Maccabi Haifa B.C.

Maccabi Haifa Basketball Club (Hebrew: מכבי חיפה‎), is a professional Israeli basketball club that belongs to the Maccabi Haifa association. The team competes in the Israeli Basketball Premier League, the top tier of Israeli basketball. The club won their first championship in 2013, beating perennial champion Maccabi Tel Aviv in the final game.

Maccabi Haifa
LeaguesIsraeli Premier League
Balkan League
Founded1954 (1954)
HistoryMaccabi 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
ArenaRomema Arena
Capacity5,000
LocationHaifa, Israel
Team coloursGreen, White,
   
President Jeff Rosen
Head coach Daniel Seoane
Team captainAvi Ben-Chimol
Ownership Jeff Rosen
Championships1 Israeli League
Websitemhbasket.co.il
Active departments of
Maccabi Haifa
Football
(Men's)		Football
(Women's)		Basketball
(Men's)
WeightliftingSwimmingHandball
TennisVolleyballJudo
ChessWater polo

History

Maccabi Haifa, known as "the Greens," is one of the oldest basketball teams in Israel, and is one of the original eight teams that formed the top division in 1953.[1][2][3] In 1971 and 1985, the club qualified for the State Cup finals losing to Maccabi Tel Aviv in both years.[2][4]

The club was relegated to the second division in 1993, and dropped into the third tier in 1995. They returned to the top tier, Ligat HaAl, in 1999. Despite their success, in 2000, Haifa mayor Amram Mitzna merged the club with Hapoel Haifa to form BC Haifa.[1]

Although the club qualified for the playoffs twice, they began to experience financial difficulties.[4] Upon relegation, the club folded and sold its rights to Bnei HaSharon. In 2004 Maccabi Haifa officials changed the name of the second team under its control, Maccabi Bat Galim, to Maccabi Haifa in an effort to restore the club's glory days.[5] The following season, the club was promoted to the northern division of the third league.

In July 2007, Maccabi Haifa was purchased by American businessman Jeffrey Rosen, who invested heavily in the club. [2][4] In 2007 they were promoted to Liga Leumit under the leadership of coach Tobi Slilat. After the club was promoted, Avi Ashkenazi (who had coached the team in 1995) was reappointed.

The Greens won their first-ever championship in franchise history in the 2012-13 season, defeating Maccabi Tel Aviv.[2][4][6]

In the 2018–19 season, Haifa won the Liga Leumit championship and was promoted back to the Premier League.

Arena
Romema Arena, home arena of the club

Between 2010 and 2012, the team played temporary at Ramot Itzhak Hall in Nesher, because the home arena Romema was renovated and its capacity was increased to 5,000 seats.

Honours and records

Israeli Basketball Premier League

Israeli National League

Israeli Basketball State Cup

  • Runner up (4) : 1970–1971, 1984–1985, 2008-2009, 2012-2013

Roster

Current roster


Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.

roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Age
G 0 Dowe, Chris  1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 29 – (1991-08-26)26 August 1991
PG 1 Lucas, Kalin 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 25 – (1995-05-24)24 May 1995
G 2 Mendoza, Rigoberto 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 28 – (1992-07-06)6 July 1992
G 5 Brisker, Michael 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 22 – (1998-02-21)21 February 1998
C 7 Chubrevich, Alex 2.12 m (6 ft 11 in) 34 – (1986-07-23)23 July 1986
F 8 Chen, Ilay 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 17 – (2003-10-12)12 October 2003
C 9 Sorkin, Roman 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 34 – (1986-08-11)11 August 1986
PG 11 Ben-Chimol, Avi (C) 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 35 – (1985-05-22)22 May 1985
G 12 Biala, Shaked 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 18 – (2002-09-18)18 September 2002
SF 15 Smith, Donta 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 37 – (1983-11-27)27 November 1983
PG 17 Sharon, Naor 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 25 – (1995-03-10)10 March 1995
PG 18 Kozahinof, Danel 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) 19 – (2001-06-04)4 June 2001
F 19 Fuxman, Maxim 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 18 – (2002-05-08)8 May 2002
F/C 20 Cobbins, Michael 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 28 – (1992-08-09)9 August 1992
S-G 21 Rubinshteyn, Roman 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 24 – (1996-05-22)22 May 1996
F 24 Braun, Taylor 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 29 – (1991-07-06)6 July 1991
Head coach
  • Daniel Seoane
Assistant coach(es)
  • Amit Ben David
  • Lior Barnea
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured
Updated: January 3, 2021

Notable players

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.

