The 2007 Israeli Basketball League Cup, for sponsorship reasons Winner Cup 2007, was the 2nd edition of the Israeli basketball pre-season tournament. It was played on 14 October-18 October in Jerusalem at the Malha Arena, during the jewish holiday of Sukkot. Maccabi Tel Aviv has won the cup after beating Hapoel Jerusalem 93-74 in the final. MVP was David Bluthenthal (Maccabi Tel Aviv).
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Arena | Malha Arena Jerusalem |
| Dates | 14 October–18 October 2007 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Maccabi Tel Aviv (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Hapoel Jerusalem |
| Awards and statistics | |
| MVP |  David Bluthenthal |
Teams participating
editFor the first time, all the teams that finished at the top eight places on the Israeli Preimer League 2006-07 competed in the tournament.
The 9th ranked team, Ironi Ashkelon, and the new promoted team, Hapoel Holon, have played a non-deciding exhibition game as part of the event.
Tournament bracket
editThe teams were matched by their last season standings (1st VS 8th, 2nd VS 8th, etc...).
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 94 | ||||||||||||
| Maccabi Rishon LeZion | 81 | |||||||||||||
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | 78 | |||||||||||||
| Hapoel Gilboa/Afula | 67 | |||||||||||||
| 4 | Hapoel Galil Elyon | 85 | ||||||||||||
| Hapoel Gilboa/Afula | 89 | |||||||||||||
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | 93 | |||||||||||||
| Hapoel Jerusalem | 74 | |||||||||||||
| 3 | Bnei HaSharon | 77 | ||||||||||||
| Ironi Nahariya | 81 | |||||||||||||
| Ironi Nahariya | 68 | Third place | ||||||||||||
| Hapoel Jerusalem | 95 | |||||||||||||
| 2 | Hapoel Jerusalem | 90 | Hapoel Gilboa/Afula | 83 | ||||||||||
| Ironi Ramat Gan | 70 | Ironi Nahariya | 82 | |||||||||||
External links
edit- Winner Cup (in Hebrew)