Maccabi Rehovot B.C.

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Maccabi Ironi Rehovot
Maccabi Ironi Rehovot logo
LeaguesLiga Leumit
Founded1950; 74 years ago (1950)
ArenaBarzily
Capacity500
LocationRehovot
Team colorsBlue and White
   
PresidentAsaf Frank
Team managerAmir
Head coachKobi Hason
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Maccabi Ironi Rehovot (Hebrew: מכבי עירוני רחובות) is a professional basketball club based in Rehovot in central Israel. The team plays in the Liga Leumit.

History[edit]

Maccabi Rehovot was founded in 1950 and played in the Liga Artzit (the third-tier division). During the nineties, Rehovot was coached by Moti Aroesti, a former Maccabi Tel Aviv player, and played in the Liga Leumit.

In the 2015–16 season, Rehovot was promoted to the Liga Leumit for the first time in 17 years.[1]

In the 2017–18 season, Rehovot reached the Liga Leumit Semifinals as the third seed but eventually lost to Maccabi Kiryat Gat.[2]

In the 2018–19 season, Rehovot have been relegated to the Liga Artzit, the third tier of the Israeli Basketball.[3]

Season by season[edit]

Season Tier League Pos Israeli State Cup
2015–16 3 Liga Artzit 1st
2016–17 2 Liga Leumit 6th Round of 16
2017–18 2 Liga Leumit 3rd Round of 16
2018–19 2 Liga Leumit
13th

References[edit]

  1. ^ כדורסל: מכבי רחובות תפתח את העונה נגד הפועל כפר סבא. mynetrehovot.co.il (in Hebrew). August 22, 2017. Retrieved August 11, 2018.
  2. ^ מכבי קריית גת עלתה לגמר הליגה הלאומית. ynet.co.il (in Hebrew). May 4, 2018. Retrieved August 11, 2018.
  3. ^ נפילה כואבת: מכבי רחובות ירדה רשמית לארצית. ONE.co.il (in Hebrew). April 23, 2019. Retrieved May 25, 2019.

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