Maccabi Haifa B.C.
Basketball team in Haifa, Israel / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Maccabi Haifa Basketball Club (Hebrew: מועדון הכדורסל מכבי חיפה) known for sponsorship reasons as Maccabi Neto Play Haifa (מכבי נטו פליי 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 Leumit (the second tier of Israeli basketball) and internationally in the Balkan International Basketball League. The team currently plays in the Bikorim Hall, which is home to 400 spectators .
Maccabi Haifa | |||
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Nickname | The Greens The Greens from the Carmel | ||
Leagues | Liga Leumit | ||
Founded | 1954; 70 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 | Assi Hall | ||
Capacity | 400 | ||
Location | Haifa, Israel | ||
Team colours | Green, White | ||
President | Ilan Beck | ||
Head coach | Benny Katz | ||
Team captain | Amit Alon | ||
Ownership | Ilan Beck | ||
Championships | 1 Israeli Championships | ||
Website | mhbasket | ||
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Maccabi Haifa would win its first ever Premier League title in 2013 season as they would go on and defeat perennial champions Maccabi Tel Aviv in the Premier League final.