Winner Cup
Encyclopedia
The Basketball League Cup is a pre-season basketball
tournament held in Israel
since 2006. It is held in Malha Arena, Jerusalem, on the week before the start of the League season. It is currently sponsored by Pais Lotto and therefore officially known as the Chance Cup, It was previously sponsored by Toto Winner Organization and named Winner Cup from 2006 to 2009. and in 2010 it had no sponser and was named Basketball League Cup..
. The teams are seeded according to their positions in the Premier League.
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
tournament held in Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
since 2006. It is held in Malha Arena, Jerusalem, on the week before the start of the League season. It is currently sponsored by Pais Lotto and therefore officially known as the Chance Cup, It was previously sponsored by Toto Winner Organization and named Winner Cup from 2006 to 2009. and in 2010 it had no sponser and was named Basketball League Cup..
Competition System
The top eight teams in last season's Israeli Premier League compete in the tournament. The tournament uses the knockout systemSingle-elimination tournament
A single-elimination tournament, also called a knockout, cup or sudden death tournament, is a type of elimination tournament where the loser of each match or bracket is immediately eliminated from winning the championship or first prize in the event...
. The teams are seeded according to their positions in the Premier League.
Finals
| Year | Champion | Result | Runner-Up | Tournament MVP |
| 2006 Winner Cup 2006 Winner Cup 2006 is the 1st edition of the Israeli basketball pre-season tournament - Winner Cup. It was played on 15 October-19 October in Jerusalem at the Malha Arena, during the jewish holiday of Sukkot... |
Ironi Ashkelon Ironi Ashkelon Ironi "Eldan" Ashkelon is a professional basketball team based in Ashkelon in southern Israel. The club currently plays in Ligat HaAl, the top division of Israeli basketball. It was promoted to the division in 2004 after winning Liga Leumit. The team had a success in international level when they... |
79 – 73 | Maccabi Rishon LeZion Maccabi Rishon LeZion (basketball) Maccabi Rishon LeZion is a basketball club based in Rishon LeZion in central Israel. The club plays in Ligat HaAl, the top division of Israeli basketball.-History:... |
 Guy Kantor (Maccabi Rishon LeZionMaccabi Rishon LeZion (basketball) Maccabi Rishon LeZion is a basketball club based in Rishon LeZion in central Israel. The club plays in Ligat HaAl, the top division of Israeli basketball.-History:... ) |
| 2007 Winner Cup 2007 Winner Cup 2007 is the 2nd edition of the Israeli basketball pre-season tournament - Winner Cup. It was played on 14 October-18 October in Jerusalem at the Malha Arena, during the jewish holiday of Sukkot... |
Maccabi Tel Aviv | 93 – 74 | Hapoel Jerusalem |  David BluthenthalDavid Bluthenthal David Blu is a 6' 7" American-Israeli professional basketball player who plays for the Maccabi Tel Aviv basketball club.He was born as David Bluthenthal. In 2010 he changed his name to David Blu .-Early life:... (Maccabi Tel Aviv) |
| 2008 Winner Cup 2008 The Winner Cup 2008 was the 3th edition of the Israeli Basketball League Cup pre-season tournament. It was played between October 12 and October 16 at Malha Arena in Jerusalem and at Gan Ner Arena in Gan Ner... |
Hapoel Jerusalem | 84 – 69 | Ironi Nahariya Ironi Nahariya Ironi Nahariya is a professional basketball club based in Nahariya in northern Israel. The team plays in Liga Leumit, the Second division in Israeli basketball.-History:... |
Timmy Bowers Timmy Bowers Timothy Jermaine Bowers is an American basketball player who currently plays with the Italian "Lega A" team Pepsi Juvecaserta.At 6'2", he is capable of playing both guard positions.... (Hapoel Jerusalem) |
| 2009 Winner Cup 2009 Winner Cup 2009 was the 4th edition of the Israeli basketball pre-season tournament Winner Cup. It was played between October 4 and October 8 in Jerusalem at the Malha Arena, during the Jewish holiday of Sukkot. Hapoel Jerusalem has won the cup after defeating Maccabi Tel Aviv 86-80 in the final... |
Hapoel Jerusalem | 86 – 80 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | Chester Simmons Chester Simmons Chester "Tre" Simmons III is an American professional basketball player. He is a 1.98 m swingman who currently plays for Hapoel Jerusalem B.C..-College career:... (Hapoel Jerusalem) |
| 2010 Israeli Basketball League Cup 2010 The 2010 Israeli Basketball League Cup was the 5th edition of the Israeli Basketball League Cup pre-season tournament. It was played between October 10 and October 14 at Malha Arena in Jerusalem... |
Maccabi Tel Aviv | 87 – 77 | Hapoel Jerusalem | Jeremy Pargo Jeremy Pargo Jeremy Pargo is a professional basketball player.Pargo is from Chicago, Illinois, and attended Robeson High School.Pargo was featured on the cover of Sports Illustrated magazine for the 2009 March Madness issue... (Maccabi Tel Aviv) |
| 2011 Israeli Basketball League Cup 2011 The 2011 Israeli Basketball League Cup was the 5th edition of the Israeli Basketball League Cup pre-season tournament. It was played between October 9 and October 13 at Malha Arena in Jerusalem... |
Maccabi Tel Aviv | 78 – 74 | Hapoel Holon Hapoel Holon -External links:* * *... |
Lior Eliyahu Lior Eliyahu Lior Eliyahu is an Israeli professional basketball player. He is 2.07 m in height and he weighs 102 kg . He plays at the power forward position, but he can also play small forward. The Houston Rockets own his NBA Draft rights... (Maccabi Tel Aviv) |
Team rankings
| Place | Team | Titles | Runners-up | Winning Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 3 | 1 | 2007, 2010, 2011 |
| 2 | Hapoel Jerusalem | 2 | 2 | 2008, 2009 |
| 3 | Ironi Ashkelon Ironi Ashkelon Ironi "Eldan" Ashkelon is a professional basketball team based in Ashkelon in southern Israel. The club currently plays in Ligat HaAl, the top division of Israeli basketball. It was promoted to the division in 2004 after winning Liga Leumit. The team had a success in international level when they... |
1 | 0 | 2006 |
| 4 | Maccabi Rishon LeZion Maccabi Rishon LeZion (basketball) Maccabi Rishon LeZion is a basketball club based in Rishon LeZion in central Israel. The club plays in Ligat HaAl, the top division of Israeli basketball.-History:... |
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| Ironi Nahariya Ironi Nahariya Ironi Nahariya is a professional basketball club based in Nahariya in northern Israel. The team plays in Liga Leumit, the Second division in Israeli basketball.-History:... |
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| Hapoel Holon Hapoel Holon -External links:* * *... |
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