Maccabi and Hapoel Tel Aviv eye Limassol as EuroLeague home base

13/05/202512:16

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Israeli clubs Maccabi and Hapoel Tel Aviv may move their EuroLeague home games to Limassol, replacing Belgrade

After two seasons playing home games in Belgrade, Maccabi and newly promoted Hapoel Tel Aviv are exploring Limassol as their EuroLeague base. Ongoing conflict in the region makes Tel Aviv unviable, prompting clubs to seek alternatives.

The proposed venue is the Spiros Kiprianou Arena, an 8,000-seat indoor stadium in Cyprus, which will also host Group C of EuroBasket 2025. The location offers closer proximity to Israel and easier fan access than Serbia.

With Dimitris Itoudis coaching and Manos Papadopoulos joining Hapoel’s front office, the club’s EuroLeague preparations intensify — and the potential move to Cyprus marks a pivotal logistical shift for Israeli basketball in Europe.

Source: Mozzart