2007 Israeli Basketball League Cup

2007 Israeli Basketball League Cup
Tournament details
ArenaMalha Arena
Jerusalem
Dates14 October–18 October 2007
Final positions
ChampionsMaccabi Tel Aviv (1st title)
Runners-upHapoel Jerusalem
Awards and statistics
MVPIsrael David Bluthenthal
2006
2008

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).

Teams Participating

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For 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

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The 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
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