Season by season
Season League State Cup League Cup Europe Head Coach['s]
Division Pld W L PF PA PD Pos Playoff
1953/1954 Liga Artzit 14 1 13 517 666 -149 7 DNP DNP DNP DNQ Nethanel Sneh
1955 Liga Artzit 22 8 14 1,211 1,280 -69 9 DNP DNP DNP DNQ Mordechai Mamran
1955/1956 Cancelled due to Suez Crisis FR DNP DNQ
1957 Liga Artzit 18 6 12 929 1,057 -128 9 DNP DNP DNP DNQ Zvi Ornstein
1957/1958 Liga Artzit 22 9 13 936 1,079 -128 7 DNP R16 DNP DNQ Peter Benedek
1958/59/60 Liga Artzit 22 4 18 1,087 1,412 -325 12 DNP QF DNP DNQ Peter Benedek
Yousef Abu Rashed
1960/1961 Liga Alef 1 DNP FR DNP DNQ
1961/1962 Liga Leumit 22 7 15 1,324 1,581 -257 10 DNP QF DNP DNQ Abraham Tor
1962/1963 Liga Leumit 22 6 16 1,372 1,509 -137 11 DNP R16[7] DNP DNQ Abraham Tor
1963/1964 Liga Leumit 24 3 21 1,368 1,730 -362 12 DNP R16 DNP DNQ Haim Chanin
1964/1965 Liga Leumit 26 9 17 1,403 1,656 -253 13 DNP FR DNP DNQ Haim Chanin
1965/1966 Liga Leumit 26 13 13 1,572 1,688 -116 6 DNP SR DNP DNQ Shmuel Yakobson
1966/1967 Liga Leumit 26 14 12 1,690 1,683 7 5[8] DNP DNP [9] DNP DNQ Shmuel Yakobson
1967/1968 Liga Leumit 26 14 12 1,882 1,786 96 5 DNP DNP [10] DNP DNQ Shlomo Duvdavani
1968/1969 Liga Leumit 24 9 15 1,724 1,832 -108 7 DNP R16[11] DNP DNQ Yousef Abu Rashed
1969/1970 Liga Leumit 22 9 13 1,627 1,844 -217 9 DNP R16 DNP DNQ Haim Chanin
Aryeh Doidsko
Itzhak Rubinstein
1970/1971 Liga Leumit 22 8 14 1,593 1,818 -225 9 DNP Runner up[12] DNP DNQ Itzhak Rubinstein
Shmuel Yakobson
1971/1972 Liga Leumit 22 9 13 1,603 1,703 -100 7 DNP SF DNP Winners' Cup FR Abraham Tor
Haim Buchbinder
1972/1973 Liga Leumit 22 5 17 1,601 1,803 -202 12 DNP R16 DNP DNQ Haim Buchbinder
Eli Manana
1974 Liga Artzit 1 DNP DNP [13] DNP DNQ
1974/1975 Liga Leumit 26 7 19 1,847 2,231 -384 11 DNP QF DNP DNQ Haim Buchbinder
1975/1976 Liga Leumit 24 8 16 1,762 1,952 -190 9 DNP QF DNP DNQ Shlomo Duvdavani
Haim Buchbinder
1976/1977 Liga Leumit 20 7 13 1,679 1,825 -146 7 DNP R16 DNP DNQ Haim Buchbinder
1977/1978 Liga Leumit 22 2 20 1,588 2,010 -452 12 DNQ R16 DNP DNQ Rahamim Nakash
Shlomo Duvdavani
Rani Isaac
1978/1979 Liga Artzit DNP FR DNP DNQ
1979/1980 Liga Artzit 1 DNP FR DNP DNQ
1980/1981 Liga Leumit 22 7 15 1,879 2,124 -245 10 DNP R16 DNP DNQ Mordechai Lederman
1981/1982 Liga Leumit 22 8 14 1,972 2,020 -48 7 DNQ R16 DNP DNQ Simi Riger
Kalman Rozenberg
1982/1983 Liga Leumit 22 8 14 1,852 1,948 -96 9 DNQ R16 DNP DNQ Kalman Rozenberg
Micha Rab
1983/1984 Liga Leumit 22 10 12 1,788 1,771 17 8 QF QF DNP DNQ Pini Gershon
1984/1985 Liga Leumit 22 13 9 2,086 2,006 80 5 QF Runner up DNP DNQ Pini Gershon
1985/1986 Liga Leumit 20 8 12 1,835 1,887 -52 7 QF QF DNP Winners' Cup SR Fran O'Hanlon
1986/1987 Liga Leumit 22 12 10 1,938 1,953 -15 7 QF SF DNP DNQ Pini Gershon
