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[[xImage:NokiaArena.jpg|thumb|380px|right|Maccabi Tel Aviv's home court, the Nokia Arena.]] The

Israeli Basketball League was founded, and Maccabi won the inaugural championship. They have dominated the League ever since, winning 47 national championship titles (including 23 in a row between 1970 and 1992) and 36 State Cups

. The team has never finished below the third place in the national league.

Maccabi Tel Aviv's traditional rival is crosstown team

Pini Gershon

. Eventually both Sheffer and Gershon joined Maccabi.

In

Ralph Klein

.

[[xImage:Tal Brody2.jpg|thumb|150px|right|Tal Brody raises the European Cup after Maccabi Tel Aviv's victory, 1977.]]In the 1976/77 final in Belgrade, Yugoslavia, Maccabi Tel Aviv defeated Mobilgirgi Varese 78:77. However, of even greater symbolic significance was the semifinal win over CSKA Moscow, which is widely regarded as an historic moment for Israel. Due to the Cold War boycott of Israel by the Soviet Union, CSKA Moscow refused to play in Tel Aviv, and would not allow an Israeli team to play in Moscow. Maccabi Tel Aviv's home-game was therefore played in a neutral venue (Virton, Belgium). In the eyes of the whole country, it was not only an important win, but a form of 'revenge' on the Soviet Union, the country that provided military, financial and political support to Israel's enemies. In a post-match interview after Maccabi's historic win, captain Tal Brody proclaimed "We are on the map, and we are staying on the map, not only in sports, but in everything". The phrase has become part of Israeli culture. Maccabi Tel Aviv indeed stayed on the European basketball map, winning the European Cup, and then coming third in the following two seasons, second the following season, winning another championship in 1981 (this time defeating Sinudyne Bologna 80:79), coming second the following season (1981/82), and winning the 1981 Intercontinental Cup.

During the 1980s Maccabi Tel Aviv remained a powerhouse, reaching -- but losing -- the European finals five times.

The

Suproleague final in Paris, and the Israeli club, led by Ariel McDonald, Anthony Parker and Nate Huffman

, won 81:67.

Euroleague

records.

After a strong

Panathinaikos, known as one of the best defenses in Europe. In a scenario that few in European basketball community predicted, TAU Cerámica stunned CSKA Moscow and Maccabi Tel Aviv celebrated yet another victory over the Greek team, then proceeded to defeat TAU Cerámica in a very competitive final (90:78) on May 8, 2005

.

On

Euroleague team in 17 years, and the first ever European win over an NBA team on North American soil. Anthony Parker

's jump shot with 0.8 seconds lifted the Euroleague champion over Toronto 105:103.

In the

championship and 36th State Cup, both after wins over Hapoel Jerusalem. During Euroleague's Final Four, Maccabi Tel Aviv met TAU Cerámica in the first semifinal game, and won the game 85-70. Maccabi Tel Aviv faced CSKA Moscow in the final on April 30, 2006

, losing 73:69, failing to win a third successive title.

During the summer, the "dynasty" ended as

Euroleague

quarterfinals).

The 2007/8 season opened with hope, as Oded Kattash, a former player, was appointed head coach. However, with the team failing to live up to fans' and management's high expectations, Kattash was replaced as coach by Zvi Sherf on January 1, 2008.

Maccabi has hosted the

Oded Katash

.

The team played a charity pre-season game against the New York Knicks on October 11, 2007, at Madison Square Garden, their first appearance at the famous venue; the proceeds from the game benefited Migdal Ohr. The Knicks won the game 112:85^[1].

Latest Attempt

Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Ht.
PG	4	Bynum, Will	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
F	5	Fizer, Marcus	2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)
SG	6	Sharp, Derrick (C)	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
C	7	Vujčić, Nikola	2.11 m (6 ft 11 in)
PF	8	Eliyahu, Lior	2.05 m (6 ft 9 in)
F/C	9	Morris, Terrence	2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)
PG	10	Fanan, Regev	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
SF	11	Casspi, Omri	2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)
SG	12	Garcia, Alex	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
SF	13	Bluthenthal, David	2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)
PG	14	Cummings, Vonteego	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
F/C	15	Batista, Esteban	2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)
PG	21	Halperin, Yotam	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
PG	33	Burstein, Tal (+)	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
PG	TBD	Skverer, Ezequiel	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)

