Hapoel Jerusalem B.C.
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Hapoel Jerusalem Basketball Club (Hebrew: מועדון כדורסל הפועל ירושלים), known for sponsorship reasons as Hapoel Bank Yahav Jerusalem (הפועל בנק יהב ירושלים), is a professional basketball club based in the City of Jerusalem, Israel, and competes in the Israeli Basketball Premier League (the top tier of Israeli basketball), the Israeli State Cup, and the Basketball Champions League. It has won several titles, including the ULEB Cup (now called EuroCup) in 2004, the Israeli Basketball Premier League championship in 2015 and 2017, and seven state Cups. In 2013, a new ownership group took over, and the club has since seen a remarkable advancement and expansion. The team began playing in the Pais Arena in 2014.
Hapoel Jerusalem | ||||
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Leagues | Israeli Basketball Premier League | |||
Founded | 1943; 81 years ago (1943) | |||
History | Hapoel Jerusalem B.C. (1943–present) | |||
Arena | Pais Arena | |||
Capacity | 11,000 | |||
Location | Jerusalem | |||
Team colors | Red, Black, White | |||
Main sponsor | Bank Yahav | |||
CEO | Alon Kremer | |||
President | Matan Adelson | |||
Head coach | Shay Oleartchik | |||
Ownership | Matan Adelson (90%) Fan association (10%) | |||
Championships | 2 Israeli Championship 1 EuroCup 8 Israeli State Cups 6 Israeli League Cups | |||
Website | hapoel.co.il | |||
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