Sfairopoulos leads Maccabi Tel Aviv to domestic league title
Ioannis Sfairopoulos’ Maccabi Tel Aviv defeated Maccabi Rishon LeZion to claim the 2019 Israeli Basketball Premier League title.
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Ioannis Sfairopoulos celebrated his first title abroad as a head coach, leading Maccabi Tel Aviv to the 2019 Israeli Basketball Premier League title. Sfairopoulos’ men defeated Maccabi Rishon LeZion 89:75 in the final of the Premier League’s Final-4 to win the club’s 53rd domestic league crown and their second in as many years.
Maccabi Tel Aviv got off to a strong start in the first quarter, but Maccabi Rishon LeZion responded in the second quarter to trail by just two points at half-time. Sfairopoulos’ side took control in the second half and marched on to a rather comfortable 89:75 victory in the end.
The Greek boss, who coached Olympiacos from 2014-2018, moved to Israel earlier this year after his predecessor, Neven Spahija, led Maccabi to a disappointing 1-6 start in the EuroLeague.
