Maccabi Kiryat Gat
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- Israel Super League 66 Israel National League 26 Club Friendlies 7 Israel Cup 2
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Maccabi Ironi Kiryat Gat is an Israeli basketball team from the city of Kiryat Gat, which existed for 15 years, disbanded in 2018, and was re-established in 2024. The team's greatest achievement is winning the Liga Leumit (basketball) championship in the 2014–2015 season. At the end of the 2024–2025 season, it returned to play in the Liga Leumit (basketball).
History
In 2013, the club was relegated to the Liga Artzit, due to financial issues. In 2014, they promoted back to the second division. In 2015, they promoted back to the Premier League after winning the Finals against Kiryat Ata.
On July 16, 2018, Maccabi Kiryat Gat was dissolved due to financial issues.
In the 2024/2025 season, Yehi Biton was appointed as the chairman of the team. The club acquired the management rights of A.S. Ashkelon after the latter merged with Elitzur "Itzu" Ashkelon and began playing in the Liga Artzit (Third Division). At the end of that season, the team finished in 2nd place and advanced to the playoff games, where it defeated Maccabi Be’er Ya’akov 2–0 in the quarterfinals and Maccabi Ma’ale Adumim 2–0 in the semifinals. In the first game of the finals series, it beat Maccabi Ashdod, but before the series was completed, it was promoted to the Liga Leumit (basketball) due to the end of the season following Operation Rising Lion.