333 76–92
3 Maccabi Rishon LeZion 3 1 2 233 228 +5 .333 Advance to Play-in 89–72
4 Maccabi Ironi Ramat Gan 3 1 2 213 273 −60 .333 Classification play-offs 65–101 83–75
Source: [1][2]

Group B

Pos Team Pld W L GF GA GD PCT Qualification HTA IKA INZ
1 Hapoel Tel Aviv 2 2 0 217 129 +88 1.000 Advance to Quarterfinals 116–63
2 Ironi Kiryat Ata 2 1 1 177 188 −11 .500 Advance to Play-in 101–66
3 Ironi Ness Ziona 2 0 2 150 227 −77 .000 Classification play-offs 87–111
Source: [1][2]

Group C

Pos Team Pld W L GF GA GD PCT Qualification HHO ENE HGE
1 Hapoel Holon 2 2 0 173 162 +11 1.000 Advance to Quarterfinals 91–83
2 Elitzur Netanya 2 1 1 151 143 +8 .500 Advance to Play-in 79–82
3 Hapoel Galil Elyon 2 0 2 144 163 −19 .000 Classification play-offs 61–72
Source: [1][2]

Group D

Pos Team Pld W L GF GA GD PCT Qualification HAM BNE MRA
1 Hapoel HaEmek 2 1 1 174 161 +13 .500 Advance to Quarterfinals 89–73
2 Bnei Herzliya 2 1 1 161 167 −6 .500 Advance to Play-in 88–85
3 Maccabi Ironi Ra'anana 2 1 1 155 162 −7 .500 Classification play-offs 82–73
Source: [1][2]

Bracket

Main bracket

Play-inQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
              
24 September
Maccabi Tel Aviv93
20 September
Ironi Kiryat Ata91
Maccabi Rishon LeZion70
26 September
Ironi Kiryat Ata82
Maccabi Tel Aviv69
Hapoel Jerusalem79
24 September
Hapoel Jerusalem105
19 September
Bnei Herzliya98
Bnei Herzliya88
8 November
Elitzur Netanya80
Hapoel Jerusalem
Hapoel Tel Aviv
25 September
Hapoel Tel Aviv98
Hapoel Be'er Sheva/Dimona86
27 September
Hapoel Tel Aviv84
Hapoel HaEmek65
25 September
Hapoel Holon79
Hapoel HaEmek85

11–14th classification bracket

 
11–14th play-offs11–12th match
 
      
 
25 September
 
 
Maccabi Ironi Ramat Gan92
 
29 September
 
Ironi Ness Ziona91
 
Maccabi Ironi Ramat Gan81
 
26 September
 
Maccabi Ironi Ra'anana53
 
Hapoel Galil Elyon56
 
 
Maccabi Ironi Ra'anana85
 
13–14th match
 
 
29 September
 
 
Ironi Ness Ziona69
 
 
Hapoel Galil Elyon75

11–14th classification play-offs

25 September Maccabi Ironi Ramat Gan 92–91 Ironi Ness Ziona Ramat Gan
19:00 Scoring by quarter: 17–26, 21–20, 30–17, 24–28
Pts: Nicholas, Ariel 16
Rebs: Nicholas 9
Asts: Alon, Segu 5
PIR: Nicholas 20
Boxscore Pts: Moshkovitz 26
Rebs: Amsalem 9
Asts: Weisz 7
PIR: Amsalem 26
Arena: Zisman Sports Hall
Referees: Harel Kidron, Or Zrur, Omer Wasserman
26 september Hapoel Galil Elyon 56–85 Maccabi Ironi Ra'anana Kfar Blum
14:00 Scoring by quarter: 10–20, 22–21, 10–16, 14–28
Pts: Amir 15
Rebs: Amir 8
Asts: Amir 6
PIR: Blakes 13
Boxscore Pts: Laszewski 20
Rebs: Laszewski 7
Asts: Diarra, Hanochi 5
PIR: Laszewski 28
Arena: HaPais Kfar Blum
Attendance: 500
Referees: Ofer Manheim, David Kolangi, Assaf Engelberg

13–14th classification match

29 september Ironi Ness Ziona 69–75 Hapoel Galil Elyon Ness Ziona
21:05 Scoring by quarter: 23–17, 20–23, 18–17, 8–18
Pts: Rodriguez 15
Rebs: Amsalem 10
Asts: Shepherd 9
PIR: Curbelo 20
Boxscore Pts: Blakes 18
Rebs: Melamed 10
Asts: Blakes 4
PIR: Blakes 19
Arena: Lev Hamoshava
Referees: Elad Leibovich, Pini Rimon, Nir Keren

