After 34 years: Maccabi Rishon Lezion relegated to the national team Israel today

It was in the air for many weeks and tonight (Sunday) it happened, Maccabi Rishon LeZion is relegated this season to the national league.

The Oranges are relegated to the sub-league after

in the Premier League, and after a loss at Begin Hall to Hapoel Eilat 91:80, two rounds to the end of the season.

Rishon was marked as relegated from an early stage of the season, in recent weeks she has dragged the chance to stay thanks to the losses of Hapoel Beer Sheva.

Yesterday the Southerners won in Ness Ziona, and only Rishon LeZion's victory today would have left it open to stay, but as expected it did not happen.

Maccabi Rishon Lezion is a team with a glorious history of achievements and great players who have gone through the club, in 2016 the team won a historic championship, and reached four finals in recent years (Cup and League).

Archie Goodwin, Photo: Yehuda Ben Itach

Rishon LeZion pays for countless mistakes made in the summer, during the season it sold its biggest asset Noam Dovrat to Hapoel Jerusalem, to allow the team to play with five foreigners. All the changes made were to no avail, the Oranges achieved 5 wins in 25 games this season.

Eilat led 35:50 towards the end of the second quarter, Rishon was still 61:65 behind, but it was the swan song.

With the help of the victory, Hapoel Eilat maintains a chance to reach the playoffs.

After 34 years in a row, Maccabi "Effie Capital" Rishon LeZion lost a chance to stay in the Winner Basket League, after a 91:80 away loss to Hapoel "Yossi Avrahami" Eilat, which remained in the playoff entry race >>> https://t.co/SvXg2TTKGD pic .twitter.com/mBxLvtSk7S

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