Israeli Basketball League Budgets Revealed for 2026/27 Season
Translated & summarized from Sport5 by baba
The 2026/27 Israeli Basketball Premier League season budgets show Hapoel Tel Aviv leading with 199 million shekels, followed by Maccabi Tel Aviv with 153.1 million. These two teams are the only ones exceeding 100 million shekels. Hapoel Jerusalem is third with 65 million, while Ironi Kiryat Ata has the lowest budget at 8 million shekels. The season begins Saturday.
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- Hapoel Tel Aviv boasts the highest Israeli Basketball Premier League budget at 199 million shekels for 2026/27.
- Maccabi Tel Aviv follows with the second-largest budget of 153.1 million shekels.
- Only Hapoel Tel Aviv and Maccabi Tel Aviv have budgets exceeding 100 million shekels.
- Hapoel Jerusalem is third with 65 million shekels, and Ironi Ness Ziona fourth with 40 million.
- Ironi Kiryat Ata has the league's lowest budget at 8 million shekels.
- The 2026/27 season commences Saturday with Maccabi Tel Aviv vs. Hapoel Galil Elyon.
The 2026/27 Israeli Basketball Premier League season tips off Saturday with a game between Maccabi Tel Aviv and Hapoel Galil Elyon. Ahead of the opening round, the league's team budgets have been disclosed, revealing significant disparities. The budgets represent the total team expenses, not just player salaries.
Hapoel Tel Aviv leads the list with a substantial budget of 199 million shekels, nearly twenty times that of some other teams. The reigning champion, Maccabi Tel Aviv, is second with 153.1 million shekels. These two clubs are the only ones with budgets exceeding 100 million shekels.
Hapoel Jerusalem ranks third with 65 million shekels, followed by Ironi Ness Ziona in fourth place with approximately 40 million shekels. The newly promoted teams from Eilat and Ashdod are positioned at 7th and 9th, respectively. Ironi Kiryat Ata, which finished 10th last season, has the league's smallest budget at 8 million shekels, slightly less than Hapoel Galil Elyon's 8.2 million shekels.
The full list includes Hapoel Holon (approx. 21 million), Maccabi Rishon LeZion (11.5 million), Bnei Herzliya (11 million), Hapoel Eilat (approx. 11 million), Hapoel Be'er Sheva/Dimona (10 million), Maccabi Ironi Ramat Gan (10 million), and Maccabi Ashdod (approx. 10 million). Hapoel HaEmek declined to share their budget information.
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