1987/1988 Liga Leumit 22 11 11 2,046 2,058 -12 7 QF SF DNP Korać Cup SR Yossi Harari
Haim Buchbinder
1988/1989 Liga Leumit 22 10 12 1,968 2,028 -60 7 DNQ QF DNP DNQ Pini Gershon
1989/1990 Liga Leumit 20 9 11 1,749 1,787 -38 7 DNQ QF DNP DNQ Rani Kahana
1990/1991 Liga Leumit 20 9 11 1,781 1,860 -79 7 DNQ R16 DNP DNQ Rani Kahana
1991/1992 Liga Leumit 22 11 11 1,995 2,002 -7 7 DNQ R16 DNP DNQ Yariv Varshitzki
Roni Barshats
1992/1993 Leumit A 26 6 20 2,070 2,386 -316 13 DNQ FR DNP Korać Cup SR Roni Barshats
Ari Rosenberg
1993/1994 Leumit B DNP R16 DNP DNQ
1994/1995 Leumit B DNP R16 DNP DNQ
1995/1996 Leumit B 12 DNQ FR DNP DNQ
1996/1997 Liga Artzit 1 DNP DNP[n 1] DNP DNQ
1997/1998 Leumit B 1 DNP FR DNP DNQ
1998/1999 Leumit A 22 10 12 1,633 1,627 6 7 QF R16 DNP DNQ Avi Ashkenazi
1999/2000 Leumit A 20 6 14 1,481 1,556 -75 9 DNQ QF DNP Korać Cup R16 Avi Ashkenazi
Yariv Varshitzki
2000/2001 Ligat HaAl 28 17 11 2,213 2,187 26 4 SF QF DNP DNQ Effi Birnbaum
2001/2002 Ligat HaAl 27 15 12 2,207 2,224 -17 4 SF QF DNP DNQ Effi Birnbaum
2002/2003 Ligat HaAl 27 10 17 2,292 2,380 -88 11 DNQ QF DNP DNQ Meir Kaminski
Yariv Varshitzki
2003/2004 Ligat HaAl 22 7 15 1,721 1,823 -10 11 DNQ R16 DNP DNQ Erez Bitman
Zvika Horovitz
Ofer Berkovich
2004/2005 Ligat HaAl 28 7 21 2,164 2,416 -252 12 DNQ FR[14] DNP DNQ Erez Bitman
Yariv Varshitzki
2005/2006[15] Liga Artzit 22 12 10 1,863 1,755 108 6 DNP DNP[n 1] DNP DNQ Toby Salilat
2006/2007 Liga Artzit 22 18 4 2,028 1,763 265 1 DNP DNP[n 1] DNP DNQ Toby Salilat
2007/2008 Liga Leumit 26 15 11 2,143 2,046 97 4 Prometed FR DNQ DNQ Avi Ashkenazi
2008/2009 Ligat HaAl 22 14 8 1,734 1,650 84 3 Runners up Runners up DNQ DNQ Avi Ashkenazi
2009/2010 Ligat HaAl 22 14 8 1,758 1,649 84 4 QF R16 3rd DNQ Avi Ashkenazi
2010/2011 Ligat HaAl 27 8 19 2,212 2,303 -91 9 DNQ QF DNQ EuroChallenge Last16 Elad Hasin
Ami Nawi
Mickey Gorka
2011/2012 Ligat HaAl 29 5 19 1,951 2,085 -134 11 DNQ R16 DNQ Not qualify Mickey Gorka
Rami Hadar
Offer Rahimi
2012/2013 Ligat HaAl 27 17 10 2,224 2,150 74 2 Champion Runners up SF DNQ Brad Greenberg
2013/2014 Ligat HaAl 28 18 10 2,290 2,167 123 3 Runners up R16 Withdrew EuroCup Last32 Danny Franco
2014/2015 Ligat HaAl 33 17 16 2,655 2,668 -13 5 QF SF QF Withdrew Rami Hadar
2015/2016 Ligat HaAl 33 19 14 2,565 2,482 83 3 QF QF QF DNQ Rami Hadar
2016/2017 Ligat HaAl 33 16 17 2,716 2,558 128 8 Runners up QF QF DNQ Offer Rahimi
2017/2018 Ligat HaAl 33 11 22 2,560 2,699 -139 12 DNQ R16 Withdrew Withdrew Offer Rahimi
Nati Cohen
Barak Peleg
2018/2019 Liga Leumit 26 16 10 2,226 2,110 116 4 Prometed R16[16] Withdrew [17] DNQ Barak Peleg
Daniel Seoane
2019/2020 Ligat HaAl 29 15 14 2,455 2,431 24 6 QF R16 FR DNQ Daniel Seoane
2020/2021 Ligat HaAl QF QF BIBL League FR Daniel Seoane
Total567772102,335106,734-4,399

