Maccabi Ma'ale Adumim B.C.

{{Short description|Basketball team in Israel}}

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| name = Maccabi Ma'ale Adumim

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| leagues = Liga Artzit

| founded = {{Start date and age|2006}}

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| arena = HaPais Hall (Ulema)

| capacity = 400

| location = Ma'ale Adumim

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Maccabi Ma'ale Adumim ({{langx|he|מכבי מעלה אדומים}}) is a professional basketball club based in Ma'ale Adumim. The team plays in the Liga Artzit.

Club history

The club first joined the Israeli Basketball Association in 2006.{{cite web|url=https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/sports/maccabi-maale-adumim-moves-up-to-leumit-league-670711|title=Maccabi Ma'ale Adumim moves up to Leumit League|work=jpost.com|date=10 June 2021|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220728054253/https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/sports/maccabi-maale-adumim-moves-up-to-leumit-league-670711|archive-date=28 July 2022}} In 2015, they won the Union Cup.{{cite web|url=http://www.safsal.co.il/article.aspx?id=23888|title=היסט(ו)ריה מקומית: מעלה אדומים מחזיקת גביע האיגוד|work=safsal.co.il|date=27 April 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150502020926/http://www.safsal.co.il/article.aspx?id=23888|archive-date=2 May 2015|access-date=27 October 2022|language=Hebrew}} They played in the Liga Artzit, the Israeli third division, until 2021 when they were promoted to the Israeli National League after finishing first in the Artzit standings.{{cite web|last=Hasten|first=Josh|url=https://www.jns.org/maccabi-maale-adumim-marks-a-first-in-israeli-basketball-history/|title=Maccabi Ma'ale Adumim marks a first in Israeli basketball history|work=jns.org|date=15 June 2021|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220728054643/https://www.jns.org/maccabi-maale-adumim-marks-a-first-in-israeli-basketball-history/|archive-date=28 July 2022}} They became the first team from Judea-Samari to participate in either of Israel's top two men's basketball leagues. In their first season in the National League in 2021–22, Ma'ale Adumim finished 11th out of 15 teams with an 11–17 record.{{cite web|url=https://www.eurobasket.com/Israel/basketball-national-league_2021-2022.aspx|title=National League (2021-2022)|work=Eurobasket.com|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220728061438/https://www.eurobasket.com/Israel/basketball-national-league_2021-2022.aspx|archive-date=28 July 2022}} The team hosted its home games at Givat Ram in Jerusalem in 2021–22 due to their home hall not meeting the standards required for National League games. In the opening game of the 2022–23 season, Ma'ale Adumim hosted their first National League game at its home Ulema.{{cite web|last=Weiss|first=Neri|url=https://www.inn.co.il/news/579694|title=היסטוריה ביו"ש: משחק כדורסל מקצועני|work=inn.co.il|date=11 October 2022|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221027140608/https://www.inn.co.il/news/579694|archive-date=27 October 2022|language=Hebrew}}{{cite web|last=Goder|first=Itay|url=https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2022-10-23/ty-article-magazine/.premium/were-a-real-city-and-were-hosting-a-real-game-in-judea-and-samaria/00000184-046f-d736-abc7-1fffde7d0000|title='We're a Real City and We're Hosting a Real Game in Judea and Samaria'|work=haaretz.com|date=23 October 2022|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230426113257/https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2022-10-23/ty-article-magazine/.premium/were-a-real-city-and-were-hosting-a-real-game-in-judea-and-samaria/00000184-046f-d736-abc7-1fffde7d0000|archive-date=26 April 2023}} Following the 2023–24 season, the team was relegated back down to Liga Artzit.{{cite web |title=Maccabi Ma'ale Adumim Basketball History |url=https://basketball.eurobasket.com/team/Maccabi-Maale-Adumim/18062/History |website=Eurobasket LLC |access-date=17 January 2025}}

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