Hapoel Kfar Saba B.C.

Basketball team in Kfar Saba

Hapoel Kfar Saba

Leagues| Liga Artzit
Founded| 1957; 67 years ago (1957)
Arena| HaYovel Hall
Capacity| 680
Location| Kfar Saba
Team colors| Green and White

Head coach| Hod Ben-Herzel

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Hapoel Kfar Saba (Hebrew: הפועל כפר סבא) is a professional basketball club based in Kfar Saba in the Sharon region, Central District of Israel. The team plays in the Liga Artzit.

## History

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HaYovel Hall in Kfar Saba

Hapoel Kfar Saba was founded in 1957 and played in the Liga Artzit (the third-tier division).

In 2009, Kfar Saba was merged with Elitzur Kohav Yair and since then playing in the Liga Leumit (the second-tier division).

In the 2016–17 season, Kfar Saba have reached the Liga Leumit Playoffs as the second seed but eventually lost to Hapoel Be'er Sheva in the Semifinals.[1]

In the 2017–18 season, Kfar Saba have reached the Liga Leumit Playoffs as the eighth seed but eventually lost to Maccabi Kiryat Gat in the Quarterfinals.[2]

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

## Season by season

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Season  | Tier  | League  | Pos | Israeli State Cup

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2016–17  | 2  | Liga Leumit | 3rd  | First round
2017–18  | 2  | Liga Leumit | 8th  | First round
2018–19 | 2  | Liga Leumit |

14th

## Notable players

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Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.

Criteria

To appear in this section a player must have either:

* Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club
* Played at least one official international match for their national team at any time
* Played at least one official NBA match at any time.

* Errick McCollum
* Murphy Holloway
* Dallis Joyner
* Denzel Livingston
* Byron Wesley
* Terrence Watson
* Vernon Goodridge
* Shannon Shorter
* Darrin Dorsey
* Leslie McDonald
* Shlomi Harush
* Roi Huber
* Nimrod Levi

## References

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1. ^ הפועל ב"ש ונס ציונה העפילו לגמר הפלייאוף. one.co.il (in Hebrew). May 3, 2017. Retrieved August 25, 2018.
2. ^ קריית גת, רחובות, ב"ש ור"ג העפילו לחצי הגמר. one.co.il (in Hebrew). April 24, 2018. Retrieved August 25, 2018.
3. ^ לאחר עשור: הפועל כפר סבא בכדורסל ירדה לליגה הארצית. Tzomet-KFS.co.il (in Hebrew). March 27, 2019. Retrieved May 25, 2019.

## External links

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* Facebook page (in Hebrew)
* Eurobasket page