  First Tier
  Second Tier
  Third Tier

  • FR = First Round
  • SR = Second Round
  • R16 = Round of 16
  • QF = Quarter-Final
  • SF = Semi-Final
  • DNP = Do not play
  • DNQ = Do not qualify
  • BIBL = Balkan International Basketball League

Maccabi Haifa in European competitions

First Qualified

In the 1971/1972 season, Maccabi Haifa participated for the first time in European competitions when it qualified for the FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup due to having qualified for the Israeli Final cup 1970/1971. Maccabi was eliminated after the first round, in which it lost to the French side Denain Voltaire .

Round Opponent 1st leg 2nd leg Aggregate
First round Denain Voltaire 82-109 (H) 76-91 (A) 158–200

Second Qualified and First Win

In the 1985/1986 season, it qualified again for the FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup due to having qualified for the Israeli Final cup 1984/1985 in the first round, and defeated ENAD Ayiou Dometiou from Cyprus after winning in both games, in the first leg 125-58 and in the second leg 94-55. In the second round it lost to Jugoplastika from the Republic of Yugoslavia

Round Opponent 1st leg 2nd leg Aggregate
First round ENAD Ayiou Dometiou 125-58(A) 94-55 (H) 219-113
Second round Jugoplastika 78-114 (A) 55-94 (H) 164-201

Korać Cup

In the 1987/1986 season, it qualified for the first time for the Korać Cup after defeating Achilleas Kaimakli from Cyprus 217–90 in aggregate (96-49 in the first leg, and 121–41 in the second leg). In the second round it defeated ASVEL Basket in the first leg, but lost in the second and was eliminated.

Round Opponent 1st leg 2nd leg Aggregate
First round Achilleas Kaimakli 96-49 (A) 121-41 (H) 217-90
Second round ASVEL Basket 103-89 (H) 75-93 (A) 178-182

In the 1992/1993 season, the team once again participated in the Korać Cup, and qualified directly for the second round, and was eliminated by Gravelines-Dunkerque from France after it lost in both legs (86-90 loss at home, and 60–81 away).

Round Opponent 1st leg 2nd leg Aggregate
Second round Gravelines-Dunkerque 86-90 (H) 60-81 (A) 146–171

Group stage

In the 1999/2000 season it qualified for the first time for the main tournament after beating the Cypriot team Keravnos (draw 67–67 in the first game away, and a 57–66 win away). Maccabi was a draw for Group C with Pallacanestro Reggiana from Italy and Nikol Fert from Macedonia (KK Beopetrol from the Republic of Yugoslavia withdrew from the competition). The team finished in first place with three wins against one loss and qualified for the quarterfinals, where they lost to Italian Pepsi Rimini 127–139 in aggregate.

Round Opponent 1st leg 2nd leg Aggregate
First round Keravnos 67–67 (A) 66-57 (H) 133-124
Group stage Nikol Fert Gostivar 72-45 (H) 92-86 (A)
Bipop Carire Reggiana 80-65 (H) 69-70 (A)
Quarter Finals Pepsi Rimini 61-81 (A) 66-58 (H) 127-139

EuroChallenge
Brandon Bowman

In the 2010/2011 season, the team participated in the EuroChallenge Cup (which was the 3rd-tier level men's professional continental club basketball competition in Europe). It qualified for the main tournament by beating Paris-Levallois Basket in the qualifying round after it lost 63–75 in the first leg in Paris, and in the second leg won 89-66 (152-141 in aggregate). The team was placed in Group B with Skyliners Frankfurt from Germany, BK Ventspils from Latvia, and the Ukraine team Khimik Yuzhne. The team finished in second place with three wins against three losses and qualified for the last 16 stage where the teams was drawn with the Israeli team Barak Netanya, Academic Sofia from Bulgaria, and Spartak Saint Petersburg from Russia, and was eliminated after it finished in third place with two wins and four losses.

