2007 Israeli Basketball League Cup
The 2007 Israeli Basketball League Cup, for sponsorship reasons Winner Cup 2007, was the 2nd edition of the Israeli basketball pre-season tournament. It was played on 14 October-18 October in Jerusalem at the Malha Arena, during the jewish holiday of Sukkot. Maccabi Tel Aviv has won the cup after beating Hapoel Jerusalem 93-74 in the final. MVP was David Bluthenthal (Maccabi Tel Aviv).
Tournament details | |
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Arena | Malha Arena Jerusalem |
Dates | 14 October–18 October 2007 |
Final positions | |
Champions | Maccabi Tel Aviv (1st title) |
Runners-up | Hapoel Jerusalem |
Awards and statistics | |
MVP | David Bluthenthal |
Teams Participating
For the first time, all the teams that finished at the top eight places on the Israeli Preimer League 2006-07 competed in the tournament.
The 9th ranked team, Ironi Ashkelon, and the new promoted team, Hapoel Holon, have played a non-deciding exhibition game as part of the event.
Tournament Bracket
The teams were matched by their last season standings (1st VS 8th, 2nd VS 8th, etc...).
Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||
1 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 94 | |||||||||||
Maccabi Rishon LeZion | 81 | ||||||||||||
Maccabi Tel Aviv | 78 | ||||||||||||
Hapoel Gilboa/Afula | 67 | ||||||||||||
4 | Hapoel Galil Elyon | 85 | |||||||||||
Hapoel Gilboa/Afula | 89 | ||||||||||||
Maccabi Tel Aviv | 93 | ||||||||||||
Hapoel Jerusalem | 74 | ||||||||||||
3 | Bnei HaSharon | 77 | |||||||||||
Ironi Nahariya | 81 | ||||||||||||
Ironi Nahariya | 68 | Third place | |||||||||||
Hapoel Jerusalem | 95 | ||||||||||||
2 | Hapoel Jerusalem | 90 | Hapoel Gilboa/Afula | 83 | |||||||||
Ironi Ramat Gan | 70 | Ironi Nahariya | 82 |