Hapoel Be'er Sheva B.C.

What Hapoel Be'er Sheva B.C. does

Hapoel Be'er Sheva B.C. is a professional basketball club based in Be'er Sheva, Israel, competing in the Israeli Premier Basketball League (Ligat Winner) under the operating entity Hapoel Be'er Sheva 'Future of the Negev' Basketball Association, a nonprofit organization. The club achieved historic promotion to the top tier in the 2017/18 season after six years in lower divisions and now plays home games at the Konchiya (Shell) Arena, a 3,000-seat facility meeting international standards. It is the only professional basketball franchise serving the entire Negev region, representing both Be'er Sheva (Israel's 8th largest city) and Dimona under the naming-rights designation 'Hapoel Altshuler Shacham Be'er Sheva/Dimona'.

The organization operates a multi-vertical platform: a professional men's team, the HB7 Women's team (with its own dedicated website and schedule), a youth academy comprising 18 competitive teams that constitutes the largest basketball school in the Negev, and a community outreach division running programs including 'Champions' (at-risk youth), 'Equal on the Court' (special needs and rehabilitation populations), 'Sport for Peace' (Bedouin-Jewish coexistence), and 'Climbing to the Negev' (new immigrant integration). Revenue is generated through three streams: individual game tickets and season subscriptions sold via the club's website and the Eventim platform; sponsorship and naming-rights income from Altshuler Shachma, the Be'er Sheva and Dimona municipalities, and individual sponsor Ran Koz; and fan merchandise sales through the Eventim-hosted online store.

The club is positioned as both a sports entertainment property and a regional community institution, with partnerships spanning the Be'er Sheva Welfare Department, Nefesh B'Nefesh, and the municipal Absorption Department. Distribution is direct-to-consumer across a single domestic market (Israel), relying on digital channels — Instagram, YouTube, Twitter/X, Facebook, and a bilingual Hebrew/English website — for fan engagement and ticket conversion. In the 2025-26 season, the team qualified for the Winner League playoffs and reached the quarterfinals before elimination by Maccabi Tel Aviv.

Name

Hapoel Be'er Sheva B.C.

Legal name

Hapoel Be'er Sheva "Future of the Negev" Basketball Association (עמותת הפועל באר שבע "עתיד הנגב" בכדורסל)

Website

https://hb7.co.il

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Hapoel Be'er Sheva B.C. is a nonprofit professional basketball club based in Be'er Sheva, Israel, competing in the Israeli Premier Basketball League and serving as the sole top-tier basketball franchise for the entire Negev region, with an 18-team youth academy, a women's team, and broad community outreach programs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional Basketball Club

NAICS

Sports Teams and Clubs (711211), Spectator Sports (71121), Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events with Facilities (71131)

SIC

Services-Membership Sports & Recreation Clubs (7997), Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Local Amateur Clubs & Community Sports Organizations (MPAKACAE)

Keywords

• Professional basketball
• Sports entertainment
• Youth basketball academy
• Fan merchandise sales
• Community sports programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Be'er Sheva

HQ country

Israel

HQ region

Middle East

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Ticket Sales: Revenue from individual game tickets and season ticket subscriptions (subscriptions) sold through the club's website and Eventim platform.
2. Sponsorships: Naming rights and sponsorship from Altshuler Shachma, municipal sponsorships from Be'er Sheva and Dimona municipalities, and individual sponsor Ran Koz.
3. Merchandise Sales: Fan merchandise store selling club-branded products.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Hapoel Be'er Sheva B.C. operates a professional men's basketball franchise competing in Israel's Winner Basketball League (Ligat Winner), with home games played at the Konchiya Arena (3,000 seats) in Be'er Sheva. The club monetizes the franchise through ticket and season subscription sales, branded fan merchandise, and a multi-tier sponsorship portfolio anchored by Altshuler Shachma and the municipalities of Be'er Sheva and Dimona. It also runs an 18-team youth academy, a separate women's team (HB7 Women), and community integration programs.