11–12th classification match

29 september Maccabi Ironi Ramat Gan 81–53 Maccabi Ironi Ra'anana Ramat Gan
17:45 Scoring by quarter: 18–10, 25–21, 12–13, 26–9
Pts: Ariel 18
Rebs: Nicholas 15
Asts: Segu 6
PIR: Nicholas 27
Boxscore Pts: Freeman 16
Rebs: Radford 7
Asts: Radford 4
PIR: Radford 18
Arena: Zisman Sports Hall
Referees: Nir Meirson, Rotem Kuza, David Izmirli

Play-in

20 September Ironi Kiryat Ata 82–70 Maccabi Rishon LeZion Hadera
20:30 Scoring by quarter: 24–25, 25–20, 13–6, 20–19
Pts: Hannah 16
Rebs: Hall 12
Asts: Neal 5
PIR: Hannah 21
Boxscore Pts: Ahmad 19
Rebs: Stevens 12
Asts: Williams 6
PIR: Williams 19
Arena: Enerbox
Attendance: 300
Referees: Zahi Habdali, Guy Shmueli, Elias Abu Arab
19 September Bnei Herzliya 88–80 Elitzur Netanya Hadera
14:00 Scoring by quarter: 24–18, 10–26, 32–9, 22–27
Pts: Onuaku 19
Rebs: Carter 11
Asts: Jones 7
PIR: Onuaku 25
Boxscore Pts: Buchanan 25
Rebs: Frazier 8
Asts: Calvin, Shabat 4
PIR: Buchanan 19
Arena: Enerbox
Attendance: 300
Referees: Dan Yalon, Rotem Kuza, Nir Keren

9–10th classification match

28 September Elitzur Netanya 83–93 Maccabi Rishon LeZion Hadera
20:50 Scoring by quarter: 16–15, 20–32, 30–27, 17–19
Pts: Frazier 26
Rebs: Frazier 11
Asts: Buchanan, Boone 4
PIR: Boone 31
Boxscore Pts: Williams 19
Rebs: Freund 5
Asts: Grant 6
PIR: Williams 23
Arena: Enerbox
Referees: Adar Pe'er, Dvir Rainisch, Said Khour

Quarterfinals

24 September Maccabi Tel Aviv 93–91 Ironi Kiryat Ata Tel Aviv
21:00 Scoring by quarter: 23–19, 19–23, 24–20, 27–29
Pts: Walker 24
Rebs: Sorkin 7
Asts: Blatt 6
PIR: Walker 16
Boxscore Pts: Hall 18
Rebs: Hall 7
Asts: Neal 11
PIR: Hall 24
Arena: Shlomo Group Arena
Attendance: 1000
Referees: Nir Meirson, Kfir Mualem, Natali Galuk
24 September Hapoel Jerusalem 105–98 Bnei Herzliya Hadera
20:30 Scoring by quarter: 24–15, 21–31, 26–32, 34–20
Pts: Harper 24
Rebs: Lamb 7
Asts: Harper 9
PIR: Harper 36
Boxscore Pts: Stewart 25
Rebs: Onuaku 9
Asts: Stewart 6
PIR: Stewart 32
Arena: Enerbox
Attendance: 1,100
Referees: Omer Esteron, Ori Shalhavi, Tzur Tuval
25 September Hapoel Tel Aviv 98–86 Hapoel Be'er Sheva/Dimona Tel Aviv
21:00 Scoring by quarter: 30–25, 26–24, 21–20, 21–17
Pts: Blakeney 34
Rebs: Segev 8
Asts: Micić 5
PIR: Blakeney 35
Boxscore Pts: Foster 18
Rebs: Angel 8
Asts: Vitlem 6
PIR: Angel 25
Arena: Shlomo Group Arena
Attendance: 2,200
Referees: Dan Yalon, Rotem Kuza, Pini Rimon
25 September Hapoel Holon 79–85(OT) Hapoel HaEmek Hadera
18:40 Scoring by quarter: 12–18, 20–18, 23–19, 18–18, Overtime: 6–12
Pts: McRae 28
Rebs: Brooks 8
Asts: Kravitz 4
PIR: McRae 32
Boxscore Pts: Misgav 23
Rebs: Wheeler 8
Asts: Goldenberg 7
PIR: Shedrick 23
Arena: Enerbox
Attendance: 1,000
Referees: Sefi Shemesh, Elad Leibovich, Elias Abu Arab

