Maccabi Tel Aviv BC

Israel

Founded

1932

Arena

Menora Mivtachim Arena · 11,060 cap

Maccabi Tel Aviv B.C. (Hebrew: מועדון כדורסל מכבי תל-אביב), for sponsorship reasons Maccabi FOX Tel Aviv (מ.כ. מכבי פוקס תל-אביב), is a professional basketball club based in Tel Aviv, Israel. The team plays in the Israeli Premier League and internationally in the EuroLeague. The club started in the mid-1930s, as part of the Maccabi Tel Aviv Sports Club, which had been founded in 1906. With 6 EuroLeague championships (including the 2001 FIBA SuproLeague), one Adriatic League championship, 52 Israeli League championships, 44 Israeli State Cup titles, and 7 Israeli League Cup titles, Maccabi has been the most successful basketball team in Israel, and is also one of the most successful basketball teams in Europe. Its players, such as: Tal Brody, Miki Berkovich, Jim Boatwright, Kevin Magee, Earl Williams, and Aulcie Perry; and more recently, Derrick Sharp, Šarūnas Jasikevičius, Tal Burstein, Anthony Parker, and Nikola Vujčić, have been among the elite of Europe's basketball players.

Maccabi Rishon LeZion

Israel

Founded

1976

Arena

2,200 cap

Maccabi Rishon LeZion (Hebrew: מכבי ראשון לציון‎), for sponsorship reasons Maccabi ILAND.TV Rishon LeZion, is a basketball club based in Rishon LeZion, Israel. The club plays in Ligat Ha'Al and in the Champions League. The biggest achievement of the club is an Israeli League championship in 2016. The club is considered as one of the most popular basketball clubs in Israel and stayed in the Israeli premier league for a lot of years. Some notable players as Miki Berkovich, Doron Jamchi, Guy Goodes, Motti Aroesti, Kevin Magee, Moran Roth and Hen Lippin played in the club through the years.