The 2025–2026 Israeli Basketball National League will be its 27th season as the second tier since its re-alignment in 2000 and the 72nd season of second-tier basketball in Israel.
Format The regular season be played in a 30 round (15 round-robin format). The winner will be promoted to the Premier League, while the 2nd to 9th ranked teams will advance to the playoff to determine the second team that will be promoted also. and the 10th to 16th ranked teams will advance to the Playout Group, the last three teams will be relegated to the Liga Artzit.
Due to the Twelve-Day War, the Liga Artzit was postponed indefinitely before the end of the season. The Israel Basketball Association decide to promote all four teams in the finals (2 from each district) to the National league.
Teams A total of 16 teams will contest the league, including nine sides from the 2024–25 season, two relegated from the Premier League and four promoted from the Liga Artzit.
Relegated from Premier League Promoted to Premier League Promoted from Liga Artzit Relegated to Liga Artzit Note:
Venues and locations
Team City Arena CapacityA.S. Ironi Ashkelon Ashkelon 3,000A.S. Kiryat Gat/Ashkelon Kiryat Gat and Ashkelon Kramim Sport Hall, Kiryat Gat 400A.S. Ramat HaSharon Ramat HaSharon Kiryat Yearim Hall 900Elitzur Shomron Shomron Regional Council Kafr Qasim Sport Hall, Kafr Qasim 500Elitzur Yavne Yavne Ralf Klain Hall 930Hapoel Haifa Haifa Romema Arena 5,000Hapoel Migdal HaEmek/Jezreel Migdal HaEmek and Jezreel Valley Regional Council Yearot HaEmek, Migdal HaEmek 900Ironi Eilat Eilat Begin Arena 1,490Ironi Nahariya Nahariya Ein Sara Sport Hall 2,500Maccabi Ashdod Ashdod HaKiriya Arena 2,200Maccabi Haifa Haifa Romema Arena 5,000Maccabi Ma'ale Adumim Ma'ale Adumim HaPais Hall Ma'ale Adumim 498Maccabi Mendal Petah Tikva Petah Tikva Rozmarin Sport Hall 500Maccabi Rehovot Rehovot Barzilai Sports Center 700Otef Darom B.C. Gaza Envelope Rotem Hall, Magen 500S.C. Zafed Zafed HaPais Hall Zafed 608
Regular season League table
Rounds 1 to 30
Playouts
Playoffs
Quarterfinals Game 1
Game 2
Game 3
Semifinals Game 1
Game 2
Game 3
Game 4
Finals
References