Round Opponent 1st leg 2nd leg Aggregate
Qualifying Round Paris Levallois 63-75 (A) 89-66 (H) 152-141
Regular season Skyliners Frankfurt 83-78 (A) 54-53 (H)
BK Ventspils 80-86 (H) 62-99 (A)
Khimik Yuzhne 81-77 (A) 75-82 (H)
Last 16 PBC Academic 78-95 (H) 69-87 (A)
Barak Netanya 80-73 (A) 74-77 (H)
Saint Petersburg 60-101 (A) 86–92 (H)

EuroCup
Ike Ofoegbu
Moran Roth

After winning a historic championship the previous season and choosing not to participate in the Euroleague qualifiers in the 2013/2014 season, the team participated in the EuroCup in the regular season and was drawn into Group G with the Russian Unicas Kazan, Banvit Bandırma from Turkey, VEF Rīga (Latvia), MZT Skopje (Macedonia), and also Kalev/Vremo (Estonia).

The team finished in second place with six wins against four losses and qualified for the last 32 stage where the teams was drawn with the Montepaschi Siena from Italy, BC Khimki Moscow Region from Russia, and the Czech team ERA Nymburk. The team won twice (including an 86-66 vs Montepaschi Siena, but was eliminated due to its head-to-head record.

Round Opponent 1st leg 2nd leg Aggregate
Regular season BC UNICS 67-75 (H) 58-79 (A)
KK MZT Skopje 86-83 (A) 79-60 (H)
BK VEF Rīga 94-73 (A) 74-72 (H)
Banvit Bandırma 72-69 (H) 76-95 (A)
BC Kalev/Cramo 68-64 (A) 70-75 (H)
Last 32 ČEZ Nymburk 80-75 (H) 53-68 (A)
BC Khimki 48-87 (A) 66-86 (H)
Montepaschi Siena 86-66 (H) 73-92 (A)

Balkan League

12 teams from Israel joined the league, after suspension of the league due to the COVID 19 pandemic. The team was drawn into Norte Group B with Ironi Nahariya and Hapoel Gilboa Galil; it lost against Ironi Nahariya, and was eliminated.

Round Opponent 1st leg 2nd leg Aggregate
Regular season Ironi Nahariya 80-86 (H) 81-87 (A)
Hapoel Gilboa Galil 81-92 (A) 82-86 (H)

Matches against NBA teams
3 October 2010
New Jersey Nets 108–70 Maccabi Haifa
11 October 2012
Golden State Warriors 108–110 Maccabi Haifa
16 October 2012
Minnesota Timberwolves 114–81 Maccabi Haifa
7 October 2013
Phoenix Suns 130–89 Maccabi Haifa
13 October 2013
Memphis Grizzlies 116–70 Maccabi Haifa
15 October 2014
Washington Wizards 101–95 Maccabi Haifa
17 October 2014
Portland Trail Blazers 121–74 Maccabi Haifa
18 October 2014
Sacramento Kings 91–59 Maccabi Haifa
22 October 2014
Toronto Raptors 92–85 Maccabi Haifa
8 October 2015
Memphis Grizzlies 97–84 Maccabi Haifa
11 October 2015
Los Angeles Lakers 126–83 Maccabi Haifa
10 October 2016
Sacramento Kings 135–96 Maccabi Haifa
4 October 2017
Utah Jazz 117–78 Maccabi Haifa
10 October 2017
Indiana Pacers 108–89 Maccabi Haifa
13 October 2017
Portland Trail Blazers 129–81 Maccabi Haifa
8 October 2018
Sacramento Kings 132–100 Maccabi Haifa
11 October 2018
Los Angeles Clippers 124–76 Maccabi Haifa
6 October 2019
Memphis Grizzlies 123–88 Maccabi Haifa
10 October 2019
Portland Trail Blazers 105–68 Maccabi Haifa
13 October 2019
Minnesota Timberwolves 131–101 Maccabi Haifa

Notes
  1. Not participated at the cup games due a third tier team

References
  1. "U.S. billionaire aims to turn pet team into a powerhouse", Haaretz, 21 May 2008
  2. "An Inside Look at Maccabi Haifa". Portland Trail Blazers.
  3. "Maccabi Haifa to play against Golden State Warriors on Oct 11!"
  4. "Maccabi Haifa Bazan". www.euroleague.net.
  5. Basketball / "American billionaire buys Maccabi Haifa", Haaretz, 21 July 2007
  6. "Maccabi Haifa BC". www.thesportsdb.com.
  7. Forfeit defeat at Round of 16
  8. 2 place in the Norte Divison
  9. the cup was canceled due Six-Day War
  10. the cup was canceled due to "Lack of time"
  11. Forfeit won at Second Round
  12. Forfeit won at First Round
  13. the cup was canceled due Yom Kippur War
  14. Forfeit defeat at First Round
  15. Maccabi Haifa/Bat Galim
  16. The Israel Basketball Association disqualified all the teams from the Liga Leumit so First Round was canceled
  17. Withdrew from Liga Leumit League Cup due exhibition games in NBA
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