Product overview

Hapoel Be'er Sheva B.C. is a professional basketball club based in Be'er Sheva, Israel, competing in the Winner Basketball League. The organization operates a unified platform consisting of the professional men's team (competing in Israeli Premier Basketball League), a women's team (hb7women.com), and an extensive youth academy with 18 competitive teams. The platform offers related services including online ticket sales through Eventim, a fan merchandise shop, and community programs targeting at-risk youth, special populations, coexistence, and new immigrants. The team plays home games at the Konchiya Arena (3,000 capacity) and is operated by the Hapoel Be'er Sheva 'Future of the Negev' Basketball Association.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Hapoel Be'er Sheva Youth Academy: Youth basketball academy with 18 competitive teams and basketball school for the Negev region
• HB7 Women

Products and services

• Hapoel Altshuler Shacham Be'er Sheva/Dimona - Professional Men's Basketball Team

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Municipality of Be'er ShevacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMunicipal sponsor supporting the club. The city of Be'er Sheva (8th largest in Israel) is the primary metropolitan area served by the club.
• Municipality of DimonaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMunicipal sponsor. Dimona is a neighboring city in the Negev region included in the club's expanded identity.
• Municipality of Be'er Sheva - Welfare DepartmentcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborates on the 'Champions' project for at-risk youth, providing support for children in foster care, after-school programs, and foster families.
• The Social Academy (Dimona)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPart of the 'Equal on the Court' project adopting special needs and rehabilitation populations for community integration.
• Bridge School (Dimona)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPart of the 'Equal on the Court' project for students with special needs, promoting inclusive sports participation.
• Nefesh B'NefeshminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerImmigration support organization collaborating on the 'Climbing to the Negev' project welcoming new immigrants through sports activities.
• Absorption Department of Be'er Sheva MunicipalityminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGovernment partner in the 'Climbing to the Negev' project supporting new immigrants through sports and community integration.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Hapoel Galil Elyon: Israeli basketball club competing across league tiers; comparable community-driven model with shared Hapoel movement identity and youth development emphasis.
• Elitzur Netanya B.C. Winner League basketball club competing in the same 2025-26 season. Comparable in scale and structure as a regional Israeli top-flight basketball franchise.
• Hapoel Eilat B.C. Historic Israeli club that has competed in the top flight. Comparable as a non-Tel Aviv Israeli basketball franchise with regional sponsorship dynamics.
• Hapoel Holon B.C. Historic Israeli basketball club playing in the Winner League. Comparable product offering (professional basketball, ticketed arena events, youth program) and similar mid-tier commercial profile.
• Ironi Ness Ziona B.C. Winner League participant and regular league rival. Operates a similar mid-tier professional basketball business model with comparable commercial structures.
• Maccabi Rishon LeZion: Winner League basketball club in central Israel. Provides direct league parity, comparable arena scale, and overlapping sponsorship/ticketing business model.
• Hapoel Tel Aviv B.C. Historic Israeli basketball club sharing the Hapoel movement brand and competing in the Winner League. Operates a similar professional model with shared movement affiliation and community orientation.
• Hapoel Jerusalem B.C. Top-tier Israeli basketball club competing in the Winner League. Operates a similar professional club model with arena-based ticketing, sponsorships, and youth programs, but based in Jerusalem with a larger metropolitan footprint.
• Bnei Herzliya B.C. Israeli basketball club competing in the Winner League. Direct comparable on arena size, sponsorship-driven revenue model, and league-tier positioning.

Broad incumbents

• Maccabi Tel Aviv Basketball: Israel's flagship basketball club and multi-time EuroLeague participant. Directly comparable as a co-member of the Winner League, but operates at significantly larger scale, global brand presence, and budget; serves as the league's benchmark competitor.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/beershevabasket
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCzR8TRhCeFe1nRWTySgA2wQ
• Facebookfacebook.com/hb7basketball
• Instagraminstagram.com/beershevabasket
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/hb7bc

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Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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