Head coach

Oded Kattash

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(+)
Injured

Roster

Updated: 2007-11-12

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Maccabi "Elite" Tel Aviv Current Roster
4	Will Bynum	1.83m (6 ft 0 in)	Point guard/Shooting guard
5	Marcus Fizer	2.03m (6 ft 8 in)	Forward
6	Derrick Sharp	1.83m (6 ft 0 in)	Shooting guard
7	Nikola Vujčić	2.11m (6 ft 11 in)	Center
8	Lior Eliyahu	2.05m (6 ft 9 in)	Power forward
9	Terence Morris	2.06m (6 ft 9 in)	Forward/Center
10	Regev Fanan	1.83m (6 ft 0 in)	Point guard/Shooting guard
11	Omri Casspi	2.03m (6 ft 8 in)	Small forward
12	Alex Garcia	1.91m (6 ft 3 in)	Shooting guard
13	David Bluthenthal	2.01m (6 ft 7 in)	Small forward
14	Vonteego Cummings	1.91m (6 ft 3 in)	Point guard/Shooting guard
15	Esteban Batista	2.08m (6 ft 10 in)	Forward/Center
21	Yotam Halperin	1.93m (6 ft 4 in)	Point guard
33	Tal Burstein	1.98m (6 ft 6 in)	Point guard/Shooting guard/Small forward
111	Ezequiel Skverer	1.88m (6 ft 2 in)	Point guard
	Oded Kattash	Coach

_{Updated: November 4, 2007}

Old

Maccabi "Elite" Tel Aviv Current Roster
4	Will Bynum	Shooting guard
5	Noel Felix	Power forward/Center
6	Derrick Sharp	Shooting guard
7	Nikola Vujčić	Center
8	Lior Eliyahu	Power forward
9	Jamie Arnold	Power forward
10	Tal Burstein	Point guard/Shooting guard/Small forward
11	Sharon Shason	Small forward
12	Regev Fanan	Point guard/Shooting guard
13	Simas Jasaitis	Small forward
14	Yaniv Green	Center
15	Goran Jeretin	Point guard/Shooting guard
21	Yotam Halperin	Point guard
	Neven Spahija	Coach

_{Updated: March 19, 2007}

Quarterfinals

Each quarterfinal will be a best-of-three series between a first-place team in the Top 16 and a second-place team from a different group, with the first-place team receiving home advantage. Quarterfinals will be played between April 3 to April 12, 2007.

Quarterfinal 1

	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Venue	Date
Game 1	TAU Cerámica	–	Runner Up of Group E	Vitoria-Gasteiz	Dates to be announced
Game 2	Runner Up of Group E	–	TAU Cerámica		Dates to be announced
Game 3	TAU Cerámica	–	Runner Up of Group E	Vitoria-Gasteiz	Dates to be announced

Bolded team is match winner.

Quarterfinal 2

	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Venue	Date
Game 1	CSKA Moscow	–	Maccabi Tel Aviv	Moscow	Dates to be announced
Game 2	Maccabi Tel Aviv	–	CSKA Moscow	Tel Aviv	Dates to be announced
Game 3	CSKA Moscow	–	Maccabi Tel Aviv	Moscow	Dates to be announced

Bolded team is match winner.

Quarterfinal 3

	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Venue	Date
Game 1	Panathinaikos	–	Runner Up of Group G*	Athens	Dates to be announced
Game 2	Runner Up of Group G*	–	Panathinaikos		Dates to be announced
Game 3	Panathinaikos	–	Runner Up of Group G*	Athens	Dates to be announced

Bolded team is match winner.

* Winner of
Euroleague 2006-07 Top 16 Group G
).

Quarterfinal 4

	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Venue	Date
Game 1	Unicaja Málaga	–	Winterthur FCB	Málaga	Dates to be announced
Game 2	Winterthur FCB	–	Unicaja Málaga	Barcelona	Dates to be announced
Game 3	Unicaja Málaga	–	Winterthur FCB	Málaga	Dates to be announced

Bolded team is match winner.

^ New York Knicks 112-85 Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv

[1] New York Knicks 112-85 Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv

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