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Maccabi Tel Aviv and Hapoel Tel Aviv set for another championship showdown
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57% centerFirst reported by Arutz Sheva · Jun 11, 2026
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Maccabi Tel Aviv and Hapoel Tel Aviv will meet in the playoff final for the third time in four years after both swept their semifinal series. Maccabi dominated the regular season but lost twice to Hapoel, and the clubs also split two EuroLeague meetings this year. Their recent finals have gone to deciding games, with Maccabi winning the title both times.
- 01Maccabi Tel Aviv and Hapoel Tel Aviv reached the playoff final after semifinal sweeps.
- 02Maccabi leads Israel with 57 titles, Hapoel Tel Aviv has five.
- 03Hapoel has lost 15 consecutive finals and last won the championship in 1969.
- 04Maccabi beat Hapoel in the 2023 and 2024 finals.
- 05This season, only Hapoel defeated Maccabi in Israel, and it did so twice.
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