Hapoel Eilat was eliminated tonight (Tuesday) in the first stage of the Champions League qualifiers after a loss in a close battle with Russian Parma 79:76 in a bubble held in Sofia.
Following the relegation, Eilat will play this season at the European Cup factory.
Eilat returned to participate in a European factory for the first time after almost 23 years, when it had to go through three stages to advance to the houses stage.
Eilat started badly and was 12:22 behind at the end of the first quarter.
In the second quarter she came back and the close game lasted until the end when the Lithuanian guard of Pharma Adas Joskevicius stood out.
Brion Allen scored 28 points for Eilat and Justin Patton added 16.