Hapoel Holon B.C.
Hapoel Holon Basketball Club (Hebrew: מועדון הכדורסל הפועל חולון), known for sponsorship reasons as Hapoel Atsmon Playgrounds Holon (הפועל Atsmon Playgrounds חולון), is a professional basketball club based in Holon, Israel. The team plays in the Israeli Basketball Premier League (the top tier of Israeli basketball), and internationally in the Basketball Champions League. The team was founded in 1947, and plays in the Holon Toto Hall, which is home to 5,500 spectators.
| Hapoel Holon | |||
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| Leagues | Israeli Basketball Premier League | ||
| Founded | 1947 | ||
| History | Hapoel Holon B.C. (1947–present) | ||
| Arena | Holon Toto Hall | ||
| Capacity | 5,500 | ||
| Location | Holon, Israel | ||
| Team colors | Purple and Yellow | ||
| CEO | Roy Dvora | ||
| President | Eitan Lanciano | ||
| Head coach | Amit Sherf | ||
| Team captain | Niv Misgav | ||
| Ownership | Shlomo Issac | ||
| Championships | 2 Israeli Championship 2 Israeli State Cups 1 Balkan League | ||
| Website | hapoel-holon.co.il | ||
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One of Hapoel Holon's most notable title victories came in 2008, as the club pulled one of the biggest upsets in league history by defeating perennial champions Maccabi Tel Aviv in the Premier League final. The club also went on to win the Israeli Basketball State Cup in 2009, defeating Maccabi Haifa, and also in 2018, defeating Maccabi Tel Aviv. Hapoel Holon won its first-ever international title in 2021 in the form of the Balkan International Basketball League, defeating Bulgarian side Academic Plovdiv.