Semifinals

26 September Maccabi Tel Aviv 69–79 Hapoel Jerusalem Holon
14:45 Scoring by quarter: 19–23, 12–18, 17–18, 21–20
Pts: Clark 16
Rebs: Sorkin 7
Asts: Three Players 2
PIR: Sorkin 13
Boxscore Pts: Harper 22
Rebs: Three Players 7
Asts: Harper 6
PIR: Harper 26
Arena: Holon Toto Hall
Attendance: 4,689
Referees: Ofer Manheim, Zahi Habdali, Dvir Rainisch
27 September Hapoel Tel Aviv 84–65 Hapoel HaEmek Holon
20:10 Scoring by quarter: 22–26, 28–15, 14–9, 20–15
Pts: Oturu 20
Rebs: Oturu 8
Asts: Bryant 9
PIR: Oturu 30
Boxscore Pts: Henry 17
Rebs: Childs 8
Asts: Henry 4
PIR: Goldenberg 15
Arena: Holon Toto Hall
Attendance: 800
Referees: Sefi Shemesh, Adar Pe'er, Said Khoury

Final

8 November Hapoel Jerusalem 89–84 Hapoel Tel Aviv Jerusalem
19:10 Scoring by quarter: 29–24, 23–26, 24–14, 13–20
Pts: Harper 33
Rebs: Wiley 8
Asts: Harper 5
PIR: Harper 37
Boxscore Pts: Blakeney 19
Rebs: Wainright 7
Asts: Micić 6
PIR: Bryant 17
Arena: Pais Arena
Attendance: 8,921
Referees: Sefi Shemesh, Adar Pe'er, Rotem Kuza


Starters: Pts Reb Ast
PG 1 Jared Harper 33 3 5
SG 3 Khadeen Carrington 15 1 2
G/F 50 Yovel Zoosman 10 2 1
C 5 Austin Wiley 4 8 0
F 22 Anthony Lamb 2 4 0
Reserves:
PG 13 Roi Huber 12 1 4
SF 91 Josiah-Jordan James 8 4 2
SG 6 Roy Paretsky 3 2 0
F/C 0 Justin Smith 2 2 1
Head coach:
Yonatan Alon
H. Jerusalem
H. Tel Aviv


H. Jerusalem Statistics H. Tel Aviv
18/25 (72%) 2 point field goals 20/40 (50%)
11/31 (35%) 3 point field goals 7/33 (21%)
20/24 (83%) Free throws 23/25 (92%)
36 Rebounds 35
15 Assists 12
3 Steals 5
13 Turnovers 5
2 Blocks 1
Starters: Pts Reb Ast
G/F 3 Elijah Bryant 18 5 4
PG 22 Vasilije Micić 14 2 6
F 24 Ish Wainright 9 7 0
SG 9 Guy Palatin 7 3 0
C 25 Daniel Oturu 6 5 1
Reserves:
SG 2 Antonio Blakeney 19 2 0
F 14 Oz Blayzer 5 4 1
F/C 6 Itay Segev 4 4 0
G 10 Bar Timor 2 1 0
Head coach:
Dimitris Itoudis
2025 League Cup Winners
Hapoel Jerusalem
7th title

Final rankings

R Team
Hapoel Jerusalem
Hapoel Tel Aviv
3–4 Maccabi Tel Aviv
Hapoel HaEmek
5–8 Ironi Kiryat Ata
Hapoel Holon
Bnei Herzliya
Hapoel Be'er Sheva/Dimona
9 Maccabi Rishon LeZion
10 Elitzur Netanya
11 Maccabi Ironi Ramat Gan
12 Maccabi Ironi Ra'anana
13 Hapoel Galil Elyon
14 Ironi Ness Ziona

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "נקבעו הבתים בגביע ווינר סל לעונת 25/26" [The Winner Cup groups for the 25/26 season have benn determined]. Israeli Basketball Super League Administration (in Hebrew). 10 July 2025. Archived from the original on 10 July 2025. Retrieved 16 September 2025.
  2. ^ a b c d "Schedule & Results". Israeli Basketball Super League Administration. Retrieved 10 September 2025.