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Wikipedia - Hapoel Eilat B.C.
Hapoel Eilat (Hebrew: הפועל אילת), for sponsorship reasons named Hapoel Yossi Avrahami Eilat, is an Israeli basketball club. The team plays in the Israeli Basketball Premier League, the top tier of Israeli basketball. The team represents the far-South region of the country - the Arabah area, and the Red Sea city of Eilat.
History
The team earned promotion to the First Division (known variously as Ligat HaAl, the Super League, or the Israeli Basketball Premier League) for the first time in the 1990–91 season, while being coached by Arik Shivek.
In the 1996–97 season, the team lost to Maccabi Tel Aviv in the playoff semi-finals. A year later the team reached the finals, in which it lost 0-3 to Maccabi Tel Aviv.
In early 2000, the team found itself in serious financial difficulties, which resulted in relegation to the Second Division (Liga Leumit, or the National League). Later the team disbanded, and re-established in the lowest league.
In the 2010–11 season, the team won the Association Cup, the cup of the lower leagues, after beating Maccabi Kiryat Bialik in the final.
In June 2012, the team gained the license of Habik'a B.C. to play in the Israeli Basketball Super League, starting with the 2012–13 season.
In June 2015, the team knocked out Israeli basketball powerhouse Maccabi Tel Aviv in the Israeli Basketball Premier League semi-finals, winning 3–2 in a best-of-five series. The team faced Hapoel Jerusalem in the finals, but lost.
Hapoel Eilat ist ein israelischer Basketballverein mit Sitz in Eilat. Die Mannschaft spielt in der israelischen Ligat ha’Al und trägt ihre Heimspiele im Eilat Ashkelon Athletic Center aus.
Hapoel Eilat wurde 1970 gegründet und spielt seit 1996 in der ersten israelischen Basketballliga. Der Verein wurde noch nie israelischer Meister, hat aber 1997 und 2000 den israelischen Pokal gewonnen.
Zu den bekanntesten Spielern, die für Hapoel Eilat gespielt haben, gehören:
* Dwight Howard
* Shawn Marion
* Will Solomon
* Jerry Reynolds
* D'or Fischer
Hapoel Eilat ist ein beliebter Verein in Eilat und ein fester Bestandteil der israelischen Basketball-Szene.