Elitzur Shomron

Elitzur Shomron (Hebrew: אליצור שומרון) is a professional basketball club based in Shomron Regional Council. The club is currently a member of the Israeli National League. The club represents Israeli settlements in the northern West Bank. The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this.^[1]

אליצור שומרון‎ Elitzur Shomron
Leagues	Israeli National League
Founded	2010s
Arena	Leader Center (capacity 1200)
Location	Ganei Tikva, Israel
Team colors	Blue and White
Head coach	Dror Cohen
Home Away

History

The club was founded in the 2010s, and until the 2019/20 season the club played in the leagues that are below the Liga Artzit level.

In the 2019/20 season the team led the Liga Alef table, losing only one game. Eventually the season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and Elitzur was promoted to Liga Artzit for the first time.^[2]

In the 2020/21 season the team played in Liga Artzit Group North, and finished fifth in Group North.

In the 2021/22 season the team finished first in the regular season in Group North and advanced to the playoffs. In the Quarter-final Elitzur beat Hapoel Emek Hefer 2–1 in a best-of-three playoff. In the Semi-final Elitzur faced Hapoel Acre/Mateh Asher and Elitzur won 2–1 on aggregate. In the final series Elitzur faced Hapoel Kfar Saba. Elitzur won 2–1 on aggregate, and promoted to the Israeli National League for the first time.^[3]

Until the promotion to the Israeli National League, Elitzur played in Kfar Tapuach, a West Bank settlement under the Shomron Regional Council. The arena in Kfar Tapuach contains 500 seats and does not meet the standards that the Israeli Basketball Association set for arenas of teams that participate in the Israeli National League. Since their promotion, they have played their home games in Ganei Tikva, located in Israel proper.